Autism Rocks has since organised concerts with Prince, Lenny Kravitz and Gary Barlow and has the naming rights for the Autism Rocks Arena next to Dubai Outlet Mall. The 47-year-old also runs a hedge fund company based in Dubai International Financial …
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UAE Banks Desperate to Sell Qatar Loans
UAE banks holding Qatari loans have become “more aggressive over the past couple of weeks” in offering the loans for sale in the secondary market, said one banker at a European bank specializing in financial institutions. Prospective sellers …
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Greater security for UAE commodity and finance trade with Africa
Bordered by eight other countries and a member of both the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Zambia is an important regional trade hub. According to MIT Economic Complexity Index …
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Dubai Future Accelerators Launch Cohort 3
DUBAI, Oct. 5, 2017 /CNW/ – Forty-six (46) companies from around the world, nine of which are from the UAE, will be taking part in the third edition of the Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA) program. The number of participating companies has almost doubled …
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Etisalat and Mojix to Showcase Digitally Transformed Retail Stores at GITEX Technology Week 2017
The journey of retailers through digital transformation requires connected solutions that integrate wireless sensor networks … second consecutive year at the 37th GITEX Technology Week in Dubai on October 8-12, to showcase the “Store of the Future.”
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Avaya to unveil Happiness Index on Blockchain
Avaya, a global leader in Internet telephony and wireless data, is unveiling the Happiness Index on Blockchain during the upcoming Gitex Technology Week, a major ICT event in Dubai, UAE. The Happiness Index on Blockchain is a solution that shows for the …
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Four essential elements for smart city success
Although many wireless technologies (LTE CatM … platforms to get people from point A to point B without seizing up the city’s infrastructure. In Dubai, one of the world’s most ambitious and comprehensive data initiatives is already underway to …
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Google gears up to take on Apple and Amazon
Dubai: Google launched two new phones to take on Apple and … It has more than 250 VR titles and can now cast your VR experience to the TV. It will cost $99. It is a wireless headphone to make up for the lack of headphone jack on the Pixel 2 devices.
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Gitex Technology ready to take off with the first public view of Dubai’s flying taxi
It should be coming to the skies over Dubai before much longer, but for the first sight of the city’s new flying taxi head to Gitex Technology Week on Sunday. The two-seater Volocopter will on public show for the first time at the annual five-day display …
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Fake banknote man on flight home from Dubai – BBC News
An Edinburgh man who was held in a jail in Dubai for three days over a forged banknote has begun his flight home. William Barclay had been accused of trying to exchange a fake £20 note during a family holiday. Although the incident happened last …
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Dubai Police urge public to report reckless drivers
Dubai: Dubai Police have called on members of the public who witness traffic law violations to use the ‘We are All Police’ programme to report them instead of ignoring the incidents. This will help in identifying violators and keeping roads safe, an …
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Dubai South negotiates service provider fees
Dubai’s property sector is experiencing fast transformation and maturing with the master developers now dictating terms to non-resident tenants such as schools and hospitals to limit their fees that matches standards and lifestyle of the community residents.
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Dubai Land Department launches interactive app
Dubai Land Department (DLD) has launched an interactive application for investors and developers. The Mashrooi app allows users to search for any project under development and track construction progress, and real estate developers can use it to showcase …
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Mars this week: SpaceX plans to make it habitable, Mars Science City, Delhi to Tokyo in 30 min, Water evidences found, Mars Solar Storm
And it’s still a mystery that why Mars is so arid today, which was wet so long ago. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched a Mars Science City Project of whopping Rs. 890 crore (AED 500 million), the amount is roughly estimated whereas there will be …
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Sharjah Crown Prince attends Learning Difficulties Conference
Sharjah: Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, on Wednesday attended the first Learning Difficulties Conference, entitled, “For a Better Education”, at Al Qasimia University Theatre. The two-day …
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UAE residents now avoid this big credit card mistake, says study
Dubai: When it comes to using credit cards, it appears that most UAE consumers have smartened up and learned to avoid at least one major blunder that can lead to mounting debt levels. A new study on consumer behaviour in UAE found that the majority (70 per …
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An “Anti-Cupcake” Dubai Startup Is Taking A Bite Out Of The Food Delivery Business
When Raki Phillips quit career in the hospitality industry on the lookout for a startup idea close to four years ago, he realized he’d hit pay dirt when he homed in on a niche “anti-cupcake” dessert delivery business, with a tech platform, to satisfy …
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