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August 11th, 2026 - 11:23 GMT

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More than 10 firms pay $100,000 for early access to Trump Truth Social posts

ALBAWABA - Trump Media recently offered a controversial service to the tune of $100,000 which gives early access to Trump’s Truth Social posts before they become available to the public – 10 firms have already signed up. The service, called Truth API, came online at the beginning of August and has been giving Wall Street traders early access to Trump’s posts; allowing them to be the first to see the ...

The order will regulate and phase out the use of plastic bags.

June 13th, 2019 - 09:00 GMT

No More Plastic Bags in Bahrain Starting July

Monetary policy is expected to gradually tighten as Qatar’s central bank resumes raising interest rates to restore the spread versus US policy rates, and to attract FX inflows into the banking system, the WB report said.

June 13th, 2019 - 08:30 GMT

World Bank: Qatar’s Economy to Expand 3 Percent Over Medium Term

Officials said the shares were sold out to the government department at exaggerated prices amounting to 210 million euros.

June 13th, 2019 - 08:00 GMT

Ex-Emirati Chairman, Expat CEO Sentenced to 15 and 10 Years in Jail Respectively

US crude inventories rose by 4.9 million barrels in the week ended June 7 to 482.8 million barrels.

June 13th, 2019 - 07:09 GMT

Oil Supply Cuts to Be Extended at Least Until End of Year

There were 330,685 foreign visitors to Oman in April 2019 – 84,452 more than the same month in the previous year, accounting for a 34.3 percent increase.

June 12th, 2019 - 10:47 GMT

While Expat Numbers Plummet in Oman, Tourist Numbers Soar

Earlier in April, Uber announced it reached an acquisition deal of $3.1 billion with Careem that’s the largest of its kind in MENA.

June 12th, 2019 - 10:40 GMT

UAE First Country to Green-Light Uber’s Acquisition of Careem

Analysts predicted that even if the Qatari pledge was real, the 15 billion it promised will not be enough to resolve the ailing economy.

June 12th, 2019 - 10:23 GMT

How Sincere Is Qatar's Pledge to Support Turkey's Deteriorating Economy?

Aside from implanting viruses, the US has long been hacking information from the terminals of Chinese customers and has been utilizing apps to tap, steal information and analyze the information they obtained, a Beijing-based military expert, who also specializes in cybersecurity, told the Global Times on Monday.

June 12th, 2019 - 10:14 GMT

China Accuses US of Most Cyber Attacks Targeting Its Networks in 2018

Egypt has well over $300 billion of known planned and un-awarded projects, which gives it a project pipeline larger than any other regional market after Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

June 12th, 2019 - 10:04 GMT

Egypt Largest Single Projects Market in Region With Over $300 Billion Projects

The project goes beyond Facebook's goal to use renewable energy to power its data centers, where the social media giant stores photos, videos and other information that people post on the platform.

June 12th, 2019 - 09:43 GMT

Facebook Builds One of the Largest Solar Projects in US

ccording to Knight Frank's Wealth Report, average prime property price fell 3.4 per cent from $6,966 (Dh25,565) per square metre in 2017 to $6,729 (Dh24,695) per sqm last year.

June 12th, 2019 - 09:30 GMT

Dubai's Luxury Property Most Affordable Amongst Expensive Cities

The law also provides for a new administration process where there is evidence of mismanagement or misconduct.

June 12th, 2019 - 09:26 GMT

Dubai Introduces New Insolvency Law