Maarefah Management, is holding “Public Health”virtual Conference from 25 to 27 February 2021, the event brings together a team of outstanding international and regional expert faculty members for three days, where the experts will showcase the impressive and amazing scientific work behind the COVID-19, audience will know the latest research pertaining to Covid-19 with national […]

flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, today announced the launch of flights to Cluj-Napoka in Romania. The airline will operate twice-weekly flights between Dubai International (DXB) and Avram Iancu International Airport Cluj (CLJ) starting from 20 March 2021. flydubai operates a double daily service between Dubai International (DXB) and Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP). With the […]

Restaurants in the UAE have been impacted heavily by COVID-19, but are now finally beginning to see a silver lining. Business is slowly accelerating again, although the pandemic has fundamentally altered the business mix for many restaurants – dine-in business is down and delivery orders are up. An increase in delivery orders, for the majority […]

The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) launched a training program entitled “UAE Entrepreneurship Program” with participation of a number of “Be’tha” program graduates. The program aims to train and qualify young Emirati engineers to become entrepreneurs and role models in the emerging technologies scene in the UAE. The program supports UAE’s economy with […]

Tradeling, the hyper-growing eMarketplace focused on business-to-business (B2B) transactions in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has recorded robust growth in its food and beverage vertical. With over 50 per cent of its total sellers serving the F&B sector, online B2B transactions have reported consistent growth in the past months, highlighting the marked […]

Coronavirus is on the ascent, and numerous business owners around the globe are worried about how the epidemic could affect their health, livelihood and businesses. Numerous countries have announced cases of Covid, as well as slowly growing cases of deaths around the globe. As a matter of first importance, it’s imperative to make sure to […]

Gulfood 2021, the most competitive global sourcing platform and first in-person F&B event in the past 12 months has set the tone for a resurgence of worldwide F&B trade, according to exhibitors at the five-day show, which runs at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) until Thursday 25 February. The show has drawn some 2,500 companies […]

Dubai Land Department (DLD) completed over 1.4 million digital services for its customers during 2020 through its smart channels, including its website and the Dubai REST app. This is part of the digital transformation process DLD is pursuing to support the Smart Dubai vision in line with the objectives of the Dubai Paperless Strategy. It […]

With Dubai set to host Stage 6 of UAE Tour 2021 on Friday, the city will witness rolling road closures across the route, between noon and 4.30pm, with roads being reopened once the cyclists have passed through a section of the 165km Dubai Stage. The rolling road closure system will be implemented from 12 noon, […]

Master-developer Dubai South Properties announced the launch of ‘The Pulse Villas’, which constitutes the second phase of The Pulse development, the heartbeat of Dubai South’sResidential District. The launch follows the successful selling out of townhouses at the development as well as the surge in demand for villas in the area, which is evident by the […]

As part of the Centre’s vision to develop human capital and the skills needed for the future, the DIFC Academy has partnered with EdAid, the London based FinTech platform dedicated to increasing access to higher education, to launch the Future Campus. The platform will offer online education opportunities to UAE nationals and residents from leading […]

The UAE government brainstorming retreat, held upon the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme […]

EllingtonProperties, Dubai’s design-led property developer, has won this year’s International Property Awards 2020-21 for delivering elegant and impeccable bathroom interiors and design at its iconic residential community, Wilton Park Residences. Located in MBR City, Wilton Park Residences by Ellington Properties is an ideal residential development for those who love nature, value tranquility and privacy, yet […]

Distribution of press releases is a set of service providers that enhance your advertising. Highly qualified press releases are designed for a bigger customer base that could be developed. On various sources, sites such as blogs, online channels, and social networks, people can publish them. There are two types of press release distribution services, depending on […]

Three of Nakheel’s most iconic master developments in Dubai will proudly host the world’s best cyclists on Friday, 26 February – Day 6 of UAE Tour 2021. The Dubai Stage begins at Deira Islands, Nakheel’s new, 15.3 square kilometre waterfront city at Deira, passes through the inland waterside community of Jumeirah Islands and finishes at […]

