Author: Sam Allcock

BHM Capital Financial Services, a leading financial services provider in the UAE capital markets, has announced another quarter of strong performance in Q3 2025. The results highlight the firm’s consistent profitability, expanding client network, and focus on sustainable growth through innovation and strategic execution. Total income rose to AED 152.7 million, representing a 29.48% year-on-year increase. Net profit grew by 41.38% to AED 38.6 million compared with the same period last year. The company recorded impressive growth in new accounts, reaching 28,509 – which represents 42% of all new accounts opened on the Dubai Financial Market. Trading volumes climbed to…

Middlesex University (MDX) Dubai has announced its largest-ever graduating class, with over 2,100 students completing their studies as part of the Class of 2025 – the biggest in its 21-year history. The achievement, up from just over 1,500 graduates last year, underscores the university’s consistent growth and its contribution to advancing Dubai’s ambitions as a centre for innovation and knowledge. Two grand ceremonies were hosted at Atlantis, The Palm, on Sunday, 9 November, honouring more than 1,000 undergraduates and daytime MBA students. The remaining graduates, including postgraduate and Executive MBA participants, will attend their graduation ceremonies in February 2026. Dignitaries…

Lionel Messi, one of football’s greatest icons, has extended his tenure with Inter Miami CF through 2028, signing the deal with the Cross Classic Century Brushed Black PVD Ballpoint Pen – a writing instrument distributed by Jashanmal Group. This remarkable event unites sporting legacy with timeless craftsmanship, underscoring the art of writing as a celebration of success. Chosen for its refined design and reliability, the Cross pen represents precision and prestige. The brand, an internationally acclaimed leader in luxury writing instruments, is distributed across the Middle East and India by Jashanmal Group, which has spent over a century introducing exceptional…

As the Dubai Fitness Challenge (DFC) celebrates its ninth year, it continues to redefine the city’s approach to health with Fuel Your Challenge – an inspiring new initiative that proves great movement starts with great nutrition. Running from 1 to 30 November 2025, this programme reaffirms that exercise and diet form two sides of the same wellbeing equation. In collaboration with Dubai’s best-loved dining destinations and renowned chefs, DFC will unveil a collection of easy, nourishing recipes over the month – each crafted to be cooked in 30 minutes or less, showing how effortless healthy eating can be. Since it…

Levi’s® and designer Kiko Kostadinov have introduced their second collaborative menswear range, a five-piece collection designed to explore the dialogue between everyday functionality and elevated formal aesthetics. Denim stands as the foundation of the collection, its textures and cultural connotations connected to the artistic communities that shaped American modernism. The pieces draw inspiration from a time when denim travelled with artists across varied contexts – from working environments to social circles traditionally defined by more conventional dress. Through this journey, denim came to embody both practicality and subversion, becoming a form of understated rebellion in spaces marked by etiquette, aesthetic…

Acting on behalf of Minister of Finance Mohammed Aljadaan, the Chairman of the Insurance Authority, Abdulaziz Al-Boug, commenced the Global Insurance Conference and Exhibition (ingate) today in Riyadh. Al-Boug remarked that the insurance industry is currently undergoing substantial global shifts in response to technological disruption, climate-driven risk, and evolving economic conditions. He noted that the timing of ingate is significant, with the international insurance market now exceeding $8 trillion, strengthened by rising demand for comprehensive insurance solutions. He added that the Saudi insurance sector recorded growth of more than 17% during 2024, with an insurance penetration rate of 2.6% of…

Renowned Dubai developer Sharafi Development has launched Marea Residences, a new luxury residential project positioned on Dubai Islands. Combining sophisticated architecture with a relaxed coastal ambience, Marea is set to emerge as one of the emirate’s most desirable new waterfront communities. Building on a century-long heritage of excellence, Sharafi Development has created Marea as a G+2+12 beachfront building comprising stylish one and two-bedroom residences, along with a select range of penthouses. Each home features expansive sea-facing terraces and interior design inspired by modern European aesthetic principles. “Marea is the culmination of Sharafi Development’s long-standing commitment to Dubai’s growth story,” said…

Dubai Investments Park (DIP Angola), developed by Dubai Investments as the nation’s first fully integrated economic and lifestyle zone, has confirmed that Emirates Reportage Development & Investment LLC has purchased two significant land plots measuring a combined 10,764,000 sq. ft. for the development of two major gated residential communities. The scheme represents a total expected investment of approximately AED 1.8 billion (USD 500 million) from Reportage Group, supporting DIP Angola’s ambition to attract globally recognised developers and to establish a premium residential environment within the master community. The partnership agreement was formally endorsed by Omar Al Mesmar, Chairman, Dubai Investments…

Innomotics Contracting LLC and Danfoss FZCO have formalised an extension of the global contract signed earlier this year between Innomotics GmbH, Germany and Danfoss Drives A/S, Denmark. The expanded scope now includes comprehensive customer service support for Danfoss Low Voltage Drives and Innomotics Low Voltage Motors in the Middle East, specifically covering the UAE market. The signing ceremony took place between Mr. Rajesh Menon, Division Head of Customer Service, Innomotics Middle East, and Mr. Abdul Rahman Moussa, Country Manager Drives – MENA, marking the next phase in the collaborative relationship between the two organisations. Through this agreement, Danfoss will engage…

During the 11th edition of Dubai Design Week, Shaima Rashed Al Suwaidi, CEO of the Arts, Design & Literature Sector at Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), visited the Dubai Design Week Marketplace. The festival, held under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture, is organised in strategic partnership with Dubai Design District (d3), a TECOM Group member, and supported by Dubai Culture. The 2025 programme includes curated commissions, exhibitions, public installations, talks, and interactive experiences. Shaima was joined on the tour by Khulood Khoory, Director of the Projects…