KUWAIT: Zain Group, Etisalat Group, stc, Mobily, and du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), are joining forces to push forward the implementation of Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) solutions in their existing telecom networks, share their industry knowledge and experience setting a clear path to drive innovation for the ICT sector across the Middle East.

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Health urged people in Kuwait yesterday to make sure that they arrive to take their COVID-19 vaccine only after they receive a text message detailing the time and place of their vaccination. 

WASHINGTON: Chinese electronics firm Xiaomi has overtaken Apple as the number two global smartphone maker in a sizzling market with consumers emerging from lockdowns, a new survey showed. 

TAEZ, Yemen: In Yemen’s forbidding mountains, bulldozers paid for by local people are building a new road to serve as a lifeline between the besieged city of Taez and the southern capital Aden. 

CAMERON HIGHLANDS, Malaysia: Vast tea plantations spread out over Malaysia’s rugged highlands, where a network of greenhouses harvests fruit, vegetables and flowers and crops nestle in the hills.

HONG KONG: The United States on Friday warned its business community of growing risks of operating in Hong Kong due to China’s clampdown, as an increasing number of Western companies consider abandoning the historic financial hub. 

WASHINGTON: Jeff Bezos sets his sights on a new frontier in space in the coming days after building a gargantuan business empire which has in many ways conquered the Earth. 

ROME: Italy has struck a deal with the European Commission over the creation of a new airline to replace its beleaguered national airline Alitalia, the economy ministry said yesterday. 

WASHINGTON: Even as US inflation has hit the highest rate in over a decade, the central bank is sticking to its guns, and will continue to provide stimulus until the economy has fully recovered, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said.