Five leading UAE-based amateur golfers have a chance of claiming a once-in-a-lifetime place at both the Masters and the 150thOpen championship, at St Andrews next year, as they line up for a winner-takes-all four days at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC)from 3-6 November 2021 at the Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club. The AAC was
Now that UAE organisations have successfully navigated the uncertainty of 2020, and with government initiatives such as the 1,000 digital start-ups program and mega-events such as EXPO 2020 invigorating the economy, businesses are turning their attention away from cost-cutting, to strategies that enable them to attract and retain the brightest talent. Key among this has
On the occasion of the first official encounter of Mr Sylvestre Radegonde, Seychelles’ Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism with Middle East tourism partners, Tourism Seychelles’ Office hosted a “Taste of Seychelles” event at Jumeirah Emirates Towers in the evening of Tuesday October, 26. Alongside the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism, various other government
Innovation and sustainability are at the forefront of the business set-up arena in 2021, with vertical farming, cloud kitchen and fintech-related businesses among the most popular sectors for new company registrations in Dubai, according to Meydan Free Zone. Government initiatives to encourage entrepreneurship, the opening of Expo 2020 and the effects of the pandemic have
As purchasing habits shifted almost overnight from offline to online and cash to noncash following COVID-19, the payments industry subsequently suffered an impact far less severe than initially anticipated, according to a new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The report, titled Global Payments 2021: All In for Growth, sheds light on how national markets
Music Zone, the biggest music school in the UAE, has offered scholarships for guitar and violin lessons to 16 budding musicians in Ras Al Khaimah, each of whom were educated at the state-of-the-art facility that recently celebrated its first anniversary. The group – eight children on guitar and eight adults on violin ranging in age
A number of ‘Future Makers’ – the UAE’s brightest and most promising young students – were given the opportunity to interact with four UAE Cabinet Ministers when the Mohamed Bin Zayed Majlis for Future Generations (MBZMFG)held a Lab to develop the second edition of the ‘Future Map.’ Held on October 23, 2021, the Lab followed
