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June 30th, 2026 - 09:43 GMT

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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 ...

Now, as mentioned on the ministry website, people also have the option of carrying a debit card. “Applicant must be in possession of a valid credit or debit card. (Shutterstock)

November 18th, 2018 - 05:40 GMT

Indians Get Visa-Free Entry to Qatar, With One Condition

The new trains can reach speeds of 321 km per hour. (AFP)

November 18th, 2018 - 05:34 GMT

Morocco Launches Africa's First High-Speed Train, Worth 2.3 billion Euros

According to officials, the export process will be run by Iraq’s government-run SOMO oil marketing company. (Shutterstock)

November 18th, 2018 - 05:28 GMT

Kirkuk Oil Exports to Resume as Baghdad and Erbil Reach Agreement

Iran's Caspian field, Sardar-e Jangal, was discovered in 2001. According to initial estimates, this field holds 50bcm of natural gas and 2bb of oil - of which Iran could expect to obtain 500 million barrels. (Shutterstock)

November 18th, 2018 - 05:12 GMT

Why Isn't Iran Exploiting Its Shared Oil Fields With Azerbaijan?

The JCPOA was signed in 2015 by Iran, the European Union and the Group 5+1 of countries (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States plus Germany). (Shutterstock)

November 18th, 2018 - 05:04 GMT

EU, South Africa Urge World Leaders to Uphold JCPOA Agreement With Iran

Stating the EU supports Abdul-Mahdi and his government, Mogherini said the EU is ready to support Iraq in politics, finance and security, the statement added. (Shutterstock)

November 18th, 2018 - 04:58 GMT

EU Rushes to Iraq Aid Post US Sanctions on Iran

The solutions for the decline in business, as suggested by protesters, are to “ban the apps completely, with harsh punishments for those who continue to operate after that”. (Shutterstock)

November 15th, 2018 - 05:06 GMT

Taxis in Jordan Call for Ban on Ride Hailing Apps. Again.

Iraq has extensive trade ties with Iran and heavily depends on Iranian natural gas imports for electricity generation. (Shutterstock)

November 15th, 2018 - 05:00 GMT

Iraq Will Not Accept US Deadline to Stop Iran Gas Imports

Baeidinejad said the conditions set by the US for Iran so that Washington would stop pressuring Tehran were “impossible to meet.” (Press TV)

November 15th, 2018 - 04:54 GMT

Iran Claims to Have Enough Power to Proceed With Oil Exports Under US Sanctions

The EU foreign policy chief and three European foreign ministers in their statement slammed the re-imposition of Washington's fresh sanctions on Iran. (Shutterstock)

November 15th, 2018 - 04:48 GMT

Netherlands Re-Asserts Europe's Commitment to Support Iran's JCPOA

The 898-article law would be divided into four sub-laws and then forwarded to GCC trade ministers’ council for ratification (Shutterstock)

November 15th, 2018 - 04:43 GMT

The GCC Countries Might Implement a Unified Trade Law

According to security sources, the results of the investigations conducted on the liquor shipment came as an unexpected shock due to the involvement of the religious scholar’s son and the senior official. (Shutterstock)

November 15th, 2018 - 04:38 GMT

Is Kuwait's Liquor Smuggling Facilitated by the Son of a Religious Scholar?