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October 5th, 2025 - 08:12 GMT

Khaled S.

OpenAI's Sora 2 is a threat to the anime industry

ALBAWABA - Sam Altman's OpenAI is once again under fire after introducing Sora 2, its latest AI model for video generation. The age of AI slop is here, and it seems there's nothing we can do about it as it makes its way into creative industries such as anime. Upon its release, dozens of Sora 2 anime fighting clips flooded social media platforms, featuring AI-generated characters from popular shonen franchises ...

Bourses in the region posted their biggest losses in years on Sunday as global markets' decline at the end of last week served as a trigger for aggressive profit-taking.

October 13th, 2014 - 10:53 GMT

The panic attack has passed: ME stock markets rebound from global sell-off

Eligible patients can call Abu Dhabi Telemedicine Centre’s UAE toll free number 800-4959 any time of the day or night for a teleconsultation.

October 13th, 2014 - 09:24 GMT

24/7 healthcare phoneline comes to UAE

Kuwaiti logistics firm Agility said on Monday that a wholly owned unit had won an $82.5 million contract from Britain’s Ministry of Defence.

October 13th, 2014 - 12:16 GMT

Kuwait's agility wins British military contract

Saudi Arabia has privately told oil market participants it can accept oil prices between $80 and $90 a barrel, sources briefed by OPEC’s biggest producer have told Reuters.

October 13th, 2014 - 11:59 GMT

The $100 dollar days seem to be over: oil prices plummet to 4-year low and not even Saudi Arabia can do anything about it

In August, the capital market rose to the 9,000 points for the first time since 2008.

October 13th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

Shedding the pounds: Egypt's stock market loses almost $2 billion

The pull back then snowballed due to panic selling and, possibly, margin calls, according to market players.

October 12th, 2014 - 11:55 GMT

The snowball effect: Saudi, UAE stock markets tumble after global sell-off

The expected visit will also involve forming a joint expert group from the four countries.

October 12th, 2014 - 11:36 GMT

What's their secret? Notable increase in Egyptian exports to Russia

The consortium is led by Faiz Al-Abideen, a prominent Saudi businessman and adviser to members of the royal family, whose group has built 17 power plants in Saudi Arabia and abroad.

October 12th, 2014 - 10:44 GMT

Saudi Group joins consortium for in $4.5 billion Indian project

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October 12th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

A leap forward: Bahrain installs hi-tech passenger boarding bridges

The government was “taking a diverse” approach to funding the infrastructure demands of Expo 2020 but declined to state specific details.

October 12th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

The impending bonanza: Expo 2020 tenders to be issued in 2015

The programs for tackling unemployment have contributed to creating a parallel crisis in the labor market and disrupting the market.

October 12th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

What's Saudization going to take? 30,000 jobs a year

With the World Cup just eight years away, the likelihood is that the market is only going to become bigger, it added.

October 10th, 2014 - 12:15 GMT

World Cup bonanza: Qatar infrastructure market to hit $30 billion for very first time