Smart Dubai organised a Smart Cities Global Network, SCGN, Webinar today to discuss the resilience of cities in the COVID-19 world and to highlight the need to make our cities more agile and responsive to similar challenges in the future. Discussions shed light on how cities have accelerated the adoption of smart-city technology to battle […]

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre today announced the opening of registration for the Deep Learning Camp for university students, which will be held virtually from 18th to 20thAugust 2020. The Deep Learning Camp is part of the initiatives of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre to support the UAE’s strategic directions in the science […]

The DXB Snow Run, the first of its kind in the world, has received an overwhelming response from members of UAE’s enthusiastic sports-loving community, forcing organisers to close registration early because all spots have been taken. Organised by Dubai Sports Council in cooperation with Ski Dubai, the DXB Snow Run will take place on August 14 on […]

Dubai Economywill extend its consumer protection services to free zones in Dubai under an agreement with the Dubai Free Zones Council. The agreement, which is part of enhancing co-ordination between government, government-related and private entities to improve the overall customer experience in Dubai, will allow consumers of free zone businesses to raise their complaints to […]

Dubai has maintained its status as one of the world’s most preferred foreign direct investment (FDI) destinations in the first half of 2020 despite the economic and business repercussions of the COVID-19 crisis and the significant global decline in greenfield FDI flows. The emirate remained at the forefront of cities in the Middle East and […]

Webinars are extremely powerful for generating leads, building brand awareness, and selling. Research shows that people love video content. 72% of consumers prefer watching a video over reading an article. This means that you can sometimes generate more leads by running a webinar than you can by offering a free downloadable resource like a whitepaper, […]

Emirates has announced it will resume passenger services to Kuwait City (5 August) and Lisbon (16 August). This will take Emirates’ passenger network to 70 destinations in August, over 50% of its pre-pandemic destination network, as the airline gradually resumes operations with the safety of its customers, crew and communities as its top priority. Flights […]

Dubai Airport Freezone Authority(DAFZA)achieved positive financial and operational results in the first half of 2020. Throughout the first quarter of the year, DAFZA recorded a 54 percent increase in general exports. During this period, China accounted for the highest percentage of DAFZA’s trade, with 21 percent at a value of AED 7.7 billion, followed by […]

The Emirate of Sharjah is currently witnessing a pleasant atmosphere and good vibes full of attractive offers and discounts as part of “Sharjah Shopping Promotions”, the largest of its kind shopping event, which is organized by the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry, SCC, from July 22 to August 21. The participating shopping malls and […]

Part of a ‘CovExit’ (COVID Exit) initiativefor promoting collaborative action to navigate recovery and reshape the next normal economy, ‘The Great Economic Reset Programme’will harness the collective knowledge of local and international experts to enhance awareness of the disruptions caused by the pandemic and propose solutions for economies and societies to adapt growth strategies to […]

Residents and visitors can discover a world of gastronomic delights as this year’s Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) offers great hotel stays complete with delicious F&B promotions. Some of the city’s best family hotels, staycation spots and couples’ getaways are welcoming guests with exciting packages that combine relaxing breaks with incredible food options from around the […]

Emirates has announced that it will deploy its iconic A380 aircraft to Guangzhou from 8 August 2020. The airline has also restarted its A380 operations to Amsterdam and Cairo this week, and introduced a second daily A380 service to London Heathrow, serving market demand and offering customers more travel options. Emirates has so far resumed A380 services […]

Azizi Developments, a leading private developer in the UAE, announces its plans to invest over AED 3.5bn in the next 2-3 years to develop 14 and 22 buildings in Riviera Phase 3 and 4 respectively, its three Avenue buildings in MBR City, two projects in Dubai Healthcare City, and four projects in Al Furjan. This […]

With application number reaching 1200, Dubai Culture& Arts Authority’s (Dubai Culture)recently launched collaborative initiative with LinkedIn is gaining considerable traction among creative industry professionals in the emirate and beyond. Since its launch, the number of applications has steadily increased, with the count of approved applications and that ones that received learning licenses from LinkedInreaching 928 […]

The first set of crew members comprising the technical team, directors, cinematographers, production designer, music director and assistants of Gaurang Doshi Productions’ multi-starrer web series ‘7th Sense’ arrived in Dubai last evening. The popular Bollywood producer, Gaurang Doshi is all set to shoot two star-studded web series in the UAE, the first of which is […]

The Dubai Economy call centre saw hectic activity during the National Disinfection Programme and responded to an unprecedented number of calls and messages on its dedicated number, email and social media channels received from the business community and customers on the precautionary measures in place against COVID-19. Hanadi Eid, Director of the Customer Happiness Department […]

The DIFC Academy and LexisNexis MENA are strengthening their strategic partnership with two new initiatives: “The Annual Technology Adoption Index” and “The Legal Tech Glossary.” These projects follow five years of fruitful collaboration, including the publication of the official DIFC Law Commentaries and Law Reports book collections. Through a joint training programme, the DIFC Academy […]

Le Wagon, the #1 coding school worldwide, is proud to announce its very first bootcamp in the UAE.  After proven results in 39cities globally and more than 8,000 graduates resulting in over 100 start-ups being created, Le Wagon is now coming to Dubai. Nicknamed the Silicon Valley of the Middle East, Dubai is the perfect […]

Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, is pleased to announce that Ski Dubai will host a ski and snowboard competition in collaboration with Dubai Sports Council on Saturday, 15 August 2020 to encourage the safe return to snow sports following the easing […]

The Adam Vital Hospital in Dubai is a part of the Adam Vital Healthcare Group with its origins in Germany and a footprint in Dubai, UAE since 2011. The hospital offers technical excellence and innovative abilities to solve both simple and difficult orthopedic problems. The hospital is at the forefront of offering advanced technologies in […]