Business & Money | Monday 31 August, 2015 6:23 am

New GO Sport stores to capitalise on growth in GCC sporting goods sector

Al Mana Group, one of the largest and most diversified business groups in the GCC, has announced plans for two exciting new GO Sport stores in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.   With the GCC retail industry expected to grow by 7.3 percent CAGR between...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 31 August, 2015 5:37 am

KACARE Delegation Visits Masdar City

 Masdar officials hosted a delegation from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KACARE) at Masdar City and provided a guided tour of the world’s most sustainable urban development. The KACARE delegation began its two-day visit to Masdar...

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Business & Money | Monday 31 August, 2015 5:15 am

ITF Dubai to propel the Middle Eastern Textile Market

Getting exhibitors on board is always considered a milestone, but at the International Textile Fair, it is a milestone crossed often.  ITF have landed a cluster of prominent exhibitors that force you to sit up and take notice, as much at the meritorious line-up as at the regularity of the...

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Government | Monday 31 August, 2015 3:38 am

Abu Dhabi Police and US Department of Homeland Security Discuss Cooperative Training

The discourse of discussions between the Abu Dhabi Police and the US Department of Homeland Security focused on ways to enhance the areas of police cooperation and coordinate trainings between the two parties.  A delegation from the United States of America, headed by Kathy Kraninger, Clerk ...

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Business & Money | Monday 31 August, 2015 3:25 am

Continued expansion of regional economies rests on ensuring long-term financing obtained through public issuances

Experts from the region had claimed at the start of this year that 2015 will see increased stock market activity in terms of public issuances following the 27 IPOs that raised US$11.5 billion in 2014, the best performance recorded since the financial crisis. Government efforts in easing regulations ...

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Cars & Autos | Monday 31 August, 2015 3:20 am

Hankook Tire’s Ultra High Performance SUV Tires Now Original Equipment for Porsche Macan

Hankook Tire is continuing its significant inroads into the premium segment of German automobile manufacturers and is now supplying Ultra High Performance (UHP) tires as original equipment for the new Porsche Macan. This is the first time a model from the Stuttgart-based sports car...

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Business & Money | Monday 31 August, 2015 2:33 am

GOIC organises a training entitled “Balanced scorecards (BSCs) for a successful execution of the strategy”

The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) is holding a training course entitled “Balanced scorecards (BSCs) for a successful execution of the strategy” between the 13th and  17th of September 2015 at the Organization’s headquarters in Doha, Qatar. This...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 30 August, 2015 2:06 pm

Mobily Ventures Invests in “Fetchr” to Revolutionize Shipping and Logistics in the Middle East

Mobily Ventures, the venture capital arm of Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), announced that it is investing in Fetchr, a promising shipping & logistics startup using cutting edge technology to overcome shipping challenges in the Middle East. Dubai-based Fetchr offers a smartphone app that smoothly...

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Business & Money | Sunday 30 August, 2015 1:06 pm

Budding engineers encouraged by Dibba Al Hisn Municipality sessions

Students in Sharjah had the exciting opportunity to take part in an engineer’s training programme organized by Dibba Al Hisn Municipality. This is the third year in a row that the program has taken place and this year around 30 students aged from 6 to 14 from Dibba Al Hisn and Dibba Al...

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Business & Money | Sunday 30 August, 2015 1:03 pm

93.8% of professionals in the Middle East and North Africa have a positive outlook on life

The ‘Personal Fulfillment in the Middle East and North Africa’ poll, recently conducted by Bayt.com –  the Middle East’s leading career site –  has revealed that 93.8% of professionals polled from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have a positive ...

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