UAE’s latest bet on tech: a ministry in the metaverse

The UAE has a history of bold projects, including the 830-metre (2,723-foot) Burj Khalifa – Copyright AFP/File Giuseppe CACACE

Sahar AL ATTAR

The United Arab Emirates, which already boasts the world’s tallest skyscraper and has launched a bold Mars mission, now hopes to become a pioneer in the depths of the metaverse.

In a project launched at Dubai’s gleaming Museum of the Future, it announced that the UAE’s economy ministry was setting…