Business & Money | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 11:02 pm

Amman stock market closes on higher note

The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) closed Wednesday's trading session up by 0.35 percent at 1,878 points. A total of 9.8 million shares were traded through 2,225 transactions at a trading value of JD10.8 million. When comparing the closing prices of companies with traded shares, 34 saw their...

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Government | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 10:58 pm

King talks life, family, and Jordan in interview with university students

 In an interview released on Wednesday with students from the University of Jordan and Yarmouk University, His Majesty King Abdullah talked about his family and personal life. The interview, released on the two universities’ social media pages, covered King Abdullah’s...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 2:49 pm

Two UAE hospitals partner to create bilateral knowledge sharing platform

Dubai based Canadian Specialist Hospital and Al Kuwait Hospital have signed an MoU to share their combined wealth of knowledge with doctors and medical practitioners in the UAE to further raise the industry standards.  As a result of this MoU, both the hospitals will host 4-5 knowledge...

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Sports | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 2:44 pm

Women Continue Their Run for Health at The Flag Island in Sharjah

the jogging track on The Flag Island in Sharjah has been getting packed with girls and women of all age groups and diverse cultural backgrounds, who are coming in to run towards a single goal – health and fitness.    The exclusive sporting activity ‘Women’s Run...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 2:31 pm

Oman Air concludes successful workshops on IATA NDC

Close on the heels of achieving its IATA NDC (New Distribution Capability) Level 4 certification, Oman Air conducted successful workshops on the same, for its travel agents in Muscat and Salalah. NDC is the modernization of a 40-year old data exchange standard for ticket distribution developed...

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Government | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 2:30 pm

Deputy Amir of Jazan reviews the progress of the housing project «Safwa Garden»

His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of Jazan Region, today inspected the project of the "Al Safwa Garden" housing project in Jizan city of the Ministry of Housing as part of his inspection tours to various development departments...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 2:18 pm

The 7th Annual MILT Congress kicks off with leading industry experts and global travel luxury partners

Heading to one of the largest B2B international MICE event in India, luxury specialists, wedding planners, hospitality partners and industry experts gear up for the highly coveted 7th Annual Mice India & Luxury Travel Congress 2019 held on July 17-18, 2019 in Delhi and from July 23-24, 2019 in...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 2:08 pm

Management Change at Grohe AG: Thomas Fuhr named as new Chief Executive Officer and Jonas Brennwald as Deputy Chief Executive Officer

The Grohe AG supervisory board has appointed Thomas Fuhr as new Chief Executive Officer of Grohe AG. In addition, Jonas Brennwald, currently Chief Sales Officer, takes on the role as Deputy Chief Executive Officer Grohe AG and joins the GROHE Executive Board. Michael Mager, Executive Director Human ...

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Government | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 1:00 pm

Saudi Arabia offers one million SIM cards and internet access to Hajj pilgrims

One million SIM cards and free internet will be offered as gifts to pilgrims performing Hajj this year upon arriving at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Saudi Arabia. The initiative is part of a program aimed at serving pilgrims who are keen to communicate with their nearest and...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 10:58 am

SWIFT launches enhanced gpi service for corporates

SWIFT today announces the further enhancement of its gpi service with the full go-live of SWIFT gpi for corporates, a capability designed and built in conjunction with banks and corporates which enables multi-banked corporates to initiate and track payments across multiple banks directly from their ...

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