Wakkalni Food Savour, an application that connects grocery stores with shoppers to minimize food waste, won first place at NYU Abu Dhabi’s (NYUAD) 2019 Annual International Hackathon for Social Good in the Arab World, a three-day programming marathon, which drew to a close at NYUAD this week. Developed by students Zijie Lu (NYU Shanghai, from
Microsoft today participated as gold sponsor of the AI Everything summit, a gathering of the world’s top minds in artificial intelligence at a two-day event in Dubai World Trade Centre. Hosted by the National Programme for Artificial Intelligence, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister
Hospitality Management Holding (HMH), the region’s largest hotel management company specialized in the dry sector and with an expanding portfolio across the Middle East and North Africa, announced its plans to further grow its presence in Sudan with the expected launch of the EWA Port Sudan Hotel Apartments by Q3 2019. Strategically located 20 minutes away from
Amazon and Souq today announced the launch of Amazon.ae, a new local shopping experience for customers in the UAE. Amazon.ae features over 30 million products from local and international businesses, including products previously available on Souq and five million products from Amazon US. Customers shopping on Amazon.ae will enjoy the same commitment to great prices
Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN), a subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund, (PIF) announces the launch of its largest project to date, including its inaugural amusement park in Al Aziziyah, which will cover an area of 1 million square metres. SEVEN also announced six movie theatres and three new entertainment destinations in the Eastern Province, where
Governments in the Middle East and North Africa must do more to provide opportunities to the region’s youth, the regional director of the International Monetary Fund, Dr Jihad Azour, said in his keynote speech at the launch of the 11th annual ASDA’A BCW Arab Youth Survey. In his address directed to the region’s youth, Dr
The importance of route planning to airlines as the aviation industry faces ongoing commercial challenges was top of the agenda today (Tuesday 30 April), during the opening morning of the first CONNECT Middle East, India & Africa (MEIA) route development forum. Speaking at the two-day show which is co-located with Arabian Travel Market 2019 is
