Month: June 2021

With a new touristic summer destination option made available for its passengers, flynas, the Saudi Air Carrier and leading low-cost airline in the Middle East, has announced the launch of its direct flights between Riyadh and the Austrian city of Salzburg. In accordance with the recent decision made by the Austrian authorities to reopen the

I caught up this week with Aparna Bajpai on Zoom. She is the founder of BeingShe, a platform for encouraging women to realize their potential and live the life of their dreams. Aparna’s life story is an inspiration for all women out there who are going through an identity crisis. Here is her story. Aparna got married when

The number of residential mortgages issued in Saudi Arabia during April has hit a five-year high, according to Global property consultants, Knight Frank. Faisal Durrani, Head of Middle East Research at Knight Frank notes: “The vast apparatus that is Vision 2030 is percolating through to the Kingdom’s residential market, with rising residential mortgage rates, helping

YouGov’s latest study reveals that among the available Covid-19 vaccines in UAE & KSA, Pfizer-Biotech is considered the safest by residents. Currently, three-quarters of respondents in both the countries think Pfizer vaccine is safe than unsafe (74% vs 10%). Less than one in five (17%) said they are unsure about its safety. Comparatively, UAE residents

In line with Saudi Arabia’s Green initiative, which was publicly commended this week by US Special Presidential Envoy John Kerry, Saudi artist Abdullah Qandeel moved forward with his plans to fight climate change. Qandeel announced a groundbreaking partnership with Mangrove Conservation & Restoration (Pvt) Ltd. a subsidiary of Supreme Global Holdings, working closely with mangrove

Gulf Capital and MEED have revealed the agenda / plan for the 2021 edition of their Gulf Capital SME Insights programme. The series of activities curated by Gulf Capital and MEED, now in the tenth year of partnership, aims to help SMEs plan and mobilise sustainable, safe practices and look forward to a decade of

Gulf Capital and MEED have today revealed the agenda / plan for the 2021 edition of their Gulf Capital SME Insights programme. The series of activities curated by Gulf Capital and MEED, now in the tenth year of partnership, aims to help SMEs plan and mobilise sustainable, safe practices and look forward to a decade