Cars & Autos | Tuesday 19 September, 2017 2:31 pm

One&Only Royal Mirage and One&Only The Palm Lead Dubai Trip Advisor Guest Satisfaction Rating

  The resorts of One&Only Royal Mirage- The Residence & Spa, The Palace, and the Arabian Court are all featured within the top 10 most favoured places to stay amongst 550 hotels listed for Dubai on Trip Advisor, the world’s largest review and ranking website.  The...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 19 September, 2017 12:02 pm

THE RITZ-CARLTON, ALMATY APPOINTS GENERAL MANAGER CAN GÖKTAŞ AS THE NEW GENERAL MANAGER

The Ritz-Carlton, Almaty has welcomed Can Göktaş in his appointment as the new General Manager of the hotel. Göktaş will be responsible for the overall hotel performance and continue to grow the hotel’s prominence within the international markets. Göktaş holds a...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 19 September, 2017 12:01 pm

Saudi Arabia trains 1st women air traffic controllers

Saudi women will be trained to work as air traffic controllers, the Saudi Air Navigation Services (SANS) has announced. SANS said it was offering theoretical and practical training to 80 women per year to prepare them for work in the air traffic control sector. “The applicants began taking...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 19 September, 2017 12:00 pm

Saudi university builds on big global demand for high-tech data centers

Huge investments are being made at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) to capitalize on rising global demand for high-tech data storage. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Monday to mark the start of a multimillion-riyal data center project at KAUST. “As a...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 19 September, 2017 5:00 am

Beko announces 32 percent YoY growth during H1

Beko, one of Europe’s leading home appliance manufacturers, has announced a 32 percent growth in Internationally sales during the first half of 2017. The growth was driven predominantly by large appliances, with sales of washing machines increasing up to 75% in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 19 September, 2017 4:30 am

Samsung Electronics Levant Inaugurates Smart Labs at Zaatari Refugee Camp

Samsung Electronics Levant announced the inauguration of its latest smart labs in cooperation with Relief International, to support education for Syrian refugees at Zaatari camp. The inauguration of the smart labs stems from implementing Samsung’s strategy that aims to elevate education,...

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Business & Money | Monday 18 September, 2017 6:56 pm

50,000 global visitors expected to attend three-day event-

Today marked the official opening of the region’s leading hospitality trade shows by Dr. Rashid bin Ahmed bin Fahad, Minister of State and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology – owned and organized by the Dubai World...

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Beauty & Style | Monday 18 September, 2017 1:37 pm

SWAROVSKI ANNOUNCES SPARKLING COUTURE INFINITY EXHIBITION, A TRIBUTE TO MIDDLE EASTERN AND SOUTH ASIAN DESIGN

Swarovski, the world leader in precision-cut crystals for over 120 years, is delighted to announce that its Sparkling Couture: Infinity exhibition, celebrating couture and fashion design, will open at Dubai’s Madinat Arena on October 25, 2017.   Two years after the Sparkling...

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Culture & Education | Monday 18 September, 2017 12:16 pm

Over 6m students head to schools as classes kick off in Saudi Arabia

The new academic year 2017-18 kicked off on Sunday with more than 6 million students in different levels of public education attending the first day of classes all over the Kingdom. More than half-a-million teachers were on hand to welcome the students and ensure an orderly educational...

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Business & Money | Monday 18 September, 2017 12:14 pm

Move to get private sector on board for Jeddah transport projects

 A consulting company is being appointed to study private sector involvement in three public transport projects in the Jeddah area. King Salman approved the contract, which will be formed with the public transport operator. It centers on three projects: The Jeddah Corniche Tram, a sea taxi...

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