Sharjah’s Sheraa launches $250,000 Middle East and Africa startup challenge

Dubai: The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) is launching a $250,000 prize for high prospect startups in the Middle East and Africa. The prize comes free of any equity requirements. The ‘UCAN’ programme will home in on entrepreneurs who invested in creating tangible solutions for current and pressing global challenges imposed by the COVID-19 outbreak. To be eligible, startups […]

Aramex expands its Abu Dhabi footprint with Transportr deal

Dubai: Aramex has struck a service level agreement with Transportr, the digital freight platform, by which it will provide the “best possible agreements” on rates and transit time for sea freight logistics. The partnership is in line with Aramex’s plans to benefit from further expansion into Abu Dhabi’s logistics sector for its freight forwarding and B2B categories. Earlier, […]

Abu Dhabi, Israel sign pact on film and TV production, film festival

Dubai: The Abu Dhabi Film Commission has reached a three-way agreement with Israel Film Fund (IFF) and the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film &Television School to come up with creative and financing possibilities in the fields of film and television. “This agreement strengthens cultural ties between our creative industries as well as supports the development of Abu Dhabi’s […]