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United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates has made technology, and artificial intelligence in particular, a centrepiece of its economic strategy.

State-backed institutes build large language models, sovereign funds invest heavily across global tech, and the country is expanding its data-centre and space programmes. UAE stories cluster around AI, energy and policy.

Aviation & Space

Emirates launches Crypto.com Pay for UAE customers

Emirates has introduced Crypto.com Pay as a payment option for UAE-based customers, following a partnership announced in 2025.

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Maritime & Offshore

ADNOC L&S Orders Four LNG Carriers Worth $900 Million

ADNOC Logistics & Services has ordered four 175,000-cubic-meter LNG carriers valued at approximately $900 million to expand its fleet and support growing global gas demand.

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Energy & Grid

BYD and Masdar Sign 11.275 GWh Storage Deal for Abu Dhabi Mega-Project

BYD has signed an 11.275 GWh energy storage agreement with UAE's Masdar for the world's first gigawatt-scale round-the-clock renewable energy project in Abu Dhabi.

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