H.H Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, affirmed the role of tourism as the essential underpinning of the UAE’s sustainable development. His Highness’s comments came as he was presented with a commemorative postage stamp bearing the image of Jebel Jais, the UAE’s tallest mountain, from
The Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education (AGFE) today announced ‘Nomu’ a multi sector partnership initiative in collaboration with University Leadership Council (ULC) to empower 25,000 Emirati youth by 2025. The initiative will offer high quality learning opportunities that are tied to UAE priority sectors in the nation’s sustainability strategy. Meaning ‘Growth’ in Arabic, Nomu
Tickets are now back on sale for Dubai’s annual literary extravaganza, the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature,after being taken offline for programme updates following the changes to the federal working week. The Festival, which takes place from 3-13 February 2022 at its brand new canal-side home for 2022, the Habtoor City Hotels, had already seen
ekar, the Middle East’s first and largest personal mobility company, is launching operations in Thailand starting with Bangkok in January 2022, followed by other cities later in the year. Thailand has been on restrictive lockdowns and curfews since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and is currently lifting restrictions. As a beachhead strategy, ekar is
Etisalat today announced that launch of eLife Ultra, the next generation portfolio of home internet plans, designed to meet UAE families’ home connectivity and digital needs, delivering world-class internet speeds combined with the best 4K and HD TV channels and a range of digital benefits. The all-new plans deliver Video On Demand TV entertainment, TV gaming, music, lifestyle benefits and much more. All these added
Careem’s Rewards programme will be phased out from 17 December, but Customers can lock in much greater value through the App’s paid new subscription programme, Careem Plus. Careem’s Rewards programme was launched in February 2019 to allow customers to earn points on eligible rides and orders and use these points to donate funds to philanthropic
UAE-based sustainable transport company, ION, has started operating a fully autonomous shuttle serving public commuters along the Ajman Corniche, the first development of its kind in the UAE and the wider region. Before the launch of this route, autonomous vehicles have generally been restricted to non-public roads and pathways within enclosed communities and campuses. In
