The world is going through massive technological and environmental changes, which are set to transform societies and the lives of individuals in the future, futurist Jamais Cascio said at a 20-minute session held on the first day of the 18th Arab Media Forum. Cascio, who was selected by Foreign Policy magazine as a Top 100
Bentley has claimed three titles at the coveted 2019 Middle East Car of the Year awards (MECOTY). The all-new Continental GT luxury Grand Tourer was named overall ‘Car of the Year’ and ‘Best Luxury Coupe’, whilst the Bentayga was named ‘Best midsize Luxury SUV’. New Continental GT: Middle East Car of the Year‘ & ‘Best
Insight Discovery, the UAE-based award-winning research, consultancy and communications agency, has announced the launch of its end-to-end financial advisory aggregator website www.whichfinancialadviser.com. The aggregator website, the first of its kind in the Middle East, offers consumers the largest choice of financial advisory firms regulated by two of the UAE’s regulatory authorities – Insurance Authority and
Government-owned media outlets are still lagging behind in terms of influence, despite the huge budgets at their disposal. Panelists at ‘A Session with Media Ministers in the Arab World’ at the 18th edition of the Arab Media Forum (AMF), who included Ali bin Mohammed Al-Romaihi, Information Affairs Minister, Kingdom of Bahrain, and Hussein Zein, Head
Airbnb today is an end-to-end travel platform that combines where you stay, what you do, and how you get there, all in one place. A decade after the first three guests, Michael, Kat and Amol, arrived at the co-founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia’s place, three guests check into an Airbnb listing every half-second. These
The seventh annual Global Education & Skills Forum (GESF 2019), a Varkey Foundation initiative, hosted a panel discussion on ways to improving education in the Middle East and North Africa, especially within large refugee populations, and how to ensure university graduates are employable. The panel session included Sabri Saidam, Minister of Education, Palestine, and deliberated
More than 63% of the 89 million passengers who passed through Dubai airport in 2018 were in transit with just 8% of these passengers leaving the airport to explore the emirate, according to the latest Colliers International data published by Reed Travel Exhibitions ahead of Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2019, which takes place at Dubai