Business & Money | Wednesday 15 November, 2017 10:32 am

SOUQ.com to Launch Half a Million Deals for White Friday 2017

SOUQ.com has announced the return of its biggest online shopping event, the annual “White Friday Sale”, with 500,000 deals across the region on more than 16,000 brands, from Wednesday 22nd to Saturday 25th November 2017. In its fourth year running, shoppers across the GCC and Egypt can...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 15 November, 2017 9:00 am

Accenture Selects Dubai Winner of Connected Digital Hackathon For Developing Top Digital Solution Designed to Improve Urban Living

Accenture (NYSE: ACN), with the support of Expo 2020 Dubai, has selected the top team from Dubai that competed in its first connected digital hackathon. The event challenged participants to develop innovative digital solutions that improve urban living conditions, support more inclusive...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 15 November, 2017 7:00 am

Dubai South Aviation District launches Suppliers Complex as part of 2018 plans in developing ‘Aerospace Supply Chain’

Aviation District, the integrated aerospace ecosystem within Dubai South, has added another phase – a Suppliers Complex - to the development of its world leading ‘Aerospace Supply Chain’ offering maintenance and manufacturing solutions to meet all the practical aspects of the...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 15 November, 2017 4:40 am

The future arrives in the Gulf as the Future Cities Show season kicks off

The second edition of the Future Cities Show, that will take place in Dubai, UAE, from April 9-11, 2018, will set the tone for smart cities through the three pillars – sustainability, innovation, happiness and showcase the future of urban life. With a theme of achieving sustainability through ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 15 November, 2017 3:48 am

International Real Estate and Investment Show 2017 Concludes On A Successful Note

The International Real Estate and Investment Show (IREIS) – dubbed as the longest running property exhibition in Abu Dhabi – ended on 4 November, 2017 with a positive response from property buyers and investors from the UAE. IREIS 2017 showcased more than 300 projects of about 120...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 15 November, 2017 3:48 am

Misk Grand Challenges aims too empower youth with skills

The Misk Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Tuesday announced the launch of Misk Grand Challenges, an initiative backed by grants totaling $10 million, which will engage innovative thinkers from around the world in addressing some of the biggest issues facing societies...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 15 November, 2017 2:47 am

Dubai Design Week opend under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid

Yesterday, Her Highness Sheikha Latifa Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) opens the third edition of Dubai Design Week.   The weeklong event returns with a larger more diverse programme,...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 15 November, 2017 12:37 am

Zain KSA and Careem Sign a New Cooperation Agreement

In a move that will enhance the expansion of communication and information technology services in Saudi Arabia, Zain Saudi Arabia signed a cooperation agreement with Careem, A leading company in car booking services in the region. This agreement will contribute to supporting the enablement of the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 14 November, 2017 12:12 pm

Batten down the Hatches: Amazon.me is Coming

Examining Amazon story in India Can Help Us Prepare, says Azur Digital Earlier this year, news that Amazon had acquired Souq.com threw the Middle East retail scene into turmoil, for the e-commerce giant's hunger for growth is legendary. Yet over the ensuing months, business has more or less...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 14 November, 2017 10:07 am

90% of internet users recognize the Twitter logo

By Carla El Maalouli, Head of Business Marketing, Twitter MENA   What is a logo? Why do companies put in effort to redesign, refresh and update their logo? By definition, a logo is a symbol adopted by an organization to identify its products or services. Ultimately, the logo is the...

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