Daily Archives: November 19, 2025

Real Estate

Dubai’s Most Established Business Families Unite Under ARY & MAZ Developments to Bring a New Standard of Urban Design

Dubai, UAE, 19 November 2025 – ARY Group and Maher Al Zarooni Group have announced the formation of ARY & MAZ Developments, a joint venture set to deliver a new wave of landmark projects in Dubai. The partnership unites two powerhouse names with deep roots in the UAE market: ARY, known for its influence across gold, media real estate, and sports; and Maher Al Zarooni Group, an established Emirati family enterprise with a longstanding reputation in real estate, technology, telecom and investments.

 Salman Iqbal, Founder and Executive Chairman of ARY & MAZ Developments

With an estimated AED 2.5 billion development pipeline, ARY & MAZ Developments is focused on scale, quality, and credibility. The company’s first projects include multiple high-rise towers and villa projects including its flagship Barari Palace to be announced soon poised to become one of Dubai’s most exclusive residential towers. The wider development portfolio spans key growth zones including Majan, Dubai Islands, Nad Al Sheba, Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC), Dubai Land Residence Complex (DLRC), Dubai South, reflecting the city’s ongoing expansion into high-demand, master-planned communities.

ARY MAZ Founders Mr. Zarooni

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Education

Canadian University Dubai students unveil Dome of Inclusion during Dubai Design Week

Collaboration with Dubai Holding Entertainment and ImInclusive to champion equality

November 19,2025 : Dubai, UAE: For the second consecutive year, Canadian University Dubai (CUD) has joined forces with Dubai Holding Entertainment (DHE) and ImInclusive to champion equality and accessibility through the power of design. The collaborative installation, known as the Dome of Inclusion, was officially presented at Dubai Design Week, where Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, visited the installation as part of the event’s opening ceremony.

Massimo Imparato, Dean of the School of Architecture and Interior Design at CUD

Developed as a space where creativity, design, and accessibility converge, the Dome of Inclusion is composed of interlocking hexagons and pentagons that symbolize unity through diversity. The hexagons represent six guiding principles of collaboration, creativity, inclusion, empowerment, innovation, and unity, reflecting the shared vision of the partners to embed these values into every aspect of the project. The pentagons signify the five key areas of disability considered in the design: physical, sensory, neurodiversity, intellectual, and psychosocial.

-CUD, along with Dubai Holding Entertainment (DHE) and ImInclusive, championed equality and accessibility through the collaborative installation: the Dome of Inclusion

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Shopping & Promotions

BurJuman Mall announces multi-year transformation progress, launches new brand campaign ‘right in the heart’

Dubai, UAE – 19 November 2025: BurJuman Mall, a Dubai original since 1991, has unveiled its new consumer-facing brand campaign, ‘Right in the Heart’, following a comprehensive, multi-year transformation programme that has redefined the mall’s experience, design, and positioning. The redevelopment, initiated in 2023, was guided by extensive consumer research and insights into changing retail and lifestyle behaviours, ensuring BurJuman remains a relevant, super-regional destination positioned at the intersection of lifestyle, leisure, and retail excellence.

Backed by an investment, the phased transition has refreshed over 75,000 sqm of retail and public space, delivering significant improvements in comfort, connectivity, and brand variety. The framework was built around four pillars – product, retail mix, digital enhancement, and positioning, with each element designed to translate strategic intent into measurable enhancement.

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Technologies

UAE’s New AI Centre of Excellence Unites Academia and Industry to Shape the Future of Sovereign AI

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – November 2025: A new chapter in the UAE’s technological future begins today with the official opening of the AI Centre of Excellence, a first-of-its-kind national initiative founded by Lakeba Group, DoxAI, AqlanX, and the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD).

Located at UOWD’s campus in Dubai Knowledge Park – the region’s leading hub for lifelong learning and part of TECOM Group PJSC, the Centre is designed to become the engine room of the UAE’s sovereign AI strategy, combining advanced research, innovation, and commercialization under one roof. Its mission: to build, deploy, and export sovereign AI technologies created in the Emirates — for the Emirates — and for the world.

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Featured

BRIDGE Summit 2025 Creator Economy Track to discuss who really gets paid when the world goes viral

With 80+ global speakers and 50+ sessions in Abu Dhabi from December 8–10, the Creator Economy Track will explore how influence, ownership and innovation are redrawing the world’s creative and economic map

Ms. Liv Stone Large

  • 50+ sessions under the Creator Economy Track will decode the evolving dynamics of digital influence, audience ownership, and creator-led IP models
  • Discussions will examine creator monetization, platform power, attention economics, algorithmic gatekeeping, and the rise of cultural capital as currency
  • 80+ global speakers will unite top creators, founder-entrepreneurs, investor-operators, and platform innovators shaping the next era of creative enterprise
  • Held in Abu Dhabi from December 8–10, 2025, BRIDGE Summit 2025 will reinforce the UAE’s position as a global launchpad for the creator economy and digital innovation
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