Dubai, UAE — Once the world looked to Paris and Milan for fashion’s defining moments. Today, it is Dubai leading that evolution — where innovation, craftsmanship, and culture converge to shape fashion’s future.
This vision came to life at Fashion Factor 12: The Vault, held on October 25 and 26 at The Agenda, Dubai Media City. Founded by Sherif Thomas, the two-day showcase united designers from Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, each redefining modern luxury through their own creative lens.
Dubai based cable seal provider Roxtec Middle East FZE is celebrating the 25th anniversary of founding in the UAE with its best ever year of trading.
Jebel Ali Freezone headquartered Roxtec Middle East FZE covers the MENA region and started with just two staff members in 2000. Today the Swedish owned company has a team of 35 and posted sales of $15million in the last 12 months – doubling turnover since 2022.
Roxtec Middle East FZE managing director Firas Kafafi said the company is seeing sales spike in line with the MENA region’s expansion in new markets like clean energy and data centres. He said the turbo charged growth in AI and cloud computing has driven the company’s sales in data centres alone by 300 per cent since 2022. More growth is set to come as Roxtec is being specified on the next generation of High-Performance Computing data centres, being built in the UAE to handle intensive AI and Big Data workloads. In addition, clean energy sales have grown by 20 per cent in the last year as Roxtec supplies projects ranging from green hydrogen, carbon capture, battery storage and offshore wind.
Dubai, UAE – 30 October 2025: EY Academy has announced the launch of its Corporate Reporting Insights Roadshow 2025, a major series of events across key cities in the Middle East designed to equip finance leaders with the skills and insights to navigate upcoming changes to international financial reporting standards.
Fazeela Gopalani, EY MENA Academy Leader.
With more than 100 amendments and new requirements issued by the International Accounting Standards Board between January 2024 and June 2025, finance teams face a wave of reporting change unlike anything in recent years. The roadshow will provide practical, region-specific guidance on these shifts, helping decision-makers turn regulatory developments into strategic advantage.
Newest WSO2 Identity Server and Asgardeo IDaaS versions speed the deployment of secure AI Agents via new agentic IAM features, expand AI capabilities that improve IAM developers’ experience, and extend WSO2’s leadership in B2B CIAM
Geethika Cooray – Vice President and General Manager of IAM, WSO2
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