For a time, life in the social media universe was mostly uneventful. Consider these spicy (at the time) headlines: "Even President Obama Thinks That Facebook Isn’t Cool Anymore" (Techcrunch, 2014), "Jack Dorsey Returns to Twitter as Chief, to Shrugs and Quips" (New York Times, 2015), "Instagram’s new stories are ...
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Guinness World Records (GWR), the global authority on record-breaking achievements, announces that GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2023 (GWR2023) is available in stores and online across the Arab World and globally today.
Jordan has won the direct election to become a member of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to End Plastic Pollution, which is expected to produce an agreement by 2024, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
Secretary-General of the Ministry of Environment Mohammad Khashashneh was also chosen as the representative of the Asia-Pacific ...
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Global peacefulness has declined for the eleventh time in the last 14 years. This is according to the 2022 edition of the Global Peace Index released by The Institute for Economics and Peace.
It ranks peace levels using 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators across 163 independent states and territories, ...
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How do you define style? Is it what you wear or the confidence that comes with a good fit? No matter how you regard it, style is a quotient reflective of your personality.
Like the clothes you wear, the brands you associate yourself with, and the passions you follow, ...
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After years of anticipation, Google has finally unveiled its first-ever smartwatch, the Pixel Watch. The company is positioning the circular watch as a premium offering designed to wrest control of the smartwatch market away from the Apple (AAPL) Watch Series 7, which starts at $399.
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The Pixel Watch is also the ...
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Business owners, entrepreneurs and investors from the Middle East set their sights on Limassol as a second business home location. Offering attractive business benefits and enabling access to the EU market, investors and business leaders from across the MENA region are investing in Limassol as a new business location. ...
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The late Virgil Abloh’s cooperation with Mercedes–Maybach culminates in the launch of a limited-edition bespoke S-Class and capsule collection, inspired by Project MAYBACH.
On 5 April 2022, Mercedes–Maybach unveils the final chapter of Project MAYBACH - its cooperation with trusted partner, the late polymath artist, architect, creative director, fashion ...
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This disruptive virtual platform aims to democratize the real estate industry worldwide, developed by UNICORP CAPITAL, an investment fund solution built on a blockchain platform.
Promising to bridge the worlds of technology and real world, XCLUSIVERSE has launched worldwide its first stage, aiming to connect in the metaverse both real ...
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Dubai based real estate developer, ZāZEN Properties, announced the completion of its first project, ZāZEN One, in the heart of the Jumeirah Village Triangle (JVT) community. Paving the way for sustainable and contemporary living, ZāZEN One offers mid-market eco-conscious buyers all that a community has to offer, within a ...
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The Abdali Health and Wellness District, a dedicated district for health and wellness has been allocated in Phase I with an 81,615 sqm Net Development Rights (NDR)
The Abdali, a vibrant mixed-use development in the heart of Jordan’s capital, has allocated more than 80,000 sqm NDR to healthcare projects, making ...
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On Tuesday, tech giant Apple announced that it stopped selling all its products in Russia following the recent invasion of Ukraine, as reported by CNN.
In a statement, Apple said that it is "deeply concerned" about the Russian invasion and that it has "paused all product sales" in the country. ...
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Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) received 395,897 passengers in January, which represents a 161.3 percent increase in total passenger traffic in comparison with the same period last year, according to the latest data issued by the Airport International Group (AIG).
Aircraft movement increased to reach 4,630 in January, which is ...
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Meta, Facebook's parent company, agreed to pay USD90 million to settle a lawsuit over a practice that enabled the social media website to track users' activity online and across the internet, even if they were no longer signed into their account on the platform, as reported by CNN.
On Tuesday, ...
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CEO of Renault, Luca de Meo, said the car manufacturing company is expecting to make 300,000 less cars this year than it had initially anticipated could have due to the ongoing global chip shortage, as reported by CNBC.
This comes after Renault had already manufactured 500,000 less vehicles in 2021 ...
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As of Wednesday, all Uber customers can now see a detailed breakdown of their average rider rating, including how many stars drivers give them.
"Have you ever wondered how you got your Uber rating? How many of your drivers gave you five stars or even one star? Now, we’re making ...
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Airbnb, the world's leading online accommodation booking platform, says the number of travelers and accommodations booked through their website is almost back to pre-COVID-19 levels, as reported by the BBC.
Interestingly, the company disclosed a record-breaking profit of USD55 million in quarter four. The number of nights booked in cities ...
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Three Jordanian restaurants made it onto the World's 50 Best "inaugural and highly anticipated list entitled " Middle East & North Africa’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022.
The list celebrates "gastronomy, heritage and cutting-edge culinary techniques" in the MENA region and featured restaurants from 11 different countries.
Sponsored by S. Pellegrino and Acqua ...
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A report by the World Bank Group, entitled “Blue Skies, Blue Seas Air Pollution, Marine Plastics, and Coastal Erosion in the Middle East and North Africa”, said that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are among the world’s most polluted regions. It added that that if a green ...
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On Thursday, the social media platform, twitter, started rolling out a brand new feature that allows some users to set nonfungible tokens, more widely known as NFTs, as profile pictures. This enables users to signal their NFT investments, making Twitter one of the most popular online tech platforms to ...
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On Wednesday, PayPal stock closed down 24 percent, which came a day after the company "provided weak guidance," placing some of the blame on inflation, according to CNBC.
Looking at quarter four, PayPal reported mixed results including earnings per share of USD1.11, ex-items and missed the expected USD1.12. However, it did beat revenue ...
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