Dubai’s real estate sector has just reached in June 2021 a record of sale transactions, the highest in value in eight years*, proof of the vitality and attractiveness of the property market in the Emirate. Is this post-lockdown vitality of the real estate industry the sign Monica Garcia Ricardo, an accomplished and award-winning agent, was waiting […]
SentinelOne(NYSE: S), an autonomous cybersecurity platform company, today unveiled SentinelOne Storyline Active Response (STAR)TM, its cloud-based automated hunting, detection, and response engine. Integrated with SentinelOne’s ActiveEDR®, STAR empowers security teams to create custom detection and response rules and deploy them in real time to the entire network or desired subset, to proactively detect and respond to threats. STAR […]
SSH welcomes Mark O’Brien as the company’s new Group Commercial Director. Mark has over 30 years’ experience in commercial management, operational management, programme management, and leadership. He has led teams in the UK, Europe, Asia and, for the last seven years, the Middle East. As a strategic thinker with an adaptive, collaborative style, Mark has […]
Schneider Electric has promoted Amel Chadli to Vice President Middle East and Africa for Digital Energy and EcoStruxure. Amel, who has been with Schneider Electric for over a decade, will take up these new responsibilities alongside her existing Strategy role. Amel will spearhead the company’s growth in the areas of digital transformation and software across the […]
Wiley, a global leader in research and education, and PwC’s Academy Middle East, the talent and skills development business of PwC Middle East, announced the expansion of their partnership to support as many as 20,000 finance and accounting professionals via high-quality certification exam preparation programs. “We are thrilled to enhance our current partnership with PwC’s […]
Following all regulatory approvals received from UAE Central Bank and the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), DIB has today, through the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), successfully executed the increase in its foreign ownership limit (FOL) from the current level of 25% to the new enhanced one of 40%. The increase in FOL is driven primarily […]
Gulf International Services (“GIS” or “the Group”; QE ticker: GISS), today reported a net loss of QR 0.8 million for the six-month period ended 30 June 2021. Macroeconomic updates Oil and gas industry continue to show positive signs of recovery with constructive macroeconomic drivers, on the back of effective vaccination campaigns leading to ease of […]
Nuwa Capital has invested in baraka, a Dubai-based fintech startup on a mission to educate, enable and empower retail investors in the Middle East. The $4M seed round also includes Global Founders Capital, FJ Labs, Raptor Group, Tribe Capital, VentureSouq, and Class 5 Global. The company has officially launched its mobile investment app today, and […]
Singapore-based AI company TAIGER announced today the veteran technology executive, Stephen Watts, has joined the company as its Chief Operating Officer. Watts brings to TAIGER extensive global leadership in software and services. He has a proven track record of driving transformative growth in early stage and global operations. He served as President and COO of […]
Qatar Aluminum Manufacturing Company Q.P.S.C. (“QAMCO” or “the Company”; QE Ticker: QAMC), a 50% joint venture partner in Qatar Aluminum Company (Qatalum), today reported a net profit of QR 288 million for the six-month period ended 30 June 2021, with an earnings per share (EPS) of QR 0.052. Commenting on the financial and operational performance for the six-month period […]
