UAE firm, European group partner to offer entrepreneurship education in Dubai

Located in Dubai, the SD Centre for Entrepreneurial Excellence will offer subjects such as new venture creation, internationalisation strategies and entrepreneurial finance

Sharjah

Sharjah private educational institutions to have four-day week

They will have a three-day weekend from Friday to Sunday each week

Global modular data centre market to maintain robust growth – Frost & Sullivan

Huawei’s smart modular data centre solution has grown rapidly in recent years, increasing from 12.7 per cent in 2017 to 20.5 per cent in 2020

How the OPPO Reno6 Series raises the bar for smartphone cameras

OPPO, one of the fastest-growing smartphone companies globally, launched the Reno6 Series which features enhanced photography and videography capabilities

Virtual health: An immediate solution or a distant dream?

Virtual heath offers access and convenience at home or on the go, from a computer or on a smartphone

SME Revival case study: Dubai’s Finyal Media on its expansion plans

The podcast network creates content for young Arabs across the MENA region

Here’s how OPPO smartphones ensure a reliable user experience

In an exclusive interview, Ivan Wu, CEO at OPPO GCC, explains more about the brand’s plans for 2022

Dubai E-scooters

RTA to operates e-scooters in 10 Dubai districts from Q1 2022

The RTA plans to expand the use of e-scooters to several other districts in the city

Dubai welcomes 4.88 million tourists between Jan-Oct 2021

A total of 9.4 million room nights were booked during the first 10 months of the year

Saudi wealth fund PIF raises $3.2bn from sale of STC stake

The Public Investment Fund offered 120 million shares in Saudi Telecom at SAR100 each

Kuwait’s $33bn holding firm Kipco appoints Sheikha Dana as CEO

She will replace Faisal Al Ayyar, who will retire as the CEO after more than 30 years with the company

Dubai plans to list district cooling firm Empower in IPO push

The government said last month it wants to sell shares in 10 companies, and it has been encouraging private and family-owned businesses to follow suit

Pressure mounts on technologists to prevent high-profile digital service disruption

A total of 98 per cent of UAE IT teams report that they currently have some monitoring tools in place, but only 36 per cent expressed total confidence in those tools to meet their needs says Joe Byrne, executive CTO, AppDynamics

Dubai’s Emirates to suspend all Nigeria flights from December 13

The last flights to operate on December 12 include EK 783/784 to/from Lagos and EK 785/786 to/from Abuja

Mining big oil’s big data for big battery

Newer energy technologies, such as solar power and batteries, may not require tankers of fuel to work, but they do need minerals to build them

How demand for warehousing space is gathering pace in Dubai

With the logistics sector dominating the market for new leasing, demand for warehousing space is gradually ticking

UAE reports 60 Covid-19 cases, 86 recoveries

The nationwide case count has risen to 742,567

Dubai’s Emirates to welcome over a million passengers through DXB’s Terminal 3 until Dec 21

The upcoming weekend will see close to 250,000 travellers departing from Terminal 3

Here’s how the Middle East is set to become a powerhouse of innovation

Digitalisation has been proven to improve organisational performance and enhance business value by helping companies meet customer expectations

UAE’s Etihad signs codeshare agreement with Italy’s ITA Airways

The new commercial partnership is designed to boost business travel and tourism between the two countries

Bahrain parliament approves decision to double VAT to 10%

The bill has now been sent to the Shura Council, the upper house of the National Assembly

Voices from the top: Rola Abu Manneh, CEO, Standard Chartered UAE

Standard Chartered recently announced its Q3 results which demonstrated a return to top-line growth

UAE’s RemotePass raises pre-series A funding

The startup currently services more than 80 global and regional companies

Advanced infrastructure and youth talent pave way for Jordan’s growing ICT sector

The government initiative ‘Jordan Source’ will facilitate and ease new investments into Jordan’s digital outsourcing economy and create more jobs for its digital talents

Here’s how you can manage your business like an F1 race car

Competition is most certainly good – not just when it comes to F1, but also when it comes to business and ensuring your organisation is at the peak of its competitive powers

Etihad Conscious Choices

UAE’s Etihad launches Conscious Choices, world’s first green loyalty programme

Conscious Choices will rewards customers with Tier Miles and other benefits for carrying less baggage on board and offsetting their flights’ carbon emissions using Etihad Guest Miles

Six predictions that will define the nature of workplaces in 2022

The pandemic has opened our eyes to what can be accomplished remotely with technology and has challenged many of our perceptions around productivity

UAE’s GrubTech raises $13m in Series A funding round to underpin growth

The company plans to use the funds to develop innovative solutions and extend its reach into new markets

Echo Amazon Alexa Arabic

Amazon brings Alexa, compatible with English and Arabic, to the UAE

Amazon has also opened bookings for range of new Echo devices in the UAE, which will start shipping on December 14

Dubai-Internet-City Tecom Group

Tecom Group to list on Dubai Financial Market

Tecom’s business communities include Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City, Dubai Design District and Dubai Industrial Park