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NIP Group partners with Abu Dhabi on gaming and esports in M deal

NIP Group partners with Abu Dhabi on gaming and esports in $40M deal

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NIP Group, digital entertainment company, said it has partnered with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) to drive gaming, media and entertainment growth in Abu Dhabi. The five-year agreement will see ADIO support NIP Group’s expansion in the region. Under the agreement, ADIO will support the Company with access to financial and non-financial growth opportunities valued at up to $40 million over a four-year period. The news was announced last week and I just did an interview with Hicham Chahine, co-CEO of NIP Group, to talk about the details. The NIP Group will establish its global headquarters in Abu Dhabi and will contribute to local employment in the esports and gaming sector. The company will also increase its capacity across key business verticals in the region, including esports operations, creative studios and game publishing, alongside events and talent management. The NIP Group’s eStar event in China. Through the partnership, NIP Group will work directly with ADIO to advise on its gaming and esports strategy, leveraging Abu Dhabi’s location and resources to build a thriving local gaming ecosystem and deliver innovative digital entertainment solutions worldwide. …

World Triathlon Championship Series 2024 livestream: Watch WTCS Abu Dhabi for free

World Triathlon Championship Series 2024 livestream: Watch WTCS Abu Dhabi for free

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TL;DR: Stream the 2024 World Triathlon Championship Series Abu Dhabi for free on BBC iPlayer. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. Swimmers, cyclists, and runners are all really impressive. But triathletes are on another level. To be able to perform to such a high standard in each discipline is simply incredible. It’s exhausting to even watch. If you want to watch the 2024 World Triathlon Championship Series Abu Dhabi for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need. What is the World Triathlon Championship Series? The World Triathlon Championship Series is World Triathlon’s annual series of events used to crown an annual world champion. There are multiple rounds of competitions culminating in a Grand Final race. When is the 2024 World Triathlon Championship Series Abu Dhabi? The World Triathlon Championship Series starts in Abu Dhabi. The full schedule for the event is as follows: March 8 — Women’s Race at 11:35 a.m. to 1:05 p.m. GMT March 8 — Men’s Race at 1:35 to …

Abu Dhabi sovereign fund to invest space tech, AI this year

Abu Dhabi sovereign fund to invest space tech, AI this year

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ABU DHABI : Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Co will deploy significant capital into artificial intelligence and space technology this year, its managing director said on Wednesday, committing the sovereign wealth fund to investing more in the United States. Khaldoon Mubarak told an investor conference in Abu Dhabi that sovereign wealth funds had an opportunity and responsibility to transform from asset investors to enablers of global progress. “We plan to invest more in the U.S. market and deepen strategic and forward-looking investment products in the UK, Europe, France,” he said. Mubadala, which controls $276 billion of assets, would also invest in healthcare, digital infrastructure and financing this year, Mubarak said, and had increased long-term allocations for Asia. “We are in the business of driving progress and investing in solutions to global challenges,” he said. The government-controlled fund was also scaling to participate in the long-term, dynamic markets in Asia, Mubarak said, as the sovereign fund focused on mega-trends and global demographics. “We’ve increased our long-term allocations for Asia, including Japan, China, Korea and, of course, India,” …

WTO meeting in Abu Dhabi – what’s at stake?

WTO meeting in Abu Dhabi – what’s at stake?

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ABU DHABI: Ministers from across the globe are convening at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi from Feb 26-29 to try to set new rules for global commerce, including reforming its dispute system and cutting fishing subsidies. Expectations for the biennial meeting are modest amid growing disregard for trade rules as the nearly 30-year-old body grapples with global geopolitical tensions and the risk of world trade breaking up. The meeting started with East Timor and the Comoros joining the organisation – the first countries to do so since 2016. Negotiations on Tuesday start with fisheries, although India’s trade minister, seen as the main holdout in global trade negotiations, has not yet arrived. Here is an overview of the key issues under the spotlight at the conference: REFORM The WTO is trying to finalise a package of reforms to address the way it adjudicates trade disputes. Its top court has been mothballed for four years due to US opposition to new judge appointments, leaving trade disputes worth billions of dollars unresolved. A …

WTO chief warns of ‘tough’ economic outlook as trade ministers gather in Abu Dhabi

WTO chief warns of ‘tough’ economic outlook as trade ministers gather in Abu Dhabi

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The head of the World Trade Organization warned on Monday that war, uncertainty and instability are weighing down the global economy and urged the bloc to embrace reform as elections across nearly half the world’s population could bring new challenges. Issued on: 26/02/2024 – 04:03 2 min WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala sought to offer some praise for her organization as it held its biennial meeting in the United Arab Emirates, even as it faces pressure from the United States and other nations.  But she was blunt about the risks ahead, as higher prices for food, energy and other essentials sting people’s pockets, “fueling political frustration.” “People everywhere are feeling anxious about the future and this will be felt at the ballot box this year,” she said.  None are perhaps more critical for the WTO than the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 5.  Running again is former President Donald Trump, who threatened to withdraw the U.S. from the WTO and repeatedly levied tariffs — taxes on imported goods — on perceived friends and foes alike. A …

On board a rescue flight plane evacuating sick and wounded young Gazans to Abu Dhabi

