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Image: Supplied Global Village, the UAE’s multicultural family destination, will return for its 30th season on 15 October 2025 with several new attractions, enhanced facilities, and design upgrades across the park. Season 30 will introduce Gardens of the World, a new landscaped area featuring floral arrangements and miniature landmarks from across the globe. The gardens, located between the Egypt and Iran pavilions, will serve as a calm retreat for visitors and families. A new interactive feature, The Dragon Kingdom, will make its debut as an immersive, walk-through experience with 11 themed rooms. Visitors will follow the story of Ignis, the…
Image: Getty Images Europe’s Airbus AIR.PA broke a major commercial barrier on Tuesday when its A320 family of planes overtook the Boeing BA.N 737 to become the most-delivered jetliner in history. Boeing’s decades-old record fell as a jet was delivered overnight to Saudi carrier Flynas, bringing deliveries to 12,260 since the A320 began service in 1988, according to data from UK-based consultancy Cirium, which is used across the industry. Airbus did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the data, tracked by aircraft supply analyst Rob Morris. Source link
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HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) during his visit of the hydroelectric power plant in Hatta/Image: Supplied HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has announced the start of trial operations and electricity export from the pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant in Hatta to Dubai. The announcement came during his visit to the project site to review progress in the final stages of work. During operational testing, the plant generated more than 17,921 megawatt-hours of electricity. The Hatta hydroelectric plant will have a production…
Image: Supplied Mubadala Energy, the Abu Dhabi-headquartered international energy company, achieved a 36.5 per cent reduction in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions in 2024, according to its latest Sustainability Report. The company also recorded a sharp 55 per cent drop in emissions intensity, falling from 15.57 to 6.95 tonnes CO₂e per kboe, driven by decarbonisation measures and improved operational efficiency. Further supporting its emissions progress, Mubadala Energy reported a 12.8 per cent reduction in flared gas across its portfolio. The company also introduced its first carbon pricing policy to guide its decarbonization strategy and strengthen climate-related decision-making. The…
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Image: Supplied Astra Tech, the UAE-headquartered consumer technology company, has announced the rebranding of PayBy, the platform powering botim’s financial services, to ‘botim money’, consolidating its fintech offerings under a single, consumer-facing brand. The move marks a major step in Astra Tech’s strategy to simplify financial access for millions across the region while enhancing user experience and everyday accessibility. Originally launched as the UAE’s first free VoIP calling app, botim now has more than 150 million users globally and has evolved into a key player in embedded finance. The platform supports the UAE’s national push toward a cashless economy, aligned…
Image: Supplied The advertising playbook is being rewritten. By 2030, industry forecasts predict that all media will effectively be retail media, where every impression is shoppable, every campaign measurable, and every customer interaction both brand-building and transactional. For MENA, this shift represents not just evolution but opportunity. With e-commerce growth outpacing global averages, mobile-first consumers, and super-app ecosystems taking shape, the region is poised to leapfrog legacy markets into a new era of connected commerce. In this conversation, Gulf Business speaks with Rayan Karaky, MD for EMEA and Southeast Asia at Amazon Ads, to explore key insights from the company’s…
Image: WAM DP World has announced plans to develop a cold storage facility in Egypt with an investment of $29m (approximately EGP1.42bn). The project follows the company’s acquisition of land within Elsewedy Industrial Development Park, located in Al Oula Industrial City, and comes amid growing demand for modern, energy-efficient storage solutions across the agri-export and frozen food manufacturing sectors. Spanning 16,194 square metres, the new facility will include eight independently controlled chambers with capacity for 25,000 pallet positions across chilled and frozen categories such as fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and processed foods. It will feature an advanced refrigeration system to…
The World Bank has lifted its growth outlook for the region encompassing the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan for 2025, though trimmed its forecast for next year, citing conflict and lower oil production in Iran and Libya. The Washington-based lender said it now expected regional GDP growth across MENAAP economies to average 2.8 per cent this year, up from 2.6 per cent forecast in its April growth outlook. This was driven by Gulf states seeing a boost in economic activity following a faster than anticipated phasing out of oil productions cuts and growth from the non-oil sector. “The…