Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 10 February, 2015 3:01 pm

GULFOOD 2015 IS ‘EGG-CELLENT’ FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS, SAYS USA POULTRY & EGG EXPORT COUNCIL

After a record year of double-digit growth for worldwide US meat exports in 2014, and the UAE emerging as a key export market for US lamb, the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) anticipates poultry and egg exports to the Middle East in 2015 will surpass the US$400m value achieved last...

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Cars & Autos | Tuesday 10 February, 2015 2:52 pm

KUWAIT’S 4TH CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE GETS UNDERWAY AT MARINA CRESCENT IN KUWAIT CITY FROM WEDNESDAY

Kuwait’s Historical, Vintage and Classic Car Museum hosts the fourth Concours D’Elegance 2015 from February 11-18. The historic car bonanza will be held at Marina Crescent under the patronage and attendance of His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah. This year’s event is...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 10 February, 2015 2:48 pm

NFC Bootcamp Announces Dubai Dates

NFC Bootcamp™, the creator of the most comprehensive series of globally delivered near field communication (NFC) education programs, today announced an NFC Bootcamp for March 24–25 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.NFC Bootcamp offers best practices for engaging today’s connected consumers with...

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Beauty & Style | Tuesday 10 February, 2015 2:20 pm

Two days of business inspiration with key brands from GCC

Professional Beauty is committed to assisting companies within the beauty industry to grow and expand. Professional Beauty brought the industry together at the Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, with its very first event in the Middle East. The convention comprised two-days of jam-packed business...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 10 February, 2015 2:14 pm

UAE’S VRMotion NAMED SEMI-FINALIST FOR ERICSSON INNOVATION AWARDS

Ericsson has just announced the top ten semi-finalists for its sixth annual Innovation Awards, a competition in which university students are given the opportunity to be drivers of fundamental change in society. From region Middle East, the list includes UAE-based team VRMotion, comprising students ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 10 February, 2015 1:59 pm

ORANGE COUNTY VISITORS ASSOCIATION LAUNCHES ‘THE OC & ME’ TRAVEL CAMPAIGN EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE MIDDLE EAST

Orange County Visitors Association (OCVA) has officially launched ‘The OC & ME’ travel package in what is an industry first for a United States regional tourism association to create and promote a travel package exclusively created for residents of the G.C.C. (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 10 February, 2015 1:55 pm

Love & Food: A True Romance

Food and love; love and food – definitely two of our favourite subjects in life, these basic human needs are also innately linked. Today we celebrate love and it’s no coincidence that one of the most popular gifts are chocolates, and the most popular activity is spending a romantic dinner with...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 10 February, 2015 9:19 am

MicroStrategy Founder to Speak at IDC's Middle East CIO Summit 2015

– International Data Corporation (IDC) today formally announced the latest installment of its groundbreaking Middle East CIO Summit, confirming that the event will once again be hosted under the esteemed patronage of H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, the UAE's Minister of Culture, Youth,...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 10 February, 2015 8:16 am

Kaspersky Lab Survey Identifies Internal Corporate IT Threats that Lead to the Most Data Loss

- According to the 2014 Global Corporate IT Security Risks survey conducted by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, 24% of all businesses in the GCC have lost sensitive business data due to internal IT threats in the past 12 months. However, the global data shows that for the first time since...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 10 February, 2015 8:11 am

Inclusive Classroom Under The Spotlight

As the UAE’s agenda on children with special needs places new pressures on school leaders, Dubai-based Ebdaah puts the spotlight on the issue at a one-day forum later this month (February 28).According to Ebdaah’s director of education and training, Andrew Westerman, the UAE Disability Act...

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