Business & Money | Monday 27 February, 2017 7:38 am

Saudi Arabia food demand represents 59% of GCC market

Euler Hermes, the world’s leading provider of trade-related credit insurance solutions, expects food prices to rise in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2017. Global food prices stopped plunging in 2016, with a contained -1.5 percent drawback of the FAO Food Index. This was the lowest...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 27 February, 2017 7:33 am

King graces Grand Horse Race in Janadriyah

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman graces the Annual Grand Horse Race Festival for the Cup of King Abdulaziz at King Abdulaziz Equestrian Square in Janadriyah, Riyadh ‪on Saturday evening‬. The King presented King Abdulaziz Cup to Muhammad Bin Obaid Al-Qahtani, whose horse came...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 27 February, 2017 7:16 am

Oman Air boosts fleet with New Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, continues its ambitious expansion plans in 2017 with three new additions to the fleet already this year. The latest aircraft is the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner which joined the fleet on 23rd February 2017; this is in addition to the two new...

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Business & Money | Monday 27 February, 2017 1:08 am

Security Intelligence Company Expands Presence in KSA and Africa

 to Address Growing Threat Landscape   LogRhythm cements regional footprint through locally based cyber security teams, and enhanced customer support and partner training Cyber crime is hitting headlines in the Middle East and Africa like never before with prominent organisations ...

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Technology & IT | Monday 27 February, 2017 12:53 am

BenQ Launches the World's First DLP 4K UHD LED Home Cinema Projector

Blending High-Brightness with DCI-P3 Colour Accuracy   X12000 Combines Exclusive CinematicColor™ Technology and Philips ColorSpark™ HLD LED Technology for Digital Cinema Quality Colour in 8.3 Million Pixels   Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2017, (ME...

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Business & Money | Monday 27 February, 2017 12:46 am

Schmidt Heilbronn opens Schmidt Middle East Head Quarters in Khalifa Port Free Trade Zone within KIZAD

    The 22,000 square metres facility includes a warehouse and  9silo bunker storage Dry bulk goods services include land and maritime transport   Schmidt Middle East logistics, a wholly owned company by Schmidt Heilbronn, a world leader in dry bulk logistics...

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Cars & Autos | Monday 27 February, 2017 12:36 am

Al-Futtaim Honda sweeps automotive category awards from Service Hero

 Al-Futtaim Honda, the exclusive distributor of Honda vehicles, bikes, marine engines and power products in the UAE, has taken home two wins from the 2016 Service Hero awards ceremony.   Service Hero is the only national consumer service index in the Arab world which aims to advance ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 26 February, 2017 6:01 pm

Bahrain tourism industry to reach US$1 billion by 2020

  The tourism industry in the Kingdom of Bahrain is growing rapidly and is expected to reach US$1 billion by 2020, according to figures released ahead of Arabian Travel Market 2017, which takes place at the Dubai World Trade Centre April 24-27. Bahrain witnessed an 8.4% increase in...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 February, 2017 8:15 am

Phase Two of Al Habtoor City Residence Collection Sold Out

 Al Habtoor Group Founding Chairman Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor said that the second phase of the residential component of Al Habtoor City is sold out. Since the launch of the Residence Collection, in 2016, a total of 180 units have been sold. “Demand has been high,” said Khalaf...

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Government | Sunday 26 February, 2017 8:08 am

Haj flights will start arriving on July 24

The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) announced on Wednesday that Haj flights for the annual pilgrimage of 2017 will start arriving on July 24 (Dhul Qaada 1). The last Haj flight will land at Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport on Aug. 26 (Dhul Hijjah 4), the Saudi Press...

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