Dar Al Ber Society, one of the first charities established in the UAE, donated AED20 million to the ‘100 Million Meals’ campaign aimed at providing food parcels for disadvantaged individuals and families across 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa during the Holy Month of Ramadan. Dar Al Ber’s contribution will help provide […]

Ramadan is the ideal time of year to take a step back from daily life, switch off from the hustle and bustle and enjoy precious moments with family while exploring the flavours of the Holy Month at delicious and diverse iftar buffets or laidback suhoors. Hearty food is an important part of the Ramadan experience, […]

Abela Online has announced the debut of eight new desserts in partnership with a local UAE Based pastry shop known as ‘Flour Girl’ owned by Farah Hassan, a professional pastry chef and culinary inventor. The dessert jars include delectable flavours such as Rice pudding, Pancake Cake, Tiramisu, Halawet El Jebn Cheesecake, Blueberry Cheesecake, Cookie Cake, […]

Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has released a new report highlighting its key CSR achievements in 2020, as well as the outcome and impact of campaigns, initiatives, events and activities it organised during the year, which relate to community, environment, workplace and marketplace. Community The report, published by the Chamber’s Centre for Responsible Business, […]

flydubai, the Dubai-based airline has added two seasonal summer routes for passengers from Dubai and across the region. The carrier, which operates to Sabiha Gokcen International Airport in Turkey, will also operate to Milas-Bodrum Airport (BJV) and Trabzon Airport (TZX). Flights to Bodrum, the main gateway to the Turkish Riviera, will operate twice a week from 04 June until 01 September. Trabzon, a popular city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey, will be served with […]

The Designers’ Studio kicks off the spring season with its newly launched studio memberships. In an effort to provide a collaborative space for students and individuals to learn and grow, the studio is providing UAE residents with the most vibrant environment to let their creative juices flow. In the heart of a cultural oasis,The Courtyard […]

On Wednesday 21 April 2021, at 11 am (UAE time), ONLY webinars will be hosting a webinar titled, ‘How to Use Omnichannel Customer Support in Your Business’. This webinar is sponsored and presented by Freshworks Inc. Freshworks Inc. provides innovative customer engagement software for businesses of all sizes, making it easy for teams to acquire, […]

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has developed an innovative solution that enables its people of determination customers with hearing impairments who use hearing aids or cochlear implants equipped with a T-Coil, to use the telepresence system through video chat screens to communicate seamlessly and efficiently with DEWA’s customer happiness employees. The new system improves […]

Food distribution has already begun in Jordan, Pakistan and Egypt as part of the ‘100 Million Meals’ campaign that aims to support disadvantaged communities across 20 countries during the holy month of Ramadan. Low-income families, refugees, orphans and widows in Jordan, Egypt and Pakistan have started receiving food parcels that enable them to prepare their […]

Art is an open dialogue between societies and a window that sheds light on people’s creativity and creations. It is the vessel that carries elements of the homeland and expresses peoples’ cultures, values and principles, communicating their messages to all of humanity and transcending the limits of language. On World Art Day, Dubai becomes an […]

Key UAE and Dubai government bodies have committed to the structure of delivery of critical services and provision of facilities that will maximise Dubai and the UAE’s preparedness to welcome the world for Expo 2020 Dubai, to ensure the first World Expo in the Middle East, Africa and Asia is a resounding success. Formalising the […]

dnata, a leading global air services provider, has been awarded IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Perishable Logistics (‘CEIV Fresh’) certification at Singapore Changi Airport for achieving the highest quality and standards in the temperature-controlled handling of perishable products, including fresh fruits, meat, fish, dairy and flowers. The transport of perishable goods by air increases constantly with growing consumer demand for […]

Putting on a successful webinar is no easy task. Every year, our digital event coordinator assists in the delivery of thousands of information sessions, and we can reassure you just because someone is an exemplary leader does not mean they are a great presenter. A whopping 48% of attendees said that bad presenters made webinars […]

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, has issued a consultation paper proposing to issue Intellectual Property Regulations under the Intellectual Property Law No. 4 of 2019. The Proposed Regulations will facilitate the administration and enforcement of the DIFC IP Law and […]

Future Farm, – a Brazilian FoodTech company offering plant-based meat products, entered the UAE market in June 2020, in the middle of the pandemic, and now owns over 30%* of the market share within the vegetarian corner in the region’s biggest retail network, taking over leading competitors such a Beyond Meat. First launched in Brazil […]

