Latest COVID-19 Response Report On Saudi Arabia Highlights E-Commerce Expansion

A new Covid-19 Response Report (CRR) by Oxford Business Group (OBG), produced in partnership with Saudi Payments, charts the shift under way in the Kingdom towards e-commerce and digital transactions, which is expected to be instrumental in supporting the economy’s recovery. The CRR provides an in-depth analysis of Saudi Arabia’s response to the coronavirus in […]


InSinkErator launches unique e-learning platform

Dubai:  In an effort to cement its contribution for the digital transformation InSinkErator, a business unit of Emerson (NYSE: EMR), the inventor and the world’s largest manufacturer of food waste disposers for home and commercial use, has launched its pioneering regional e -learning center in response to the high traction the platform has gained in […]


Italy Leads the Way in Sustainability at WETEX 2020

During this year’s WETEX, 31 Italian companies showed a cross-section of the country’s offerings in sustainable and renewable technology. The companies ranged from water treatment and recycling to solar energy generation and renewables, to air control and environmental protection systems and green building. The Sustainabilist spoke with five of the companies to find out more […]


Scientists Find Avenue To Attack Coronavirus

In the race to develop drugs to fight the new coronavirus, scientists at the University of Bristol say they’ve discovered that the virus’s infamous spike protein binds with a bodily acid that regulates inflammation and immune response. Their finding could open an avenue for new drugs that halt the pathogen’s potency and spread.   Even […]


INFINITI Middle East Launches the Showroom of the Future

INFINITI Middle East is set to revolutionise the customer experience in the digital era by launching the ‘showroom of the future’, the INFINITI Configurator. Available in 11 markets including UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Oman and Lebanon, the virtual experience brings the dealership to car buyers wherever they are using high quality, realistic visualisation and customisation content. […]


The Pressure is On

By Alain Kaddoum, General Manager, Swisslog Middle East   The world is crippling with the adverse effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Border restrictions and lockdown measures are bound to cause a massive negative short-term impact on consumer spending, investments, and disruptions to international trade. On the other hand, the disrupted manufacturing operations around the world […]


Expo 2020 and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Tackle the World’s Biggest Challenges

Expo 2020 Dubai has joined forces with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support grassroots innovators with the ambition and potential to improve the lives of people across a variety of complex, fragile or marginalised humanitarian settings, organisers announced at the end of the fifth Expo 2020 International Participants Meeting (IPM). The link-up with […]


Lenovo Announces Ambitious Scientific Targets

Dubai, UAE, 15 September 2020: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) has unveiled new aggressive, science-based greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for 2030 alongside its new Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report which details its ESG progress to date, as well as its future plans. These new targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets […]


IFHC Marks World Education Day With Launch of Game

The International Fund For Houbara Conservation (IFHC), the global leader in pre-emptive species conservation, has enhanced its burgeoning reputation at the forefront of digital learning with the launch of ‘Centennial in Review’, its second educational game. Produced in both Arabic and English, ‘Centennial in Review’, launched today to mark World Education Day, gives players an […]


DEWA installs two Green Charger stations at Expo Dubai

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has installed two electric vehicle Green Charger stations at the offices of Expo Dubai. DEWA is also installing 15 more stations at the Opportunity, Sustainability and Mobility pavilions for electric vehicle owners who will visit the Expo Dubai. This is part of its effort to provide a sustainable Expo […]