Forget the imagery of conquest, of flags planted on foreign soil. The new colonialism, if one must use the term, is not one of subjugation, but of connection. It is built not with armies, but with cranes; not with decrees, but with dredgers. And nowhere is this quiet revolution more evident than off the coast...
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From Sharjah’s Soil to the Stars: The Unlikely Path of the UAE’s Scientific Ascent
It begins, as so many great journeys do, in the quiet, practical places. Not in gleaming laboratories or mission control centers, but in the unassuming offices of the Sharjah Petroleum Department. Here, H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed reviews technical schematics, discusses Emiratisation strategies, and emphasizes “integration” between departments. It is work grounded in earth, in...
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Eid Al Etihad: More Than a Celebration, A Living Tapestry of Progress
The cannons fire, a deep, resonant boom that echoes across the plains of Al Ain. The falcons, majestic and sharp-eyed, soar against a sky washed clean by the morning sun. The leaders of the nation gather, not in distant palaces, but here, among the people, their faces alight with a pride that needs no words....
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The Algorithmic Oasis: Why the World’s Brightest Minds Are Choosing Abu Dhabi’s AI Desert
The desert, they say, is empty. A place of silence, of solitude, of relentless sun and shifting sands. But in the heart of Abu Dhabi, within the geometric embrace of Masdar City, the desert is anything but barren. It is filling — not with dunes, but with dreams. With the quiet, focused energy of 365...
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Senegal’s New Shoreline: How a $1.2 Billion Dream is Rising from the Atlantic Waves
Off the coast of Ndayane, Senegal, where the Atlantic whispers against untouched shores, a new kind of tide is rising. It doesn’t come from the moon’s pull, but from human ambition, global vision, and the steady churn of the dredger Willem Van Rubroeck. The $1.2 billion Port of Ndayane isn’t merely a construction project; it’s...
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The Quiet Revolution in Sharjah’s Sands: How a Petroleum Department Visit Whispered the Future of Energy
The corridors of the Sharjah Petroleum Department don’t echo with the clang of drills or the hiss of pipelines. Instead, they hum with the quieter, more profound energy of strategy, foresight, and national pride. When His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi stepped through its doors, it wasn’t a ceremonial photo op. It was...
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When Abu Dhabi Hosted the World’s Wheels: How a Desert City Became the Stage for Urban Cycling Glory
The desert air shimmered under the December sun, not with heat alone, but with the electric buzz of anticipation. Abu Dhabi, often painted in the broad strokes of skyscrapers and oil wealth, had quietly transformed itself into something else entirely — a global amphitheater for human agility, balance, and grit. The 2024 UCI Urban Cycling...
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Masdar City’s Silent Scholars: Where AI Dreams Take Root Under the Abu Dhabi Sun
Walk through the sun-dappled courtyards of Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, and you won’t hear the frantic clatter of keyboards or the stressed murmurs of all-nighters. You’ll hear something far more profound: the quiet hum of focused thought, the soft click of a robotic arm calibrating in a lab, the murmur of a...
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DP World kicks off maritime construction at new $1.2 billion port in Senegal
The arrival of the dredger Willem Van Rubroeck in Ndayane this month marks the start of maritime works for the $1.2 billion Port of Ndayane, a project set to transform Senegal into a major centre for global trade.
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CBUAE lowers interest rates by 25 basis points
The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has decided to cut the Base Rate applicable to the Overnight Deposit Facility (ODF) by 25 basis points, from 4.65% to 4.40%, effective from Thursday, 19 December.