APIs, or programming interfaces, are at the core of the most popular digital businesses, controlling everything including Amazon’s cloud services to Google advertising to Facebook likes. APIs allow mobile experiences, web-to-web connectivity, and application marketing strategies. The concept of “API economy,” in which APIs generate new value for businesses, has been around for more than […]

The “100 Million Meals” campaign has launched four easy ways to facilitate donations from individuals, businesspeople and institutions from inside and outside the UAE. The campaign, the largest food drive of its kind in the Arab world, aims to provide food parcels to empower disadvantaged individuals and families across 20 countries in the Middle East, […]

Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry revealed that it has achieved 100 percent smart transformation of its core services, marking a new milestone in the organisation’s digital transformation mission. By the end of 2020, 99.26 percent of the services and 659,000 transactions processed by the Chamber were digital, reflecting a rapid shift to digital adoption […]

Dubai Land Department (DLD) has issued 4,202 different real estate permits that includes 255,579 real estate ads in 2020 through the “Trakheesi” system on the department’s website. Through the system, users can conveniently apply for various real estate permits around the clock without the need to visit DLD, which is in line with the precautionary […]

The algorithms of search results are continually evolving and improving. That is to say, what operated generations earlier is no longer applicable today. Google is constantly providing website visitors with tips on how to customize their sites for SEO. If you take the recommendations, you’ll see an immediate improvement in your search engine rankings (SERPs). […]

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), one of Dubai’s most sought-after cultural and lifestyle destinations,showcases a myriad of dining experiences and promotions at over8 hand-picked home-grown and international restaurants, during the Holy Month of Ramadan. DIFC highlights the spirit of togetherness and evokes a sense of belonging and connection through its diverse offerings that will delight […]

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) hosted a virtual webinar titled “A Guide to DFM Equity Futures”, in collaboration with BH Mubasher Financial Services P.S.C, a leading company in the UAE’s financial market. Speaking at the webinar were Khalifa Rabba, DFM’s Chief Operating Officer and Ma’an Al Bostami, Chief Operating Officer for BH Mubasher.The webinar has attracted […]

Emirates is offering travellers from the UAE the chance to book their long-awaited Eid or summer getaway to the Maldives, with fares starting from AED 3,495 in Economy Class, and AED 8,555 in Business Class. The offer is valid for bookings made starting today until 25 April 2021 for travel until 31 July 2021. Travellers can […]

Talking to entrepreneurs is so much fun. Yesterday I caught up with Guillaume(Pronounced as Giyom), the co-founder of rite.(www.myrite.co). A well-heeled Frenchman, Guillaume has all the making sofa successful entrepreneur. He is passionate about his business, puts in long hours-day in day out, and knows that success is round the corner. His business idea was born […]

When it comes to expanding your company, you need resources that can assist you in making data-driven decisions, generating leads, increasing user interaction, increasing traffic, sending emails, and much more. It can be difficult for copyright holders to find the correct plugins to upgrade their WordPress websites with over 50,000 plugins in the WordPress plugin […]

Azizi Developments, a leading private developer in the UAE,is marking the holy month of Ramadan with exclusive, previously unseen promotional offers to run throughout the month. Azizi is offering a guaranteed 10 per cent yearly return on investment for 3 years on Berton in Al Furjan, Creek Views I in Dubai Healthcare City and Riviera’sphase […]

Ithra Dubai, the leading real estate developer wholly owned by the Investment Corporation of Dubai, announced today the topping out of the structure of Tower A and Tower B at the iconic One Za’abeel, another major milestone for the developer’s flagship development. The momentous achievement, also marked by Tower A reaching its ultimate structural point […]

Global Village, the UAE and wider region’s leading multicultural family destination, has moved closer to its target of 25 Guinness World Records™ in honor of the Silver Jubilee anniversary. This past Saturday, April 10th, the park claimed its 22nd title of Season 25, breaking the record for “Most nationalities on a theme park ride”. The […]

The National Central Cooling Company PJSC (DFM: Tabreed), headquartered in the UAE, yesterday unveiled its all-new branding and corporate identity, ushering in an exciting new chapter in the story of one of the country’s most promising companies. This historic development followed Tabreed’s Annual General Assembly (AGA), which was held virtually on 21 March, confirming Tabreed’s […]

