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 […]

In the presence of HE Reem Al Hashimi, Minister of State for the International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates and Director General of EXPO 2020 Dubai, HE Mr. Pierre Dartout, Minister of State of the Principality of Monaco and Mr. Albert Croesi, General Commissioner of the Monegasque Pavilion started up the solar panels of […]

The 200-meter Dragon Boat challenge hosted for the first time by the Waterfront Market over 2-days concludes successfully. Over 70 teams participated in the two day Dragon Boat Challenge in four race categories; Open, Mixed, Women & Corporate. The races took place from 8 am to 5 pm on Friday, the 2nd and Saturday the […]

As part of their mission to spread heartfulness and the benefits of yoga and breathwork, Heartfulness Foundation have commenced a Yoga for Unity and Well-being Program that is free for all. This program entails 100 days of yoga leading up to the International Day of Yoga on 21st June 2021, wherein participants can avail the benefits of […]

It is exciting, it is delicious, and it is genuine happiness in a cup. Pedalo Gelato, authentic Italian gelato crafted with love in Dubai for Dubai is now available for purchase on all major delivery platforms including Deliveroo, Talabat, Zomato and Careem. Whether it’s to add the chill to a weekend of Netflix, an intimate […]

The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that it is planning to launch new equity futures contracts on individual stocks of three leading listed companies including; Aramex, Air Arabia and Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (DU), on 18th April 2021, in line with its strategy to diversify investment opportunities. Similar to the inaugural equity futures contracts […]

Dubai Economy and Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Authority have signed an agreement to consolidate efforts and expand the UAE KYC (Know Your Customer) Blockchain Consortium positioning it as the national corporate e-KYC Platform, making it the first such platform in the region. It will facilitate faster, more secure and streamlined customer onboarding and allow […]

Pacific Sports ACADEMY LLC, (PACSA) debuts in UAE as the first Multi-Sports entity to be registered to encourage the local and international community to pursue the concept of ‘Healthy Living and Fitness’ through the various organized Sports engagements in the country throughout the year. According to Ahmed Shak Ahmed, Founder and CEO of PACSA, “As […]

The 26th edition of the Dubai International Pharmaceuticals & Technologies Conference & Exhibition ‘DUPHAT’, the biggest pharmaceutical event in the Middle East North Africa region commenced on the 2nd day at the Dubai World Trade Center. This specialized event runs until the 7th of April, 2021 and has attracted a large number of global pharmaceutical […]

In line with the pioneering vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid to transform Dubai in to city of art and artists, Dubai Gold & Jewellery Group in association with the Dubai Police and artist F.mantook a step to transform his vision in to action, converting the iconic Gold Souk in to an open-air museum. […]

Global Village, the UAE and wider region’s leading multicultural family destination for culture, shopping, and entertainment, has announced a partnership with Etihad Airways that will give guests the chance to travel the world!Starting Sunday, April 4th, the Etihad Baggage Claim Challenge will invite guests to guess the 5-digit combination code of a large locked travel […]

The General Authority of Sports has launched the ‘Future of Sports’ Dialogue in an effort to boost collaboration among sports federations and organisations, bringing together stakeholders from across the local sports sector. The Dialogue consists of a series of events that gather stakeholders from the industry, including interactive discussions, field visits, workshops, coordination meetings, brainstorming […]

Take a break from your day-to-day routine with a relaxing sunset yoga session at Palm West Beach on Saturday, 10 April. Join us for a special outdoor yoga experience led byAllaouaGaham, Director of Yoga La Vie and Lululemon brand ambassador in Dubai, alongside Laura Weston, Dina Cassir, Goli Cramer and Sabrina Biljana. Zen seekers can […]

As part of its annual Ramadan service, Emirates offers a specially curated meal served in ready-to-eat boxes to customers fasting during the holy month. This year, the airline’s in-house designers and product design team collaborated with local artists to produce bespoke designs for a special edition of its signature Ramadan service. The artists, based in Dubai, […]

