Real Estate

DAMAC Properties Announced as Official Palladium Sponsor for YPO’s 2024 Global Business Summit

  • Summit to gather 1,000 global YPO members in Dubai between November 7-9, 2024.
  • Dubai becomes YPO’s first destination to conduct this high-network business event for its member community.
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Dubai, UAE, September 11 – DAMAC Properties, a leading luxury real estate developer in the Middle East, has officially signed an agreement today to become the Palladium Sponsor for the 2024 Global Business Summit hosted by YPO, the global leadership community of more than 35,000 chief executives in 150 countries.

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Entertainment & Celebrity

Epic Arrival: Star-Studded Cast and Crew of Ponniyin Selvan Set to Take Over Yas Island for IIFA Utsavam on September 27th!

Yas Island is set to witness a spectacular event as the star-studded cast and crew of Ponniyin Selvan descend for IIFA Utsavam 2024 on Friday, September 27th.

Produced by the visionary Mani Ratnam and Subaskaran Allirajah under Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions, this epic historical action drama has created a sensation as the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2022 and the third-highest-grossing Indian film of the year, with an impressive international debut.

Ponniyin Selvan’s powerhouse ensemble, including Vikram, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayaram, R. Sarathkumar will all be in attendance to celebrate the rich legacy of South Indian cinema honouring the finest talents from the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada film industries at IIFA Utsavam 2024 on 27th September, Friday.

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Technologies

Huawei Leads Global Wearable Shipments for Two Straight Quarters, IDC Reports

Following Market Success, Huawei is Gearing Up to Unveil New Wearable Innovations at Barcelona Event

Dubai, UAE, September 11, 2024 – Huawei’s dominance in the wearable market is reaching new heights, according to the latest report from the International Data Corporation (IDC). The report highlights a staggering 55.1% year-on-year increase in Huawei’s shipments of on-the-wrist wearables during the first half of 2024, propelling the tech giant to the top spot globally for two consecutive quarters.

This achievement cements Huawei’s leadership in the highly competitive wearables market. Last year’s HUAWEI WATCH 4 Pro and the HUAWEI WATCH GT 4, and the recently released HUAWEI WATCH FIT 3, have solidified Huawei’s appeal as a brand that blends fashion with industry leading features. The company’s strong market performance reflects growing consumer trust in the advanced health and fitness tracking features in its wearable products.

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Sports & Recreations

Activate, the world’s first active gaming experience, to open in Dubai

  • Majid Al Futtaim Entertainment and Activate Games to launch interactive entertainment experience that fuses gaming and fitness for the first time in the MENA region
  • Advance tickets are available at playactivatemena.com

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 10 September 2024: Majid Al Futtaim Entertainment is excited to announce that it will launch the active gaming experience, Activate, in September. The state-of-the-art facility at City Centre Mirdif will mark the first location in the MENA region in partnership with Canadian gaming company, Activate Games.

Activate features nine dynamic game rooms with cutting-edge technology that reacts in real time, ensuring an adrenaline-filled adventure. Each room caters for groups of two to five players and are designed to test physical and mental agility. Fusing gaming, entertainment, and physical activity, players can jump, climb,  dodge and problem solve through more than 50 different games including the TikTok viral sensation Mega Grid, which features 500-plus multi-activated coloured lights,  as well as high-tech games that blend digital and physical activities including Hoops, Strike, Portals, Press, Hide and Control.

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Education

Gosu Academy announces UAE expansion to boost nation’s Esports growth

Gosu Academy expands into the UAE, aligning with national initiatives to drive esports growth and innovation

10th September 2024, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Gosu Academy, the global leader in esports coaching and education, announced its expansion into the UAE today.

The company’s entry into the region comes at an opportune time, as the gaming industry is poised to contribute over $1 billion to Dubai’s GDP by 2033, with an estimated 30,000 jobs to be created.

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