Emirates Post Group, in cooperation with the UAE Government Media Office, issued commemorative stamps to celebrate the UAE Nation Brand. The issuance is in line with the instructions of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai to convey the story of the […]

Emaar Properties PJSC today held its 25th Annual General Meeting (AGM), where its Board of Directors discussed the company’s solid performance in 2020 despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Board highlighted the stringent measures it took to safeguard continued robust business performance. The dividend distribution proposal from the Board of Directors representing 10 […]

The seventh edition ofWorld Art Dubai, the region’s most accessible and affordable retail art fair has concluded following a hugely successful four days of sales and participation at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). The show saw 250+ artists and galleries unite from 27 countries, to display more than 2,000 pieces of art, across a range […]

Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture)announced that the ‘Cultural Faces’ exhibition, previously held at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature (EAFOL) 2021, will become a permanent exhibition at Al Safa Art & Design Library to familiarise the public with a renowned group of UAE and global cultural leaders. Through this exhibition, Dubai Culture seeks […]

Dubai Sports Council and Kooora website have signed a cooperation agreement to unite the efforts of the two parties in raising awareness about the importance of sports and physical activity among all members of Dubai’s diverse community, and encouraging them to adopt it as part of their daily lifestyle. The agreement was signed at the […]

Dubai SME, the agency of Dubai Economy mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, supported its members with procurement contracts worth AED 896 million from 61local and federal government entities and other establishments in 2020. The contracts, facilitated as part of the Government Procurement Programme (GPP), had a major role in start-ups […]

A “marketplace” was an open field within the same region where a market was conducted to facilitate the trade of products in international commerce in the late 14th century. Several vendors offered anything from poultry to oil to meats to fabric. Any town’s marketplace was its core strength. Marketplaces provide companies with a digital opportunity […]

Dubai’s non-oil foreign trade strongly rebounded from the challenges posed by the global economic repercussions of COVID-19 and the suspension of business activity by countries across the world in the first half of last year to record high growth in 2020. Boosted by its resilience to global headwinds, as well as its rapid economic recovery […]

DP World, UAE Region’s next-generation service provider, World Securityhosted key customers and stakeholder son a webinar to educate customers about the services provided by the entity and the numerous advantages of operating in Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza). The virtual event was organised following the success of the first webinar that took place last year. […]

As part of my day-to-day business, I get the opportunity to chat up with various entrepreneurs in the region. A recent Zoom session with Sara was a novel experience. Sara is from Morocco and like most Dubai-based expats came here for a few years – and just stayed on. I guess this is what Dubai […]

World Art Dubai, the regions most accessible and affordable retail art fair, is celebrating street art at the four-day art event, which runs until April 10, with its expanded Urban Art DXB zone. Home to 12 UAE based street artists, all of which are long-term professional aerosol painters, Urban Art DXB sees both live art […]

Dubai’s non-oil foreign trade strongly rebounded from the challenges posed by the global economic repercussions of COVID-19 and the suspension of business activity by countries across the world in the first half of last year to record high growth in 2020. Boosted by its resilience to global headwinds, as well as its rapid economic recovery […]

In celebration of hitting 10 million trips since its launch in 2019, Hala (Dubai Taxi) is offering riders 25% off their Hala Ride. Already Dubai’s most affordable taxi, Hala is going one step further to express their gratitude to their riders by using the promo code ‘THANKYOU10’ when booking a taxi on the Careem app on Sunday, […]

Digital transformation is the method of just using digital technology to change current conventional and non-digital enterprise operations and practices, or to build new ones, to meet changing consumer and customer demands, drastically changing how companies are handled and run, as well as how value is provided to consumers. For enterprises, this means looking for […]

Emaar Development PJSC (DFM: EMAARDEV) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) today, 8 April 2021. Its Board of Directors reflected on the company’s 2020 durable performance and resilience during challenging times. The Board of Directors also expressed their commitment to delivering high-quality homes to its customers and despite the Covid-19 pandemic will continue to progress […]

In line with Dubai’s tourism growth strategy, Dubai College of Tourism (DCT), part of Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) has announced a strategic partnership with the leading partner for luxury across the Middle East, Chalhoub Group. This partnership comes as part of DCT’sMedyaf programme, the industry nationalisation initiative aimed at preparing […]

