Experts believe that a storm headed for the region—and not cloud seeding—exacerbated by rising heat owing to the effects of climate change was behind the unusually heavy rain that overwhelmed the Gulf nation’s infrastructure.
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A mix of government facilitation, favourable location and rising student demand is seeing global institutions making a beeline for the region.
There is no dearth of action on the EV front in the country—corporate investments to foreign players coming in and new startups mushrooming. Yet some challenges remain.
After a long phase of controversies, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange just received a $2 billion investment from a prominent Emirati firm. Plus, Pokémon GO comes to the Gulf.