Author: Mahdeehassan

Abu Dhabi, UAE – Zayed International Airport (AUH) has achieved Level 3 accreditation in the Airports Council International (ACI) Customer Experience Accreditation programme, a significant milestone that marks the airport’s commitment to delivering world-class guest experiences. Awarded in July 2025, the Level 3 accreditation represents a major upgrade from the previous Levels 1 and 2, both of which have also been successfully renewed. It reflects the airport’s commitment to placing guests at the heart of its operations and recognises the progress made in embedding customer experience into every layer of the organisation. The accreditation follows a period of sustained traffic growth, with…

SBC has officially announced the shortlisted nominees for the 12th edition of the SBC Awards, set to take place at Lisbon’s MEO Arena on Thursday, 18 September, the final day of SBC Summit 2025. Celebrating excellence across the global betting and gaming industry, the ceremony will spotlight standout achievements from operators, industry leaders, and suppliers across a broad spectrum of sectors, including payments, marketing, and platform innovation. This year’s edition has already broken records, with the highest number of nominations ever received across its 37 diverse categories, reflecting the industry’s growing commitment to delivering exceptional performance. Leading the shortlist are Pragmatic Play and Sportradar, each…

Dubai, UAE: TECOM Group PJSC (DFM: TECOM), (the “Company” or the “Group”), the leading developer and operator of specialised business districts across Dubai, announced its financial results for the second quarter (Q2) and first half (H1) of the year ending 30 June 2025. The Group reported robust net profit growth of 22% year-on-year (YoY) to AED 737 million during the first half of this year, with revenue rising 21% YoY to AED 1.4 billion during the period. The strong H1 performance reaffirms TECOM Group’s role as a partner of choice for international and regional companies across the six vital sectors…

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE) – Invest Bank has unveiled an exciting new initiative, the ‘Sharjah Inspired Design Challenge,’ inviting artists, designers, and creatives from across the UAE to craft a timeless icon embodying the rich cultural identity of Sharjah. This innovative competition aims to fuse tradition with modernity, encouraging participants to develop a standalone symbol inspired by Sharjah’s historic architecture, calligraphy, and cultural essence. Humaida Al Khalsan, Head of Corporate Affairs & Marketing at Invest Bank, said: “For us at Invest Bank, one of our core strategic priorities is community impact and engagement. Through this initiative, we seek to engage and…

Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: ACWA Power, the world’s largest private water desalination company, a leader in energy transition and first mover into green hydrogen, today announced that Spanish engineering firm Tecnicas Reunidas and Sinopec Guangzhou Engineering, one of China’s leading energy and chemical engineering companies have been awarded a convertible front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for the Yanbu Green Hydrogen Project in Saudi Arabia. Under the terms of the agreement, the consortium will provide FEED for a facility with a production capacity of 400,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually, and its conversion into green ammonia through several ammonia synthesis loops.…

The Agadir desalination plant in Morocco will be expanded to 400,000 m³/day, marking AMEA Power’s first water desalination project in North Africa. The facility will be powered by AMEA Power’s 150 MW wind power plant in Laayoune. Dubai, UAE – AMEA Power, one of the fastest-growing renewable energy companies in Africa, is pleased to announce its entry into the second phase of the Agadir desalination project in Morocco. The facility will be powered by AMEA Power’s 150 MW wind project in Laayoune. Once operational, it will become the company’s first water desalination plant in North Africa. Upon completion of the expansion,…

The iconic MEO Arena will once again host SBC Summit’s Super Stage in 2025, offering an inspiring mix of daytime content, including keynotes from Gary Vaynerchuk and Randi Zuckerberg, followed by evening celebrations with global awards shows and the return of INFINITY Lisbon. Debuting at SBC Summit in 2024, the Super Stage was introduced as a premium conference and entertainment venue due to its scale and its location adjacent to the Feira Internacional de Lisboa. The stage quickly became a defining feature of the event, hosting iconic appearances by Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Tony Hawk, and serving as the birthplace of the now-famous INFINITY parties, now a signature element…

Randi Zuckerberg, tech powerhouse, media entrepreneur, and AI advocate, will take the stage at SBC Summit 2025, sharing unfiltered thoughts across a series of sessions designed to inspire as much as inform. From launching ‘Facebook Live’ and founding the creative arts platform HUG, to winning three Tony awards and hosting her own SiriusXM radio show, Randi Zuckerberg has long stood at the intersection of technology, media, and entrepreneurship. Randi Zuckerberg first rose to prominence as one of Facebook’s earliest employees, where she led key marketing initiatives and played a pivotal role in launching ‘Facebook Live’, redefining how the world interacts and engages with…

SBC Summit 2025 will sharpen its focus on one of the world’s most tightly regulated and commercially significant regions with the launch of the Global Markets – Western Europe track. Taking place on Wednesday, 17 September at Lisbon’s Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL), the track will deliver strategic insights into how major operators are navigating escalating compliance demands, shifting player expectations, and intensifying global competition. As part of the summit’s broader Global Markets programme, the Western Europe track will equip delegates with actionable strategies for thriving in regulation-heavy markets like Italy, the Nordics, the Netherlands, and Portugal. From revised licensing frameworks to new consumer protection…

Following a successful run, the Affiliate Leaders Summit will make its return to the Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) this September, now expanded to a three-day format and featuring the debut of the Affiliate Leaders Awards. Taking place from 16–18 September, the Affiliate Leaders Summit runs alongside SBC Summit as a focused, standalone platform for affiliates, affiliate managers, and enabling suppliers. It also delivers a more targeted networking and learning experience, with a dedicated content stage and curated audience of 8,000 operator representatives and 3,500 affiliates. Affiliate Leaders Summit delegates will also enjoy full access to wider SBC Summit features, including evening socials, the main expo floor, and Super…