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One year to go: Switzerland to take off for Expo 2020 Dubai

Switzerland reaffirms its commitment to the success of the Expo 2020 Dubai, which will run from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022, and marks one year to go to the upcoming World Expo. On this occasion, the Swiss Pavilion is taking part in the first Pre-Expo event on 5−6 October 2020, which will be dedicated to space. The Expo

Now United come together on Yas Island

Global pop group Now United have been soaking up the action, attractions, and atmosphere of Yas Island, Abu Dhabi’s leading leisure and entertainment destination. The band are in the UAE following the announcement of their latest member, the Lebanese artist Nour Ardakani, who is the first member of the band from the Middle East and

DIFC FinTech Hive’s Accelerator programme to advance the role of women in Financial Services

DIFC FinTech Hive, the first and largest financial technology accelerator in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, revealed the 2020 launch of AccelerateHer, a female-focused career mentorship accelerator programme to empower women in financial services. The programme equips young, aspiring female executives with tools

A world first for Abu Dhabi as ultra-rare bird stops over

As the autumn bird migration gets under way, one of the rarest birds in the world has been spotted on the Saadiyat Beach Golf Course in Abu Dhabi by two members of the Emirates Bird Records Committee, EBRC, Oscar Campbell and Simon Lloyd. The bird, a Steppe Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus alboaxillaris, is an extremely rare sub-species of the

Dubai ranks first in Arab region and sixth worldwide on latest Global Medical Tourism Index

Dubai has maintained its top position as the leading Arab destination for medical travelers for the second year in a row, based on the Global Medical Tourism Index, which was recently released by the International Healthcare Research Center (IHRC). Worldwide, the emirate, one of the globe’s most preferred tourist hubs, ranked sixth