UAE-based telecommunications service provider du's subsidiary, datamena, revealed its association with Epsilon Telecommunications to further extend Epsilon’s cross-border connectivity capabilities to their international clients.This deployment enables Epsilon customers to directly connect with CloudLX, a newly launched on-demand Ethernet connectivity portal. Read More »

The UAE Ministry of Interior and the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters signed a series of contracts amounting to well over $272 million at the recent International Exhibition for National Security and Resilience (ISNR Abu Dhabi 2016), a platform dedicated to homeland security, safety and national resilience held in Abu Dhabi. Read More »

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry kicked off the fifth Dubai-Hamburg Business Forum on Tuesday with a slate of speakers holding four discussion panels to inform people about public sector solutions in the logistics, smart urban living, energy and health industries. The forum is a joint initiative of the Dubai chamber and the Hamburg Chamber. Read More »

Emirates NBD was the leading sponsor for the UAE Drones for Good Award ceremony and event recently held in Dubai to celebrate partnerships that support novel innovations in the advanced technology industry. The partnerships that were developed as a result of organizing this event shows there are leading national financial institutes interested in helping technology and its innovations. Read More »

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has teamed up with the Smart Dubai Office to launch a competition for young entrepreneurs interested in turning Dubai into a smart city. Read More »

The Dubai Association Center (DAC) has planned an interactive seminar called Going Global: Prospects for Growth as part of its promotion of Dubai as a worldwide association hub. Read More »

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized the Slovak Investment Seminar that took place on Tuesday, March 15. Read More »

The Emirates Intellectual Property Association (EIPA) recently met with the Brand Owners’ Protection Group for the GCC & Yemen (BPG) and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) about the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Read More »

Mubadala Development Company and Boeing agreed to work together in an effort to establish innovative research and development (R&D) projects to advance aerospace manufacturing capabilities in the UAE. The five-year agreement between the Abu Dhabi based investment and development company and Boeing ensures that Boeing will have access to Mubadala 's existing R&D ecosystem. Read More »

South Africa and Saudi Arabia officially launched the Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Power Project in the Northern Cape Province. Led by Saudi Arabia-based energy developer ACWA Power, the project will have one of the highest solar radiation footprints in the world. The plant will have the thermal storage capacity to provide power to more than 200,000 South African homes. Read More »

In order to mitigate mounting cybersecurity challenges in the Middle East, DarkMatter, based in the Unite Arab Emirates (UAE), recently partnered in the introduction of an advanced voice and chat application to facilitate a highly secure communication environment for government agencies and commercial entities in the region. Read More »

Saudi Arabia saw softwood lumber imports increase 24 percent between 2014 and 2015, Woodstat, a statistics firm that tracks changes in the forestry and lumber industries around the world, recently reported. Organizers of the Dubai WoodShow 2016, the Middle East’s biggest trade fair for wood products, attribute the rise to the increase in demand for wood furniture and construction. Read More »

Mubadala Development Company Managing Director and Group CEO Khaldoon Al Mubarak addressed the Global Aerospace Summit in Abu Dhabi last week and said that although the Gulf region faces ongoing economic tests, the UAE will not diverge from its long-term plan to expand business. Al Mubarak said the UAE is an “oasis of security in this region” at the summit hosted by Mubadala. Read More »

The Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) recently released its important provisions and action plan for the next several months. The DIAC board discussed details about implementing the Islamic arbitration window in order to meet the growing demand of the Islamic economy. The initiative would also encourage efforts to make Dubai the worldwide capital of the Islamic economy. Read More »

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry partnered with the Economist Intelligence Unit to publish “A Common Wealth: Building Gulf-CIS Ties” to emphasize investment opportunities in trade relations between the Gulf region and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The chamber has a significant role in providing investors with data and information for the private sector. Read More »

The Ajman Tourism Development Department (ATDD) launched “Sincerely Emirati,” the slogan of the emirate’s new destination brand, at the recent ITB Berlin travel trade show. Several top hotels in the hospitality industry will partner with ATDD General Manager Faisal Al Nuaimi to lead the brand including Ajman Saray, Fairmont Ajman, Kempinski Hotel Ajman and The Ajman Palace Hotel. Read More »

Etihad Airways signed Citi as its international cash management bank partner this week. The airline will be able to obtain better control of its cash management operations, while reducing costs, through the automated treasury tools offered by Citi's financial technology. Read More »

The Astana International Financial Center recently announced that it intends to use the model of the Dubai International Financial Center to improve its reliability and establish Astana and CIS as a strong business partners. Read More »

The United Arab Emirates presented information about integrated economic solutions that could create strategic planning options for Commonwealth of Independent States at the recent Commonwealth of Independent States Global Business Forum organized by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. These options could resolve issues concerning the volatility of the oil market. Read More »

Al Forsan Real Estate, the property arm of Abu Dhabi-based Al Forsan Holding, has unveiled an exceptional community living experience in the UAE. Located in the Khalifa City ‘A’ Area, Al Forsan Village is the first active and health focused mixed-use development in the UAE. The project aims to strengthen Abu Dhabi position as a sought after community living destination. Read More »