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Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan were not considered for annual contracts for the 2023-24 season, India’s cricket board (BCCI) said on Wednesday when they announced a list of 30 players who had been handed contracts. Iyer was on a Grade B contract last year while Kishan was handed a Grade C contract but despite playing in the 50-over World Cup last year, the BCCI said both players were not considered in this round of recommendations. Iyer was one of seven batters to score over 500 runs at the World Cup. But both Iyer and Kishan have not played for their…

AI-Driven Attacks expected to surge in 2024: Trend Micro Trend Micro Reaffirms Its Commitment to Cybersecurity with the release of Security Predictions Report 2024 Dubai, UAE, February 2024 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions,  recently  released its Security Predictions Report for 2024 titled “Critical Scalability”. The report emphasizes the crucial need for organizations to adopt an advanced multilayered security approach to counter the growing attack surface. The report underscores that in 2024, a growing number of enterprises will adopt artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) technologies. It notes that approximately 69% of…

Activision’s popular battle royale game Call of Duty: Warzone is making the jump to mobile in March. Specifically, it launches for iOS and Android devices on March 21. This is a separate game from Tencent’s Call of Duty: Mobile, which is currently available on the App Store and Google Play Store. Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile is made in-house by several Activision teams, including Beenox, Digital Legends, Solid State Studios, and Shanghai Studios. Further signifying that connection is that Warzone Mobile has shared progression with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and the PC and console versions of Warzone. Payers can…

The Emirates Schools Establishment, UAE’s government body operating public schools, has announced that public school registrations for the academic year 2024 – 2025 will be open from Monday, March 4, until March 15, 2024. The registration will be open for the following categories of students from all emirates, from kindergarten to twelfth grade: 1. Newcomers, or students joining for the first time 2. Students who want to transfer to a public school from a private one 3. Students who want to transfer to a public school from a school outside the country Registration rules – Applications will only be taken…

In support of the UAE government’s vision of increasing opportunities for Emiratis to actively contribute to and lead the advancement of the country’s booming private sector, ALEC Engineering and Contracting LLC (ALEC), a leading construction and related businesses company in the GCC and Africa, has announced the launch of ‘Mustaqbal’. Mustaqbal is a mentorship program that is dedicated to elevating technical and leadership skills among young Emirati professionals in the construction sector. “ALEC prides itself on its development & leadership programs and we are delighted to have Mustaqbal as yet another hallmark program within our business. Our initiatives enable us…

Gulf Medical University Hosts 22nd Edition of UAE’s Largest Inter-University Sports Festival, Cultivating Sportsmanship and Inter-Professional Teamwork Brought together over 2,000 students from 21 universities across the seven emirates Festival concluded with a grand awards ceremony, recognizing the accomplishments of its participants. February 28, 2024, Ajman: One of the largest inter-university athletic events in the United Arab Emirates was hosted by Gulf Medical University, and it concluded with a grand awards ceremony. Known as the Gulf Medical University Sports Festival, it brings together more than 2,000 students from 21 universities located throughout the seven emirates each year. The event, which…

Nvidia’s Goldilocks GPU this generation has been the RTX 4070. For PC gaming in 2024, with the cost of building a PC moving upward, it hit the perfect balance of performance, price, and features. It’s a GPU that can do anything, delivering that premium gaming experience in flagship titles like Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty and Alan Wake 2 without costing as much as a used car. But it’s falling behind. The RTX 4070 was a Goldilocks GPU, but the $500 to $600 market has become hotly contested over the last few months, and far better options are available now. The RTX 4070 was…

Dubai Cares, a civil society organisation formally associated with the United Nations Department of Global Communications, has launched ‘Gaza In Our Hearts,’ a Ramadan fundraising campaign that mobilises the UAE community to raise vital funds for the provision of the emergency relief for the people of Gaza. The campaign recognises the increasingly depleting supply of necessities needed by the people of Gaza, as well as the heightened sentiment of compassion among the UAE community, and a shared desire to extend more support. Building upon the ongoing success of the UAE’s ‘Tarahum for Gaza’ initiative, the campaign will raise funds for…

Living in a slum in central India with her widowed mother and two young daughters, Nayantara Gupta says she owes her relative prosperity in recent years to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Gupta, a 28-year-old single mother, said she voted for the BJP in the last two general elections and plans to do the same in the next vote due by May, citing the party’s focus on women’s welfare, including cash handouts and domestic benefits such as piped water, 24/7 electricity and a cooking gas connection in her cramped home. “He’s changed many things for…

The leading Dubai real estate developer Binghatti, has achieved a significant milestone with the successful launch of its inaugural $300 million 3-year sukuk issuance. Priced at 9.625 per cent, the sukuk experienced a tightening of approximately 30 basis points, demonstrating strong investor demand and confidence. This transaction garnered widespread demand from both regional and international investors, with the order book peaking at an impressive 2.1 times subscription. The order book reached excess of $600 million, peaking at $621 million, underscoring the robust demand for Binghatti’s Sukuk offering. Ahead of the issuance, Binghatti had met with investors on international roadshows in…