News Desk GENEVA: The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the United Arab Emirates, signed an agreement on 29 June 2020 to establish an International Centre of Digital Innovation, known as I-CoDI. I-CoDI will help ITU Members, Sector Members and other key stakeholders to integrate innovation into their national development agendas and activities. The Centre, to …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, announced today a partnership with its passengers as the airline prepares to return to the skies following the lifting of the flight restrictions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Executive Officer of flydubai, said: “the effectiveness of the response to the pandemic led by the UAE Government has enabled the …

PUTRAJAYA: Tourism Malaysia is proud to host a virtual Malaysian experience in conjunction with the Dream to Travel Festival organised by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) from 22 June until 17 July 2020. Malaysia is one of the four countries that have been nominated by the PATA secretariat to host the virtual event along with Thailand, Nepal and Macao. …

DUBAI: Mamo Pay (www.mamopay.com), the MENA region’s highly anticipated peer-to-peer mobile payments app, today announced that it has joined Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program, allowing Mamo Pay to reach a wider audience, and benefit from the capabilities, and security of VisaNet, Visa’s global payment network. Through Fast Track, Mamo Pay and Visa will partner on a number of initiatives including launching prepaid …

News Desk DUBAI: The Board of the Middle East and North Africa Leisure Attractions Council (MENALAC), the leisure and entertainment industry council representing the Middle East’s growing leisure attractions sector, has appointed Rosa Tahmaseb as new Secretary-General, effective from June 2020. Rosa Tahmaseb, an industry veteran with over 20 years of experience brings with her a wide range of expertise …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates continues to add travel options for customers with the announcement that it will re-start passenger flights to Cairo (from 1 July), Tunis (from 1 July), Glasgow (from 15 July) and Malé (from 16 July). This will bring Emirates’ network to 52 destinations in July, offering travellers convenient connections between the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe and the …

SINGAPORE: On the 1st of July 2020 Madame Tussauds Singapore will roll out the red carpet again, for you! So glam up and take the spotlight alongside more than 80 celebrities from Singapore and Asia, Hollywood to Bollywood and beyond! The attraction full of famous fun on Sentosa has implemented a vast range of stringent Health and Safety measures in order to achieve …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Careem, the internet platform for the greater Middle East, and Visa (NYSE: V), the world’s leader in digital payments, have partnered to expand digital financial inclusion across the Middle East and North Africa region by integrating Visa credentials into the Careem Pay Super App and providing Careem captains (the term for Careem drivers) with financial payment …

News Desk DUBAI: Mozambique is on its way to becoming one of the world’s largest energy producers, and its growing oil and gas market is ripe with business opportunities that companies in Dubai can capitalise on, industry experts said during a recent Dubai Chamber webinar. Sharing their insights, experts identified rising demand for digital solutions and infrastructure, oilfield equipment and …

By Rafiq Vayani AJMAN: As part of its commitment to promote economic growth and continued support to the busines community, Ajman Free Zone’s procurement support to free zone-based investors has increased by 7 per cent (year-on-year) in the first five months of 2020. According to official data, 22 per cent of the total purchases and contracts made by AFZ-based investors …