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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 ...

The project will help Iraq expand port facilities for the Persian Gulf. (AFP/ Haidar Mohammed Ali)

April 26th, 2017 - 11:23 GMT

UK's Petrofrac lands multimillion-dollar oil contract in southern Iraq

Qassim and Hail airports become the 16th, 17th airport run by the Turkish company both in Turkey and abroad. (AFP photo)

April 26th, 2017 - 10:39 GMT

Turkey's TAV Airports to operate two more airports in Saudi Arabia

Egypt announced a new strategy in the way the country invests in education, with new sources of funding that would allow partnerships with the private sector. (AFP photo)

April 26th, 2017 - 09:15 GMT

Egypt raises education spending by 10 percent, eyes public-private partnerships: Minister

Almarai's total net sales figure has been negatively impacted in Egypt by the devaluation of the Egyptian pound, and the significant decline in exports to Iraq due to border closures. (Almarai)

April 26th, 2017 - 08:55 GMT

Saudi Arabia: Iraq border closures, Egyptian pound devaluation take a toll on Almarai's sales figures

The new ban will take effect from May 15, 2017, as unacceptable levels of pesticides were found in food imports from five Arab countries. (AFP/ Omar Salem)

April 26th, 2017 - 08:05 GMT

UAE bans import of fruits, vegetables from five Arab countries including Lebanon and Jordan

A protester holds a poster depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and reading “Putin, killer!” during a demonstration in Istanbul, on November 27, 2015. (AFP/ Cagdas Erdogan)

April 25th, 2017 - 03:28 GMT

Opinion: Are weapons sales the key to Russia's Middle East agenda?

The deal will create hundreds of jobs and will help save up to $2 billion in gas that can be made available for sale in international markets. (GE)

April 25th, 2017 - 02:07 GMT

GE signs $3B gas deal with Algeria's Sonelgaz, its largest ever

The bodies of two Indian workers belonging to a now defunct construction company have been lying in a mortuary in Riyadh for months as their employer refused to bear the cost of repatriation. (Shutterstock)

April 25th, 2017 - 01:27 GMT

Saudi Arabia: Bodies of two Indian workers left to rot as company refuses to pay repatriation costs

Egypt said it will launch a petrochemical complex, an oil refinery, an industrial complex for solar cells and another for wind turbines, as well as factories for textiles, foodstuffs, electrical appliances and motorcycles. (AFP/ Mohamed El-Shahed)

April 25th, 2017 - 10:00 GMT

Can Egypt's $20B Suez Canal projects breathe new life into its economy?

Ooredoo will list its shares on the Maldives Stock Exchange on April 30 with 40 percent of the shares available for subscription. (Ooredoo)

April 25th, 2017 - 09:00 GMT

Qatar's Ooredoo to launch IPO in... Maldives?!

Turkish airport staff welcome Russian tourists at Antalya airport on July 9, 2016, a few months after the two countries clashed over a Russian warplane crash in Syria. (AFP/File)

April 25th, 2017 - 08:25 GMT

Turkey gets over warplane crisis, extends visa-free travel for Russians

Egypt is set to finalize tenders for the mega project next month and award the contract to the winner in September this year. (File photo)

April 25th, 2017 - 07:45 GMT

ABB, Siemens and other tech giants bid for $1.6B power project in Egypt