Healthcare | Wednesday 26 February, 2020 9:17 am

FITNESS FIRST ANNOUNCES MAJOR EXPANSION PLANS WITH TEN NEW CLUBS SET TO OPEN ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST THIS YEAR

The region’s leading health & fitness brand set for radical new direction and huge expansion plans across the Middle East with the opening of ten new clubs and more ladies-only facilities on the agenda Eight new clubs will open in the UAE and two in Bahrain The new concept clubs are ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 26 February, 2020 8:47 am

UMEX and SimTEX 2020 Concludes the Biggest Edition in its History with Total Value of Deals of approximately AED 749,081,718

The Exhibitions attracted a total of 25,981 visitors    Under the Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the 4th Edition of UMEX and SimTEX and the accompanying...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 26 February, 2020 8:30 am

The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi Unveils Expert Judges for Inaugural Abu Dhabi Tourism Excellence Awards

New Global Awards Initiative for the Tourism Industry aims to honour excellence in the sector Abu Dhabi Tourism Excellence Awards will set new benchmarks for the industry   A special celebratory presentation event to be held on April 1 at Louvre Abu Dhabi The Department of Culture...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 26 February, 2020 8:14 am

Almost half of UAE expats have no plans for financial security post-retirement

According to a ‘2020 UAE Security and Savings’ survey by global consultancy, Mercer, nearly half (45 percent) of expat employees in the UAE either have no plans to ensure an adequate standard of living after retirement or plan to work beyond the retirement age to ensure continued...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 26 February, 2020 8:02 am

Modon awards three major infrastructure contracts for phases two and five of Riyadh City South

Over AED 2.3 billion worth of contracts awarded to three companies Infrastructure works will begin during the second quarter of the year Phase two and five infrastructure works will cover over 18 million square meters of land which will house over 6,000 plots  In line with the...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 26 February, 2020 4:41 am

Saudi Arabia Among Top 3 Countries Leading Digital Readiness Across MEA: Cisco Study

Cisco’s 2019 Global Digital Readiness Index has identified Saudi Arabia as one of the top three countries in the Middle East and Africa in its readiness transitioning towards a digital economy. Now in its second edition, the company’s report combines analysis from sources including...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 26 February, 2020 4:37 am

Huawei Builds a Solid Foundation for the Intelligent World 2030 with New Connectivity, Computing, Platform, and Ecosystem

Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2020 has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak but today, Huawei held its global Industrial Digital Transformation Conference. It was held via live streaming connecting guests from across the world including UK, Switzerland, USA, Germany and Italy with ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 26 February, 2020 4:37 am

Mawani hands over land allocated to NPCC to build state-of-the-art fabrication yard in Saudi Arabia at Ras Al Khair

Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani), the specialised entity responsible for constructing and managing ports in the Kingdom to the highest levels of efficiency and ensuring their value-add to the economy, and the National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), a part of Senaat Abu Dhabi, today signed a...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 26 February, 2020 3:39 am

Visa Hosts Innovation Showcase for Transportation to Further Better Journeys

 25 February 2020: Visa (NYSE: V) held its second regional Transforming Transit program yesterday, an innovation showcase at the intersection of urban mobility and payments to ideate and co-create the next generation fare and ticketing solutions. The event convened public and private ...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 26 February, 2020 2:57 am

Acer Leads the Way in Supporting Digital Transformation of the UAE Education Sector

Acer is enabling digitized learning for school students across the UAE by providing 45,000 devices to 100+ public schools. The deal is in line with the UAE Vision 2021, which calls for a transformation of the current education system and teaching methods. The strategy also aims for...

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