Markets Business

More power to the Global South as 5 MEA countries will join the BRICS bloc

Arnold Pinto 26/08/2023 0

A record five Middle East and Africa (MEA) countries will formally join BRICS – the bloc of five major emerging economies – from January 1, 2024. The five MEA nations are Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). BRICS currently comprises

Business Automotive GCC Oman

Lynk & Co launches its first showroom in Oman and unveils the 09 luxury SUV too

Arnold Pinto 26/08/2023 0

Lynk & Co, a premium global automotive brand jointly owned by Geely and Volvo Cars, has unveiled its first showroom in Oman in partnership with Towell Auto Centre. Opened under the onus of a new business entity known as Mobility Auto – a new subsidiary of Muscat-headquartered Towell Auto Centre – the inaugural Lynk & […]

Events Aviation GCC UAE

Sharjah Airport makes young travellers happy with 2023 Back-to-School campaign

Arnold Pinto 26/08/2023 0

Sharjah International Airport has officially concluded its 2023 summer events programme by formally welcoming returning UAE-based students and their families at the airport. As part of its 2023 Back-to-School passenger-focussed initiative, Sharjah Airport Authority – the airport operator – it was sought to elevate the travel experience for young students and

Education GCC UAE

International Schools Partnership acquires The English College, Dubai

Arnold Pinto 26/08/2023 0

International Schools Partnership (ISP), a UK-based international private schools investment group, has acquired The English College, Dubai, an independent British curriculum school in Dubai, UAE. The acquisition makes The English College, Dubai, the third private school in the UAE to join the ISP group in the past year, fulfilling the group’s mandate of expanding its […]

Gadgets GCC Lifestyle Tech UAE

realme C53 affordable smartphone enters the UAE market

Arnold Pinto 26/08/2023 0

realme, a leading consumer technology manufacturing brand, has launched its C53 affordable smartphone for the UAE retail market. With a retail price of AED499 (including 5% VAT), the C53 offers consumers several firsts, including a segment-leading 33W fast charge, 12GB dynamic RAM and 128GB ROM storage – wrapped in a 7.49mm ultra-slim body. The C53 […]

Travel Lifestyle

Qatar Airways unveils free stopover packages for Expo 2023 Doha

Arnold Pinto 25/08/2023 0

Qatar Airways, the official strategic partner of the six-month Expo 2023 Doha, has begun offering complimentary stopover packages to all international travellers for the first A1 International Horticultural Exhibition to be held in the Middle East and Africa region. A collaboration between the Bureau International Des Expositions (BIE) and the International Association for

Music Lifestyle

Defender unveils its new TikTok account with UK music star Kano

Arnold Pinto 25/08/2023 0

Defender, the revered British 4×4 brand, has launched its official TikTok account with pioneering British rapper, songwriter, and actor Kano, who will also provide the initial soundtrack for the new account. The new Defender TikTok account aims to inspire Defender clients – known to have a great passion for music – through innovative collaborations with […]

Education

Needy students get school bags for 2023-2024 academic year

Arnold Pinto 25/08/2023 0

Dubai government’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has distributed school bags filled with essential academic supplies to students from low-income families in Dubai emirate as part of the Authority’s 2023 Back-to-School campaign. Dubai RTA conducted its 2023 school bags distribution campaign in collaboration with Emirates Red Crescent, the Transport Security Department

Gadgets Lifestyle

Sennheiser launches its easy-to-use and set up EW-DP wireless microphone system in Middle East

Arnold Pinto 25/08/2023 0

Sennheiser, a leading global producer of headphones, microphones, and wireless transmission technology, has launched the EW-DP fully digital UHF wireless microphone system, its fifth-generation Evolution Wireless (EW) system for filmmaking and video applications, for the Middle East region. Purpose-built for content creators, filmmakers, and broadcasters, the EW-DP

Cybersecurity

Vulnerability fixed in network-attached storage devices of Western Digital

Arnold Pinto 25/08/2023 0

Positive Technologies, an industry leader in results-oriented cybersecurity and a primary global provider of information security solutions, has helped fix a dangerous vulnerability in the firmware of Western Digital’s network-attached storage devices. Were it not for Positive Technologies’ expert Nikita Abramov’s detection, an authenticated attacker could exploit

