GCC Lifestyle UAE

16 Of The Best Companies To Work For In Dubai

News Desk 2 14/05/2024 0

From Aviation To Hospitality Dubai is a popular destination for expats worldwide due to its growing economy and open-mindedness towards foreign workers. The city offers numerous quality jobs, including those open to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), and is a magnet for professionals seeking

Space UAE

NASA Begins 45-Day Simulated Mars Mission

Arnold Pinto 12/05/2024 0

With 4 Volunteer Crew Members A new crew of four volunteers has begun a 45-day simulated mission to Mars within a sealed habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas. The crew, comprising Jason Lee, Stephanie Navarro, Shareef Al Romaithi, and Piyumi Wijesekara, entered the Human Exploration Research Analogue (HERA) facility at 2am (UAE […]

Business Saudi Arabia

98% Of Saudi Consumers Seen In FMCG Purchasing Shift

News Desk 2 12/05/2024 0

Echoing A Broader Global Sentiment Consumer behaviour, a dynamic interplay of economic conditions, societal values, and individual priorities, is profoundly transforming in Saudi Arabia. This shift, revealed in NielsenIQ’s Consumer Outlook 2024 report, reveals a new consumer landscape in which preferences are recalibrated. Consumers increasingly gravitate towards

Business Qatar

Qatar Economic Forum Set For May 14-16, 2024

News Desk 2 07/05/2024 0

Hosted By Media City Qatar And Bloomberg Media In a strategic collaboration, Media City Qatar (MCQ) and Bloomberg Media will host the fourth annual ‘Qatar Economic Forum, Powered by Bloomberg’ (QEF), slated to run from May 14 to 16, 2024. Themed ‘A World Remade: Navigating the Year of Uncertainty,’ the forum is poised to convene […]

Business Saudi Arabia

IBM To Invest $200 Million In Riyadh Software Lab

News Desk 2 07/05/2024 0

Investment Holds The Promise Of A Brighter Future IBM has announced plans to invest $200 million in a new software lab in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. This strategic move underscores IBM’s commitment to expanding its investments in the Middle East region and supporting the goals outlined in Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. The state-of-the-art […]

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Ukrainian Air Force Pilots Train With NATO F-16s In Denmark

Arnold Pinto 05/05/2024 0

Sustainability UAE

Dubai Reef Project Launched To Boost Marine Ecosystem

Arnold Pinto 04/05/2024 0

Initiative Involves 20,000 Reef Modules To bolster Dubai’s marine biodiversity and ecological sustainability, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, has inaugurated the Dubai Reef project. Dubai Reef, spearheaded by Dubai Can, is currently the world’s most significant marine reef

Travel UAE

The 5 Best Places To Visit In Ras Al Khaimah

Dan Ngiam 22/04/2024 0

RAK Is The Adventure Capital Of The UAE Nestled in the heart of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) lies a gem many adventure-seekers overlook – Ras Al Khaimah (or, simply, RAK). With its rich tapestry of history, culture, and natural beauty, this captivating emirate beckons travellers to explore its hidden treasures and create lifetime memories. […]

UAE

UAE Experiences Its Heaviest Rainfall In 75 Years

Arnold Pinto 19/04/2024 0

Desert Nation Limps Back To Normalcy In a rare and dramatic turn of weather events, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was besieged by an uncharacteristic rainstorm on April 16, 2024 – the magnitude of which the desert nation had not encountered since its founding in 1971. The storm lashed out across the desert nation with […]

Space UAE

Shareef Al Romaithi Joins UAE Analogue Programme

Arnold Pinto 17/04/2024 0

Emirati Is Part Of NASA Mission The Dubai-based Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has announced the appointment of Emirati crew member Shareef Al Romaithi for the second analogue study of the UAE Analogue Programme, which is part of NASA’s Human Exploration Research Analogue (HERA) Campaign 7 Mission 2. Scheduled to commence on May 10, […]

Banking Finance UAE

All About The Best Cash-Back Credit Cards In The UAE

Dan Ngiam 17/04/2024 0

Learn About The Key Features And More Cash-back credit cards can be particularly appealing to consumers in the UAE because they offer a straightforward way to save money on daily expenses. Moreover, consumers can enjoy the excitement of flexibility in redeeming and using their earnings, making them even more appealing. Driven by significant market size, […]

Appointments Qatar

Cloudera Appoints New Country Manager For Qatar

News Desk 1 17/04/2024 0

Charbel Khalil Has 15 Years’ Regional Experience Cloudera, the data company for trusted enterprise AI headquartered in California, has appointed Charbel Khalil as the company’s new country manager for Qatar. Khalil, also Cloudera’s country manager for Oman, leads strategic initiatives and drives growth in Qatar and Oman, leveraging Cloudera’s cutting-edge

UAE

Unsettled Weather Grips The UAE

News Desk 1 16/04/2024 0

Low-Pressure System Sweeps In UAE residents and visitors should brace for turbulent weather over the next 48 hours as heavy rainfall and thunderstorms have hit the Arabian Gulf country. A low-pressure system affecting neighbouring Oman is also impacting the UAE, albeit with varying intensity due to differing topographies. Oman has been experiencing unstable weather

Bahrain Defence & Security

Lockheed Martin Enhances Bahrain’s Defence With PAC-3 MSEs

Arnold Pinto 15/04/2024 0

15 Nations Deploy The Firm’s Hit-To-Kill Technology Lockheed Martin has delivered an initial consignment of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors to Bahrain. These interceptors will enhance the Gulf nation’s air and missile defence capabilities and bolster regional security. This marks the first multiple shipments of

Aviation Tech UAE

Archer Aviation And Falcon Aviation To Set Up Vertiport Network In UAE

Arnold Pinto 15/04/2024 0

Ahead Of eVTOL Launch By 2025 California-headquartered Archer Aviation and Abu Dhabi-based Falcon Aviation have signed a partnership to develop a vertical port network in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the UAE’s two largest cities. The twin-city network will be a hub for Archer’s revolutionary Midnight electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. This

UAE

What Do You Know About The UAE’s Ghaf Tree?

Arnold Pinto 15/04/2024 0

The Emblem of Resilience in the UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a land of contrasts, where modernity seamlessly blends with tradition and vast expanses of desert are dotted with life-sustaining oases. Amidst this arid landscape stands a symbol of resilience and adaptation: the Ghaf tree (scientific name: Prosopis cineraria). The Ghaf—the national tree […]

Corporate UAE

ALEC Group Donates 5,000 Care Packages For Ramadan

News Desk 1 11/04/2024 0

Needy Communities In Gaza And UAE Benefit The Dubai-based ALEC Group has donated 5,000 care packages valued at AED140,000 to a Ramadan initiative in the UAE involving Emirates Red Crescent and SmartLife Foundation. ALEC Group employees donated to the initiative, which benefited vulnerable populations in Gaza and labourers in Dubai. The employees’ efforts, combined with

GCC Video

Archer Aviation Midnight eVTOL Aircraft

Arnold Pinto 10/04/2024 0

Events UAE

Dubai Is The Host City Of ‘Global AI Show’

Arnold Pinto 09/04/2024 0

AI Community Networks On April 16-17, 2024 VAP Group is set to host the highly anticipated ‘Global AI Show’ at the Grand Hyatt, Dubai, from April 16 to 17, 2024. The event, co-located with the equally significant ‘Global Blockchain Show Dubai,’ is being held under the patronage of Omar Sultan Al Olama, UAE Minister of […]

GCC Video

Watches and Wonder Geneva 2024

Arnold Pinto 08/04/2024 0