Indi 16, Dubai’s bold Indian tapas bar and shisha lounge, is turning one – and they’re throwing a birthday bash that’s anything but ordinary. On Sunday, 25th May from 12:30 PM onwards, it’s time to bring the heat with a full-day celebration featuring sizzling food, brainy Bollywood trivia, and unbeatable prizes.
Bring the whole gang for a full-day celebration packed with sizzling Indian flavours, family-friendly fun, and big-time prizes. From little foodies to movie buffs, there’s something for every age.
The British Council is proud to announce the fifth year of its Study UK Alumni Awards, recognising the outstanding achievements of UK alumni worldwide. Held at the British Council office in Dubai, these awards honour leaders who have leveraged their UK education to make significant contributions to their communities, industries, and countries.
This year’s categories include business and innovation, culture and creativity, science and sustainability, and social action.
Recognising the brilliant achievements of UK Alumni and their contributions, we would like to congratulate and highlight the winners of the 2024 – 2025 awards
Dubai, UAE — [21 May 2025]: Yango Group, a global tech company, has been named the “Best Vendor” in the lifestyle category for its Yasmina smart speakers at Channel Summit META 2025. The company’s smart speakers are powered by the human-like AI assistant Yasmina that engages in intelligent conversations in both Arabic and English and features a wide range of functions — from curating educational and entertainment content to supporting smart home scenarios.
The smart speakers are powered by Yasmina, a culturally aware AI assistant fluent in both Arabic and English. Yasmina offers seamless support across daily routines, education, entertainment, and religious practices. With its ability to understand local dialects and respond in contextually appropriate ways, Yasmina is tailored to meet the needs of modern households in the UAE.
Swithin D’Silva, Head of Smart Devices in MENA, Yango Group
Dubai, UAE, 21 May 2025: Yango Tech, the unified ecosystem delivering tailored advanced B2B technology solutions to local businesses within Yango Group, has announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement at Seamless Middle East 2025 between Yango Tech Retail and Grand Hypermarkets, an international network of supermarkets and hypermarkets. The partnership will see the rollout of Yango Tech’s full e-grocery automation stack across Grand Hypermarkets’ operations in the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and KSA.
Under the agreement, Grand Hypermarkets, an established name in the industry with over two decades of experience and over 95 outlets across GCC region, will adopt Yango Tech’s suite of retail technologies. Known as the regional destination for world-class FMCG, food & non-food essentials, department stores, and more, Grand will implement a custom-built client app, store order management system, and last-mile delivery platform. These tools, all powered by Yango Tech Retail’s advanced AI capabilities, aim to transform both the customer journey and operational efficiency across the retailer’s expanding footprint in the UAE and Kuwait.
Collaboration to provide seamless digital transformation through an investment of USD 5 million in wallet credit for areeba customers to access Zoho’s solutions
Dubai, UAE-21 May, 2025 – Zoho, a leading global technology company, and areeba, a leading payment processing service provider in the Middle East, today announced a strategic partnership agreement aimed at fast-tracking digital transformation of businesses across the region. The MoU was signed in a ceremony at Seamless Dubai 2025 by Prem Anand Velumani, Associate Director, Strategic Alliances, Zoho Middle East and Africa (MEA) and Maher Mikati, CEO, areeba.