King Saud University IBM

IBM, Saudi’s King Saud University partner to advance skills development

IBM will work with KSU to support AI education and awareness while maximising partnerships with academia, the public, and private sector

UAE reports 1,750 Covid-19 cases, 1,645 recoveries

The nationwide case count has risen to 942,253

Dubai airline agents

Sheikh Hamdan issues resolution cancelling fees levied on Dubai-based airline agents, offices

The new resolution cancels fees levied on airline agents and their branches and airline offices operating in Dubai

Alpha Dhabi ups stake in Aldar

Alpha Dhabi ups stake in Aldar, becomes single largest shareholder and parent company

As a long-term strategic shareholder, Alpha Dhabi will continue to support Aldar’s management team as they execute its growth agenda

Dubai Chambers

Dubai Chambers welcomes over 1,600 new African companies since October 2021

Dubai International Chamber operates four representative offices in Kenya, Ethiopia, Mozambique and Ghana

QatarEnergy

QatarEnergy vows to erase almost all methane emissions by 2030

The Qatari company has signed up to the Aiming for Zero Methane Emissions Initiative

DEWA launches automatic smart grid restoration system

Dubai’s DEWA launches automatic smart grid restoration system

The system improves grid automation, fault detection, retrieval of connections and supports DEWA’s efforts to maintain supplies

Yiwu market Dubai

Yiwu market: An ideal hub for affordable Chinese products opens in Dubai

DP World and the China Commodity City Group, which manages the world’s largest wholesale market in China, partnered to build Yiwu market in Dubai

UK

UAE citizens will not require visas to visit UK from 2023

The directive has been extended to other GCC countries as well

Cloud

Why some organisations are still reluctant to move to cloud

Bahrain Economic Development Board’s Musab Abdulla shares how disruptive technologies like cloud computing are impacting today’s innovations

UAE reports 1,744 Covid-19 cases, 1,718 recoveries

The nationwide case count has risen to 940,503

TECOM Group Closes IPO, raises 1.7bn dirhams

Dubai’s TECOM Group completes IPO, raises Dhs1.7bn

The global offering drew substantial demand from both the qualified institutional offer and UAE retail offer, with total gross demand reaching Dhs35.4bn

UAE minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed meets Egyptian President in Cairo

UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah meets Egyptian President in Cairo

The two leaders discussed the importance of joint coordination, essential to consolidating peace in the region

Saudi Exchange announces intent to launch single stock futures contracts in July

The new contracts mark the second derivatives product to be introduced in the exchange

Microsoft Qatar

Microsoft deepens investment in Qatar with opening of new office

The office will play a vital role as an innovation hub for technology startups, students, and community organisations from across Qatar

AD Ports Group ranked in the top five of global efficiency index

AD Ports Group ranked in the top five of global efficiency index

The report cites the use of digital technology and green fuel alternatives as two of the major ways that countries are modernising their ports

hydrogen

UAE government team to visit Germany for talks on hydrogen

German and Emirati companies signed memorandums of understanding in March for shipments from the Gulf state of blue hydrogen in the form of ammonia

Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways to resume direct flights from Abu Dhabi to Beijing

The airline will operate a weekly flight on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner for the route

lab-grown food

Could lab-grown ingredients could be the future of food?

Stakeholders are looking at ways to reduce the environmental impacts of factory farming and animal agriculture

Vikas khanna NFT book

Michelin Star chef Vikas Khanna launches NFT of his book in Dubai

Akshaya.io will create non-fungible tokens of the book which will enable those interested to own the original NFT along with physical book

spacex

Abu Dhabi’s IHC, Alpha Dhabi to invest $50m in Elon Musk’s SpaceX

IHC has previously acquired stakes in SpaceX through a private equity fund

Baku

Azerbaijan Airlines upgrades fleet on Dubai-Baku route

The Baku-based airline operates daily flights to Dubai

UAE aid to Afghanistan

UAE sends relief aid to support Afghanistan quake victims

Atleast 1,500 people were killed and over 2,000 injured in a powerful earthquake that struck Afghanistan on Wednesday, June 22

UAE reports 1,657 Covid-19 cases, 1665 recoveries

The nationwide case count has risen to 935,345

Saudi crown prince regional tour

In pics: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regional tour

The Crown Prince left Turkey on Wednesday, June 22, bringing an end to his regional tour that also took him to Egypt and Jordan

Dubai's successful tourism

Tourism recovery sees Dubai welcome 6.17 million visitors from January to May

The latest tourism data was revealed by Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism at its first ‘City Briefing’ for 2022

Emirates

Dubai’s Emirates takes off to Tel Aviv, marks airline’s first passenger flight to Israel

Emirates flight EK931 departed with 335 passengers

Qatar

Football World Cup to add up to $17bn to Qatari economy

The Gulf country is set to attract 1.2 million visitors, within its earlier estimated range of between 1 million and 1.5 million

UAE reports 1,621 Covid-19 cases, 1,605 recoveries

The nationwide case count has risen to 933,688