Dubai / Emirates business in5, a startup incubator founded by Tecom Group, announced a 27-hour ‘Block-chain Challenge’ hackathon, inviting tech enthusiasts to address a practical real-life challenge. Divided into teams, participants will be challenged to build and present functioning prototypes, leveraging blockchain technology. Powered by Oracle, a global leader in innovative technologies, and a key contributor in the regional digital ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Community Development (MOCD) announced that as of the end of 2018, there were 223 associations, non-profit organisations (NGOs) and social Takaful funds managed and supervised by the ministry. The list comprises 185 associations, 17 Takaful funds and 21 NGOs registered in the ministry’s database. According to MOCD, the associations were divided across various ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s International Humanitarian City (IHC) embraced World Humanitarian Day celebrations on Monday, welcoming more than 100 human- itarian workers and partners to spotlight the achievements and attributes women bring to global humanitarian action. Every day, more than half a million humanitarians — 40 percent of which are women — work on the frontline of war and disaster ...