UAE Space Agency Signs Artemis Accords to Advance International Space Cooperation The UAE Space Agency (UAESA) today was amongst the first signatories of NASA’s Artemis Accords at the 71st International Astronautical Congress (IAC), running between October 12 and 14, 2020. In May 2020, NASA, the American Space Agency, formally announced the Artemis Accords, based on a shared vision for principles, grounded in the United Nations’ Outer Space Treaty of 1967, to create a safe and transparent environment that facilitates exploration, science and commercial activities for the benefit of all hu ..read more

 The UAE continues to remain a preferred destination for tourists The UAE hospitality sector continues to attract guests from all over the world, and Expo 2020, in particular, has played a vital role in raising hotels occupancy rates in Dubai with more than 22 million visits to the world’s fair. Over the first ten months of last year, the sector has also witnessed 64% hotel occupancy rate on an annual basis which is one of the highest rates in the world. Moussa El Hayek, Chief Operating Officer of Al Bustan Centre & Residence confirmed that the UAE’s keenness to host international eve ..read more

Pandemic boosts demand for domestic courier services The domestic market for Courier, Express and Parcel (CEP) in the UAE is expected to gain momentum as travel restrictions and e-commerce boom generated demand for courier services in the country, according to a report. The CEP market in the UAE is dominated by international B2B deliveries, however B2C services are picking up steadily after the pandemic hit the country. Referring to latest Modor Intelligence report, Najeeb Kabeer, partner and managing director of Century Express Courier Services, said the market for CEP in UAE is est ..read more

Ajman Tourism Showcases Sustainable & Safe Tourism Projects The Ajman Department of Tourism Development (ADTD) and its partners in the travel, tourism, and hospitality sectors are set to present pioneering and secure tourism projects focused on sustainability at the upcoming Arabian Travel Market (ATM) held from May 1 to 4, 2023 at Dubai World Trade Center. These projects align with the sustainable tourism guidelines envisioned in Ajman Tourism Vision 2030 – which will see the emirate emerge as a major international tourist destination in the world with a focus on sustainable and eco ..read more

Home Maternity Care Business in UAE Up for Staggering Growth The growing demand for home maternity care services in the UAE goes to show how many expectant mothers now prefer personalised, safe and convenient care—both prenatal and postpartum— in the comfort of their own homes. This is not a surprise, especially after the pandemic. But even before that, we have already witnessed an increasing preference for services supporting mothers and, after giving birth, their newborn babies in the familiarity of their own homes. Factors such as lacking a large family network, especially among expatriate ..read more

Over two-thirds of UAE workers believe AI and data science will impact their role in the next five years The United Arab Emirates (UAE) leads EMEA in the leverage of data, data science and artificial intelligence (AI) for the purposes of decision making and business growth, according to a report commissioned by Dataiku, the platform for Everyday AI. The survey was conducted by YouGov in early 2022 and involved 2,487 decision makers from across France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, and the UAE. It revealed UAE respondents to be the most convinced of data’s utility in the workpla ..read more

Companies Pledge to Boost Private Sector’s Contribution to UAE Net Zero by 2050 The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) today rolled out the UAE Climate-Responsible Companies Pledge to increase the engagement of the private sector in the country’s decarbonization drive in line with the UAE Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative. The pledge forms a nucleus of future collaboration among the private sector, NGOs, and international organizations, including Emirates Nature in association with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), a strategic implementation partner to the pledge aiming to su ..read more

UAE’S The Storey Group launches One Billion Trees Initiative The UAE’s The Storey Group (TSG) has launched an ambitious initiative to encourage the Emirates’ residents and corporates to come together to help plant one billion trees globally by 2026 in a transformational project designed to help offset the country’s carbon emissions. After almost two years of intense research and development, TSG has teamed up with EcoMatcher, a certified social enterprise and the world’s first blockchain-enabled digital tree-planting platform, to launch the One Billion Trees Initiative (OBTI), which is aimed a ..read more

UAE a forerunner in development of AML systems; business sector a strategic partner in countering money laundering The Ministry of Economy (MoE) held an extensive media briefing on the system for combating money laundering; combating the financing of terrorism; the financing of illegal organizations; and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the UAE. The session also briefed attendees on most important international obligations in this regard, laws and decisions related to them, the obligations they place on the public and private sectors, and the Ministry’s and ..read more