Sheraton Sharjah Beach Resort & Spa invites guests to enjoy Christmas and New Year with seasonal dining and special experiences. The resort offers a range of menus, from takeaway meals to Christmas feasts and New Year celebrations, designed for time with friends and family. Festive Takeaway at Link Café Link Café provides a festive takeaway service for those dining at home. The menu includes smoked salmon platters, cheese and charcuterie boards, roasted meats and desserts. The selection aims to make at-home gatherings simple and enjoyable. Christmas Dining Across the Resort Guests can choose from several restaurants across the resort. Marasea…
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Luxury International has introduced Romania’s first education platform focused on luxury business practices. The platform aims to help small and medium-sized companies improve operations, brand direction, and customer experience. The training uses a practical structure that brings together global frameworks and real business use cases. Participants learn about premium branding, customer behaviour in luxury markets, strategic positioning, and business models designed for high-value offerings. The company is based in Dubai and draws from training and study completed in Paris, London, and Rome. These perspectives helped shape a programme designed for businesses in Europe that want to adopt luxury standards. The…
Cantor, part of the Cantor Fitzgerald group, has confirmed it will expand in the Middle East with a new location in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). The firm has secured in-principle approval to carry out regulated financial activities from the financial centre. The new office forms part of Cantor’s plan to increase its presence in key international markets and support clients across the region. Ali Khalpey joined earlier this year as Head of Middle East, Investment Banking & Capital Markets. His role focuses on the expansion of Cantor’s advisory and capital markets work across the Gulf. Before Cantor Fitzgerald, he…
Dubai’s real estate market is shaped by a select group of influential developers. This article highlights the top 10 developers in Dubai, their impact on the market, and the importance of their reputation for investors.
42 Abu Dhabi, the capital’s pioneering coding academy, has successfully wrapped up its first-ever Techpreneur Summit, uniting students, partners, and industry leaders to drive innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology-led solutions with long-term social value. Supporting Abu Dhabi’s wider ambition to build a thriving knowledge and innovation ecosystem, the Summit served as a collaborative meeting point where learners could engage directly with investors, business leaders, and entrepreneurship organisations. Early-stage, learner-built ventures tackling real-world issues in sectors such as sustainability, healthcare, digital services, education, and community engagement were also showcased. A highlight of the programme was HACK4IMPACT, a social innovation hackathon delivered in…
HPE Discover Barcelona 2025 – HPE (NYSE: HPE) has accelerated its leadership in AI-driven infrastructure with a significant expansion of its secure, AI-native networking portfolio. The development unifies the strengths of HPE Aruba Networking and HPE Juniper Networking to advance autonomous operations at scale for AI workloads. The announcement marks a major integration milestone with Juniper Networks, achieved within five months of closing the acquisition. This expanded portfolio introduces shared AIOps capabilities and common hardware designed to deliver consistent autonomous networking across both HPE Aruba Networking Central and HPE Juniper Networking Mist platforms. Alongside enhancements to HPE OpsRamp Software and…
A leading Shari’ah-compliant global alternative investment organisation headquartered in the UAE, Gulf Islamic Investments (GII) manages US$3.5 billion in assets and has built a strong track record of investments supporting businesses across the GCC and the wider region. Since its inception, the group has consistently focused on sectors offering long-term value and sustainable growth. Established in 2014 by co-founders Mohammed Alhassan and Pankaj Gupta, who continue to serve as co-CEOs and board members, GII promotes responsible investment and ethical finance. The group’s portfolio spans core industries including healthcare, education, technology, food production and processing, along with private credit and debt.…
FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem says he feels a deep sense of national pride ahead of this weekend’s FIA Formula One Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where the drivers’ world title will be decided in a thrilling three-way contest in the UAE capital. Ben Sulayem reaffirmed his commitment to supporting the UAE’s continued progress as a leading global destination for motorsport, emphasising the country’s long-term investment in world-class racing infrastructure and international events. With Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri preparing for a tense final showdown at Yas Marina Circuit, Ben Sulayem says he is delighted that the…
Expereo, the global leader in managed Network as a Service (NaaS) solutions connecting people, places and things around the world, has announced that it has been officially certified as a Great Place To Work® UAE for the first time. The certification is based solely on feedback from employees regarding their experiences within the organisation. This year’s survey results revealed that 94% of employees consider Expereo a great place to work—three percentage points higher than the national benchmark. Great Place To Work® is recognised worldwide for its expertise in workplace culture, employee engagement and leadership excellence that drives performance, retention and…
Plenitude has announced that it has signed a binding agreement with ACEA S.p.A. for the full acquisition of ACEA Energia, the ACEA Group subsidiary active in Italy’s energy retail sector. The deal also covers the purchase of a 50 per cent stake in Umbria Energy S.p.A., marking a major step in Plenitude’s expansion strategy. Under the terms of the agreement, Plenitude will pay ACEA €460 million, with an additional amount of up to €127 million reflecting normalised net cash, bringing the transaction value to a potential €587 million. The price remains subject to standard adjustment mechanisms typically applied in similar…