In keeping with its mission to instil a culture of reading in the young generation, the UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY) concluded the celebration of the National Reading Month by hosting Emirati writer Noura Al Noman in a virtual session as part of its Book Club programme. Via the Zoom platform, the
Al-Futtaim’s Trading Enterprises – Honda has announced the UAE market launch of the new, redesigned 2021 Honda Accord. Offering a refreshed styling and new features across all grades, Honda’s flagship mid-size sedan is powered with two turbo-charged engine variants, a 1.5L Turbo and 2.0 Turbo, offering a sportier look and feel. Now available across Honda
Another generation of women will have to wait for gender parity, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021. As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be felt, closing the global gender gap has increased by a generation from 99.5 years to 135.6 years. Progress towards gender parity is stalling in
Omani resident and Indian expat Antony took home the massive second tier rollover prize of AED 2,000,000 in the 18th weekly live ‘Mahzooz’ draw. The 39-year-old lab technician was the only participant to match five out of six numbers, making him Mahzooz’s 4th millionaire this year. “It was incredible. When I got the email, I
INJAZ Al-Arab, a member of Junior Achievement (JA) Worldwide, the world’s largest non-profit business education organization,is hosting its first ever career forum virtually from 30–31 March 2021. Known as JAHEZ Forum 2021, the career forum aims to boost the employability skills of Arab youth and raise awareness of emerging and forward-looking roles within the job
In conjunction with the “International Day of Happiness” celebrated around the world in March, Aafaq Islamic Finance launches a new “Happiness” package for employees of the Dubai Department of Economic Development The initiative aims to promote happiness and spread positivity among the various segments of society with financial services allocated exclusively to the employees of
Michel Noblet, the Executive Chairman of ATECA Holding and a renowned French hospitality expert from Dubai, announced today the group’s first hotel ‘ATECA Hotel Suites’ in Tashkent (opening in May 2021)during a special presentation on the recovery of the hospitality sector in Uzbekistan following the COVID-19 at the Hotel Business Forum. Michel’s vast experience spans
