Industry experts share their insights on what has changed through the COVID-19 crisis, and why being attuned to customer needs has never been more important.
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Beyond Dubai’s shadow, Sharjah shines light on Arab art
It doesn’t have the malls of Dubai or the mega-projects of Abu Dhabi, but the conservative Gulf emirate of Sharjah has carved out a role for itself as a cultural capital.
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UAE businesses don’t know what one-third of their data is: Veritas study
UAE businesses are failing to manage their dark (unclassified) and Redundant, Obsolete or Trivial (ROT) data, a new report by Veritas says. The survey by the data management software company reveals …
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UAE’s first kosher restaurant reflects growing Israeli-Arab ties
Just days after Israel and the United Arab Emirates normalized relations, a kosher restaurant has opened up in Dubai.
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UAE mall etiquette – dos and don’ts for your next shopping trip
Perhaps a quick trip to the mall is just what you are craving. While retail therapy can truly help shoo away the pandemic stress for a while, there are some steps that shoppers should bear in mind to …
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SpaceContinuum Design Studio Transforms Sharjah’s The Flying Saucer into a Cultural Space
Close in radius to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates’ third largest state Sharjah is far from its gilded neighbors in its landscape. Here, modest scale colorful …
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UAE minister backs Macron on Muslim integration
The United Arab Emirates has come out in support of Emmanuel Macron in the face of growing anger in the Middle East over France’s approach to Islam, backing the French president’s call for greater …
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Sudanese workers hired as security guards in UAE deceived into fighting in Haftar’s ranks
Around 270 Sudanese workers, lured by the promise of employment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), were brought to war-ravaged Libya to fight alongside putschist Gen.
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UAE budget 2021: How will Dh58.1 billion be spent this year?
The instructions follow the Cabinet approved the 2021 federal budget of Dh58.113 bil-lion during Sunday’s meeting chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and …
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5 UAE scientists get Dh2.5m in grants for Covid-19 research
Dubai-based Al Jalila Foundation has awarded Dh2.5 million in seed grants to five UAE-based medical researchers. The Covid-19 research grants in the areas of genetics, therapies and diagnosis are the …
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Video: Students present 50 green ideas to shape UAE’s next 50 years
The students’ innovative ideas ranged from providing practical solutions to practices that harm the environment to investing in renewable and …
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Abu Dhabi property market ‘showing signs of stability’
General view of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 3, 2019. Image used for illustrative purpose. With mobility restrictions eased within the emirate, Abu Dhabi’s property market has shown signs …
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FAB announces plans to expand payments business
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE’s largest bank and one of the world’s largest and safest financial institutions, is to carve out its existing payments business into a fully owned subsidiary with …
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Sharjah Publisher Conference discusses gender gaps
The second day of the 10th Publishers Conference was held at the Expo Centre Sharjah ahead of the 39th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF). Leading publishers from across the world convened to …
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School teacher in Sharjah creates flag with 5,000 ‘I Love UAE’ stamps
She undertook the project on her own. She toiled for over a month, with five hours spent daily on the project after school.
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Find out why more than half of students in UAE would not study at same university again
More than half of students in the UAE and region would not study in the same university again, nor would they study the same course again, if given the choice, a new study released on Monday suggests.
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UAE minister backs Emmanuel Macron’s remarks on Muslims
A prominent United Arab Emirates minister has called on Muslims to accept the stance of French President Emmanuel Macron on his claims about the need for “integration” in Western societies. “ [Muslims …
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