Business & Money | Thursday 14 July, 2016 5:16 am

Digital Payments to Generate USD 2 Trillion in Revenue by 2020

GITEX Technology Week 2016 will welcome an exceptional line up of finance and technology experts, including James Barrese, formally CTO of PayPal, and Andres Wolberg-Stok, Global Head of Emerging Platforms and Services from Citi to shed light on the state of FinTech (technology-enabled banking and...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 14 July, 2016 5:12 am

Sustainability ‘key’ to TIME Hotels latest environmental accolade

Six TIME properties to receive prestigious Green Key award; each property recognised across 12 stringent criteria including waste management handling and guest awareness   UAE-headquartered hospitality company, TIME Hotels Management, has added another environmental accolade to its...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 14 July, 2016 5:08 am

Dubai leads with recycling initiatives in the region along with top 70 cities in the world

 Dubai Chamber Sustainability Network in partnership with Dulsco organised the ‘Open Source Circular Economy’ Days. Dubai is the only city in the region to be part of ‘OSCE Days’ among 70 other global cities. The industry experts from Dubai shared best practices...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 14 July, 2016 4:42 am

MAGNUM AND UBER BRING ICE CREAM DELIVERIES ON DEMAND

Magnum ice cream, the authority on pleasure, is bringing delicious ice cream bars on demand to Uber users in the UAE in a celebration of happiness during the hot summer months that calls for a tempting indulgence with friends.    On July 15th, Uber users throughout the UAE will be...

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Business & Money | Thursday 14 July, 2016 4:39 am

AXA Cooperative Continues Expansion in Saudi Arabia; New Shops Opened in Jeddah and Jubail

In line with its commitment to offer innovative, value added and customised insurance solutions to customers across Saudi Arabia, AXA Cooperative Insurance, a leading international insurer has announced the opening of two new shops in Jeddah and the Industrial City of Jubail.  With the ...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 14 July, 2016 4:32 am

Panasonic announces feature rich entry-level palm camcorder

Panasonic Marketing Middle East & Africa (PMMAF) has recently announced a new palm camcorder - AG-AC30. It is a 1-chip Full-HD camcorder, designed and built in Japan, which brings an unprecedented number of useful tools and features, that will help deliver professional looking pictures in all...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 14 July, 2016 4:22 am

A Guid to Diving in The Egyptian Red Sea

The Red Sea is one of the world’s best known diving destinations and widely considered to be one of the seven wonders of the underwater world.  The Egypt Tourism Authority looks back at 65 years of diving in the Egyptian Red Sea identifying the top must see dive sites for visitors....

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Culture & Education | Thursday 14 July, 2016 4:04 am

SBA Sponsors First Meeting to Discuss Establishment of Emirates Librarians’ Association

The first step towards the establishment of an Emirates Librarians’ Association has been taken with an inaugural meeting held to discuss it in detail. Held at Sharjah Public Library, the meeting followed the call made by Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) in April for setting up of a dedicated...

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Business & Money | Thursday 14 July, 2016 4:00 am

Emirates NBD announces winners of the 2016 GEMS Citizens of Tomorrow Innovation Competition

Emirates NBD, a leading banking Group in the region, today announced the winners of the 2016 GEMS Citizens of Tomorrow Innovation Competition, an initiative undertaken as part of Emirates NBD Group’s External Innovation program, in partnership with Emirates Islamic.  Three...

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Business & Money | Thursday 14 July, 2016 3:43 am

Accorhotels , Qatar Investment Authority and Kingdom Holding Company Establish the Principles for Their Long Term Shareholder Partnership

The shareholders of the Group approved the resolution finalizing the acquisition of FRHI Holdings Limited (FRHI) and the corresponding share capital increase reserved for the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), as well as their representation on the Board of...

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