Consumers want the F&B sector to focus on improving food safety, switch to sustainable packaging and put greater emphasis on tackling food waste, according to a new study released at Gulfood 2021, the world’s most competitive global sourcing platform, which runs at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) until Thursday 25 February. Tetra Pak, a world-leading […]

Dubai’s attractions have put in place a range of precautionary measures to give UAE residents and visitors the continued confidence to enjoy a diverse range of experiences within a safe environment. Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) is working closely with relevant government entities and industry stakeholders to ensure all safety measures […]

Dubai Exports, the export promotion agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai, marked its participation at Gulfood, the world’s largest annual food & beverage trade show, by announcing the winners of the third edition of the Dubai Green Industrial Awards, aimed to encourage industries in Dubai to grow sustainably and in line […]

Emirates SkyCargo is underlining its commitment to the international food and beverage industry with its participation in Gulfood 2021, the world’s largest annual food and beverage trade exhibition in Dubai between 21 and 25 February 2021. The event brings together a wide range of participants from the food and beverage sourcing ecosystem from around the […]

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the 17th edition of the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid & Development Conference & Exhibition- DIHAD, the leading humanitarian gathering in the region, will be held from the 15th to the 17th […]

VOX Cinemas in partnership with Dubai Autism Center has introduced Sensory Friendly Screenings, a unique cinema experience which has been designed to make moviegoing more inclusive and accessible.The weekly screenings are adapted in a variety of ways so children with sensory sensitivities can enjoy the latest releases with their family and friends in a comfortable […]

1. The Elegant Afternoon Tea, Café Society  Dubai’s most stylish venue, Café Society invites diners to partake in a timeless afternoon tradition with the launch of ‘The Elegant Afternoon Tea’.  Savour an indulgent selection of hot and cold canapés including signature cakes, wafers and bite-sized sandwiches as you discover another reason to visit this very Instagrammable […]

Dubai has launched a new fast-track passport control service that uses face and iris-recognition technologies to enable passengers to complete airport immigration procedures in five to nine seconds. New biometric systems deployed at 122 smart gates at arrival and departure terminals in Dubai airports allow passengers to rapidly complete passport control formalities. Pre-registration is required […]

Gulf Capital, a leading growth markets alternative investment firm, today announced that it has successfully completed the sale of its 70% stake in Turknet Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. (“Turknet” or the “Company”), the leading alternative internet service provider in Turkey, to a consortium of buyers including the incumbent Celebiler Family and Re-Pie Portfoy Yonetimi A.S. (“Re-pie”). […]

LuLu, the largest hypermarket chain in the region is launching its annual Food Food extravaganza, ‘Lulu World Food 2021’, a two-week festival starting from the 21st of February to the 9th of March 2021 featuring new and timeless food concepts, contests and celebrities. Themed around cuisine from around the world, the festival highlights a wide […]

Homegrown regional startups optimised the unique platform of Gulfood 2021, the world’s safest and most competitive sourcing hub and the global F&B industry’s first in-person event for a year, to share valuable insights on how they adapted to the pandemic and are sustaining success amid a new normal for the rapidly evolving F&B sector. With […]

ENOC Group, the Official Integrated Energy Partner of Expo 2020 Dubai, unveiled the innovatively designed Service Station of the Future,located at the Expo 2020 site. The station was inaugurated in the presence of Her Excellency Reem Al Hashimy, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director General, Expo 2020 Dubai, ENOC Board members as […]

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Supreme President of Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University, the fourteenth edition of “Innovation Arabia” conference and exhibition was launched virtually for the first time today, and will continue until February 24, 2021, under the theme “Innovation […]

Food Crowd is set to take part in the Gulfood live in-person’, the world’s largest annual food, beverage and hospitality exhibition, slated to take place from 21 – 25 February 2021 at the Dubai World Trade Center (DWTC). Al Dahra Agriculture introduced Food Crowd last October. It is the first Emirati owned fresh food delivery […]

