More than 200 companies joined TECOM Investments' Media Cluster last year, Media Cluster said last week. The cluster includes Dubai Media City, Dubai Studio City and International Media Production Zone. Deloitte’s recently released TMT Predictions for 2015 forecast major growth opportunities for content creators across the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region. Read More »

The French Business Council's (FBC) Healthcare Committee visited the laboratory facilities of the Dubai Biotechnology and Research Park (DuBiotech), a member of TECOM Investments, last week. During the visit, committee members shared experiences and discussed recent innovations and challenges in the life sciences sector with DuBiotech business partners. Read More »

The Federal Demographic Structure Council (FDSC) held its 11th periodic meeting recently in Abu Dhabi. Lt. Gen. HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, deputy prime minister and minister of interior, served as chairman, and others at the meeting included Saqr bin Ghobash, minister of labor; Sultan Al Mansouri, minister of economy; and Mariam Al Roumi, minister of social affairs. Read More »

The 20th anniversary edition of Beautyworld Middle East, a three-day event showcasing the region's beauty industry, took place Tuesday through Thursday in Dubai. “Beautyworld Middle East has, over the last 20 years, carved out a reputation as being the most celebrated and influential beauty and wellness trade fair in a region that is now the world’s fastest-growing beauty market,” Ahmed Pauwels, CEO of Messe Frankfurt Middle East, organizer of Beautyworld Middle East, said. Read More »

Antaira Technologies recently announced that it has launched the expansion of the company’s industrial networking infrastructure series with the LNP-1202G-SFP and LNP-1204G-SFP devices. Read More »

Etihad Airways, the United Arab Emirates’ national carrier, is surging forward with a fourth straight year of increased profits. Read More »

RAK Hospital, a leading healthcare facility based in Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), recently received the prestigious Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum award, testifying to the facility’s outstanding quality of care and excellent business performance in the healthcare industry. Read More »

Representatives from the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) recently said the group plans to revisit a partnership with the UAE Ministry of Interior (MOI) to back Arab filmmakers attempting to make movies that focus on societal issues, and to take those movies to the broadest audiences possible with the help of MOI funding. Read More »

Schmidt ME Logistics, the Germany-based transport-management company, broke ground on Wednesday on a new 226,000-square-foot facility in Abu Dhabi’s flagship Khalifa Port, which handles most of the city’s deepwater-container ship traffic. The company specializes in handling dry bulk products, packaging and intermodal transportation of dry bulk products, and is expanding its capacity to cater to the dry petrochemical and mineral industries in the Gulf region. Read More »

Sports enthusiasts will love this studio apartment in the Ice Hockey section of Dubai Sport City. The 596-square-foot studio includes a closed kitchen, shower room, a balcony that showcases the community, central air, covered parking and a professionally landscaped garden. Read More »

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) will host an extraordinary general shareholders meeting (EGM) on June 21 to cast a vote on a plan to raise capital through a rights issue of stock to support the bank's growth. There also will be a vote on a proposal to expand a bank program that issues sharia-compliant tier 1 capital instruments. Read More »

Jotun Powder Coatings (JPC) has unveiled new powder products in the Middle East and North African region on Thursday. The two products, Ultra Shine and the Aurora Collection, were launched initially two months ago.  “At Jotun Powder Coatings, we have been providing consultants and engineers with high-quality, cost-effective, sustainable and protective powder-coating solutions for many years," JPC Global Marketing director Olaf Conreur said. Read More »

A recent meeting was held between the Dubai Green Economy Partnership (Dubai GEP) and Cleantech San Diego in California to discuss how to encourage the cleaning industry to adopt green products, technologies and services around the world. This blossoming partnership also aims to facilitate the trade and investment involved in novel green technologies, both regionally and internationally. Read More »

Noor Trade, Noor Bank’s Shari’a compliant service targeting small- and medium-sized businesses, recently finished a seminar about Islamic trade finance for customers. Read More »

Gemalto, a world leader of digital security, recently opened a state-of-the-art facility as the Center of Excellence to instruct the Royal Oman Police (ROP) in knowledge transfers and best sharing practices. Read More »

Urban planners from throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) will be meeting in Dubai Sunday through Tuesday for the Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning training workshop to discuss concerns and other issues relating to public transportation. Read More »

The Gulf Organisation for Research and Development (GORD), a nonprofit governmental organization that promotes sustainable solutions in the Gulf region, is looking to Scandinavia to develop environmental solutions in Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Read More »

The inaugural Routes Middle East & Africa conference opens on Sunday in Manama,  Bahrain, and runs through Tuesday. The conference will be hosted by the managing body of the Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), which operates Bahrain International Airport (BIA). Read More »

A gorgeous studio apartment in Abu Dhabi’s popular Al Reef apartment building is available for $176,964. Neutral-colored tile is spread throughout the 457-square-foot apartment, which features a small kitchen with dark cabinets, central air and a balcony with a beautiful view. The apartment also includes a modern-style bathroom with glass-shower enclosure and a security system to ensure the safety of residents, who can take advantage of the building’s shared pool. Read More »

This Dancing Fountain View apartment is located in one of the hottest neighborhoods in Dubai. Brokered by Gulf Sotheby’s International Realty, the spacious apartment features two bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms spread over 1,231 square feet. Natural light is abundant in this apartment, with floor-to-ceiling windows throughout, offering stunning views of the city below. Read More »