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Amazon has revealed the date for when it will start including ads on TV shows and movies on its Prime Video streaming service: January 29. The e-commerce giant announced in September that it would bring ads to its video streaming service, saying at the time that the change would come in “early 2024.” But in a widely reported email to Prime subscribers this week, Amazon revealed the January 29 commencement date for ads, promising that the new system will allow it to “continue investing in compelling content, and keep increasing that investment over a long period of time.” Ads in…

Dubai’s population has been steadily growing, reaching nearly 3.653 million in December 2023. This has resulted in more vehicles on the road – 3.9 million as of September 2023, as per the emirate’s toll gate operator Salik. These vehicles made 437 million trips during the first 9 months of 2023 through the Salik gates. Amidst growing traffic, Dubai Police run road safety campaigns time and again to raise awareness among motorists. To ensure the safety of residents and pedestrians, police have put in place three types of penalties – fines, black points and vehicle confiscation – for violating traffic laws…

Saudi Arabia’s cabinet on Tuesday announced its approval of contracting regulations for firms that do not have regional headquarters in the Kingdom, Saudi state news agency SPA reported. The decision comes just days before Saudi Arabia’s January 2024 deadline for companies to move their regional headquarters to the kingdom or risk losing hundreds of billions of dollars in lucrative government contracts. The statement on the cabinet meeting did not disclose the regulations. It is not clear if they permit the government to award contracts to foreign companies that do not have regional headquarters in Saudi Arabia. Stay up to date…

It turns out that for SpaceX, landing a rocket booster upright on a droneship in the ocean is the easy part. It’s getting it back to land that’s tricky. SpaceX has reported the loss of a first-stage Falcon 9 booster that had flown a record 19 times for the company, including a historic mission that launched the company’s first crew to the International Space Station. Booster 1058 completed what turned out to be its final flight on Saturday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and, as usual, the 42.1.-meter-tall booster landed safely on a droneship waiting in the Atlantic…

While thousands of Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, an Abu Dhabi-based healthcare provider has been striving hard to save crucial Gazan lives. Response Plus Medical (RPM), through its well-trained and experienced group of paramedics and state-of-the-art ambulances, has been rescuing hundreds of wounded Palestinians as part of the UAE’s Gallant Knight 3 mission. “Transferring patients by air from a war field with life-threatening conditions, extensive burns, bone trauma and oncology patients require a special skill set. RPM has a team of advanced paramedics and emergency medical technicians trained in this very field of…

British Singer Sting Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, widely known as Sting, the renowned British musician and singer, is poised to deliver an unforgettable performance at the New Year’s Eve Gala dinner hosted by Atlantis, The Palm. Experience the pinnacle of entertainment as the 17-time Grammy-winning artist graces the stage with his timeless hits and latest songs, accompanied by the world’s most significant fireworks display. Don’t miss this iconic New Year’s celebration—it’s the place to be. Check out the packages for the gala dinner in Atlantis to secure your spot for a night of glamour and musical brilliance. Sherine, George Wassouf…

If you’re not yet done with your holiday shopping, the good news is that it’s still not too late to take advantage of laptop deals that slash the prices of devices made by the best laptop brands like Apple, Dell, Lenovo, and HP. We’ve rounded up our favorite bargains below so that you won’t have to wade through the overwhelming number of options yourself, and also so that you can push through with your purchase as soon as possible. There’s a chance that stocks for some of these offers get sold out sooner than you think, so you shouldn’t be…

The UAE generates at least 15 per cent extra rainfall through cloud seeding efforts annually. That’s according to a recent article published by the Nature Research journal npj Climate and Atmospheric Science which states that the UAE’s cloud seeding efforts approximately yield an additional 168-838 million cubic metres of rainfall each year. The Nature paper also states that the usable water volume from the cloud seeding operations overseen by the United Arab Emirates Research Programme for Rain Enhancement Science (UAEREP) falls within the range of 84-419 million cubic metres. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on…

A charter plane that was grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation arrived in India with 276 Indians aboard early Tuesday, authorities said. The passengers had been heading to Nicaragua but were instead blocked inside the Vatry Airport for four days in an exceptional holiday ordeal. The regional administration said that 276 of the original 303 passengers were en route to Mumbai, and that 25 others requested asylum in France. Those who remained were transferred to a special zone in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport for asylum-seekers, it said. The passengers grounded in France had included a 21-month-old child…

Engineering companies VOLTS Energy Limited and CC7 have signed an MoU for joint project implementation. On December 5, 2023, VOLTS Energy Limited, a provider of engineering services in the field of power, low-carbon solutions, and advanced energy technologies, entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with China National Chemical Engineering No.7 Construction Company Limited (CC7). Artem Denisov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of VOLTS Energy Limited, and Eugene Smyk, CEO of the company, held a business meeting with CC7 Vice President Xie Kun during the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai. The discussions focused on joint business development, engineering…