Pioneering F&B producers from eight countries spanning the Middle East, India, Eastern and Central Europe, USA and Central America, have emerged victorious from a fiercely contested, future-focused2021 edition of the Gulfood Innovation Awards. The accolades were awarded at Gulfood 2021, the 26th edition of the most competitive global sourcing platform and the world’s first in-person […]

Dubai Land Department (DLD) strengthened the scope of its innovative Smart Valuation initiative by launching the second phase that includes buildings and villas. The initiative was launched during DLD’s participation in UAE Innovates 2021 week under the slogan ‘We innovate for a new reality,’ during which it highlighted a number of its smart projects and […]

As part of its commitment to safe, secure banking, Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the MENAT (Middle East, North Africa and Turkey) region, in partnership with Dubai Police joined hands with Leo Burnett, Dubai  to launch a UAE-wide anti-phishing awareness campaign to educate the public on how to identify and protect themselves against […]

Emirates has announced it will resume daily services to Newark via Athens from 1st June 2021. The resumed flight will provide global travellers with another access point to the popular New York Metropolitan area, serving the large Greek-American community in the United States while offering a convenient connection to travellers headed towards the Middle East, West […]

As Italy retains its position as one of the top exporters of agri-food to the UAE, Italian food products like pasta, confectionery, chocolate, cheese and olive oil, on display at Italian Trade Agency’s (ITA) ‘ITAlian Food Lab’ in Gulfoodcaptured the interest of visitors. Divine aroma of Italian cooking filled the stand as Michelin Star Italian […]

Avram Grant, the former Chelsea and Israel national football team manager, will kickstart Dubai Sports Council’s development program for professional players of Dubai football companies with a lecture at Hatta Club on February 23. Grant, who has also managed the Ghana national team and English Premier League clubs Portsmouth and West Ham United, is taking part in the program as a […]

To mark International Women’s Day, Dubai’s pioneering healthy-eating hub Flow at Jumeirah Emirates Towers is bringing together a panel of five incredible, trailblazing women from different industries through a live broadcast from Flow to commemorate their tremendous efforts during the past year. The discussion, taking place on between 4-5pm on Monday 8 March, 2021, will […]

The combination of your strategic mission on every element of your planning process is strategic design. You’re not just developing a user experience that is functional and easy to access and sounds excellent. You’re creating a platform that will enable you to achieve the company’s goals. It is effortless to create a website, but establishing […]

Dubai Municipality is joining the activities of the UAE Innovates 2021, organised by the General Secretariat of Dubai Executive Council, from 21st to 27th February, to enhance the Municipality’s directions towards promoting the values of creativity and innovation in its various sectors. Dawoud Al Hajri, Director General of Dubai Municipality, emphasised the Municipality’s keenness to […]

Bringing wellness to Dubai for the tenth year, the outdoor wellness festival – Yogafest Dubai – is being held from March 18 to 20, 2021 at Dubai Internet City Amphitheatre, the home of Yogafest since its start 10 years ago. Celebrating all things health and wellness, the festival schedule is packed with educational workshops, inspiring […]

As part of its efforts to implement the vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and implement the directives of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, […]

Commencing February 21, JBS will be present at the 2021 edition of Gulfood, the largest food trade show of the Middle Eastern market, which is being held in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. At the event, the Company will showcase its global and diversified platform for attending to clients in different regions of the world. At the […]

Honouring its commitment to the health and safety of its employees and customers, Emirates today has become among the first airlines in the world to operate a flight with fully vaccinated frontline teams servicing customers at every touchpoint of the travel journey. This morning, the full airport and onboard customer experience for flight EK215, which […]

Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) announced its participation in the 26th edition of Gulfood 2021. The region’s largest event of its kind, which is taking place at Dubai World Trade Center between 21-25 February. Through its participation, DAFZA will showcase the services and incentives it provides to the multinational companies in the F&B sector. It […]

SHUAA Capital psc (DFM: SHUAA), the leading asset management and investment banking platform in the region, announces that it has won two awards at the Global Banking & Finance Awards 2020, “Asset Management Company of the Year” and “Best Investment Bank in MENA”. The “Asset Management Company of the Year” award reflects a highly active […]

