Under the theme ‘It’s Time to Exercise’, The Friends of Arthritis Patients Association, FAPS, which operates under the umbrella of the Health Promotion Department at the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA), on Saturday organized a health awareness and sports day at Al Nakheel Oasis in Sharjah, with the participation of Sharjah Self-Defence Sports Club, […]

1971 – Design Space, a multi-functional design space dedicated to the display and discussion of all forms of contemporary design, today announces Fashcultivate will open the public on November 2 at 1971 – Design Space. The exhibition, which is curated by Khulood Thani and Fatma Al Mahmoud, Head of 1971 – Design Space, highlights the […]

Dubai Land Department (DLD) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) under which the parties will coordinate as necessary in the field of professional standards in the public interest of Dubai. The MoU was signed during IStructE’s annual conference, held for the first time in the Arab world in […]

As part of its efforts to strengthen its relationships with investors in major global markets, Dubai Land Department (DLD), through its Promotion and Real Estate Investment Management Sector, led a group of local real estate developers to the World Property & Investment Show (WPIS) 2019. The show was co-organised by DLD in cooperation with Mindscape […]

DP World, UAE Region, the leading trade enabler has been recognised as the Terminal Operator of the Year at The Maritime Standard Awards 2019. The awards were held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group. The […]

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D), the pioneering German security technologies provider, today inaugurated its new regional headquarters and competence center for services and training at Silicon Park in Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), Dubai’s leading integrated free zone technology park. Founded in 1852, G+D is a global security technology group headquartered in Munich, Germany. In the fiscal year 2018, […]

Over 2,000 runners took part in the first ever Mai Dubai City Half Marathon in the heart of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) – the official venue partner for the event this morning. As one of the major events during the Dubai Fitness Challenge, runners from all over the UAE and outside competed in one […]

Dubai Holding announces the winners of its charitable race, Dubai Holding SkyRun 2019, which took place today at Jumeirah Emirates Towers (JET), in partnership with Dubai Sports Council (DSC), International SkyRunning Federation, Vertical World Circuit, Jumeirah Group and Talise Fitness. A new course record was set by Piotr Lobodzinski of Poland, conquering 52 floors of the iconic […]

The FIRST Global Challenge 2019 in Dubai, the third edition of the annual international robotics competition, kicked off at Festival Arena today with the participation of more than 1,500 contestants from 191 countries. This year’s theme – “Ocean Opportunities” – focuses on creating robots to clean up the oceans through eliminating waste and pollutants. A […]

The short-term political future of the UK may be uncertain, but its long-term technological future looks bright, if the UK team’s entry into the FIRST Global Challenge 2019 in Dubai is anything to go by. “It’s tense, it’s real tense, especially because we’re due to travel on October 31 – Brexit deadline day,” says 16-year-old […]

17-year-old Abigail Herrera and her four other teammates known as Root Negative One, are representing the United States after having won the top honors at the FIRST Tech Challenge World Championships in Houston – known as the Inspire Award.  Having been recognized for their excellence in engineering design, community engagement and innovation at that event, […]

After finishing his homework following a full day of school, 17-year-old Haocheng Yang would head over to meet the rest of his student robotics team and mentor, Xuguo He, to design and build robot prototypes until the early hours of the morning. “Every day, Mr He would work with us on robotics and his wife […]