Resort-style residential units recently went on sale in Dubai's AKOYA Oxygen master development. Prices of three-bedroom apartments begin at $340,307. The apartments are part of AKOYA Oxygen's hotel complex known as The Beach at Navitas Hotel & Residences, which features artificial sandy beaches, expansive pools, spas, restaurants, gyms and entertainment areas. Read More »

Etihad Cargo is providing a special transport service for luxury car owners traveling to Europe this summer. Read More »

Menna Khaled Al-Khalil, a graduate of American University of Sharjah (AUS), was elected as vice president of the International Law Students Association (ILSA), a group that organizes the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (Jessup). Read More »

The chairman of the board and director-general of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), Humaid Al Qatami, recently inspected Dubai Hospital’s newest facilities.  Read More »

EBTIC, an ICT research and innovation center founded by Khalifa University, Etisalat and BT, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Florida Institute of Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) that will allow the two groups to collaborate for several years. Read More »

Euromonitor International recently reported that the beauty and wellness market in the Middle East and Africa is expected to see a 6.4 percent rise over the next five years, with a total value of $34.7 billion by 2020. “That the region is a fast-growing beauty market is no surprise actually,” Ahmed Pauwels, CEO of Messe Frankfurt Middle East, recently told the Gulf News Journal. Read More »

Mubadala Development Company, based in Abu Dhabi, featured its expanding aerospace technologies at the recent Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom. Representatives from Mubadala's aerospace and engineering services sector, including Piaggio Aerospace, Sanad Aero Solutions and Strata Manufacturing, attended the airshow. Read More »

According to a consumer confidence analysis by the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai during the second quarter of 2016, consumers in Dubai appeared to be more optimistic about the overall state of the economy and job prospects compared to six other leading cities in the world - Tokyo, Milan, Paris, New York, Bangkok and London. Read More »

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry is again teaming up with the Smart Dubai Office to promote innovation among young entrepreneurs in Dubai. Now in its second edition, the Smartpreneur Competition is seeking creative business ideas in the categories of living, the economy, mobility, people, environment and governance. The launch edition of the competition received 350 entries. Read More »

Land plots in the AKOYA Imagine golf community in Dubai recently started going on sale. Geared toward millennials, AKOYA Imagine features a cluster of villas surrounded by lush greens and fairways of an 18-hole championship golf course by Tiger Woods Design. The community was launched by real estate developer DAMAC Properties earlier this month. Read More »

Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) Al Ain Men’s College (AAMC) students participated recently in the Zayed Humanitarian Work Day celebrations at the Bawadi Mall in Abu Dhabi. Zayed Humanitarian Day is held in commemoration of the passing of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who was a role model for those supporting care and charitable services for the needy. Read More »

Deyaar Development PJSC, a large property developer in Dubai, has signed an agreement with Dubai Cares to build a primary school in rural Senegal. Dubai Cares, part of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, is a philanthropic organization launched by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the vice president and prime minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Read More »

Amal Al-Jabri was recently named deputy CEO at Injazat Data Systems, a regional IT managed services provider owned by Abu Dhabi-based investment and development company Mubadala. "We are delighted to welcome Amal to the Injazat family," Injazat Data Systems CEO Ibrahim Lari said. "Her track record of leadership, sector knowledge and practical experience will be a great addition to the team." Read More »

Mubadala recently announced a partnership with Solvay, finalized at the recent Farnborough International Airshow, to create a joint venture that will be the first manufacturer in the UAE of “prepeg” composite materials. Read More »

During the first quarter of 2016, statistics show that Ras Al Khaimah played a major role in the UAE’s industrial sector growth, accounting for 50 percent of the number of new factories built and 30 percent of the total new industrial licenses. Read More »

The Dar Al Ber Society will contribute 500,000 (Dh) yearly to Thamer Fund for Educational Solidarity at Ajman University of Science and Technology. Read More »

ENOC Global Marine, a division of Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), is expanding its international footprint with a shipping agreement with Dubai Trading Agency (DTA). Read More »

Heriot-Watt University has been awarded Gold and Silver places at the prestigious HEIST education marketing awards for the university's Go Global campaigns promoting inter-campus study. Read More »

A group of Arabic & Emirati Studies (AES) students at the HCT-Sharjah Women’s College (SWC) supported the Reading Nation Ramadan campaign through fundraising. Read More »

With big financial changes on the horizon, financial experts are looking very closely at how new technologies will affect traditional banking systems. With that in mind, local teams in Dubai are working to prepare for the 2016 GITEX Technology Week, the biggest technology convention of its kind in the Middle East and Africa, to be held Oct. 16-20 at the Dubai World Trade Center.   Read More »