Al-Futtaim Hertz UAE, part of Al-Futtaim Automotive, has announced that it has provided United Trans, a fully owned subsidiary of the Al Serkal group, with Toyota Hiace vehicles for Dubai Bus on Demand service, the world’s most powerful on-demand transit solution in the city. The service is operating in selected zones in Dubai. Al-Futtaim Automotiveentered […]

House of Pops, aground-breaking all-natural brand of ice pops and ice creams, is spreading its unique brand of happiness at Gulfood 2021 – for the first time. The Dubai-born brand is on a mission to spread natural happiness, one handcrafted ice treat at a time. House of Pops is instantly recognisable by its colourful carts […]

ONLY webinars will be hosting a webinar titled, ’21 Ways To Generate Leads Using LinkedIn In 2021’ on Wednesday, 24 February 2021 at 11 am UAE Time. The webinar is presented by Mumbai based, Neeraj Shah – Founder & CEO, Titan Mastermindz LLP. In this dynamic 60-minute free-to-attend webinar, participants will discover how to generate […]

The Smart Living initiative has achieved savings up to 179.5 million kilowatt hours of electricity and 67.7 million gallons of water, since its launch in July 2020 until January 2021. This is equal to savings of AED 52.6 million. Smart adoption of the initiative has reached 100% while 1.24 million digital visits have been recorded. […]

du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), is bringing the Emirates LitFest Student Edition to classrooms across the UAE as the communication partner and sponsor for the second year in a row. This year’s 13th edition has once again brought all corners of the UAE and some of the world’s greatest writers together, with select […]

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is making renewed efforts to develop a comprehensive structure for promoting strategic relationships with the private sector and improving the organisational environment to support long-term public-public partnerships. In particular, these efforts are focused on enticing international partners and foreign investments in the transport sector. To realise these objectives, RTA […]

Hamdan Sports Complex, one of the world’s most iconic sports landmarks, will be buzzing with activity this weekend with three international teams using the ultra-modern complex to prepare for upcoming competitions, while the UAE Swimming Federation will be making using of the arena to host a competition. The Czech Republic’s modern pentathlon team has been […]

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) has expanded its portfolio of knowledge publications in 2020, issuing several publications across various knowledge disciplines via its ‘A Book in Minutes’ initiative and the Dubai International Programme for Writing. The Foundation also made millions of publications available to the public through its ground-breaking Digital Knowledge […]

Bay Avenue, the unique retail destination located at the heart of the thriving Business Bay district, welcomes back the popular Organic Farmers’ Market for its 12th season on Friday mornings, providing a weekly platform for consumers to buy freshly sourced local and organic produce from a carefully curated selection of trusted local farmers and vendors. […]

Dubai International Financial Centre, the leading global financial centre and the top innovation hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region has welcomed global payment technology provider Adyen, a company that has a market capitalisation of €66.4 billion and processed over €303.6 billion worth of transactions in 2020. Dutch firm Adyen announced […]

Ellington Art Foundation, an initiative by Dubai’s leading design-led property developer Ellington Properties, has announced the winners of its Wilton Terraces Art competition – ‘The Arts of The Silk Road’ –  launched at the end of last year. Aimed at nurturing aspiring and emerging talent in the UAE, ‘The Arts of The Silk Road’ competition received […]

After putting its first Inventory Robot into action in 2019, Carrefour – owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim in the UAE – has announced that it is expanding its robotic fleet, adding 11 more Tally Robots across select UAE stores to support with stock management and control. Tally was the first robot to be […]

Global Village, the UAE and wider region’s leading multicultural family destination for culture, shopping, and entertainment, has claimed its 15th Silver Jubilee Season Guinness World Records™ title alongside partners in the Africa Pavilion. On Monday, February 15th, the “Most beaded bracelets made in one hour” record was achieved with support from 26African Pavilion exhibitors and […]

Gulfood 2021, the most competitive global sourcing platform and the first live, in-person food & beverage (F&B)sector event in almost 12 months, will reunite the global industry for five days of dialogue, live demonstrations and business deals at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) from 21 – 25 February. The return of Gulfood has grabbed the […]