In a 30-minute special, CNN’s Follow That Startup revisits business owners in the startup capital of the Middle East – Dubai, to see how they are navigating their way through the coronavirus pandemic. According to data firm Magnitt, 2019 was a record year for the Middle East with over $700 million invested in startups. Magnitt
STARZPLAY, the leading subscription video on demand (SVOD) service in the MENA region, has recorded overwhelming response from its subscribers for its original content, underpinning how audiences in the MENA region are eager for original home-grown production. This is reflected in the extraordinary response that STARZPLAY original, Baghdad Central, the network’s first production, has received.
Al-Futtaim Toyota, the exclusive Toyota distributor in the UAE, is shaking up the lifestyle pickup segment with the introduction of the all-new eighth-generation Toyota Hilux Adventure. This is the first time ever that the Hilux is available as a retail model in the UAE, meaning that it is no longer limited to dominating the commercial-use
UAE-headquartered upscale residential, hospitality and commercial property developer Seven Tides has witnessed a surge in demand for its two and three-bedroom apartments at its Seven Palm development on Palm Jumeirah. According to research and data from Property Finder, a trend developed after the lockdown highlighting an increase in searches for properties with outside space such
Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) continues to increase Ras Al Khaimah’s international appeal with the introduction of its Global Product, an innovative midshore free zone set-up that allows investors to redomicile or incorporate a new company through one of RAKEZ’s authorised Corporate Service Providers (CSPs). Since RAKEZ Global Product (RGP) is midshore, it merges
INFINITI Middle East has reaffirmed its ongoing commitment to supporting the road safety agenda through its ‘Eyes on You’ initiative by donating infant car seats to parents of new-borns in the UAE. Using a portion of proceeds from its successful Ramadan car auction, which saw the sale of multiple QX80 SUV’s entirely online, the infant
‘Fresh Graduates in the Middle East and North Africa’ survey, conducted recently by Bayt.com, the Middle East’s #1 job site, and YouGov, global online market research company, has found that 62% respondents used or planned to use leading online job sites to find their first job. Moreover, more than 8in 10 of UAEgraduates (84%) say