Hospitality GCC Saudi Arabia

Hilton Riyadh Hotel & Residences promotes its special offers for August

Arnold Pinto 25/08/2023 0

Hilton Riyadh Hotel & Residences is reaching out to Saudi residents and visitors to the Saudi capital to avail of special price promotions across its international culinary outlets, spa, and meeting rooms for corporate guests this August. The F&B promotions at the hotel’s on-site restaurants are valid for in-house guests and external diners. The hotel […]

Sustainability GCC Lifestyle UAE

75% of UAE residents are confident technology is an answer to global warming

Arnold Pinto 25/08/2023 0

On the eve of the UAE hosting COP28 later this year, a new survey conducted among UAE residents reveals that 75% of people believe humanity will find technological solutions and adapt to global warming. Conducted by YouGov among more than 1,000 UAE residents, the poll was commissioned by Dubai-headquartered Duke+mir strategic communications agency as part […]

Automotive GCC UAE

How to bid for premium number plates in Dubai auction on September 2, 2023

Arnold Pinto 24/08/2023 0

Dubai government’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) is placing 90 premium vehicle number plates up for public auction on September 2, 2023. This will be Dubai RTA’s second vehicle number plates’ public auction of 2023 and its 113th overall to date. The premium number plates include digits 2, 3, 4 and 5, together with the […]

Appointments

Gary Gysin brings his substantial eVTOL technology experience to Airspeeder

Arnold Pinto 24/08/2023 0

Gary Gysin, the ex-founding CEO of Wisk Aero has joined Airspeeder as a board member. Headquartered in London, England, Airspeeder is the world’s first racing series for hydrogen-electric flying cars, with a mission to accelerate eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) advanced aviation technology through intense sporting competition. With a stellar career in the

Tech

How this exclusive Urwerk clock indicates Earth’s rotation speed in kmph

Arnold Pinto 24/08/2023 0

Urwerk, the Geneva-based high-end independent mechanical watchmaker, has harnessed the expertise of talented craftsman Dalibor Farny to create the spectacular Space-Time Blade – where science-fiction and time-telling converge in a glass column to indicate hours, minutes, seconds and even the Earth’s rotation in kmph, in luminous symbiosis. At the heart of this

Sport

Paving work begins at America’s newest private motor club

Arnold Pinto 24/08/2023 0

Flatrock Motorsports Park & Motorclub has begun the first phase of an intensive paving process for the 5.63km world-class racing facility and members club currently being built in Cumberland County, Tennessee, USA. Work on laying the entryway to America’s newest home for racing began several weeks ago with the soon-to-be FIA Grade II certified track itself […]

Movies Lifestyle

Mark Rylance to star in Spirit Of Place environmental short film

Arnold Pinto 24/08/2023 0

Academy Award-winning actor Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies, Dunkirk) Mark Rylance will star in the new environmental short film, Spirit Of Place, being produced by Chelsea, England-based On the Edge. On the Edge is a multi-media not-for-profit organisation that works to emotionally reconnect people with nature through multimedia storytelling. Principal photography has

Tech GCC UAE

Extreme Networks equips new BAPS Hindu Mandir temple in Abu Dhabi with a hi-tech system

Arnold Pinto 24/08/2023 0

California-based Extreme Networks, a global leader in cloud networking, is deploying a fabric-enabled wired network for the new BAPS Hindu Mandir temple in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The hi-tech system will allow worshippers and visitors to experience immersive and digitally driven experiences at the temple. The BAPS Hindu Mandir temple (featured image shows a CGI) is […]

Banking GCC UAE

Saxo Bank unveils new maternity and paternity leave policy for its UAE staff

Arnold Pinto 23/08/2023 0

Saxo Bank has introduced a comprehensive maternity and paternity leave policy for its UAE-based employees. The new policy went into effect on June 1, 2023, as part of the Copenhagen, Denmark-headquartered bank’s endeavour to create a progressive workplace for its UAE-based staffers and support their personal lives. The new maternity and paternity leave policy for […]

Entertainment Lifestyle

It’s Barbie Disco Roll Nights at RollDXB this August

Arnold Pinto 23/08/2023 0

RollDXB, currently Dubai’s only disco roller skating destination, is hosting its first-ever Barbie Disco Roll Nights on August 23, 25, 26, and 27, 2023. Attendees can accompany the Kens and Barbies in their lives to boogie away in the Barbie-themed ambience of RollDXB, under bright neon lights, sparkling disco balls, and thumping groovy beats. Show […]