At the second edition of the Virtual Travel Retail Expo, Dubai Duty Free (DDF) won multiple awards in two different awards ceremonies that took place online on the final day of the virtual expo on 15th October. Organised by The Moodie Davitt Report Dubai Duty Free received four (4) awards in the Middle East & Africa category for the inaugural …

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world’s largest express transportation company, today revealed the findings of its ‘Future is Now’ study* that offers insights into the UAE’s readiness to embrace the future. The UAE is at the cusp of change, with the pandemic accelerating the country’s digital transformation. From healthcare to education, banking to manufacturing, …

Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RAK Airport) – the UAE’s fastest growing aviation hub – announces the appointment of Atanasios Titonis as its Chief Executive Officer. With more than two decades of experience working across several aviation sectors covering airlines, tour operators, ground handlers and airports in both Europe and the Middle East, Atanasios brings with him an in-depth and …

Carrefour – owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim in the UAE – was ranked the top Online and Offline Retailer of the year in the YouGov Retail Rankings 2021 UAE. This achievement celebrates the top-ranked consumer brands within the sector. Scoring top in overall impression, quality, value, satisfaction, recommendation and reputation, Carrefour stood out for its efforts in continuously …

Thousands of students in Pakistan received their Cambridge International O Level, Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge ICE results today for the June 2021 exams series including the replacement exams held in July/August 2021. About 30,000 Cambridge International students in Pakistan sat their exams in the June 2021 series. This includes those who sat the replacement exams in July and August, which …

Union Coop – the largest Consumer Cooperative in the UAE recently held the final raffle draw of its ‘Smart Promotion’ and announced the grand prize winner, a lucky consumer who took away the grand prize of Lexus IS300 car. The promotion was launched through the Smart Online Store (Application) in September and continued till mid-October, under the title ‘More of …

Over 150 participants including sustainability and CSR experts, business leaders and academics came together for the Dubai Dialogue 2021 conference, which was organised by Dubai Chamber’s Centre for Responsible Business at Expo 2020 Dubai. The annual conference, held under the theme Accelerating the Transition to a Circular Economy, examined opportunities and challenges of investing in the circular economy, which is …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates plans to boost its operational workforce by planning to recruit more than 6,000 staff over the next six months. As restrictions ease worldwide with the wider administration of the vaccine, additional pilots, cabin crew, engineering specialists and ground staff will be needed to support the airline’s ramp up of operations across its global network in response …

Dubai Chamber’s representative office in Mozambique recently organised a webinar in cooperation with the South African Business Council in the UAE and in association with Absa, which examined the bilateral economic synergies between the UAE and South Africa, and promoted Dubai as a global hub for South African companies. The virtual event, attended by 113 participants from the UAE and …

L’Oreal Paris is reaffirming its commitment to Stand Up Against Street Harassment, in partnership with NGO Hollaback! at the Expo 2020 Dubai. The ambitious program, which launched on March 8th, 2020, aims to train 1 million people by the end of 2021 with Hollaback’s 5D’s methodology, focusing on self-defense techniques and other important tactics to deal with sexual harassment on …