Cars & Autos | Thursday 25 February, 2016 2:06 am

Three awards for Renault at the 2016 International Automobile Festival

The official awards ceremony of the 31st Festival Automobile International (FAI) in Paris, was a big night for Renault, bringing home three major awards including the ‘Most Beautiful Car of the Year – 2015’ award for the Renault Talisman. “I would like to thank all those...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 12:14 pm

First Solar Achieves Yet Another Cell Conversion Efficiency World Record

First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced it has established yet another world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) research cell conversion efficiency, achieving 22.1 percent efficiency certified at the Newport Corporation’s Technology and Applications Center (TAC) PV ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 6:30 am

ITFC supports the Groundnut sector of Senegal with a US$75 million agreement with THE GOVERNMENT

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group, signed a US$75 million Syndicated Murabaha Financing agreement on Sunday, Feb 21st 2016 with the Government of Senegal, with Suneor (the major player in the Senegalese groundnut sector) ...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 4:17 am

Mobily Awards Cisco Multi-Year Contract for Unified Core and Next-Generation Managed Services

At Mobile World Congress, Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), a leading mobile and data service provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, announced the signing of a 5-year agreement with Cisco to provide next-generation Cloud and Managed Services solutions.    The deal sees Cisco expand...

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Cars & Autos | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 3:03 am

Nissan ‘unboxes’ its latest mobile device at the GSMA Mobile World Congress

Electric vehicle leader Nissan has ‘unboxed’ its new software-enabled vehicle, the Nissan LEAF 30 kWh, as some of the largest names in technology gather in Barcelona for the opening day of the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2016.   As well as boasting a 26 percent increase in...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 2:42 am

Ericsson partners with Asiacell and the International Rescue Committee to bring Connect to Learn to schools

Project harnesses the International Rescue Committee’s humanitarian experience and education expertise to support the professional development of teachers in schools in Domiz Refugee Camp in Iraq. Ericsson is providing the Connect To Learn cloud based solution to enable access to resources...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 23 February, 2016 3:13 pm

Middle East Telecoms Supports Global USD 164 Billion Internet of Things Market by 2018

Middle East telecoms’ adoption of 5G will support the global USD 164 billion Internet of Things market by 2018, one of the world’s leading technology companies announced today at Mobile World Congress.   The Internet of Things era will see 50 billion connected devices by...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 23 February, 2016 11:38 am

Etihad Airways Collects Leading Finance Award

Etihad Airways has been presented with the Best Finance Transformation Award in 2015 by Innovation Enterprise, a leading US-based company specialising in enterprise innovation. The award was given to Etihad Airways, which triumphed over other leading companies, for its Outstation Finance...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 23 February, 2016 5:11 am

Samsung Unveils Next Generation Smartphones at the Core of its 
Connected Galaxy Experience

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd yesterday announced the newest additions to the Galaxy family of products, Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. Created for today's consumer lifestyle, Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge lead the industry with a refined design, more advanced camera, streamlined software...

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Cars & Autos | Tuesday 23 February, 2016 3:55 am

Ford Middle East Launches New Ford Ranger Pickup

The new 2016 Ford Ranger is set to establish new benchmarks in the light commercial vehicle segment with an uncompromised blend of robust capability, craftsmanship and advanced technology. The refreshed version of the compact pickup is now available at all Al Tayer showrooms, Ford’s...

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