Dubai Duty Free’s Executive Vice Chairman & CEO, Colm McLoughlin was honoured with the prestigious “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the inaugural Middle East & Africa Duty Free Association (MEADFA) Awards held on 28th November at the Art Hotel & Resort in Bahrain. The awards were held to coincide with the 20th MEADFA conference which was held in Bahrain for the …

Daraz and Visa have expanded their partnership to support active flood relief efforts for more than 4,000 families from affected communities in Pakistan following the severe flooding which washed away villages and left millions in need of immediate, lifesaving assistance, while being at the risk of infections and drowning. Daraz and Visa have been long-term partners and combined their efforts …

Thousands of spectators were treated to a spectacular low-level flypast over the Sevens Stadium this afternoon, in celebration the biggest and longest-running sports and entertainment festival in the Middle East – the Emirates Dubai 7s. An Emirates A380 took to the skies to salute the crowd below, as they enjoyed the biggest Emirates Dubai 7’s festival yet, featuring more than 300 rugby, netball, …

Etisalat UAE, branded as etisalat e& in collaboration with Ministry of Economy (MoE) today announced the launch of a special programme for the Emirati startup registered at MoE’s National Programme for SMEs along with discounts of up to 50 percent as part of the celebrations for 51st UAE National Day. These exclusive services are part of etisalat by e&’s contributing efforts as one …

Newly appointed Director of Sales and Marketing, Mona Metwally, joins Rosewood Abu Dhabi with more than two decades cross continent career in luxury hospitality, bringing about an impressive wealth of knowledge in brand positioning and profit generation.  Result oriented and guest centric, Metwally plans to extend an extraordinary level of service to guests and to build on Redwood Abu Dhabi’s …

Located optimally on JBR famous UK exports Rosa’s Thai and Cocotte will be offering diners the chance to win 51% discount on their final bill to celebrate the 51st UAE National Day. When they are presented with their bill, they will be given 2 dices and if they roll a 5 and a 1, then they will get the 51% discount …

Dubai Chamber of Commerce, one of three chambers operating under Dubai Chambers, in cooperation with Amazon in the UAE and Taylor Wessing LLP (Dubai Branch), recently organised a webinar on the legal and practical aspects of e-commerce. The webinar was entitled ‘Legal and Practical Aspects of E-Commerce’ and was attended by 144 participants. The agenda focused on recent developments and …

KUANTAN/DUBAI: Tourism Malaysia welcomes passengers boarding Singapore’s low-cost airline, Scoot, on its return flight to Kuantan, Pahang. The passengers were greeted by Dato’ Hj. Zainuddin Abdul Wahab, Director-General of Tourism Malaysia and Dato’ Sri Dr Sallehuddin Ishak, Pahang State Secretary, with cultural performances by the National Department for Culture and Arts (JKKN) Pahang. Scoot reinstates its flight to Kuantan after …

Alpago Properties, the real estate famous for developing high-end residential, commercial and hospitality projects, has just announced the most recent sale of their incredible signature villa, Riva Del Lusso, for AED130 million. Another addition to the sensational Billionaire’s Row, located on the picturesque Frond G of the world-famous Palm Jumeirah, this impressive villa is truly an architectural masterpiece of epic …

Emirates Group Chairman & Chief Executive, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum today received Major General Ismael Gargawi, President of the Arab and UAE Basketball Federations and Nadim Hakim, Beirut Basketball Club President and Vice Chairman of the Arab Basketball Federation. During the visit, Hakim presented the Arab Women’s Club Championship Trophy to His Highness Sheikh Ahmed. The …