Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, reviewed the latest tech on display while visiting Gitex Global 2024 on Tuesday. He was briefed on the initiatives and projects adopted by participating entities, aiming to leverage the latest AI and advanced technology solutions to accelerate digital transformation across various government services.
Sheikh Khaled, who is also the Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, also visited the pavilions of the Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), e& and Space42, a UAE-based company specialising in AI-powered space technology. He also toured the pavilion of the Saudi Arabian Military Industries (Sami), a leading entity in the defence and security industry.
Sheikh Khaled highlighted how Gitex has further strengthened Dubai and the UAE’s position on the regional and global digital and technological landscape. He said it establishes the nation’s global standing as a leading hub for adopting advanced technologies and harnessing artificial intelligence to identify future trends across various key sectors.
The 44th edition of Gitex Global is the largest in the exhibition’s history, featuring 6,500 exhibitors, 1,800 start-ups, and 1,200 investors from more than 180 countries, bringing together government, investment, and academic entities, along with experts and researchers from around the world. It is being held at the Dubai World Trade Centre, under the theme Global Collaboration to Forge a Future AI Economy.
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Notable salonnières of the Middle East through history
Al Khasan (Okaz, Saudi Arabia)
Tamadir bint Amr Al Harith, known simply as Al Khasan, was a poet from Najd famed for elegies, earning great renown for the eulogy of her brothers Mu’awiyah and Sakhr, both killed in tribal wars. Although not a salonnière, this prestigious 7th century poet fostered a culture of literary criticism and could be found standing in the souq of Okaz and reciting her poetry, publicly pronouncing her views and inviting others to join in the debate on scholarship. She later converted to Islam.
Maryana Marrash (Aleppo)
A poet and writer, Marrash helped revive the tradition of the salon and was an active part of the Nadha movement, or Arab Renaissance. Born to an established family in Aleppo in Ottoman Syria in 1848, Marrash was educated at missionary schools in Aleppo and Beirut at a time when many women did not receive an education. After touring Europe, she began to host salons where writers played chess and cards, competed in the art of poetry, and discussed literature and politics. An accomplished singer and canon player, music and dancing were a part of these evenings.
Princess Nazil Fadil (Cairo)
Princess Nazil Fadil gathered religious, literary and political elite together at her Cairo palace, although she stopped short of inviting women. The princess, a niece of Khedive Ismail, believed that Egypt’s situation could only be solved through education and she donated her own property to help fund the first modern Egyptian University in Cairo.
Mayy Ziyadah (Cairo)
Ziyadah was the first to entertain both men and women at her Cairo salon, founded in 1913. The writer, poet, public speaker and critic, her writing explored language, religious identity, language, nationalism and hierarchy. Born in Nazareth, Palestine, to a Lebanese father and Palestinian mother, her salon was open to different social classes and earned comparisons with souq of where Al Khansa herself once recited.
Winners
Ballon d’Or (Men’s)
Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain / France)
Ballon d’Or Féminin (Women’s)
Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona / Spain)
Kopa Trophy (Best player under 21 – Men’s)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona / Spain)
Best Young Women’s Player
Vicky López (Barcelona / Spain)
Yashin Trophy (Best Goalkeeper – Men’s)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City / Italy)
Best Women’s Goalkeeper
Hannah Hampton (England / Aston Villa and Chelsea)
Men’s Coach of the Year
Luis Enrique (Paris Saint-Germain)
Women’s Coach of the Year
Sarina Wiegman (England)
