DUBAI, United Arab Emirates and RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WINGIE, the leading travel marketplace in the MENA region, has unveiled its insights into the travel trends and destinations expected to dominate in 2025. WINGIE highlights emerging travel trends and top destinations shaping the future of travel.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GEMS Education today announces the launch of its most innovative school to date, GEMS School of Research and Innovation, set to open its doors in August 2025 to take its place among the finest schools in the world. The purpose-built English curriculum school seamlessly blends world-class teaching, cutting-edge facilities, and purposeful innovation that will create an unprecedented learning experience for students.

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 14 January 2025:

Sakafia Islamic Senior High School, located in Kumasi, Ghana, has been named the winner of the 2025 Zayed Sustainability Prize in the Global High Schools – Sub-Saharan Africa category. The school was recognised for its pioneering aquaponics project, aimed at addressing food insecurity while promoting sustainable agricultural practices within the ... Read more »

PARIS - Wednesday, 15. January 2025

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following recent media commentary, Bureau Veritas indicates that it is in discussions with SGS regarding a potential business combination. There can be no assurance that these discussions will result in a transaction or other agreement.

Bureau Veritas will not comment further and will only communicate in due course, if and when applicable.

About Bureau Veritas

Bureau Veritas is a world leader in inspection, certification, and laboratory testing services with a powerful purpose: to shape a world of trust by ensuring responsible progress. With a vision to be the preferred partner for customers’ excellence and sustainability, the company innovates to help them navigate change.

Created in 1828, Bureau Veritas’ 83,000 employees deliver services in 140 countries. The company’s technical experts support customers to address challenges in quality, health and safety, environmental p ... Read more »

OpenMap Development Tanzania (OMDTZ), a nonprofit organisation pioneering community-driven climate resilience based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, has been announced as the winner of the 2025 Zayed Sustainability Prize in the Climate Action category. This award recognises the organisation’s innovative approach to empowering communities with open data and mapping solutions to address the challenges of climate change.

OMDTZ’s flagship initiative integrates community engagement, participatory mapping, and advanced technologies to create accessible flood risk maps and data. By equipping communities with tools such as drones and open-source platforms like OpenStreetMap, the organisation fosters locally-driven flood adaptation strategies and disaster preparedness. This grassroots approach has transformed how communities and local governments mitigate climate risks, particularly in flood-prone areas of Tanzania.

Dr. Lamya Fawwaz, Director of the Zayed Sustainabilit ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, 15. January 2025

NaFarm Foods, a pioneering agricultural solutions provider based in Kaduna, Nigeria, has been announced as the winner of the 2025 Zayed Sustainability Prize in the Food category. This award recognises the company’s groundbreaking innovation in reducing post-harvest losses, improving food security, and promoting sustainable agricultural practices across Nigeria.

NaFarm Foods’ flagship solution, the Hybrid Solar Food Dryer, is designed to tackle the critical issue of food spoilage. Combining solar heat and electricity generated from solar panels, the solution ensures efficient, all-weather drying of food, even during rainy or cloudy days. With a capacity of 500kg per unit and the ability to retain the nutritional quality of food while minimising energy costs, the technology has already benefited over 80 communities across six Nigerian states. By reducing post-harvest losses for over 65,000 farmer ... Read more »

 The AWS Mexico (Central) Region gives customers more choice to run workloads and securely store data in Mexico while serving end users with even lower latency

AWS plans to invest more than $5 billion and support an average of more than 7,000 full-time equivalent jobs annually in Mexico, adding more than $10 billion to Mexico’s GDP

AWS is launching a $300,000 AWS InCommunities Fund to support local community projects

Active customers in Mexico include BBVA, Becle, Digital@FEMSA, Grupo Lala, Grupo Salinas, Hospital Angeles, Jüsto, Konfio, Laureate Education, the National Autonomous University of Mexico, SkyAlert, the states of Guanajuato, Jalisco and Michoacan, Stori, and many others innovating on AWS

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced the launch of the AWS Mexico (Central) Region. Sta ... Read more »

ESPOO, Finland - Wednesday, 15. January 2025 AETOSWire Print 

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Tecnotree, a global leader in digital Business Support System (BSS) provider and a transformation solution, is thrilled to announce its inclusion in the 2024 Gartner Hype Cycle for Customer Experience and Monetization in the Communications Industry. We believe, this acknowledgment highlights Tecnotree’s pioneering role in delivering Partner Ecosystem Management Platforms, AI for CSP Customer Interactions, and CSP Digital Marketplaces.

The Gartner Hype Cycle serves as a trusted guide for evaluating the maturity and adoption of transformative technologies in the communications sector. In our opinion. Tecnotree’s recognition underscores its ability to enable Communication Service Providers (CSPs) to streamline operations, create innovative revenue opportunities, and deliver hyper-personalized customer experiences.

Tecnotree’s Partner Ecosystem Management Platf ... Read more »