Cybersecurity

Why cyber protection is the ultimate defence for African enterprises

News Editor 2 17/08/2023

By Peter French – General Manager – MEA & South Asia, Acronis In the wake of today’s highly interconnected digital landscape, African enterprises are increasingly battling a ballooning number of cyber threats that have enormous potential to cripple their day-to-day

Sport

High-speed fan-facing Wi-Fi rolled out at Old Trafford

Arnold Pinto 17/08/2023

Manchester United has launched high-speed fan-facing Wi-Fi at Old Trafford footfall stadium to enhance fan matchday experiences. The world-famous football stadium is in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, and is the home of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,310, it is the largest club football stadium in the UK. US-based Extreme Networks

Aviation

Boeing donates $500,000 to wildfire relief efforts in Hawaii

Arnold Pinto 17/08/2023

Boeing, the Seattle-based aerospace giant, is donating $500,000 to two organisations to assist with disaster recovery and relief efforts in Hawaii following the deadly wildfires that have devastated Maui communities. The Boeing Charitable Trust is providing $250,000 to the American Red Cross to maintain shelters for those seeking refuge and

Markets

World to have 1.5 billion inbound roaming connections in 2024

Arnold Pinto 16/08/2023

Juniper Research predicts there will be more than 1.5 billion inbound roaming connections globally in 2024, which are expected to rise to 2.4 billion by 2028.  In its newly released global report, ‘Roaming Intelligence Centre’: Global Wholesale Roaming Market 2023-2028’, the UK-based specialist in identifying and appraising new high-growth market sectors within

Aviation

Cathay Pacific offers corporate clients new rewards with Business Plus

Arnold Pinto 16/08/2023

Cathay Pacific, the home airline of Hong Kong, has revamped Business Plus – its corporate loyalty programme and travel management platform – with the addition of more Air Miles for corporate passengers. The new Business Plus programme especially allows SMEs and growing businesses to manage their business travel in a self-service travel platform.  Stephen

Events

Digital Cooperation Organization opens entries for its Digital Prosperity Awards

Arnold Pinto 15/08/2023

The Riyadh-headquartered Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) has announced the launch of its inaugural Digital Prosperity Awards to promote projects and organisations embracing digital innovation and bridging the digital divide. The DCO is the world’s first standalone international organisation focusing on the digital economy. The awards are open to international

Space GCC UAE

2 UAE astronaut candidates prep for spacewalks with NASA in Houston

Arnold Pinto 15/08/2023

UAE astronaut candidates Nora Al Matrooshi and Mohammad Al Mulla are conducting high-intensity spacewalk training at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The two UAE nationals are part of NASA’s 2021 astronaut candidate class training programme. The one-of-a-kind NBL is the world’s largest indoor pool and is

Cybersecurity

Acronis blocks 16.6 million phishing and malicious URLs in July 2023

Arnold Pinto 14/08/2023

The Acronis Cyber Protection Operation Centers (CPOC) blocked 16,591,252 phishing and malicious URLs in July 2023, a decrease of 10% compared to June 2023. Malicious URLs are a common tool for cybercriminals to deliver their payloads. Many attackers first install a small backdoor application and have it connect to a command-and-control (C2) server to receive […]

Shopping GCC UAE

Sharjah offers you the unique chance to win a Nissan Patrol 4×4 by shopping this summer

Arnold Pinto 14/08/2023

Retail establishments across Sharjah emirate in the UAE participating in the emirate-sponsored Sharjah Summer Promotions shopping festival are aiming to attract as many shoppers as they can before the festival concludes on September 3, 2023. The 20th edition of Sharjah Summer Promotions is organised by the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI). As part […]

Sport

Abu Dhabi’s Al Qemzi up against Lithuania’s Riabko in 2023 UIM F2 World Championship

Arnold Pinto 13/08/2023

Rashed Al Qemzi, Team Abu Dhabi’s triple world champion, is targeting a new title fight as he bids for a fourth title in the 2023 UIM F2 World Championship on August 13, 2023, in Klaipeda, Lithuania. The event began on August 12, 2023, with 19 of the world’s best powerboat racers competing on the Baltic […]

Gitex

GITEX Global 2023 organiser says this is ‘The Year to Imagine Al in Everything’

