The Arab Fashion Council (AFC) has unveiled a new initiative set to reshape the future of fashion in the region and beyond: the AFC Fashion Fund, a $500,000 biennial commitment to support emerging designers.
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has been awarded the Abdul Latif Yousef Al Hamad Development Award for the Best Development Project in the Arab World 2024 for its role in supporting the expansion and modernisation of Bahrain International Airport.
Response Plus Holding, a major emergency medical services provider, has signed an agreement with UAE-based Falcon Aviation Services for the launch of air ambulance service that will enable the transport of patients for critical care treatments abroad.
The death toll from the powerful earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 2,719, with 4,521 people injured and 441 reported missing. United Nations officials, who surveyed earthquake damage in Myanmar warned that the death toll is expected to surpass 3,000.
The death toll from the powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to over 1,000 on Saturday. In neighbouring Thailand, up to 100 workers were still unaccounted for after a Bangkok skyscraper under construction collapsed, said media reports.
The UAE Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) has announced that the Eid Al-Fitr holiday for the federal government sector will be observed from the 1st to 3rd Shawwal 1446 AH, with official work resuming on 4th Shawwal.
Forbes Middle East has unveiled its Top 40 Asset Managers list, spotlighting the region’s most influential leaders shaping the investment landscape. Collectively, they managed over $439 billion in assets in 2024 spanning equities, debt funds and REITs.
In a landmark moment for the Kingdom of Bahrain, the National Space Science Agency (NSSA) said it has successfully launched "Al Munther", the nation’s first domestically designed and built satellite onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at a US base.
The Board of Directors of Hope Ventures, the investment arm of the Hope Fund, has approved the appointment of Latifa Mohammed as the company’s General Manager.
MDLBEAST, a premier music entertainment company born and based in Saudi Arabia, has announced its latest festival concept, A Thousand And One.
