By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: More than 250 students from 35 GEMS Education schools across the UAE gathered at GEMS Founders School – Dubai (GFS) to take part in the GEMS Road to COP28 Conference. The full-day event, led entirely by students, acted as a platform for debates, interactive sessions, and an immersive COP simulation, all centered around the COP28 agenda.  …

DUBAI: Retail Pioneer Union Coop, through its ‘Digital Mkt.& Advt. Section’ an integral part of the ‘Marketing Dept.’ was recently recognized at the MENA Digital Awards (MDA) 2022-23. The cooperative’s digital campaign which was implemented by the ‘Digital Mkt.& Advt. Sec.’ in collaboration with ‘Fusion 5’, has been recognized with the ‘Silver’ award. This remarkable achievement emphasizes Union Coop’s commitment to digital innovation …

News Desk ABU DHABI: e& announced the launch of “I Speak Code&” Bootcamp, a distinctive eight-week coding programme, underscoring its dedication to elevating computer science education in the UAE. The bootcamp is the nation’s inaugural programme in collaboration with Code.org, an organisation focused on expanding computer science education in schools and facilitated with the support of Abu Dhabi Global Market …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: In a global collaboration, Australian company Lakeba Group, and AstroLabs, a leading business expansion platform in the MENA region, have joined forces to usher in a new era of AI and technology innovation in the region. The partnership comes at a crucial juncture as the tech industry rapidly transforms industries and economies, with AI and machine …

The CEO of Almarai Abdullah Al-Bader met in the Omani capital Muscat on Monday and Tuesday with the Minister of Agricultural and Fisheries, Dr. Saud Al Habsi, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Investment Promotion, Qais Al-Yousef, and the President of the Consumer Protection Authority, Sulayem bin Ali al-Hakmani, and Vice-President of the Omani Investment Agency, Mulham bin Basheer Al-Jarf. …

News Desk DUBAI: GGTech Entertainment, the international gaming company has announced the launch of eWorlds, the new 3D multiplayer platform game with limitless adventures. Designed and developed by GGTech Studios, it is a meeting point for players, where in a fun way they will be able to explore, compete, socialize and have fun with their friends through tons of personalized …

News Desk DUBAI: Virgin Atlantic is delighted to fly between London Heathrow and Dubai, as the airline touched down in Dubai last week. The four times a week service operates seasonally from now through to March and will ramp up to a daily service in winter 2024. The airline expects the new route to be hit with leisure customers and …

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has introduced a brilliant new service called the PSX WhatsApp Service to make available a whole host of information to capital market customers at their finger tips. This exciting offering provides customers all the basic information they need regarding investment, issuances as well as basics of financial literacy such as articles & blogs, My Portfolio virtual …

DUBAI: The Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) has successfully inaugurated the 22nd International Congress of Maritime Arbitrators (ICMA XXII) on Monday, 5th November, 2023, convening leading stakeholders of the maritime and arbitration community. The ICMA Host Committee and DIAC commenced the opening ceremony of ICMA XXII. The inaugural addresses were delivered by Richard Briggs, Chair of the ICMA Host Committee …

The first Emirates flights operating with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) provided by Shell Aviation have taken off from Dubai International Airport (DXB). Emirates’ flight EK 412 bound for Sydney on 24 October was among the first to operate with SAF. Shell has supplied 315,000 gallons of blended SAF for use at the airline’s hub in Dubai. This first ever supply of SAF to Emirates …