In recognition of World Health Day 2021, Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture)organized a virtual awareness workshop for its employees titled ‘Yoga and Quality of Life.’ This came in line with the Authority’s keenness to enhance awareness among its employees and educate them about the importance of adopting a healthy lifestyle and keeping pace […]

Samsung Gulf Electronics has announced its partnership with Dubai World Trade Centre on the occasion of World Art Dubai’s seventh edition, the acclaimed exhibition that brings together renowned artists, emerging talent, and a collection of artworks from galleries worldwide. The brand is displaying its Lifestyle TV range and showcasing art via these innovations, which are […]

Today, Reem Al Hashimi, Minister of State and Managing Director for the Dubai World Expo, Franck Riester, French Minister for Foreign trade and Economic attractiveness, were welcomed by Erik Linquier, Commissioner General for France at Expo 2020 Dubai and Chairman of Cofrex, to officialize the France Pavilion completion. The France Pavilion’s groundbreaking was in May […]

Emirates has announced the latest updates to its already generous booking policies, offering customers even more confidence and flexibility to make their travel plans. Customers holding tickets issued before 30 September 2020 for travel before 31 December 2021, can now rebook to travel anytime within 36 months, an extension of 12 months from the previous policy. […]

Global Village, the UAE and wider region’s leading multicultural family destination for culture, shopping, and entertainment, is set to celebrate Ramadan with guests for the first time in recent memory.  With the park open until May 2nd, families will have plenty of opportunity to discover Ramadan cultures and traditions from a multitude of different countries. […]

It’s easy for a newcomer to become perplexed and overwhelmed by all of the existing evidence. Worse, Google isn’t forthcoming with information about its search engine algorithms as well as how they operate. But it’s not as easy as that. Google’s algorithm for ranking websites and pages in search results is constantly evolving. The significance […]

Dubai has taken staycations to a new level this Dubai Food Festival with some of the world’s best hotels and restaurants, offering residents and visitors the opportunity to combine the two in a fantastic ‘Foodcation’ The eighth edition of the city-wide Dubai Food Festival, the annual festival of food, has released a list of 27 […]

Global Village, the UAE and wider region’s leading multicultural family destination for culture, shopping, and entertainment, has revealed the tremendous strides forward that the park continues to make as part of its immunization efforts. Having achieved its goal of vaccinating all Global Village staff members,it is now nearing a 100% vaccination rate for its partners, […]

With the advent of the holy month of Ramadan, Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture),in consolidation of its humanitarian community initiatives, is promoting the spirit and values of giving among society members. Following 2020’s ‘Ramadan Heroes’campaignthat honored labourers in Dubai, the Authority is launching the second, expanded version of this campaign, which will also […]

The world’s leading freestyle playground BOUNCE,is giving people in the UAE the chance to share the magic of freestyle movement this Ramadan, with its Ramadan Weekly Pass that will be available to purchase from 8th April 2021. Running throughout the entire Holy month, pass holders can access BOUNCE for up to two hours a day, over […]

The United Arab Emirates University will participate in a special pavilion in Expo 2020 Dubai next October. The pavilion will shed light on the “University of the Future” initiative, which aims at revolutionizing higher education in the Arab world by  2030. H.E. Zaki Nusseibeh, the cultural advisor to His Highness, the President of UAE, and […]

Time Out Market, the world’s first food and cultural Market based on editorial curation, today throws open the doors of the highly anticipated Time Out Market Dubai and welcomes the public – in partnership with Emaar Malls. Located in the beautiful Souk Al Bahar, the Market offers an incredible taste of the city featuring 17 of […]

INDEX, the Middle East’s largest and longest serving dedicated trade show for the interior design, architecture and fit-out industry announces the first round of speakers that will participate in the annual, free-to-attend, INDEX Design Talks this May. The reveal of the 2021 edition of INDEX Design Talks follows last month’s confirmation of the return of […]

As Ramadan 2021 ensues, SENSASIA Spas is making sure its clients can seize the chance to relax, renew, revitalise, replenish – and grab a fantastic deal! – with its limited time treatment packages, available across all UAE locations. For the month of Ramadan only, clients can save up to 35% on two bespoke cleansing and intoxicating body treatments, using the decadent Parisian product line, Charme d’Orient, to deliver sparkling […]