Emirates Transport has launched the final phase of testing for the first battery-powered electric school bus in the region.
MPP Global opens Dubai Middle East HQ
Subscription and billing platform MPP Global has opened its first Middle East office in Dubai. The firm also announced the …
MBRF Knowledge Week aims for ‘constructive dialogue’
Dubai is set to hold a dedicated even focused on sharing experiences and insight into how to tackle the broad changes of a digitalised economy.
Billionaire Apple investor Prince Alwaleed detained in Saudi corruption probe
Saudi authorities have arrested billionaire global investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal as part of an anti-corruption purge. Bin Talal, whose …
DIFC Courts launches instant messaging service for claimants
DIFC Courts’ Small Claims Tribunal (SCT) is set to give claimants the option to use direct and instant messaging to …
RTA launches self-service industrial vehicle registration
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority has launched a new service for permit requests for elongated and used vehicles.
Riverbed promotes Elie Dib to regional VP
Riverbed Technology has announced the promotion of Elie Dib to the position of regional vice president for the Middle East, …
KACST announces $133 million Q1 2018 start-up fund
Technology companies throughout Saudi Arabia are set to receive start-up funds up to 500 million Saudi Riyals ($133.3 million) from …
Mobile phone subscriptions in UAE hit 19.7M in September
Mobile phone subscriptions in the UAE reached 19.7 million by the end of September, according to official statistics released by Etisalat and du, the only telecommunications operators in the local market.
IDC: MEA cognitive, AI spending set for strong growth
IDC research shows that that spending on cognitive and artificial intelligence systems in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) will …
DIFC CEO: IMF outlook a nod to tech innovation
The International Monetary Fund’s Fall 2017 Regional Economic Outlook for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAP), has been launched at Dubai International Financial Centre, (DIFC).
Gartner: worldwide PC shipments declined 3.6 percent in Q3
Worldwide PC shipments totalled 67 million units in the third quarter of 2017, a 3.6 percent decline from the third …
TRA chief: Fresh Internet approaches needed
The UAE’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) director general Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori has warned that rapid global changes to the …
Polycom: two thirds of millennials feel ‘judged’ when working remotely
Polycom research has found that workplaces across the world aren’t accepting the way young employees want to do their jobs, …