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June 30th, 2026 - 09:43 GMT

P. Choiaqo

Ford re-hires fired engineers after AI fails to meet expectations

ALBAWABA - Ford, trying to cut costs as companies do, has bought into the AI buzz and subsequently decided to fire their top safety and quality engineers after deciding that AI can do their job. Turns out, it can’t. Ford, whose boss Jim Farley said: “AI will leave a lot of white collar people behind,” has now rehired those white collar people after AI wasn’t what it was cracked up ...

Major chunk of this investment is expected to come from the UAE, Saudi Arabia and China. (Shutterstock)

March 24th, 2019 - 05:00 GMT

Pakistan to Revive Its Economy With $50 Billion Foreign Investment

The application for refunds will be submitted to the bureau, which will perform an initial audit and then request the FTA to refund the amount. (Shutterstock)

March 24th, 2019 - 11:50 GMT

Participants at Expo 2020 Dubai Entitled to VAT Refunds

Egyptian officials are trying to instil new life into its textile industry, which contributes almost 3% of GDP. (Shutterstock)

March 24th, 2019 - 11:05 GMT

Will Egypt's Cotton Industry Flourish Again?

Worryingly for Ankara, industrial output fell 6.4% and there are signs of more falls in the months ahead. (Shutterstock)

March 24th, 2019 - 10:52 GMT

Turkey to Face Big Challenges Due to Recession

If the raft of memorandums of understanding bear fruit, they could boost trade from the current $12 billion to $20 billion annually. (File/Photo)

March 24th, 2019 - 10:36 GMT

US-Iran Relations to Hamper Iraq's 'Silk Road' Success

Huawei has repeatedly denied that it shares information with the Chinese government or that its technology is compromised. (Shutterstock)

March 24th, 2019 - 09:44 GMT

EU to Reject Ban on Huawei Despite US Warnings

The Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is the largest single-site solar energy project in the world. (Shutterstock)

March 24th, 2019 - 09:31 GMT

UAE to Spend $163 Billion on Sustainable Energy

Since the campaign began in November 2017, there have been 2,827,564 offenders, including 2,204,460 for violating residency regulations, 432,461 for labor violations and 190,643 for border violations. (Shutterstock)

March 24th, 2019 - 09:22 GMT

Over 2 Million Expats Arrested in Saudi Arabia

Some 60-70% of the Gulf kingdom’s revenues are derived from oil and gas sales, so a doubling of its energy-related earnings would greatly bolster Bahrain’s fragile economy. (Shutterstock)

March 24th, 2019 - 08:57 GMT

Bahrain Ready to Develop Giant Oil, Gas Field

Apple in January revealed that it took a hit in the “Greater China” region. (Shutterstock)

March 24th, 2019 - 08:39 GMT

Apple’s Cook Urges China to Open up Its Economy

State-owned South Valley Egyptian Petroleum Holding Company has invited bids for ten oil and gas exploration blocks in what it said were Egyptian territorial waters in the Red Sea. (Shutterstock)

March 24th, 2019 - 08:27 GMT

Sudan-Egypt Row Escalates Over Red Sea Oil, Gas Bids

Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Tuesday that 12,000 Saudi tourists had visited Lebanon in the weekend directly following the lifting of a Saudi travel warning last month. (Shutterstock)

March 24th, 2019 - 08:12 GMT

Saudi Tourists to Boost Lebanese Tourism Sector This Summer