The National, No children, phones or strangers: couples get strict about wedding rules "Couples are getting increasingly inventive when it comes to dealing with the no-phones rule, says Badran. “There’s ...
The National, No children, phones or strangers: couples get strict about wedding rules "Couples are getting increasingly inventive when it comes to dealing with the no-phones rule, says Badran. “There’s ...
The National, UAE shores up cyber defences to thwart hackers "The UAE is working hard to build a safe digital economy with highly secure and robust cloud infrastructure, Dr Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, the UAE government's head of cyber ...
The National, How technology transformed the way we sent money home in 2021
"Remittances are projected to continue to grow by 2.6 per cent in 2022, according to the World Bank. A resurgence of Covid-19 cases ...
RFI, Three US ex-intelligence officials admit to hacking for UAE
"The federal district court in Alexandria, Virginia agreed to defer prosecution for three years in the complex case, which highlighted the global market ...
Andreas Krieg, Opinion, Middle East Eye, Al-Aqsa attacks: UAE social media influencers jump on Israel's hasbara bandwagon, 12 May 2021 "With the state's implicit support, Twitter users are twisting, selecting and reframing facts to serve ...
Arab News, UAE has the fastest mobile Internet in the world, Ookla data shows
"According to Ookla’s Speed Test Global Index, the UAE had an average download speed of 178.52 Mbps, where the global average sat at 48.40 Mbps." Qatar and Saudi Arabia are in the top bracket. ...
The National, Meet the Abu Dhabi cryptographer keeping your personal data safe "Speaking to The National, Dr Najwa Aaraj, who was appointed chief researcher at the Cryptography Research Centre at the Technology ...
Arab News, World’s first fully Islamic Shariah-compliant digital bank launched in UAE
"Set up by Zurich Capital Funds Group and branded as RIZQ / BARAKA, the new lender will provide all banking services according to Islamic law."
Arab News, Dubai’s Alabbar to lead new digital-only UAE bank
"Zand is being billed as “the world’s first combined digital corporate and retail bank” and is currently going through final approvals ahead of its launch, according to an announcement issued on Monday."
Khaleej Times, UAE centre warns against random Islamic fatwa searches online
"Random online searches for religious fatwas might make people vulnerable to false and distorted information, warned the Sawab Centre."
The National, Average UAE resident spends 7.5 hours online per day
"The findings showed that an individual in the Emirates spends 40 hours per week browsing the net on their smartphone. Eighty-six per cent of the population plays ...
Khaleej Times, Dubai: Over 127,000 fatwas issued in 2020 amid Covid pandemic
"Dubai’s Islamic affairs department issued over 127,000 fatwas last year. A fatwa is a ruling on a point of Islamic law given by a recognised ...