The world’s first-ever online global talent social network platform FTalento is set to launch in Dubai this month and positioned to be the most innovative and most accessible online platform for talents waiting to be discovered and get their biggest break in the global fashion and entertainment industry. “From being in the music and fashion […]

As travellers worldwide dream of escaping on holiday, Marriott Bonvoy, Marriott International’sextraordinary portfolio of 30 brands, is expanding in some of the most desirable leisure destinations across Europe and The United Arab Emirates. New openings for 2021- including Moxy Bordeaux, Moxy Bergen, Moxy Lisbon City, AC Hotel Tenerife, Residence Inn Al Jaddaf, and Four Points […]

The France Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai is delighted to announce that LesCompagnons du Miel beekeepers’ cooperative has joined the Pavilion as a Thematic Sponsor. In Dubai, LesCompagnons du Miel will showcase the beekeeping sector’s vital importance for regional biodiversity, working via a cooperative model unlike any other in France. The Dubai World Expo will […]

The seventh edition of World Art Dubai,the region’s most accessible and affordable retail art fair, is set to commence four days of artistic displays, immersive workshops and engaging features from Wednesday April 7 at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). As the popularity of affordable art continues to gain momentum, visitors to this year’s show can […]

The Bunker “The Bunker” mini-golf has opened in Topgolf Dubai. Perfect for the younger ones to practice their swing and get in to the Topgolf spirit or for those who are young at heart! The Bunker is a fun and funky environment located on the lower ground floor of Topgolf Dubai. Featuring a 9 hole […]

His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, has confirmed the implementation of the directives of the Executive Council of Government of Dubai regarding the financial self-sufficiency of football companies in Dubai as it is one of the most important elements of successful professionalism, and a major incentive […]

Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia,is hosting the world’s largest Banksy exhibition supported by Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture). “The World of Banksy” will be the largest Banksy exhibition in the world, revealing 120 recreated pieces of Banksy’s most inspirational […]

One of the most effective ways to improve the success of your PPC campaigns and optimize your ROI is to optimize the landing pages. WordStream has provided hundreds of landing page tips and advice to help you boost your promotions over the last few years. Landing pages and the lead-capture types that go with them […]

Leading real estate developer, Bloom Properties announced today that it has begun the handover of units to owners at its premium development in Dubai, Bloom Towers. The delivery of the three residential towers highlights Bloom Properties’ commitment to developing high-quality residential developments that address existing and future market needs. Bloom Towers consist of 944 elegant, […]

With only a few days until the end of Expo 2020 Dubai’s special preview of Terra – The Sustainability Pavilion, this is your final opportunity to witness the wonders that have attracted tens of thousands of visitors and proved particularly inspiring to children. A diverse array of young visitors to Terra have been sharing what […]

As the world marks International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, and the World Physical Activity Day on April 6, Dubai Sports Council has urged members of the community to embrace the celebrations, but without violating any of the COVID-19 safety norms and protocols. The World Health Organization (WHO) named April 6 as the […]

Nakheel, the world-leading master developer, announced that The View at The Palm, a stunning observation deck that showcases a 360-degree view of Palm Jumeirah, is set to open its doors to the public on 7 April 2021. Visitors can purchase their tickets and experience the Palm Jumeirah like never-before, as well as embark on an […]

Dubai Sports Council have issued a new set of medals to commemorate UAE’s “Year of the 50th“, which officially starts on April 6 and will continue until March 31, 2022. Last month, President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan declared 2021 as the “Year of 50th” in the UAE to mark the Golden […]

Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), the premier international energy futures and commodities exchange in the Middle East, announced today, the launch of Alternative Crude Ecosystem (ACE) – a new bilateral trading platform to enable participants to trade multiple crude grades through the exchange. DME, which is based in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the region’s leading […]

The Farjam Foundation is celebrating the pioneers of the Emirati contemporary art scene in its latest exhibition, Concepts and The Divine Abstract, at the DIFC until April 8, 2021. This is the first time the Foundation has assembled and showcased its exceptional holdings of Emirati pioneering modern masters to the younger generation of rising artists. The exhibition […]