Culture & Education | Saturday 3 October, 2015 1:15 am

Preparations are in Full Swing for the First Edition of ArtBahrain 2015

Held under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Sheikha Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of His Majesty the King of Bahrain and President of the Supreme Council for Women, the first edition of ArtBahrain is preparing to host reputed Arab and international artists and galleries when it opens its...

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Technology & IT | Friday 2 October, 2015 3:05 pm

Dell Introduces More Choice with the Venue 8 Pro and Venue 10 Pro Tablets

Dell’s focus on continued innovation in the mobility space is enhanced with two new professional-grade tablets that it will be making available in mid-November: the Venue 8 Pro 5000 Series and the Venue 10 Pro 5000 Series - both designed to further expand the capabilities offered for...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 2 October, 2015 1:00 pm

IHG Receives More than 2,500 Pledges of Support From Collegues in the Middle East

Colleagues across InterContinental Hotels Group's (IHG®) hotels and office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia joined colleagues from all over the world to take part in IHG Race Around the World, an event that aims to raise awareness and funds for the global hotel...

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Cars & Autos | Friday 2 October, 2015 12:58 pm

Volkswagen Group announces new management structure to strengthen position in the Middle East

Benoit Tiers (45), Managing Director of Audi Volkswagen Middle East (AVME FZE), announces a new management structure for the company with the appointment of Enrico Atanasio (57) as Head of Audi Middle East in Dubai.  Audi Volkswagen Middle East (AVME FZE) was established in Dubai in 2005...

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Healthcare | Friday 2 October, 2015 12:53 pm

Pampers and UNICEF Celebrate a Decade Together Helping to Save Millions of Mother’s and Babies’ Lives

An estimated 500,000 newborn lives have been saved and 100 million women and their newborns protected from the deadly disease, maternal and newborn tetanus, thanks to a ten-year long partnership between Pampers® and UNICEF that helped achieve this milestone.  The partners marked the...

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Technology & IT | Friday 2 October, 2015 12:50 pm

Panasonic Develops World's First*1 Continuous Wave 4.5 W High-Power Blue-Violet Semiconductor Laser

Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has developed a blue-violet semiconductor laser operating at output power of 4.5 W, which is 1.5 times higher than that of the conventional one even at 60ºC, the maximum operating temperature for lasers in general.　 It can also oscillate with the ...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 1 October, 2015 4:14 pm

Acer Inspires Gamers with its Innovative Predator Series launch at Acer Collection 2015 in the Middle East

Acer has introduced its anticipated gaming product line – the Predator Series, to the Middle East at the Acer Collection 2015 press event held at the Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi on November 30. In addition, Acer showcased its leading devices including the versatile two-in-one Aspire Switch...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 1 October, 2015 1:13 pm

GCC Chemicals Industry Contributed 31% to regional manufacturing GDP in 2014

With revenues reaching almost US$88 billion in 2014, the petrochemicals industry contributed to 31% of the GCC’s total manufacturing GDP, according to the latest industry report by the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA).   Petrochemical production in the GCC rose...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 1 October, 2015 5:44 am

Huawei and Google Unveil the Ultimate Premium Smartphone: Meet the Nexus 6P

Today in San Francisco, Huawei and Google introduced the Nexus 6P, an innovative smartphone featuring Android 6.0 Marshmallow, Google’s newest operating system for mobile devices.  “Huawei is very excited to collaborate with Google and deliver a premium Nexus experience for the...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 1 October, 2015 4:03 am

GITEX Technology Week: 35 Years of Leading the Journey Towards a Smart Future

Since the humble debut of the Gulf Computer Exhibition in 1981 -- when half of the 3,000 Gulf-based attendees did not even have work computers -- the event has grown to GITEX Technology Week, the largest ICT exhibition in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia, and the third largest in the...

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