Abu Dhabi Sports, one of the most watched sports channels in the Arab world, today announced the launch of ‘Abu Dhabi (AD) Fight’, the first Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighting channel in the region. To be aired via eLife by Etisalat, the new channel will allow sports fans in the UAE access to celebrity athletes, regional and global events, in addition to …

As part of its efforts to ensure safety and security for the community, Careem distributed smog kits and safety jackets to the Captains in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. In the last few years, smog has been dubbed as the ‘fifth season’ in Pakistan with every year the statistics record an  increase  in the level of pollution in the air beating …

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has won the GCC Gov HR Award for the Best Nationalisation Initiative category in the GCC during the 8th GCC Gov HR Summit. The awards saw intense participation of prominent government authorities and private businesses in the GCC countries in the presence of leading media organisations in the UAE and the region. His Excellency …

It is beginning to look a lot like the festive season and, Mall of the Emirates and Ski Dubai have announced an incredible programme of festive events to celebrate the holiday season. Guests can experience a world of festive joy at Mall of the Emirates’ festive market from 26 November – 24 December and a white holiday at Ski Dubai’s Winter Wonderland from …

K-Electric (KE) held its 110th Annual General Meeting (AGM) for FY 2020. With the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, the AGM was hosted virtually. The meeting was chaired by Shan Ashary, Chairman of the KE Board, with Moonis Alvi, Chief Executive Officer, KE also in attendance, along with Aamir Ghaziani, Chief Financial Officer, Rizwan Dalia, Company Secretary & Chief People Officer and other …

DUBAI: The first scheduled commercial flight operated by flydubai from Dubai International (DXB) landed at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) on Thursday 26 November at 11:35 to a water salute.  The inaugural flight was flown by Captain Patrick Gonzenbach and Emirati First Officer, Abdulla Al Shamsi. On board the aircraft was a delegation led by Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Executive Officer, …

News Desk ABU DHABI: talabat, the leading Middle Eastern food-delivery platform has officially opened its very-first Cloud Kitchen in Abu Dhabi. Spearheaded in conjunction with the Cloud Kitchen team at Delivery Hero, talabat’s German parent company,  the latest venture in the MENA region is set to create opportunities for upcoming F&B concepts to see further growth in talabat-operating markets, servicing …

DUBAI: Samana Developers today announced 65 per cent construction completion of Samana Hills, a G+5 apartment complex, which is ahead of schedule. The project met 100% completion of its superstructure 70 days ago, despite the pandemic hardships. Samana Developers has set a new benchmark of early project completion and handover preponement in spite of challenges, which is unprecedented in Dubai’s real estate …

While the whole world is suffering from the COVID-19 fall-out, the technology companies are flourishing and they are also disrupting the US$25 trillion global retail industry by transforming them to become tech-driven e-tailers delivering consumer goods door-to-door, experts at the 9th Middle East Retail Forum that took place at the Conrad Dubai Hotel on November 25, 2020, told more than 250 delegates while thousands of others viewed the …

DUBAI: Technology and telecom play a major role in accelerating towards a digital economy powered by 5G, IoT and cloud positively impacting every aspect of the society by building an advanced infrastructure fostering an innovative ecosystem and encouraging collaboration, highlighted Hatem Bamatraf, Chief Technology Officer, Etisalat International. Bamatraf participated in a panel discussion organised by SAMENA Telecom Council titled ‘Accelerating …