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Playlist by The AgendaThe Agenda is your go-to programme for news, analysis and comment - a daily digest of local and international stories that matter to you. Broadcasting every weekday, Georgia Tolley goes beyond the hea…1,017 clip(s) in playlist
Does traffic decide where your kids go to school?
For the first time in 10 years, WhichSchoolAdvisor, the region’s leading independent school review site, is including traffic conditions in its annual parent survey. It's a small change that signals a pretty big shift in how families are thinking about education in the UAE. We're joined by the co-f…
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AI replacing junior staff
A company that has just opened their regional office in Dubai isn’t hiring junior staff at all. Just C-Suite leaders. Why? Because they believe artificial intelligence can handle the rest. We speak to Heroiks. Then if AI is becoming the new junior staff, what does that mean for HR policies? We pose…
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Etihad Rail on track to begin operations in 2026
With the UAE aiming for Net Zero by 2050, Etihad Rail is expected to play a key role in reducing road traffic, cutting carbon emissions, and shifting residents toward more sustainable mobility. Adhraa Al Mansoori, Director of Public Policy and Sustainability at Etihad Rail. We discuss disputes bet…
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UAE’s most advanced AI reasoning model
Abu Dhabi’s Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence has just announced the launch of K2 Think V2, a cutting-edge model being described as the country’s most powerful sovereign AI reasoning system to date. That power bank in your bag? It might be more dangerous than you think. The…
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The road to opening Disneyland Abu Dhabi
Excitement is building over Disneyland Abu Dhabi, after the CEO of the company, Bob Iger, posted a picture of himself strolling along the coastline of Yas Island, around a sandpit. So with construction is still in its early phases, we ask Chris Seymour, Managing Director for the Middle East and Afr…
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Link between Dubai Harbour and Sheikh Zayed Road
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority has now completed 65% of a major new bridge project that will link Sheikh Zayed Road directly to Dubai Harbour. Hamad Al Shehhi, Director of Roads at Traffic and Roads Agency at the RTA gives us more details. Is paracetamol safe to take during pregnancy? Well,…
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Inside Dubai's first-time home buyer programme
More than 2,000 residents have managed to buy their very first home in Dubai in just six months and currently there are 40,000 on the waiting list of the First-Time Home Buyer Programme, launched in July last year by the Dubai Land Department and the Department of Economy and Tourism. It’s already …
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Parents to monitor children's digital usage
As a parent here in the UAE, you now have a legal obligation to monitor your child’s digital activity. Lawyer Dino Wilkinson, partner at Baker, joins us to explain what the law says. We also look at the psychological and behavioural side of this issue with consultant in digital wellbeing and meani…
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Car rental issues explained
Renting a car should be straightforward. But based on the messages we've been getting from listeners, it seems a lot of people are facing unexpected fees, delayed refunds, and damage charges they don’t agree with. Ahmad Ahli, Acting Director of the Consumer Protection Department at the Dubai Corpo…
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Have you received messages claiming to be from DARB?
We’ve had multiple messages from listeners alerting us to what appears to be a new scam targeting drivers right here in the UAE and it all centres around DARB, the Abu Dhabi toll system. We ask cybersecurity expert Amir Kolahzadeh how you can tell the difference between a real notification and a f…
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