Business & Money | Thursday 6 February, 2020 5:00 am

Emirates Islamic continues to foster nationalisation at Sharjah National Career Exhibition 2020

As part of the bank's continuing commitment to increase the participation of local talent in the banking sector, Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, and the preferred bank for UAE nationals has announced its participation at the Sharjah National...

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Business & Money | Thursday 6 February, 2020 4:28 am

Abdul Latif Jameel invests in Joby Aviation

Jameel Investment Management Company (JIMCO), the investment arm of Abdul Latif Jameel, has announced its participation in a Series C round of funding for California-based start-up Joby Aviation, which raised an additional $590 million in capital.    JIMCO joined the round ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 6 February, 2020 4:26 am

10 Saudi Arabia Malls to Transform Customer Experiences with Facilities Management Innovations

Ten shopping malls spread across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with total GLA 265,300 SQM and more than one million visitors, will transform customer experiences, thanks to Kinan, one of the region’s leading housing and shopping mall developers, inking a three-year contract with Enova, the MENA ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 6 February, 2020 4:14 am

UAE’s Deem Finance LLC engages Network International to issue six new credit cards and loan products

Deem, a digitally-led financial services provider, has engaged Network International, the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa, to enable Deem to issue credit cards and offer loan-based services  to existing and potential customers in the UAE. Deem ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 6 February, 2020 3:48 am

Emirates Foundation Launches the “Think Science World Fair” Initiative

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Chairman of Emirates Foundation, Emirates Foundation, the national organization set up by the Abu Dhabi Government to facilitate public-private...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 6 February, 2020 3:20 am

Cisco Accelerates Applications in a Hybrid Multicloud World

Businesses are realizing that applications are the business and the gateway to their customers. 78 percent of customers say their expectations of digital experiences are growing*.  As companies pivot towards becoming app-centric businesses, it places enormous strain on enterprise IT,...

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Business & Money | Thursday 6 February, 2020 2:29 am

Gadouri: "We held a galaxy of events during 2019 and achieved a very special success"

Since the beginning of 2019, the management of the Red Sea Mall studied and planned a variety of activities and events to keep pace with Saudi Arabia’s festivities, including the Jeddah Season, the Eid season and many summer events. The Mall was able to successfully organize these activities, ...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 6 February, 2020 2:10 am

Twitter announces its new approach to synthetic and manipulated media

As part of Twitter’s responsibility to create rules that are fair and set clear expectations for everyone on the service, Twitter announced its plan last fall to seek input from the public in Arabic, English, Hindi, Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese, on how it will address synthetic...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 6 February, 2020 2:09 am

Passenger Operations Department in Dubai Customs dealt with 45.6m items of luggage, mad 2,169 seizures in 2019

Released figures from Dubai Customs showed that the Passenger Operations Department dealt with 208,812 flights coming to Dubai carrying 45,622,549 items of luggage in 2019. The Department also made 337 customs and 1832 criminal seizures including 1,222 drug seizures last...

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Cars & Autos | Thursday 6 February, 2020 1:51 am

Kia Telluride Wins “Triple Crown” Of Prestigious Automotive Awards

The Telluride is Kia’s winningest and most awarded vehicle in the past year and the first sport-utility vehicle to win the “Triple Crown” of the auto industry’s most prestigious accolades: 2020 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year from North American Car of the...

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