Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 26 July, 2016 5:24 pm

54,000 New Hotel Rooms in UAE Pipeline

There are 183 hotel projects and 54,000 hotel rooms in the UAE pipeline, according to a new report. The hotel construction report by TOPHOTELPROJECTS prepared exclusively for The Hotel Show Dubai 2016 reveals that the majority of the new hotels are expected to open before 2020.  The...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 26 July, 2016 7:11 am

Phase 1 of DAMAC Properties’ AKOYA Imagine Villas Sold Out; Phase 2 Planned

 DAMAC Properties announced today that phase one of AKOYA Imagine villas has been sold out, and the launch of the second phase is planned for the end of July. The contemporary-styled villas, which are designed and priced to attract professionals in the “under 35” age group, have...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 26 July, 2016 5:09 am

Dulsco bags two major industry awards in 2016

Dulsco, a regional stalwart in human resource and waste management solutions, has won the Superbrand award for the second consecutive year. Dulsco is the only waste management company and HR solution providers in the region to be awarded the Superbrand status. More than 2,000 prominent brands in...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 26 July, 2016 2:56 am

Checking-in to the Future of Luxury Travel

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies announces that its InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts brand has sought the expertise of Fortune 500 Futurist, Faith Popcorn. The collaboration comes as the InterContinental brand celebrates 70 years of...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 19 July, 2016 1:02 pm

A Strong Second Quarter 2016

Almarai showed a strong Q2 2016 performance with sales up + 10.3% and net Income up by +18.5% compared to the same quarter of 2015.   The Q2 2016 results reached record levels in the company’s history for Net Income of SAR 629 million and Sales of SAR 4,025 million....

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Business & Money | Sunday 17 July, 2016 10:41 am

Kuwait’s Largest Construction Event to Take Place as Government Earmarks $68.9bn for Construction Spend in 2016

With planned developments worth an estimated $123.6 billion, according to MEED, and $68.9 billion government construction budget for 2016, Kuwait’s construction industry offers massive business opportunities. The Big 5 Kuwait 2016, taking place from 25 – 27 September at the...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 17 July, 2016 10:03 am

MBC entertainment and satirical shows dominate social media engagement this Ramadan

The Holy month of Ramadan is an important time for television viewership in the Middle East, with a huge surge in TV viewership, particularly, for Arabic dramas. However, according to Meltwater, a global media intelligence firm, an analysis of social media reactions around popular MBC TV...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 17 July, 2016 2:20 am

OSN brings the largest roster of Emmy nominees

With the 68th Emmy Awards nominations announced, OSN, the region’s leading pay-TV network, has underlined its reputation as the first-choice for award-winning exclusive and first content with the largest roster of Emmy nominees in its programming.    Anthony Anderson and...

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Business & Money | Sunday 17 July, 2016 2:09 am

Tag Heuer Announced as New Official Timekeeper and Sponsor of Laliga

 Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer was announced as the new Official Timekeeper and sponsor of LaLiga. LaLiga legends Raúl González and Fernando Sanz joined the President of LaLiga, Javier Tebas, and TAG Heuer Spain General Manager, Blanca Panzano at a special event to celebrate the...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 17 July, 2016 1:50 am

Samsung Introduces World’s First Universal Flash Storage (UFS) Removable Memory Card Line-up

 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, unveiled the industry’s first removable memory cards based on the JEDEC Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 1.0 Card Extension Standard*, for use in high-resolution mobile shooting devices such as DSLRs, 3D VR...

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