The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched Falcon 2, a generative AI model introduced by The Technology Innovation Institute (TII). The Falcon 2 series consists of Falcon 2 11B, a text-based model, and Falcon 2 11B VLM, a vision-to-language model, both equipped with 11 billion parameters and trained on a vast dataset of 5.5 trillion…
UAE: $1 Billion Captagon Seized
Fenethylline is a chemically linked drug that is a combination of amphetamine and theophylline. It is sold under names like Captagon, Biocapton and Fitton, and is illegal in most countries, with Syria reportedly contributing to 80% of its global production. Captagon was initially synthesized in 1961 by Evonik Industries AG, a German headquartered chemicals manufacturing…
UAE: Nigeria’s Visa Ban Update
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a country located in Western Asia with a population of about 10 million residents. The UAE shares its land borders with Oman and Saudi Arabia, and water borders with Qatar and Iran. The most populous city in the country is Dubai, also renowned as the international hub of the…