DUBAI: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has won the ‘3G Championship Award for Corporate Governance’ at the Global Good Governance (3G) Awards 2024 presented by Cambridge IFA in the UK. This underlines DEWA’s global excellence in corporate governance. DEWA won the award following a comprehensive auditing process conducted by Cambridge IFA to ensure DEWA’s compliance with the highest international …

News Desk DUBAI: Rove Hotels, the quirky and fun-loving lifestyle brand designed for modern travellers, is excited to announce the opening of its newest property, Rove JBR. Situated in the heart of one of Dubai’s most vibrant beachfront communities, this newest addition to the hotel brand will retain all of the classic Rove ingredients with an extra sprinkle of excitement. …

The Global Chess League, a joint venture between Tech Mahindra and FIDE, today unveiled the six franchises for the most-anticipated second season to be held in London from 3rd to 12th October at the Friends House. The six franchises competing in the second season includes Alpine SG Pipers owned by APL Apollo-led SG Sports, Ganges Grandmasters owned by Insurekot Sports, Mumba Masters owned by Ronnie Screwvala led Unilazer Ventures, PBG Alaskan Knights owned by Punit Balan …

NEW DELHI/LONDON: Prachura PP, R Ashwin and Venkat K Narayana (KVN) owned American Gambits, today announced its debut in the second season of  Global Chess League, a joint venture between Tech Mahindra and FIDE. The second season of the league will be held in London from 3rd to 12th October at the Friends House. The entry of Prachura PP, a celebrated figure in the chess community, has set a …

DUBAI: Aafaq Islamic Finance PSC has entered into a strategic partnership with the Dubai Land Department (DLD) through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This agreement designates Aafaq as an authorized financial institution to provide escrow services, joining a select group of accredited account trustees managing off-plan project funds for real estate developers in Dubai. This collaboration aims …

Qatar Airways Holidays, the leisure division of the award-winning Qatar Airways, is thrilled to unveil its latest offering – a curated collection of Qatar Stopover packages for travellers across the GCC region. Travellers booking their flights on Qatar Airways’ global network of over 170 destinations now have the option to transform one holiday into two by stopping over in Qatar for up to …

KARACHI: His Holiness Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, the leader of the Dawoodi Bohra community today delivered the first sermon of Ashara Mubaraka in Taheri Masjid, Saddar. Syedna announced that the series of ten sermons over the course of the Muharram congregations would focus on analogies and parables found in the Holy Quran and in the Prophetic traditions. In today’s sermon, Syedna …

DUBAI: Network International (Network), the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, has announced a strategic referral partnership with Policybazaar.ae, UAE’s leading financial services aggregator. The partnership aims to offer affordable insurance policies to Network International’s merchant base. With this partnership, Network’s merchant customers can purchase insurance policies through the Network Expense Hub portal, Network’s real-time payment and …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Blue, Al-Futtaim Group’s lifestyle and rewards app that offers benefits from the widest range of brands, signed a partnership agreement with Emarat General Petroleum Corporation’s loyalty program, EmCan, facilitating higher rewards and double earnings for members of both programs. Dany Karam, Chief Marketing and Partnerships Officer at Al-Futtaim Group – Blue, signed the agreement with Ali …

ABU DHABI: Stride Ventures, a premier global venture debt firm from India, has marked a significant milestone in its international strategy by announcing Maalexi as its first venture debt investment of USD 1 Million as part of a larger commitment in the GCC region. This move highlights Stride Ventures’ commitment to drive innovation in emerging economies. The investment will accelerate …