Hospitality giant shifts focus beyond restaurants with wellness ventures to capture migrating HNWIs
UAE
Bolt
EXCLUSIVE: talabat, Bolt announce ride services for ‘pro’ Dubai customers in major partnership
The agreement between talabat and Bolt was unveiled during a joint press event in Dubai
AI infrastructure
UAE’s G42, Cisco partner to accelerate global AI infrastructure development
The collaboration aims to enhance AI infrastructure, secure data centres, and support the UAE’s ambition to lead in responsible AI development
Darkness retreats
The silence revolution: Phone-free retreats, silent travel gains momentum amid rising burnout, stress, digital addiction
These practices range from “phone-free” holidays to more intensive darkness retreats, and are rising in popularity around the world with significant interest also seen in the Middle East
Dubai Metro
Dubai uses robot cleaner drones to clean Metro stations
RTA is trialling the use of robot cleaner drones to clean Dubai Metro station facades
DIFC
Dubai International Financial Centre looks to train 1m people in sustainable finance
DIFC reveals major sustainability education push at Dubai FinTech Summit
Abu Dhabi events
ADNEC strikes deal to boost Al Ain events sector
ADNEC and Informa team up to bring events to Al Ain
Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA)
Abu Dhabi shuts down 5 restaurants and supermarket over health risks
Abu Dhabi authorities shut down restaurants and supermarket for failing to meet safety standards
AEON Clinic
AEON Clinic positions Dubai as global hub for longevity medicine with pioneering masterclass
With accreditation from both international authorities and the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), the event attracted over 150 medical professionals, researchers, and innovators from across the globe
Mastercard
2025 travel trends: Nature, food and wellness drive holiday spending says Mastercard
Travel with purpose and currency fluctuation have an impact on holiday spending, according to Mastercard research
Dubai real estate
Dubai real estate forecast for 2025 positive as world’s wealthy lured by Golden visas, low tax and lifestyle
Dubai real estate market has seen a 23 per cent increase in transaction volume
global trade war
UAE, Gulf supply chains go local despite easing global trade tensions: Experts
Even as global trade tensions ease, UAE and Gulf businesses double down on local supply chains — betting that resilience, not global reach, is the key to future-proofing
Etihad
Etihad Airways on track for record year with April passengers up 21%
Etihad Airways has already carried more than 1m more passengers than this time last year
Abu Dhabi
ADIO, Mizuho ink deal to boost Japanese investments in key sectors
ADIO will collaborate closely with Mizuho to offer practical support to clients seeking to establish or expand their operations in the emirate
cloud services
UAE’s du launches AI-powered GPU cloud service for government, enterprises
du introduces GPU-as-a-Service, offering high-performance computing to UAE entities, driving AI adoption, cost savings, and scalability for advanced digital transformation
Al Barari
Dubai luxury property boom: Al Barari villa sells for $29mn, setting record price per sq.ft
Maria Morris Global brokers landmark sale of 16,939-square-foot Y3 – KOA’s AMAIA villa in The Collection, Al Barari, highlighting demand for ultra-luxury properties
Artificial intelligence
UAE’s Presight opens first overseas office in Kazakhstan
UAE-based big data analytics and AI company Presight expands into Central Asia with a new Astana office