Dubai, June 2 , 2025– Staying hydrated just got easier, and greener, thanks to Ourwatr, a homegrown UAE startup that’s launching a nationwide free mineral water programme starting June 2025. It’s a first in the region: clean, refreshing mineral water made freely available across the country, delivered through a unique model that blends sustainability, community care, and social impact.
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Sport Impact Summit Unveils Powerful AI Partnerships to support UAE Climate Law Implementation
Dubai, UAE – June 02, 2025: The Sport Impact Summit (SIS) has announced two major strategic partnerships with Scoreboard, sport’s leading AI-powered sustainability platform, and Hum(AI)n Assets, an innovative AI-driven content creation platform that fuses human creativity with artificial intelligence – together these industry leading platforms provide new levels of support for the implementation of the UAE’s newly announced Federal Decree-Law No. (11) of 2024 on the Reduction of Climate Change Effects.
Continue reading Sport Impact Summit Unveils Powerful AI Partnerships to support UAE Climate Law ImplementationThe Quiet Luxury of Presence – Inside John Migdalas’ World
Luxury, for John Migdalas, is less about grandeur and more about resonance. A Greek entrepreneur rooted in Mykonos and now based in Dubai, Migdalas is the founder of JM Management – a concierge and lifestyle curation company with a loyal, discerning clientele.

His rise is not simply about affluence or access – it’s about cultivating spaces, services, and sensations that make people feel truly understood. Whether you encounter him at Sexy Fish Dubai or arranging an elite European getaway, Migdalas offers a rare commodity in a high-speed world: intentionality.

A background in both fashion and hospitality, nurtured in family-run businesses spanning boutique hotels to fashion distribution, means Migdalas approaches luxury not as a product but a deeply emotional experience. He doesn’t follow trends. He sets a tone. And that tone? Warm, considered, elegant.
Continue reading The Quiet Luxury of Presence – Inside John Migdalas’ WorldWords are weapons, says Toastmasters world champion Ramona Smith at DTAC 2025 in Dubai
DUBAI – June 1, 2025: Words are weapons that can hurt, and words have the power to heal wounds as well, says Ramona J Smith, former Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking, as she addressed a packed audience at the Toastmasters District Annual Conference (DTAC 2025) in Dubai recently.

As an acclaimed educator, and communication coach, Ramona urged aspiring leaders and communicators to speak with intent and empathy. “One thing you need to know is that what we say has the power to change something. No matter what, people can have the power if they can voice out what they want to say and know what their audience wants to know from them.”

Hosted by Toastmasters District 127, the regional division of Toastmasters International in the UAE, DTAC 2025 brought together a lineup of international keynote speakers and communication leaders. In addition to Ramano, the DTACT 2025 witnessed sessions by global leadership strategist Dr. Loretta Sanders; award-winning fitness influencer Captain Sam; and veteran Toastmaster DTM Balaji Nagabhushan.
Continue reading Words are weapons, says Toastmasters world champion Ramona Smith at DTAC 2025 in DubaiNOVVI Properties’ Brian Flanagan Champions Education for Orphans Through IronMan 70.3 Challenge
Dubai, UAE, 29 May 2025 — In a powerful show of endurance and empathy, Brian Flanagan, Leasing Director at NOVVI Properties, is set to compete in the IronMan 70.3 in Durban, South Africa this Sunday, turning a grueling athletic pursuit into a mission of hope. His goal: to raise awareness and vital funds for Future for Orphans, a non-profit dedicated to providing education for orphaned children in Afghanistan.

The IronMan 70.3, comprising a 2km swim, 90km cycle, and 21.1km run is no small feat. It marks the culmination of over seven months of dedicated training for Flanagan, who sees the event not only as a test of personal limits but as a chance to make a meaningful difference.
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