July 26, 2020
Farnek appoints former London policeman as head of security
Philip has amassed an impressive array of awards, receiving the Metropolitan Police Service’s ‘Baton of Honour’ in 1999 and the Commanders Commendation six times between 2005 and 2016, as well as the Commissioners High Commendation in 2005.
July 25, 2020
ADIPEC to take place virtually between November 9 and 12, 2020
Marking its 10th anniversary milestone this year, ADIPEC Awards 2020 will be presented in an immersive and interactive virtual awards experience in November 2020. The decision to hold an online event ensures the ADIPEC Strategic and Technical Conferences will continue to provide the thought leadership that will frame the future oil and gas landscape.
July 23, 2020
Bpifrance to deploy €4.2bn in the first stage of Mubadala-backed “LAC 1” fund
Following the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the two parties in February 2020, the investment by Mubadala was completed at the first closing of the fund on 26th May 2020. With a current investment capacity close to 4.2 billion euros this fund invests in French listed multinationals.
July 23, 2020
Dubai Production City’s Immensa plans global expansion
Expansion comes after HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, unveiled the 3D Printing Strategic Alliance to further accelerate Dubai’s transition into a leading 3D printing hub.
July 22, 2020
Etisalat Group net profit reaches 4.6 billion during H1 2020
H.E. ObaidHumaid Al Tayer, Chairman of Etisalat Group says, “The world is voyaging through unchartered waters and COVID-19 has affected all industries including the telecom sector. Etisalat managed to adapt, respond and demonstrate resilience as we ensured the delivery of uninterrupted services to our customers and had the privilege of supporting our society through various initiatives.”
July 22, 2020
UAE creates history with successful launch of Emirates Mars Mission
The journey is expected to last seven months, traveling a distance of 493 million km, before entering the Martian orbit in February 2021, coinciding with UAE's Golden Jubilee celebrations.
The Hope Probe successfully lifted off at 01:58 am UAE time, after the countdown for the last 10 seconds was done in Arabic.
July 20, 2020
Pure Health inks agreement with BIOS for cloud and managed services
UAE-based Pure Health – has signed an agreement with BIOS Middle East for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), which features hosting for Pure Health’s core Laboratory Information System (LIS) on CloudHPT. CloudHPT, is a fully owned and managed cloud delivered by BIOS.
July 5, 2020
New Ways of Learning in Education’s Digital World
The future direction of education is one of the key issues arising from the coronavirus crisis and three leading directors discussed the challenges and opportunities facing all levels of learning during the third Canon ‘Frontiers of Innovation Forum 2020’ online webinar.
July 1, 2020
DIDI announces Project Design Space Competition winners
Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (DIDI) has announced 10 winners of its fourth Project Design Space. RAKBANK, Dubai Festival City Mall, Nike, Emirates Nature-WWF and LEGO Middle East set real-world challenges for the students to solve. All of them have shown great interest in taking the solutions forward.
June 27, 2020
FAB launches eSign technology for digital signatures on client documents
This innovative service is fast and convenient, addressing pain points which required FAB relationship managers and clients need to pass physical documents person-to-person. Some of the documents eligible for FAB eSign include Channel on-boarding documents, Facility Offer Letters, Escrow Agreements etc.