Business & Money | Wednesday 25 November, 2020 1:24 pm

Zayed Sustainability Prize Partners with BNP Paribas on the 20by2020 Initiative

The UAE-driven humanitarian initiative, 20by2020, has entered into a strategic partnership with BNP Paribas, a leading European bank with presence in 71 markets worldwide, making it the first international private company to support the global initiative.BNP Paribas has been operating in the Middle ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 25 November, 2020 12:33 pm

Refinitiv Announces Winners of 2020 Lipper Fund Awards For The Saudi Arabian Fund Industry

Refinitiv today announces the winners of the Lipper Fund Award Winners for the Saudi Arabia Fund Industry 2020. These highly-respected awards recognize funds and fund management firms that have excelled in providing consistently strong risk-adjusted performances relative to their industry peers – ...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 25 November, 2020 12:28 pm

Advanced Technology Research Council Announces ‘ASPIRE’ – to Drive the Creation of Future Transformative Technologies

The newly established Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) has today announced its plans to drive the creation of future transformative technologies with the launch of its dedicated technology programme management pillar, ASPIRE.  ASPIRE works in consultation with cross-sector...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 25 November, 2020 11:31 am

Global Village recognised at the Innovation in Construction & FM awards 2020 with HSE Initiative of the Year win

Global Village, the UAE and wider region's leading multicultural family destination for culture, shopping, and entertainment, has been recognised at the prestigious Innovation in Construction & FM awards 2020 by winning HSE Initiative of the Year. The annual showpiece applauds the achievements...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 25 November, 2020 6:12 am

Twitter calls for public feedback to shape its new approach to verification

Three years ago, Twitter paused its public verification program after hearing feedback that it felt arbitrary and confusing to many people. A year later, it deprioritized this work further to focus on protecting the integrity of the public conversation around critical moments like the 2020 US...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 25 November, 2020 3:29 am

ROSHN signs SAR 1.6 billion worth of contracts as construction commences on flagship Riyadh community

ROSHN, Saudi Arabia’s national community developer, powered by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has announced the signing of SAR 1.6 billion worth of contracts as construction commences on its flagship Riyadh community.Amongst those appointed is contractor Rezaik Abdallah Al-Gedrawy & Co....

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Business & Money | Wednesday 25 November, 2020 3:20 am

Al Hokair consolidates its current presence in Morocco, Georgia & Azerbaijan with new Kiko Milano store openings

As part of its growth strategy in its existing markets, Fawaz Al Hokair Company, a leading company in the Saudi retail sector, is set to open its first Kiko Milano stores in Morocco, Georgia & Azerbaijan next year. The new move comes to achieve a greater presence for Al Hokair in the three...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 25 November, 2020 2:44 am

Intel Launches Intel® NUC M15 Laptop Kit

Intel today launched the Intel® NUC M15 Laptop Kit (formerly code-named “Bishop County”). The NUC M15 brings Intel’s technical expertise to the whitebook market, with the goal of providing Intel’s channel customers with a premium, precision engineered laptop kit.  The Intel® M15 ...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 25 November, 2020 2:39 am

Suqia UAE opens registration for 3rd cycle of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award and adds a new category

The UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia UAE), under the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, has opened registration for the 3rd Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award. The award, with total prizes worth USD 1 million, aims to find sustainable and innovative solutions for water ...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 25 November, 2020 2:33 am

Tawuniya wins CFI ‘Outstanding Contribution to Social Impact’ award for its COVID-19 response

The Company for Cooperative Insurance (Tawuniya) has been awarded the ‘Outstanding Contribution to Social Impact 2020’ by the Global Capital Finance International (CFI) magazine. The award recognizes companies committed to social responsibility, in particular this year to the response to the...

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