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India’s Ministry of Home Affairs today extended the prevailing restrictions for surveillance, containment and caution against the spread of COVID-19 till the end of March. The restrictions were to have expired at midnight on 28th February.

“There [...] 

Replace the Champs-Élysées with Palm Jumeirah and it felt like a sort of action replay for Sam Bennett as he wrapped up another superb bunch sprint victory on stage six of the UAE Tour in Dubai, said The Irish Times in its comment on his win of the [...] 

Technology has revolutionized retail, yielding higher interactivity for customers, more retailer conversion rates, and much more traffic on numerous retail channels. In the market,  [...] 

With an estimated market value of $350 billion today, the array of emerging digital solutions for life after COVID is likely to be worth over $3 trillion by 2025, according to UNCTAD’s Technology and Innovation Report 2021, which examines the [...] 

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released new analysis showing that the airline industry is expected to remain cash negative throughout 2021. Previous analysis (November 2020) indicated that airlines would turn cash positive in the [...] 

The UAE’s female leaders are embracing digital, are motivated to make a positive impact on the world and optimistic about the growth of their business despite pandemic-related challenges. This, according to the third edition of KPMG’s UAE Female [...] 

The COVID-19 pandemic has refocused IT spending priorities for airlines and airports in 2020 as revenue plunged and the industry faced new health and operational requirements needed to keep flying.

Among the key findings from SITA’s 2020 [...] 

The UAE has topped the Middle East and North Africa region rankings in the World Bank’s newly released 2021 ‘Women, Business and the Law’ (WBL) report. The country’s ratings in the World Bank report saw a significant leap by virtue of ground-breaking [...] 

Etisalatand stcremain the frontrunners across the MEA region, claiming the title of the MEA’s strongest and most valuable telecoms brands, respectively.

stcis the region’s most valuable brand, its brand value up an impressive 14% to US$9.2 billion, [...] 

UNHCR, The UN Refugee Agency and YouTube sensation, the Anasala Family, have announced securing over $193,000 in funds to provide lifesaving support to more than 1,000 vulnerable refugee and internally displaced (IDP) families across the region. Their [...] 

Tech Mahindra Ltd., one of the fastest growing Global IT companies and a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions, today announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind phygital [...] 

The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, located in Abu Dhabi, has been awarded a new Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star hotel award. The awards reflect luxurious facilities and impeccable service enjoyed by guests and represent the highest honour available [...]