Expo 2020 Dubai awarded AED 6.8 billion of contracts to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), providing a significant contribution to a vital sector of Dubai’s vibrant economy and exceeding a commitment made in 2016 to award at least 20 percent of all direct and indirect spend to SMEs. The figure represents more than a quarter […]Read More
Dubai’s real estate market recorded a total of 25,972 real estate transactions in Q1 2022, marking it the highest number of real estate transactions since 2010 registered in a single quarter and the highest volume since Q1 2014. The Mo’asher, Dubai’s official sales and rental performance index launched by Dubai Land Department (DLD) in cooperation […]Read More
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has attended the fourth and final Ramadan lecture organised by Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed, themed “How does technology help institutions grow and prepare for the future”, held at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. […]Read More
Medyaf, the industry nationalisation initiative at Dubai College of Tourism (DCT), part of Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism, has launched the ‘Explore the Tourism Industry in Dubai’ initiative. Designed to empower Emirati talents seeking to join the tourism workforce with the fundamental knowledge and skills, the initiative offers an immersive programme of interactive workshops, […]Read More
President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Samia Suluhu Hassan of the United Republic of Tanzania on the occasion of her country’s Union Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed […]Read More
With Eid Al-Fitr approaching and more travellers planning to take to the skies, Emirates is responding by offering more flights across seven cities in the GCC and the Middle East. The airline is stepping up its schedule by adding 22 flights and layering on additional seats with the deployment of both A380s and Boeing 777s […]Read More
Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2022 is ready to welcome the world to the UAE from Monday 9 to Thursday 12 May, playing host to 1,500 exhibitors, representatives from 112 global destinations, and an anticipated 20,000 attendees. The live show will be followed by ATM Virtual, which will run from Tuesday 17 to Wednesday 18 May. […]Read More
The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) will unveil the agenda of the 13th edition of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) tomorrow at a press event at its headquarters in Al Zahia. The Festival, slated to take place between 11 – 22 May at Expo Centre Sharjah, carries the theme ‘Create Creativity’, is being held under […]Read More
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, today offered his condolences on the death of Mai Rashid Al Fattan, wife of Abdullah bin Rashid bin Eid and sister of General Musabbah Rashid Al Fattan. His Highness expressed his sincere condolences […]Read More
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC (ADCB) delivered a solid performance in the first quarter of 2022, despite ongoing global uncertainty, recording a net profit increase of 32 percent year-on-year (YoY) to AED 1.483 billion – equivalent to a return on average tangible equity of 12.6 percent. According to its financial results which it released today, […]Read More