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
Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail
and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, has announced a new opening date
for its flagship Mall of Oman. The mall is now scheduled to open its doors to customers in
September 2021.
The revised opening schedule has been put in place to ensure that
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global
financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Etisalat, the leading emerging markets
telecommunications provider.
The agreement was signed between Arif Amiri, Chief Executive Officer of DIFC
Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal, Executive Chairman of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority, Shurooq, yesterday announced during a live interview on Sharjah TV that the Authority will be undertaking four new large-scale tourism and hospitality projects in Khor Fakkan, Kalba, Al Dhaid and Mleiha.
The strategic undertaking follows
The UAE’s space programmes, especially the successful launch of its Mars Mission, will give a fillip to Asia’s lead in fourth Industrial revolution and make the Emirates "a big stakeholder in the development of developing countries across the globe," a senior academic told Emirates News Agency, WAM.
"Asians are