GCC advertising veteran and Memac Ogilvy founder Edmond Moutran dies

Moutran, 77, founded the agency Middle East Marketing and Communications (Memac) in 1984

Majid Al Futtaim taps IBM blockchain for food traceability at Carrefour stores

Entire history of the product will be readily available to customers in stores

Flat6Labs Bahrain graduates eight startups in latest funding cycle

Startups receive a total of $250,000 in investments, head to demo day

Billionaire Sawiris said to back $4.7bn Signature takeover

Sawiris is the third-biggest shareholder in Signature Aviation

Engine explosion spurs Boeing 777 groundings in US, Japan

The incident on United Airlines Flight 328 from Denver to Honolulu took place shortly after it took off with 231 passengers and 10 crew members

Kuwait adds 33 countries, including UAE, US to Covid-19 ‘high-risk’ list – reports

On Sunday, Kuwait extended its entry ban on foreign nationals indefinitely

Aramex

Dubai Economy partners with Aramex to offer customised solutions for startups, freelancers

Aramex will provide DED Trader licence holders with Domestic and International Express delivery solutions, and comprehensive freight services and logistics assistance

IDEX NAVEX 2021

UAE Armed Forces sign over Dhs5bn deals on day one of Abu Dhabi defence exhibition

UAE companies secured deals worth Dhs3.939bn, accounting for 78 per cent of the overall value of the agreements

Proper mapping of MENA countries could generate billions of dollars: report

Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain working to improve their geospatial infrastructure

Different Arab money

Revealed: Impact of Covid-19 on GCC retail banks revenues

BCG says earnings could shrink by -2.1% annually between 2019 and 2024

Covid-19 update: UAE reports 2,250 cases; nationwide count crosses 370,000

The case count in the UAE has risen to 370,425

Dubai’s Emirates operates first flight with vaccinated crew at all customer touchpoints

Close to 26,000 of the group’s frontline aviation workforce has been vaccinated with two doses

Mubadala

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala mulling IPO of Yahsat, says CEO-designate

Yahsat provides integrated satellite communications solutions to over 150 countries

BFL Group

UAE’s Brands For Less Group (BFL) to develop 958KW solar power project

The project will generate around 1,600,000 kWh of solar energy, reducing BFL’s carbon footprint by 700 metric tonnes

UAE’s ‘DhabiSat’ takes off to International Space Station

Developed by 27 graduate students at Yahsat Space Lab, the project is helping train individuals to become qualified engineers

Sharjah’s Sheraa sets up new startup studio to support entrepreneurs

The studio, which will work on a revenue sharing model, will support founders in the early stages of setting up their businesses

Dubai-Al Ain Rod

Dubai-Al Ain: Dhs2bn road improvement project reaches 60% completion mark

Upon completion, it will double the road’s capacity from 6,000 to 12,000 vehicles per hour per direction

Saudi-backed UK health app Babylon ends deal with Tencent

A $550m cash infusion led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund in 2019 valued the company at about $2bn

UAE Schools Covid-19

UAE education: Onus on principals to inform health ministry of Covid-19 infections among employees, students

The Federal Public Prosecution said that it was obligatory to do so according to Article 12 of the Federal Law No 14 of 2014 concerning Prevention of Communicable Diseases

Kuwait entry ban

Kuwait suspends entry of foreigners until further notice

Kuwaiti nationals will continue to be allowed entry, but will be subject 14 days of quarantine, seven days of which will be in an institution

Why fintech is on the brink of rapid expansion in the GCC

The GCC is catching up with developed markets in terms of financial inclusion

How e-commerce in the GCC has taken flight

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, e-commerce has risen as a natural winner

Covid-19 impact: How people in the UAE adopted new habits

If remote working is here to stay, holding onto sacrosanct novelties may just be the wise thing to do

Saudi Arabia Oxford-AstraZeneca

Saudi Arabia approves use of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

Other GCC countries including the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain have already approved the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine 

Covid-19 update: UAE reports 3,294 cases, highest daily spike in deaths

The nation-wide death toll has risen to 1,073

Dubai’s flydubai gears up for Boeing 737 MAX to rejoin fleet

The General Civil Aviation Authority approved the aircraft to return to service

Gulfood 2021: Here’s all you need to know

The 26th edition of the annual F&B event will host 2,500 companies from 85 countries

Saudi opens new Arar airport with the capacity to serve one million passengers annually

The project, built at a cost of SAR382m, has the capacity to handle more than 10,000 flights per year

Brent oil passes $65 with US crisis now a global supply shock

More than 4 million barrels a day of US oil output is now offline