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Azizi Developments, a leading private developer in the UAE, has donated real estate to the General Authority of Islamic Affairs & Endowments (www.awqaf.gov.ae). The property was given to Waqf, a religious endowment through which contributors make permanent donations for shariah compliant projects, such as mosques and religious schools.

On the second day of the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, Her Excellency Mariam Almheiri, the UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, emphasized the crucial role of adaptation and resilience-building in tackling the global climate crisis.

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) has scored a superb victory and double podium finish at 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps following a spectacular third round of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Belgium. Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López won first place in the No. 7 GR010 Hybrid Electric Hypercar to earn a Hypercar hat-trick for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing from the opening three races of 2023, following the team’s victories in Sebring and Portimão.

PwC Middle East has launched its latest Global Consumer Insights Survey – Pulse 5, ‘Inflation and rising prices shape a new hybrid Middle East consumer’, which reveals the most recent shopper trends in the Middle East and their decision-making process when making retail purchases, in line with their international peers.

The 2023  Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix witnessed a diverse participation of licenced volunteers from the EMSO (Emirates Motorsports Organization). The group of EMSO volunteers from the United Arab Emirates consisted of 65 volunteers, of which 24% were UAE nationals and 20% were female volunteers. The number of EMSO volunteers who travelled to Baku this year has doubled since their first participation in 2017.

At its fifth annual #WeSeeEqual summit for Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa (AMA), Procter & Gamble (P&G) announced bold new commitments aimed at advancing Equality & Inclusion (E&I) across the region. World-renowned advocates and personalities from the private and public sectors attended the event. Built on the theme of ‘Unique and United’, the summit provided a platform for participants to share best practices and collaborate on solutions to address gender inequality.

Bayt.com, Middle East’s No.1 job search portal, has announced the addition of Artificial Intelligence as a new feature to its groundbreaking video evaluation software, Evalufy. This upgrade enhances the platform’s ability to generate interview questions and assess candidates automatically for various job positions and grade them according to their answers.

Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has announced its participation in the global exhibition, London Design Biennale, from 1 – 25 June at London’s Somerset House, during which the ‘And Beyond’ design installation, created by Emirati architect and designer Abdalla Almulla, commissioned by Dubai Culture, will be unveiled. The exhibition is a platform to introduce world-leading contemporary design and design-led innovation.

Mahzooz, the UAE’s leading weekly draw with the most frequent and biggest pay-outs, celebrates a new millionaire at its 126th draws held on Saturday 29th of April 2023. Sumair, a 36-year-old Indian expat who lives in Qatar, is Mahzooz’s 41st millionaire and the recipient of the GUARNTEED weekly prize of AED 1,000,000. Working at an offshore oil rig, the oil and gas supervisor is out in the sea for 6 weeks at a time. He will visit the UAE to receive his cheque in the next 10 days.

SALESmanago, the leading customer engagement platform for eCommerce brands, today announced the growth of its global partner program, which saw a 160% revenue increase over 2022. After onboarding 100+ new partners in the last six months, 2023 will see SALESmanago launch new programs that include local go-to-market support, integrated platform technologies and self-serve data intelligence.