Ostaz, the online private tutoring platform in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has partnered with Aldar Education, the leading education group in Abu Dhabi, to bring tutoring services and after-school support to almost 35,000 students in the UAE capital. The partnership between Ostaz and Aldar Education was initiated by Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s […]
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Makkah-Madinah Real Estate Index falls 21.5% in 2022 as global economy bites
Global real estate advisory firm Alpha1Estates said on January 9 that its real estate index for Makkah and Madinah had fallen by 21.5% in 2022, compared to a jump of 12.9% in 2021, impacted by downturns in the global economy, central bank interest rate hikes affecting indebtedness and a continuing recovery in pre-pandemic levels of […]
DFM and DWTC to launch the MENA IPO Summit – Dubai 2023
The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) today announced their partnership to host the MENA IPO Summit – Dubai, an essential new platform set to unite the entire IPO value chain and the region’s only IPO-focused summit. The inaugural Summit will shed light on the strong impetus and promising prospects […]
Metaverse adoption in the UAE shows potential across various use cases
According to a new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in collaboration with Meta, there is ample ground in the UAE to leverage ten use cases such as telehealth; digital twins; augmented tourism; live augmented events; virtual and augmented shopping, and virtual assets; and more. Recognizing the key role that the UAE’s advanced market could […]
Authentic travel, work-away holidays, and luxury to be key 2023 travel trends in the UAE and Saudi Arabia
Travellers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia are planning to spend more on holidays in 2023, with most in both markets (93%) planning to go away, and more than two thirds in each market (66% in Saudi Arabia and 69% in the UAE planning more breaks than in 2022. Luxury will also […]
PowerSchool accelerates international expansion with plans to open First MEA office
PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC), the leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America, announced its accelerated international expansion plans to open its first Middle East & Africa (MEA) Office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The UAE office will serve PowerSchool’s extensive and growing customer base in the MEA region, as well as support […]
Jedox recognized in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ and Critical Capabilities for Financial Planning Software
Jedox, the world’s most adaptable planning and performance management platform serving the integrated business planning needs of organizations across the world, was recently recognized in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Planning Software1. Additionally, Gartner Critical Capabilities research shows Jedox performance in Use Cases across categories for Efficiency, Improved Operational Visibility and Management, and Complex […]
Vezgo selected by Hub71 to join its third cohort
Vezgo, the leading crypto aggregation provider, announces that it will be joining Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem. Vezgo is among 20 companies that will be joining Hub71’s latest cohort, which is designed to support founders in scaling successful tech companies and maximize investment and commercial opportunities for them in the UAE’s capital. It has been an active end of […]
LUXHABITAT SOTHEBY’S REAL ESTATE APPOINTED BROKERAGE FOR FREEHOLD RESIDENCES AT RAFFLES THE PALM DUBAI
As brokerage of Raffles Residences on The Palm Jumeirah, LUXHABITAT Sotheby’s International Realty has fourteen fully furnished high-end properties at the Raffles Residences available for sale. The offering that will be serviced by the Raffles hotel includes four villas, seven apartments and three triplex penthouses. Ready for purchase and already fully furnished, the villas range […]
Qatar Tourism and Mwani expect 200,000 visitors from cruises in the 2022/2023 cruise season
Qatar Tourism (QT) and Mwani Qatar announce the return of the 2022/2023 cruise season and forecast more than 50 cruise liners with approximately 200,000 visitors from now to the end of April 2023. Over the season, cruise liner passengers will be welcomed at the Cruise Terminal, a newly designed infrastructure that pays homage to classic […]