Keyword: Dubai
Dubai Lynx Postpones Annual Festival Amid Coronavirus Spread in MENA
Dubai Lynx's annual festival in March has been rescheduled on 6-9 September 2020 in light of the coronavirus outbreak in the MENA region.
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Dubai to benefit from 1M+ hotel room nights amid major business event wins
Dubai Business Events (DBE), the city’s official convention bureau, recorded a total of 301 successful bids for meetings, conferences, and incentives in 2019. Set...
DAE signs new US$300 million 4-year unsecured term loan
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd. announced today that it has signed a US$300 million 4-year unsecured term loan with China Construction Bank (DIFC Branch)...
Silicon Valley’s Tribal Credit Eyes MENA, Closing Round to Bank Startups
Silicon Valley-based Tribal Credit started private beta testing with MENA startups and is closing a funding round that includes some of the top VCs...
Google to Hire Cairo-Based Team
Google plans to hire a team for its Cairo office, seeking to expand its business in Egypt and implement new investments within an improved...
Eventtus ‘rebrand’ aims to inspire event professionals to ‘think big, think easy’
Eventtus revolutionized its brand strategy and visual identity as the company is expanding its event tech solutions globally. These were the first changes to...
Game of Thrones Star Iwan Rheon to Make MEFCC Guest Appearance
The actor who played one of the most villainous characters in Game of Thrones history will make a sensational guest appearance at the Middle...
JWT and POD Egypt Win 3 Awards at Dubai Lynx For DHL
JWT and POD Egypt won three awards (one gold and two silver) under the PR and Entertainment categories for DHL and Mo Salah integrated...
Rafeeg rolls out new update for its home improvement app
Rafeeg, an app-based marketplace for home improvement needs, has rolled out an update that comes with a new design and easy-to-navigate interface to make...
Mohamed Omar Bids Farewell to Twitter, Joins Facebook
Mohamed Omar, the thriving media guru with 10 years of solid experience in Media Partnerships across the MENA region has resigned from Twitter, after a three...
NOMAD Partners With Sony Professional Solutions MEA
Al Ahli Holding Group (AAHG) has partnered with Sony Professional Solutions MEA on the development of the media sector and community within NOMAD.
A purpose-built...
Meet ‘1TAM’: First Emirati Vlogging Social Media App
In the age of social media and interconnectivity what continues to be lacking is authentic and unfiltered conversations between people. 1TAM - One Thing About...
Dubai-based HolidayMe.com raises $16 million in Series C funding
HolidayMe, the Middle East’s leading Online Travel Agency, has raised $16m in Series C funding from Gobi Partners, Algebra Ventures, Accel Partners, and Global...
EY: 53% of MENA executives have AI and Automation on their agenda
53% of senior executives based in the MENA region named artificial intelligence (AI) and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) as the most prominent technologies on...
Egyptian social media monitoring tool ‘Crowd Analyzer’ raises $1.1 million
Crowd Analyzer, the Arabic-focused social media monitoring tool, has received pre-Series A funding of $1.1 million from a group of venture capital firms in...
NYU Receives $500,000 Grant to Support Arabic Collections Online
New York University Libraries, a leader in digital library development, today announced that the philanthropic foundation Carnegie Corporation of New York has made a...
The FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola Touches Down in Dubai
The FIFA World Cup trophy has landed in Dubai yesterday as part of the global FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola. The arrival...
Dubai Lynx announces full speaker programme
Dubai Lynx has announced its top speakers who join a Festival programme comprised of world-leading experts from the international creative communications industry. Building on...
Dubai tests Air Taxi
Government of Dubai has launched The first test flight of the Autonomous Air Taxi by RTA Dubai. Reported Government of Dubai Media Office today on Facebook.
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Save the Children launches Ramadan campaign for Syrian children
Save the Children, an international NGO, today launched the “It’s Not the Same For Them” campaign to remind people of the harsh realities that...