On board a rescue flight plane evacuating sick and wounded young Gazans to Abu Dhabi

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As the sun set over El Arish International Airport in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, February 20, a dozen ambulances and a few buses were parked side by side. In the hangar, some 200 Palestinians, evacuees from Gaza, were completing administrative formalities before boarding a Boeing 777 belonging to the Emirati airline Etihad, bound for Abu Dhabi. Among them were injured children accompanied by at least one relative, cancer patients and residents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Since mid-November 2023, around 500 Palestinians from Gaza have been welcomed and cared for in this Gulf oil monarchy. This is but a drop in an ocean of need. According to Gazan health authorities, the war has killed nearly 30,000 Palestinians and wounded 70,000 others. By mid-February, only 11 of the 36 hospitals in the Gaza Strip were still operating. There are more and more reports of families struggling to feed their children and of a growing risk of death from hunger, particularly in northern Gaza, which is virtually out of reach of supply convoys. “Hunger and …

Tax-free status of movie, music and games traded online is on table as WTO nations meet in Abu Dhabi

Tax-free status of movie, music and games traded online is on table as WTO nations meet in Abu Dhabi

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GENEVA (AP) — Since late last century and the early days of the web, providers of digital media like Netflix and Spotify have had a free pass when it comes to international taxes on films, video games and music that are shipped across borders through the internet. But now, a global consensus on the issue may be starting to crack. As the World Trade Organization opens its latest biannual meeting of government ministers Monday, its longtime moratorium on duties on e-commerce products — which has been renewed almost automatically since 1998 — is coming under pressure as never before. This week in Abu Dhabi, the WTO’s 164 member countries will take up a number of key issues: Subsidies that encourage overfishing. Reforms to make agricultural markets fairer and more eco-friendly. And efforts to revive the Geneva-based trade body’s system of resolving disputes among countries. All of those are tall orders, but the moratorium on e-commerce duties is perhaps the matter most in play. It centers on “electronic transmissions” — music, movies, video games and the …

Rybakina cruises past Kasatkina to claim Abu Dhabi title

Rybakina cruises past Kasatkina to claim Abu Dhabi title

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:Top seed Elena Rybakina powered to a 6-1 6-4 win over Russian Daria Kasatkina in the final of the Abu Dhabi Open on Sunday to lift her second trophy of the season and seventh overall. The 2022 Wimbledon champion began the contest on Stadium Court in typically dominant fashion to grab an early break, but seventh seed Kasatkina struck back with one of her own only to fall behind again in blustery conditions. Rybakina regained composure to go 5-1 up on the back of big serving as Kasatkina struggled for consistency and the 24-year-old Brisbane champion wrapped up the opening set in 25 minutes when her opponent sent a forehand wide. The pair had come into the contest having split their four meetings – all on hardcourts – and Adelaide runner-up Kasatkina showed plenty of fight to pull two breaks back in the next set with relentless baseline hitting and stunning winners. Level at 4-4, Rybakina turned the heat up to break the 26-year-old Kasatkina with a crosscourt scorcher and the Moscow-born Kazakh returned after …

Emma Raducanu suffers bruising loss to Ons Jabeur at Abu Dhabi Open | Emma Raducanu

Emma Raducanu suffers bruising loss to Ons Jabeur at Abu Dhabi Open | Emma Raducanu

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Emma Raducanu’s bid to reach the last eight of the Abu Dhabi Open was ended in straight sets by the world No 6 Ons Jabeur. Britain’s Raducanu has been making encouraging strides on her comeback after eight months out following surgery on her wrists and ankle. The 21-year-old briefly pushed three-time grand slam finalist Jabeur in a close opening set. But Tunisian Jabeur, the runner-up at Wimbledon in the previous two years, was ultimately too strong in a 6-4, 6-1 victory. Raducanu dropped serve in the first game of the match and was soon a double break down at 5-1. But the 2021 US Open champion gradually began to remind everyone of just how cleanly she strikes a ball at her best. She saved three set points before breaking Jabeur’s serve to trail 5-3, and then a gritty hold brought her to within one game. However, Jabeur comprehensively held serve in the next to take the first set in 50 minutes. The second seed converted a third break point to take the initiative at the …

Abu Dhabi GP brings curtain down on 2023 F1 season – live | Formula One

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Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature On Sky, they’re discussing moments of the season, and please feel free to send yours in; I’m going for Fernando Alonso diddling Sergio Pérez on the final lap in Sao Paulo. The grid Max Verstappen (Red Bull) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) Oscar Piastri (McLaren) George Russell (Mercedes) Lando Norris (McLaren) Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri) Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) Niko Hülkenberg (Haas) Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) Pierre Gasly (Alpine) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Esteban Ocon (Alpine) Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) Alex Albon (Williams) Daniel Ricciardo (AlphaTauri) Carlos Sainz Jr (Ferrari) Kevin Magnussen (Haas) Valtteri Bottas (Alpha Romeo) Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo) Logan Sargeantn (Williams) Preamble So this is it: the most dominant season in F1 history, one of the most dominant seasons in all sport, is almost over. Max Verstappen is already our champion, and for the third year in a row too; for context, there are more points between him and second-placed Sergio Pérez than Sebastian Vettel collected when taking the 2010 edition. …