The International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU’s) 20th Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18) opened Monday with a global call for the world to “act…
Middle East and Africa
World Bank Invites Bloggers for Blog4Dev Competition
In 2014, the World Bank Kenya office had launched the Blog4Dev competition, an annual writing contest that invites young people…
Michelle Obama Meets Education Leaders in Qatar
The First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama visited Tuesday Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF),…
CyArk to Digitally Preserve At-Risk Heritage Sites in Syria
CyArk, a non-profit organization that digitally preserves cultural sites, announced Tuesday its Project Anqa. It is a joint initiative with…
Tech Company Wipro to Expand Presence in Qatar
Wipro Ltd., a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, announced Sunday its plans to expand its…
Open-Access Database to Get More Crop per Drop
A new open-access data portal to be developed by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations will use…