Under the directive of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), on behalf of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, signed today a $39 million multiyear contribution
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Airstack, the AI-powered web3 developer platform, announced that it increased its pre-seed financing to $7M on the strength of its natural language cross-blockchain developer APIs that help developers build composable web3 applications. The “pre-seed-plus” financing brings the total raised by one-year-old Airstack to $7 million. The new round was led by Superscrypt with
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Today, Vultr, the world’s largest privately-held cloud computing company, and Domino Data Lab, provider of the leading Enterprise MLOps platform trusted by over 20% of the Fortune 100, announced the integration of Domino Nexus with Vultr’s Kubernetes Engine. This new integration helps businesses achieve competitive advantage in the era of
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 2023 – Nazcaa a popular Peruvian-Japanese restaurant located in the Address Fountain Views Hotel, is thrilled to introduce its latest menu sensation, Nomikai. Originating in Japan, Nomikai has become a popular social practice that brings people together in a laid-back, friendly setting. Priced at AED99 per person, the Nomikai deal […]
The President of the Republic of the Maldives, His Excellency Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, expressed optimism that the upcoming COP28 conference will foster significant strides in implementing the Paris Climate Agreement’s objectives. This sentiment was shared during his reception of Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, UAE Minister of Climate Change and
Integrate Middle East, the significant new learning and networking event for the entire Professional Audio Visual (Pro AV) integration value chain, successfully concluded its three-day exhibition today, Thursday, May 18, 2023. The three-day event presented the ideal forum for the global Pro AV and Media Technology communities to gather and exchange the most recent
To prevent cybercriminals and spies from stealing, encrypting and selling data across the dark web and via other clandestine means security must move as close as possible to the humans [employees] who are invariably responsible for data breaches at the enterprise level, according to Eric O’Neill, former American FBI counter-terrorism and counterintelligence operative.
The Foundation’s Annual Impact Report was officially launched at its fourth ‘Thought Leadership Series’ event held at Capital Club. The event reinforced the ongoing discussion and supported the impact of the strategic philanthropy framework in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A fireside chat between H.E. Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi and H.E. Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair […]
Abu Dhabi, UAE; May 18 2023: Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, a Mubadala Health partner, in partnership with the Royal College of Physicians, organised the seventh edition of the Advanced Medicine Congress (AMC) on May 5. The virtual event aimed to provide medical professionals with the latest knowledge and trends related to general medicine. The […]
Dubai, May 2023 – IFZA Dubai, the UAE’s most dynamic and truly international Free Zone, has recently signed a collaboration agreement with Zoho, a global technology company that offers award-winning online productivity, collaboration, and business applications, to provide the members of the IFZA Free Zone community with leading-edge digital tools that will help increase
Manama, Bahrain, May 18, 2023 – SANS Institute, the global leader in cybersecurity training and certifications, have just opened the third cohort of their Cyber Reskilling Program in Bahrain, in partnership with The Labour Fund (Tamkeen). Those interested in the program can register as of today. The registration window will close on the 19th of […]
May 18, 2023- Saudi German Health (SGH), one of the largest healthcare groups in the MENA region, kicked off the year with outstanding performance, achieving a net profit of SAR 50 million in the first quarter, representing a remarkable 145% growth compared to Q1 2022. The impressive results, surpassing peers ‘performance, showcase the extensive work […]
DUBAI, UAE, MAY 18, 2023 – Homegrown, UAE-born concept 3Fils has been named as a Bib Gourmand restaurant by the 2023 Michelin Guide Dubai – on the heels of being in the top five of MENA’s 50 Best Restaurants list for 2023, and first on the list in 2022. Celebrating the achievement, Ahmed Saleh, Co-Founder […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates — The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) plans to attract over 100 million visitors annually by 2030. Along with religious tourism, public and private sector entities in Saudi Arabia are working collaboratively to spur tourist numbers by fuelling leisure and entertainment offerings therein diversifying the Kingdom’s rich non-oil-based economy. The
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Pacific Prime was awarded the Top Individual Producer Award by Allianz in 2022, marking the third consecutive year that the leading global insurance broker and employee benefits specialist has won the award. On May 8th, 2023, the team from Allianz visited Pacific Prime’s office in Dubai to present the award, […]
Dubai, May 18, 2023: Porter, India’s leading tech-based, on-demand logistics company has announced its first overseas expansion with entry to UAE offering intra-city logistics services in Dubai. The expansion comes under the company’s current plan to explore the GCC regions, and the Indian subcontinents. The logistics start-up, which is backed by some of the most […]
BOSTON — Gradiant, a global end-to-end solutions provider of advanced water and wastewater treatment, today announced it has raised $225 million in its first close of Series D financing. The round was led by BoltRock Holdings and Centaurus Capital, bringing Gradiant’s total funding to date to over $400 million and its valuation to $1 billion. Gradiant […]
A study conducted by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), in collaboration with entities involved in power generation in the United Arab Emirates, has revealed a significant decrease of 20% in nitrogen oxide emissions resulting from power generation activities. The study focused on measuring the intensity of nitrogen oxide emissions associated with
Some of your favourite Dubai restaurants are coming to Abu Dhabi at Al Qana, the most lively waterfront destination that is arguably the hottest address in the emirate. The soon-to-be-opened dining experiences include Terra Eatery – which redefines Mediterranean cuisine with inspirations from travel, culture, art and people; Slaw, the Emirati burger joint that has […]
PROVEN Robotics, a leading provider of robotic solutions worldwide, announced the successful integration of natural language artificial intelligence (AI) technology, ChatGPT, into its cutting edge humanoid robot, Pepper. A regional first, the significant milestone offers several key benefits and solidifies the company’s position as an industry pioneer. PROVEN Robotics also





























