PIONEERING MIDDLE EAST MOTORING WRITER JOINS THE WOMEN’S WORLD CAR OF THE YEAR (WWCOTY) JURY

The Women’s World Car of the Year Awards recently selected Shereen Shabnamfrom Dubai as a jury to represent the Middle East for the prestigious WWCOTY awards. Shereen is the Editor-in-Chief of the Millennium Millionairemagazine, a role she has held for the past 16 years. In addition to that, she is a prolific luxury and lifestyle motoring writer for various publications around the world, writes for leading regional (GCC) agencies and contributes Motoring articles toExecutive Women,Capital Business, 800 Lifestyle, Trending Business Insights and MADAME magazine. Shereen is based in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and in Spain but is … Continue reading PIONEERING MIDDLE EAST MOTORING WRITER JOINS THE WOMEN’S WORLD CAR OF THE YEAR (WWCOTY) JURY

Destination Istanbul

By Shereen Shabnam Recently we had a sneak peak into the grand plans for expansion of the new Istanbul Airport as Turkish Airlines revealed its ambitious growth plans for the coming year. After exploring the city, a stop at the Turkish Airlines head office took us back to history when the Airline began its journey to becoming one of the fastest growing companies in terms of manpower, fleet and having one of the best lounges in the world. More travellers are flying with Turkish Airlines these days and Istanbul is often a stopover but instead of staying at the airport, … Continue reading Destination Istanbul

Not all cloud software is created equal

By John Maddison, Senior Vice President of products and solutions, Fortinet. An assumption made by many security professionals is that any performance differences between physical security devices are eliminated when those security software images are run on identical cloud hardware. But the truth is, there are still significant performance differences between solutions, and those differences can be critical both from a processing perspective as well as cost. Because cloud performance is a baseline requirement for competing in the digital marketplace, organizations cannot afford for security to be a bottleneck. Transactions need to be inspected at digital speeds. Of course, elastic … Continue reading Not all cloud software is created equal

One of the most prestigious buildings in Downtown Dubai receives its first residents with direct access to The Dubai Mall

‘There are shadows,’ wrote EM Forster in ‘A Room with a View’, “because there are hills.” The writer’s metaphor apart, when you are in Downtown Dubai, you are in the shadow of a global icon – Burj Khalifa, towering high above you, presenting a compelling skyscape – one where the impression that the tower makes also draws from the multiple hues that the sky wears at different points in time on any day. From the crystal-shine of the early morning to the many-hued reflections of the evening sky to the glittering lights at night, Burj Khalifa offers many moods, all … Continue reading One of the most prestigious buildings in Downtown Dubai receives its first residents with direct access to The Dubai Mall