Pharma

Insights: Embracing digitalisation in pharma sector

Digital tools and technologies are fast making inroads into pharma marketing plans as the space has opened itself to the new ‘hybrid’ normal

Aldar

Gardenia Bay: Aldar launches new Yas Island residential community

The development will feature monitoring meters to reduce energy, water, and waste consumption with an aim to achieve a Pearl 3 Estidama rating

World Padel Tour

Qatar Sports Investments acquires World Padel Tour

The agreement will consolidate the sport’s two biggest professional tours into one under the name Premier Padel

DEWA files patent for advanced battery performance

DEWA’s R&D Centre files new patent for advanced battery performance

The innovation is part of the company’s efforts to promote the technologies of energy production and storage

G42 launches Jais, open source Arabic language AI model

Abu Dhabi’s G42 launches Jais, open source Arabic language AI model

The language is a transformer-based large language model that incorporates many cutting-edge features, including ALiBi position embeddings

Mohamed Alabbar - Emaar Founder

Emaar plans a hike in dividends in 2023, no IPO for noon: Mohamed Alabbar

Alabbar underscored the performance of Emaar Properties’ during H1 2023, driven by the economy and tourism sectors

Samsung Food

Samsung Food, an AI-powered food and recipe service now available globally

The platform will act as a personalised assistant that helps users discover new dishes, create tailored meal plans and order ingredients online

Binance Bahrain

Binance launches crypto futures in Bahrain

Binance Bahrain BSC is the first regulated exchange in the region to offer these services and the only exchange with a CAT4 licence

non-oil trade boosts UAE Economy

UAE: Sheikh Mohammed says 2023 ‘best economic year’ as non-oil trade hits all time high

The Dubai ruler forecast the UAE’s non-oil foreign trade is on track to reach Dhs2.5tn this year and hit Dh4tn by 2031

Emirates obtains IATA Environmental Assessment certification (Image: Supplied by Emirates)

Emirates obtains IATA Environmental Assessment certification

Emirates has implemented Stage One of its core scope comprising flight operations, corporate activities, as well as an illegal wildlife trade module

UAE licence Dubai RTA

Kuwaiti fintech MyFatoorah secures UAE central bank licence

The payments solutions provider is now positioned to offer direct merchant-acquiring services and payment aggregation solutions with reduced reliance on traditional banking channels

Google Flights

Google Flights helps you book cheap tickets: Here’s how

The tech giant has unveiled a new feature that indicates when fares have been the lowest for their chosen travel dates and destinations

Riyadh Air to support inclusion of Saudi nationals in aviation workforce (Image: Supplied by Riyadh Air)

Riyadh Air to support inclusion of Saudi nationals in aviation workforce

The agreement includes the activation of a female training programme specialised in the field of engineering and maintenance

Renewable Power Cost is impact fossil fuel prices shows IRENA report Image IRENA

This power source saved $520bn in fuel costs globally in 2022, reveals report

Around 86 per cent (187 gigawatts) of all the newly commissioned renewable capacity in 2022 had lower costs than fossil fuel-fired electricity

Apple Iphone 15

Apple reveals launch date for iPhone 15

The presentation will be streamed online at 10am Pacific, with an accompanying event at Apple’s Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California

Saudi Arabia SPARK logistics zone to open in 2024 Image SPARK

Saudi Arabia: King Salman Energy Park’s Logistics Zone to begin operations in 2024

The zone will be operated by SPARK Logistics, a JV between SPARK and Hutchison Ports and will handle ten million metric tonnes of cargo

aiBANK partners with Visa to advance digital payments

EFG Holding’s aiBANK, Visa partner to advance digital payments

The partnership seeks to provide customers with a comprehensive range of innovative products and services tailored to modern digital payment preferences

ROSHN MARAFY

Roshn unveils Marafy, to redefine urban living in Jeddah

The development aims to offer an exceptional living experience and represents Roshn’s inaugural fully mixed-use endeavour

DP World and Türkiye's Evyap Group sign partnership_Image WAM DP World

DP World acquires 58% equity stake in Turkey’s Evyap Port

The partnership will aim to enhance supply chain solutions in Turkey

UAE joins BRICS

UAE Economy Minister Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri on BRICS and beyond

As the UAE and Saudi Arabia join BRICS, the alliance brings the largest energy producers with the developing world’s biggest consumers

Sultan AlNeyadi set to return to Earth on Sept-3-GettyImages

Sultan AlNeyadi to return to Earth on Sept 3: MBRSC

AlNeyadi along with his fellow astronauts will depart the ISS aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft Endeavour on September 2

BCCI to auction cricket broadcast rights for bilateral series

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Tickets to go on sale on this date

India is playing host for the upcoming ICC men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 set to start in October

digital tax

Meta, Google face digital tax in New Zealand beginning in 2025

The proposed tax would be payable by multinational businesses that make over $810m a year from global digital services

UAE allows visa free travel for more than 80 countries IMage Getty

UAE visa update: More than 80 nationalities can enter UAE without prior visa

Citizens from 115 countries still have to obtain a visa before entering the UAE

Abu Dhabi holiday homes

UAE holiday home rental: Abu Dhabi announces major change for farm houses, RVs

DCT Abu Dhabi will introduce a comprehensive policy framework to license and promote farmhouse tourism activity, to develop immersive agri-tourism experiences

corporate cards

How democratising corporate cards enables business to tap into a host of benefits

Corporate cards that are defined and operated in the right way will deliver a new level of control to the finance team and each employee

Tabby Shop

Tabby Shop: Digital shopping assistant now available in UAE, Saudi

The shopping tool makes navigating of products easy, enabling shoppers to sort and filter by colour, brand, price and materials

Super Blue Moon

Super Blue Moon, Saturn’s rings, and a new comet: Three rare celestial events in the UAE sky this week

The end of summer has a triple treat in store which starts with Saturn appearing bright in the night followed by a Super Blue Moon and finally a comet

Schumer

Musk, Zuckerberg set to attend Schumer’s forum on Future of AI

The gathering is intended as the first of Schumer’s AI Insight Forums, and part of his strategy to give Congress more influence over the future of AI

Dubai real estate mid year review CBRE courtesy Dubai-Media-Office

UAE real estate market: Strong demand, lack of supply to drive further growth in 2023, reveals CBRE

In Dubai, the total volume of transactions has broken records in the first half of the year, up 43.3 per cent year-on-year in the year-to-date to H1 2023