Business & Money | Monday 2 May, 2016 4:52 pm

Souq.com opens Microsoft Online Store for UAE and Saudi customers

Souq.com, the Middle East’s largest online retail and marketplace platform today announced the launch of the Microsoft online store, providing consumers in the UAE and Saudi Arabia with an exclusive destination for the wide assortment of Microsoft’s ecosystem of products, ranging from...

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Business & Money | Monday 2 May, 2016 3:37 pm

The first “promotional” event dedicated to drones!

    From 6 May to 19 June 2016, “It’s Flying Season®” with Parrot For six weeks right before summer, piloting a drone will be more accessible than ever with Parrot offering 120 AED to 400 AED off its consumer drones products   As a pioneer in...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 2 May, 2016 3:27 pm

TIME Hotels and Al Fahd in Saudi hospitality JV

  UAE independent hospitality brand has signed an agreement with Saudi-based Al Fahd Investments to form JV hospitality company – TIME to operate hotels in Riyadh and Al Qurrayat and provide consultancy services on hotel portfolio TIME Hotels Management has signed a joint venture...

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Culture & Education | Monday 2 May, 2016 3:22 pm

Online bookstore Jamalon launches Middle East's first Publish On Demand service at the Abu Dhabi Int’l Book Fair 2016

  New Dubai-based printing facilities will serve as a hub for the MENA publishing industry   Jamalon, the Middle East’s largest online bookstore, has announced its new Publish-on-Demand (POD) service at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2016. Set to launch in Dubai on...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 2 May, 2016 2:50 pm

Majid Al Futtaim to boost total investment in Oman to OMR 705 million by 2020

When it opens in 2020, Mall of Oman will be the largest integrated retail, leisure and entertainment destination in the Sultanate. The super-regional mall will feature 350 outlets in a 137,000 sqm retail space. It will feature ‘firsts’ including Oman’s largest snow-park, with an...

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Business & Money | Monday 2 May, 2016 2:39 pm

Exclusive Developments For The Industry Announced at AHIC 2016

2 May 2016 – At last week’s twelfth Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC), major international hotel brands announced expansion plans and hosted signings at the Madinat, Jumeirah location.   Fairmont Hotels and Resorts On the first full day of the conference (27th...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 2 May, 2016 2:35 pm

Al Habtoor Group unveils Dubai’s first permanent aqua-based show - La Perle by Dragone

The dawn of a new era of entertainment will arrive in Dubai with La Perle, a new show produced and created by Dragone, one of the world’s most revered cultural artistic directors. Located in the heart of Al Habtoor City, La Perle will be the region’s first permanent show boasting 450...

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Business & Money | Monday 2 May, 2016 2:20 pm

Fisch Asset Management says Middle East bond market on same path as Latin America

Fisch Asset Management, one of the world’s leading credit analysis and convertible bond specialists, has said that it expects ratings pressure to grow as leverage increases on GCC corporates and sovereigns. The Zurich-based Asset Manager believes that new issuances will offer diversity and...

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Healthcare | Monday 2 May, 2016 12:29 pm

Middle East businesses encouraged to sign occupational cancer campaign pledge

Organisations across the Middle East were encouraged to sign up to a campaign to tackle work-related cancer on 27 April.    The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health’s (IOSH) No Time to Lose campaign is seeking to raise awareness of cancer-causing carcinogens in...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 2 May, 2016 12:12 pm

Oman Air backs CBFS Youth Entrepreneurship Competition

Oman Air has joined with the Muscat-based College of Banking and Financial Studies (CBFS) to support the ongoing development of entrepreneurship amongst the young people of Oman.   The airline has accepted an invitation from the college to become a strategic partner for the CBFS Youth...

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