Mali and the United Arab Emirates have reaffirmed their commitment to deepen bilateral relations through the signing of a cooperation agreement that spans different sectors. The agreement was reached during the second session of the Joint Cooperation Commission, co-chaired by Mr. Moussa Diallo, Mali’s Minister of Trade and Industry, and Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi, UAE…
Thousands of Nigerians are reportedly being barred from securing transit or tourist visas to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to an unverified yet widely enforced requirement: maintaining a minimum monthly bank balance of $10,000 for six consecutive months, totalling $60,000. Yet, Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has remained unresponsive, offering no public clarification, guidance,…
United Arab Emirates-based Burjeel Holdings, a healthcare services provider, and Hippocratic AI, a generative AI company developing safety-focused large language models for healthcare, announced a strategic partnership to alter healthcare delivery. Burjeel Holdings operates in parts of the Middle East and North Africa. Hippocratic AI and Burjeel announced the alliance during the Abu Dhabi Global…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The United Arab Emirates aims to use AI to help write new legislation and review and amend existing laws, in the Gulf state’s most radical attempt to harness a technology into which it has poured…
The World Bank recently urged Nigeria to maintain its policy on removal of fuel subsidies and not reverse its current reforms. It argues that the reforms are necessary for the nation’s long-term stability. One of the major reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration is the removal of fuel subsidies on May 29,…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has proposed a temporary international mission in the Gaza Strip to restore order and deal with the ongoing humanitarian crisis, at the formal request from the Palestinian government. The wording of the proposal hints at the eventual recognition of the State of Palestine, Hasan Unal, professor of political science and…
