By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) has announced that Gulfood, the largest annual food and beverage sourcing event in the world, will take place from 19-23 February 2024, as the future of the food industry comes into focus. Gulfood continues to be the gold standard event for the global F&B community, with a record 5,500+ exhibitors and visitors from over 190 countries, and …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates will be boosting its services to Osaka with the introduction of the A380 starting from 1 June 2024. The A380 to be deployed to Osaka will be retrofitted with the airline’s latest product, Premium Economy, making it the second Japanese gateway to operate with the newly upgraded aircraft. The upgraded service will offer increased seat capacity …

News Desk DUBAI: Under the patronage and attendance of Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Supreme President of the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences, the 25th edition of the Gulf Engineering Forum and its accompanying exhibition kicked off today, Wednesday, under the theme “Smart Engineering for Sustainable Future”, with the participation …

RIYADH: Asharq Discovery, the new free-to-view Arabic-language infotainment platform in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery, has launched a new suite of original shows, including ‘Bassma’. The series showcases inspirational stories of pioneering Arab women and their impact on society around the world. ‘Bassma’ is a ten-part series that showcases some of the most iconic women shaping and inspiring the Arab world …

News Desk DUBAI: Dubai Duty Free officially welcomed the ‘Year of the Dragon’ with a Chinese-themed celebration in Terminal 3 – Concourse B of Dubai International Airport. The celebration was well attended by Dubai Duty Free management and staff headed by Chief Operating Officer Ramesh Cidambi along with invited guests from the Chinese Consulate in Dubai, including Vice Consul General …

By Muhammad Rafiq DUBAI: Held under the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MOEI UAE), Breakbulk Middle East, held its official press conference today in anticipation of the upcoming 2024 edition of its conference and exhibition. Notable industry leaders from the Ministry, DP World, Abu Dhabi Ports Group, , and other esteemed organisations in the UAE gathered …

News Desk SAO PAULO/DUBAI: The first UAE Property Forum concluded at the Tivoli Mofarrej hotel in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The event was hosted by the United Arab Emirates Embassy in Brazil and the United Arab Emirates Consulate General in Brazil over two days. It featured the participation of leading real estate developers from the UAE with the aim of enhancing …

DUBAI: SITA’s 2023 Air Transport IT Insights report, published today, finds that both airports and airlines saw IT spend increase year on year into 2023, reaching an estimated 10.8 billion USD and 34.5 billion USD respectively, with over two-thirds ofairport and airline CIOs expecting continued growth into 2024. Airports also boosted IT spend as a percentage of revenue in 2022 and 2023 …

Metro Brazil, a leading retail and eCommerce company for Brazilian shapewear products in the Middle East, witnessed a remarkable growth in 2023 fuelled by a 210 per cent increase in sales and a 161 per cent rise in the number of orders from GCC countries. The expectational growth is attributed to the company’s strategic collaborations, integration of advanced technologies and …

In a significant move to boost the UAE’s startup ecosystem, iAccel Gulf Business Incubator (iAccel GBI) has officially entered into a partnership with the National Incubator Network (NIN), established by Sandooq Al Watan. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed at the NIN Employment Open Day in Abu Dhabi, underscoring the shared commitment to empowering young Emirati entrepreneurs and driving national economic diversification. …