Archit Gupta, Founder and CEO, ClearTax. When Saudi Arabia launched its ZATCA e-invoicing mandate in December 2021, most enterprises approached it as a compliance project. Get the invoices into the right format. Connect to the authority’s systems. Go live before the deadline. Move on. What followed over the next two years revealed a more important reality. E-invoicing is not a one-time compliance exercise. It is a structural shift in how financial data flows through an organisation. Companies that treated Phase 1 as a one-time exercise often found themselves revisiting earlier implementation choices when Phase 2 arrived in January 2023. It introduced…
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Atlantis Dubai has temporarily paused operations at seven restaurants across Atlantis The Palm and Atlantis The Royal, as it reviews guest demand and refines its dining strategy. In a statement, the resort said the move is part of an ongoing effort to align operations with visitor trends while maintaining high standards across its key venues, many of which continue to attract residents and tourists alike. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp channels. The venues currently not in operation include La Mar by Gastón Acurio, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Cloud 22, and Ling Ling at…
BERLIN, 20th April, 2026 (WAM) — Sales of fully electric cars in Europe’s main auto markets jumped by almost a third in the first quarter of 2026, as drivers looked for alternatives to combustion engines after the war in Iran caused the highest spike in petrol prices in years. New battery-electric vehicle (BEV) registrations, a proxy for sales, rose 29.4% from a year ago to almost 560,000 in the quarter and were up 51.3% at over 240,000 in March alone in 15 European markets, data collected by trade association E-Mobility Europe and research firm New Automotive showed on Monday. The…
Port review: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, accompanied by Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Ruler of Fujairah, visited Fujairah Port last week The two leaders reviewed operations and the measures in place to ensure business continuity at the port. More than one fire incident were reported at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone due to drone interception during the Iran war Store tour: One of the most anticipated retail launches in Dubai got a royal seal of approval when Sheikh Mohammed himself dropped by the new Primark store in Dubai Mall The Dubai Ruler was spotted touring the store with…
MAKKAH — Security patrols in Makkah arrested four residents and one Saudi citizen for crimes of fraud and deception by posting fake and misleading Hajj service advertisements on social media. The residents are Lebanese and Egyptian nationals. The arrested persons were found in possession of cash, computers, forged stamps and documents, and tools used in these illegal activities. They were referred to the Public Prosecution after taking the necessary legal measures. Public Security urged the people to adhere to Hajj regulations and instructions and to report any violations by calling over the number 911 in the regions of Makkah, Madinah,…
RIYADH — The Transport General Authority (TGA) revealed that the number of passengers, who used public bus transport within the cities and governorates of the Kingdom, exceeded 30.6 million during the first quarter of 2026, showing a high demand for these services. According to its quarterly statistical bulletin issued by TGA, Riyadh ranked first in terms of passenger numbers, recording more than 19.55 million, followed by Makkah with 4.87 million, Madinah 3.4 million, Jeddah 1.25 million, and Dammam and Qatif 840,000 passengers. The remaining figures were distributed across other cities and governorates, including Qassim with 259,000; Taif 180,000; Al-Ahsa 134,000;…
Ibrahim ElKabany. TrendAI has appointed Ibrahim ElKabany as Director, Global Partner Office, Alliances & Go-To-Market for Mediterranean, Middle East & Africa (MMEA) and India, reinforcing its strategic focus on accelerating ecosystem-led growth, strengthening partner alliances, and expanding market presence across key high-growth regions. Based in Dubai, ElKabany brings more than 20 years of leadership experience across enterprise technology, cloud transformation, and strategic alliances, with a strong track record of driving revenue growth and building high-impact partner ecosystems across Europe, the Middle East, Levant, and Africa. Throughout his career, he has held senior leadership roles with global technology organisations, including Oracle, Microsoft, IBM, SAP,…
On some Sunday evenings in Dubai, just before the sun sets, you’ll find a very different kind of networking event. There are no finish lines or performance metrics or complicated membership portals here, just women in sneakers, clutching water bottles, walking side by side and chatting. What started as a way of coping with new motherhood has turned into a full-fledged walking club for Syria-born, UAE-raised Farah Enayeh, the founder of ‘Girls Who Walk Dubai’. “I started off in corporate, but life kind of changed when I became a Mum,” says Enayeh. “That phase really changed how I see work…
DUBAI, 23rd April, 2026 (WAM) — The Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ) has announced a joint venture with VOLT UAE, the regional platform established by Dutch data centre and AI factory developer VOLT. The partnership will see the development of an advanced, AI-ready data centre in Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), DIEZ’s specialised economic zone for knowledge and innovation, further strengthening Dubai’s position as a global hub for the digital economy. The announcement was made in the presence of Dr. Mohammed Al Zarooni, Executive Chairman of DIEZ; Han de Groot, CEO of VOLT; Koenraad Crooijmans, Head of Capital Markets at…
WASHINGTON, 20th April, 2026 (WAM) — Blue Origin launched the company’s third New Glenn rocket Sunday, re-flying and successfully recovering a previously used first stage. But the rocket’s second stage put the payload, a direct-to-cellphone communications satellite, in an unusable orbit. AST SpaceMobile of Midland, Texas, builder of the BlueBird 7 satellite, said in a statement the cellular relay station’s on-board propulsion system could not compensate for the lower-than-planned altitude. “During the New Glenn 3 mission, BlueBird 7 was placed into a lower-than-planned orbit by the upper stage of the launch vehicle,” the company said. “While the satellite separated from…