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June 11th, 2026 - 09:59 GMT

P. Choiaqo

Visa to use ChatGPT for AI shopping

ALBAWABA - In AI’s next step into our lives, Visa plugged its payment network to ChatGPT to allow AI agents to fully shop and pay for users. From plane tickets to diapers, AI will have the ability to independently shop and complete the transaction without requiring any input from users, marking a new breakthrough for AI in managing human affairs. Visa has previously tested this technology, limiting it to a ...

The project will boost power supply at the Zouk, Deir al-Ammar and Jiyeh plants

March 12th, 2012 - 07:04 GMT

Lebanon: Energy Ministry to issue tenders for $1.2 billion electricity project

The effects of higher oil prices on Lebanon would further weaken its fiscal and external balance sheets given that the country relies heavily on oil imports

March 11th, 2012 - 10:13 GMT

Lebanon to weather rise in global oil prices

Iran has offered to sell Lebanon electricity at reduced prices as well as build additional power plants to help the country meet its growing electricity demands

March 8th, 2012 - 10:37 GMT

Lebanon and Iran approved on MoU to assist with the electricity sector

Experts said the move should help more "ordinary people" make use of the service, both to hold politicians to account and to tweet about their everyday life

March 8th, 2012 - 09:31 GMT

Now, Twitter available in Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew and Urdu

Servers are responsible for connecting the address "Facebook.com" with the actual content of the website, but attempts to contact them as normal had received no response during the blackout

March 8th, 2012 - 08:59 GMT

Facebook suffers two-hour blackout

Jordanian government is moving forward with a proposal to import liquid gas from the Gulf countries and store it on an offshore steamliner in the Port of Aqaba

March 8th, 2012 - 08:06 GMT

Jordan is moving ahead with liquid gas plans

Users agree to the app having access to phone functions, but not to this information being passed to advertisers

March 7th, 2012 - 09:10 GMT

Google's Android apps secretly leaking private users' data

This week's shipment of date bars, which began Monday, marked the first exports to the West Bank since 2007

March 7th, 2012 - 08:10 GMT

Palestine: Gaza exports long way off despite trial

The semi-official ISNA news agency stated a key condition: Such a visit would require an agreement between the two sides on guidelines

March 7th, 2012 - 06:42 GMT

Iran: Tehran to allow nuclear inspectors into Parchin

Egypt’s 20-year gas deal with Israel, signed during the Mubarak era, is unpopular with some Egyptians, with critics accusing Israel of not paying enough for the fuel

March 6th, 2012 - 07:08 GMT

Egypt gas pipeline bombed for the 13th time

Gold traders continued to rebalance their portfolios after prices plunged by 5% its largest one day loss

March 5th, 2012 - 12:44 GMT

Gold to edge lower on global economic concerns

Brent fell 2 per cent on Friday after Saudi Arabia denied a media report of an explosion at a Saudi oil pipeline that had helped Brent crude prices shoot up $5 to $126.20

March 5th, 2012 - 10:25 GMT

Brent nears $124 on Iran supply concerns