The road to market success for creatives is as much about finding the right ecosystem as it is about unleashing …
Al Ansari Owners Raise $210 Million in Dubai’s First IPO of 2023
The owners of remittance and money exchange firm Al Ansari Financial Services raised 773 million dirhams ($210 million) after pricing shares at the top of the range.
Generation Start-up: How Xare is disrupting the way we share money
When Padmini Gupta and her Xare co-founders launched the platform in January 2021 under the umbrella of their original FinTech Rise, little did they know just how much they would disrupt the sharing …
Afghanistan Beats Pakistan To Clinch T20 Series In Sharjah
Afghanistan made history by winning their first-ever series in any format against Pakistan on Sunday. The Afghans defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in the second match at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium …
Abu Dhabi launches Public Art Biennale to light up cultural calendar
The Gulf state, which already hosts the Sharjah Biennale, has announced plans to launch another similar art event in Abu Dhabi. This new artistic event is called the Abu Dhabi Public Art Biennale. It …
Sygnum, a Digital Asset Bank, Launches Business Operations in Abu Dhabi
Sygnum, the digital asset bank, announces the opening of its Middle East hub in the Abu Dhabi Global Market international financial centre.
UAE residents feel weight of higher medical insurance bills, as average hits Dh6,000/year
A fairly comprehensive policy costing Dh4,500 in ’22 now comes to Dh6,000 The UAE is moving towards universal healthcare insurance cover. But medical claims and costs too have risen, and this showing …
Ramadan In Dubai: Sheikh Mohammed Receives Holy Month Well-Wishers
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, today evening received well-wishers who visited him to greet him on the occasion of …
Dubai: Two jailed for threatening grocery store worker at knife point, stealing Dh1,700
Two men of African nationality have been sentenced to one year in prison followed by deportation for threatening a grocery store worker at knife point and ..
Dubai’s Salik Company Reveals Busiest Toll Gates, Records Rise In Usage Fees
Considering the long traffic queues on Dubai-Sharjah Al Ittihad Road, many residents may think that Al Mamzar Toll Gates are the busiest in Dubai. But this is not the case. According to the Salik …
UAE: Are gold, bonds best bets for investors amid global market turmoil?
Individual investors are urged to remain calm, evaluate their portfolio to understand the risk exposure and take a systematic approach to assess overall holdings …
Etihad Airways resumes direct flights between Kolkata and Abu Dhabi
Etihad Airways resumed flight services between Kolkata and Abu Dhabi on Sunday after three years, a statement said.
Airbus A380 flies into Glasgow as Emirates reinstates flights to Dubai
The world’s largest airliner returned to Glasgow on Sunday for the first time since September 2019 (Neil Lancefield writes).The Middle Eastern carrier Emirates …
Israel says UAE free trade deal to take effect April 1
Signed in May 2022, the free trade deal is the first of its kind between Israel and an Arab country. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Sharjah Ramadan Nights 2023: 75% sale at Expo Centre
Ramadan Nights returns to Expo Centre Sharjah with major sale Sharjah Ramadan Nights 2023: 75% sale at Expo Centre Ramadan, Ramadan 2023, Ramadan Nights, Sharjah Culture & Society …
UAE pardons Israeli woman jailed on drug charges
The United Arab Emirates has released an Israeli woman a year after she was convicted on drug charges. Fidaa Kiwan flew home on Sunday. Israel called her pardon a “special gesture” to President Isaac …
UAE pardons Israeli woman who faced life in prison
Her initial death sentence was reduced to life in prison on appeal. Israel and the UAE normalised relations under a US-brokered deal in 2020. Ms Kiwan, an Arab-Israeli photographer, was visiting Dubai …