By Muhammad Rafiq On International Women’s Day, World Defense Show hosted hundreds of leading women in defense at Saudi Arabia’s first-ever International Women in Defense event to celebrate, promote, and accelerate women’s participation in the industry. The event is a core day in World Defense Show, Saudi Arabia’s inaugural defense event taking place from 6-9 March in Riyadh. Prominent figures …

Emirates and Garuda Indonesia announce the launch of their codeshare partnership, with effect from today. The new partnership allows customers of the world’s largest international airline, based in Dubai, and Indonesia’s national carrier, to enjoy seamless connectivity on routes across the Americas, Middle East, Africa and Europe. Under the new codeshare partnership forged, customers will be able to enjoy seamless connectivity …

Expo 2020 Dubai’s female workforce joined Her Excellency Reem Al Hashimy, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director General, Expo 2020 Dubai, for an opportunity to celebrate International Women’s Day on Tuesday. Women from the dedicated full-time team – nicknamed the “Expo Tribe” – joined HE Al Hashimy for a special photo opportunity in support of this year’s International Women’s …

Bridgestone Middle East showcased anew the power of its innovative, high-performing tyres at the recently concluded BMW AGMC-led M Festival at the Dubai Autodrome.  During the one-day, action-packed event, Bridgestone had set up its own fan zone at the motorsports circuit for the guests to try its racing simulator through which they played and competed with their friends and families. …

DUBAI/RIYADH: OPPO plan to launch the latest member of its popular Reno series — OPPO Reno7 Pro 5G — in Saudi Arabia. Powered by the new Flagship Portrait Camera System built around two flagship imaging sensors — the IMX709 and the IMX766 — Reno7 Pro 5G delivers a generational leap in portrait image performance, offering unlimited possibilities in photo and video at the touch of …

The Retail Summit 2022, the global, content-led event, is all set to return this month with major industry international leaders from across the globe. To be held on March 14 to 15 at Atlantis, The Palm, the flagship event will identify key data and analytics relevant to the growth, sustainability, and innovation of the global retail industry.  The summit, in partnership with Dubai Chamber of …

The story of Bayan Al Turabi, Emirates Flight Training Academy’s first international cadet pilot to graduate, is one that celebrates women in aviation, and highlights the importance of female role models. Bayan’s inspirational journey as a cadet at the Emirates Flight Training Academy is a story of determination and success, and a testament of a ‘dream come true’. Watch here as Bayan …

The largest Consumer Cooperative in the UAE – Union Coop received a delegation from Reckitt Benckiser, a very prevalent international brand as part of the cooperative’s endeavors to strengthen partnerships with leading companies in the field of retail trade and to familiarize them with the advanced work mechanisms that they currently follow per the international standards and their plans to …

Invest Selangor Berhad yesterday officially kicked off the Selangor Week at the Malaysia Pavilion in Expo 2020 Dubai. From 6th to 12th March 2022 at the pavilion, Selangor Week aims to not only position Selangor as the most advanced state in Malaysia but also provide a platform to strengthen its relations and share ideas with 192 participating countries. The opening …

The General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) has announced today in the World Defense Show, its approval of two localization projects: the first, for localizing the manufacture of missile interceptor launchers, and the second for producing the missile interceptor canisters locally. In collaboration with Lockheed Martin, these projects fall under the program for localization of the THAAD Weapon System. Such …