Arnold Pinto 13/08/2023

The 43rd annual edition of GITEX Global – the multi-sourcing and collaborative event for tech professionals – returns to Dubai from October 16-20, 2023, in what is hailed as being the ‘world’s largest tech and startup event of 2023’. Against the backdrop of the global tech industry being valued at approximately AED19.1 trillion ($5.2 trillion), […]

Aviation Lifestyle Travel

Air Arabia flies high with a record AED459 million net profit in Q2 2023

Arnold Pinto 12/08/2023

Robust post-pandemic air travel and a curated growth trajectory have propelled Air Arabia to register record second-quarter (Q2) and first-half (H1) 2023 financial and operational results. The airline recorded a net profit of AED459 million during the Q2 period ending June 30, 2023, an increase of 187% compared to the AED160 million net profit the […]

Tech

NPCC joint venture receives AED13-billion contract from Adnoc Gas

Middle East News 247 11/08/2023

The National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), a subsidiary of the National Marine Dredging Group (NMDC Group), in partnership with Técnicas Reunidas (NPCC TR JV), has received an award for the Methane Recovery and Maximization (MERAM) project from Adnoc Gas. The project is valued at AED13 billion, to be shared by the two parties, led by […]

Business

WasteFuel Appoints Former Maersk Executive Peter Votkjaer Jorgensen as Chief Financial Officer

Middle East News 247 11/08/2023

LOS ANGELES — WasteFuel, a California-based biofuels company, announced today the appointment of Peter Votkjaer Jorgensen, former Partner in Maersk Growth, the venture arm of the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective October 1, 2023. Peter will be responsible for the financial management of the company, support the company’s

Business GCC NEWS DESK UAE

UAE-based Gingo Partners Announces Successful Fundraising Campaign, Securing $350k to Fuel the Community and Investments

News Desk 11/08/2023

Abu Dhabi, August 11 – Gingo Partners, an Investor Outreach Service and Startup Community, is thrilled to announce the successful completion of its fundraising campaign, securing $350k in capital from a group of business angels.  This investment will allow Gingo Partners to accelerate its vision of bringing inclusivity and diversity in venture capital and capitalize

Business

Hikma and Rakuten Medical sign exclusive licensing agreement for AlluminoxTM platform cancer treatment for the Middle East and North Africa

Middle East News 247 11/08/2023

London, United Kingdom — Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (Hikma), the multinational pharmaceutical company, today announces an exclusive licensing and commercialisation agreement with Rakuten Medical, Inc. (Rakuten Medical), a global biotechnology company developing and commercialising precision, cell targeting therapies based on its proprietary Alluminox™ platform. Under

Real Estate

25% property sales rise boosts Emaar Development’s H1 2023 showing

Arnold Pinto 11/08/2023

Emaar Development has reported a 25% increase in property sales, reaching AED19 billion for the first half of 2023, compared to AED15.2 billion in the first half of 2022. The UAE-headquartered developer of residential and commercial build-to-sell (BTS) assets in the UAE attributed this performance to the launches of 16 new projects across various master […]

Aviation

20,000 cabin crew help keep Emirates flying, like the supercarrier it is

Arnold Pinto 11/08/2023

Emirates’ cabin crew strength has crossed the 20,000-strong threshold even as the Dubai-headquartered supercarrier launches initiatives to recruit additional cabin crew globally to meet its growing operational needs. More than 4,000 Emirates cabin crew have served the airline for between five to nine years; with nearly 3,000 serving for between 10 to 14 years; more […]

Tech

Tenable Integrates Generative AI Capabilities Across Cybersecurity Platform With Launch of ExposureAI

News Desk 10/08/2023

Dubai, UAE  (August 10, 2023) — Tenable®, the Exposure Management company, today announced the launch of ExposureAI, new generative AI capabilities and services across the Tenable One Exposure Management Platform. Tenable has also introduced Tenable Exposure Graph, a scalable data lake, Powered by Snowflake, that fuels the ExposureAI engine. This unified data platform

Real Estate GCC UAE

Dubai Real Estate Market Hits AED 2.8 Billion in Transactions on Monday

Kashif Faraz 10/08/2023

On 7th August Dubai’s real estate market clocked a landmark AED 2.8 billion in realty transactions, powered by sales of luxury apartments, villas, off-plan properties at some of the most prime locations.