Business & Money | Thursday 9 February, 2017 4:45 am

London third-biggest residential property market for Middle Eastern wealth after Abu Dhabi and Dubai:

When it comes to balancing risk and reward in real estate, cities in Europe, South East Asia and Mediterranean fit into the sweet spot. In terms of house price, local rents and prospective growth - Portugal, Cyprus, India and Pakistan have been crowned as the top markets for buyers hoping to invest ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 9 February, 2017 4:23 am

Experiential tourism to power UAE travel, hotel and leisure receipts to AED 236 billion by 2026

  Experiential tourism, the main theme of Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2017, is set to be one of the major tourism drivers in the UAE this year and beyond, according to a report from Colliers International. The UAE Hospitality Market report comes hard on the heels of ATM’s 2017...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 9 February, 2017 4:16 am

A YEAR OF SUSTAINED GROWTH FOR ETIHAD AIRWAYS IN 2016 AS IT EVOLVES INTO ETIHAD AVIATION GROUP

  Etihad Airways delivered another year of sustained growth in 2016, helped by new aircraft, additional frequencies and the introduction of further world-class products. The airline carried 18.5 million guests during the year, up six per cent on 2015.   The airline was also part...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 9 February, 2017 3:37 am

UNICEF Announces Sharjah as the Arab Region’s First Candidate City for Its ‘Child Friendly Cities’ Initiative

Following its ground-breaking achievement of becoming the world’s first Baby Friendly City in December 2015, Sharjah – the United Arab Emirate’s third largest emirate – is now set on becoming the first ‘Child-Friendly City,’ in the Arab region, following the...

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Healthcare | Thursday 9 February, 2017 3:13 am

Saudi Airlines appoints Tawuniya as its Medical Insurance Service Provider

Saudi Arabian Airlines has signed a Medical Health Insurance contract with the Company for Cooperative Insurance (Tawuniya). With the signing of this contract, Tawuniya will provide medical insurance services to the employees and their families of Saudi Airlines as well as companies and strategic...

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Business & Money | Thursday 9 February, 2017 2:59 am

Qassabi seeks elimination of commercial cover-up schemes

Commerce and Investment Minister Majid Al-Qassabi urged delegates at a workshop to help eliminate commercial cover-up to improve national economy and create new jobs for Saudis. Al-Qassabi was speaking at a brainstorming workshop held here on Tuesday to discuss the commercial cover-up issue and...

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Cars & Autos | Thursday 9 February, 2017 12:02 am

Creativity and Culture at the Core of Khazzan X Cadillac’s First Exhibition

A unique photographic exhibition featuring the untold stories of Saudi culture and scenery is on display this week at a new creative, community space in Dubai.   As part of Cadillac’s continued efforts to inspire people to dare greatly, Khazzan X Cadillac is a space in Al Khazzan...

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Government | Thursday 9 February, 2017 12:01 am

E-link between general, appeal courts ordered

Minister of Justice Walid Al-Samaani has ordered the electronic link between the criminal and family affairs and appeal courts on an experimental basis, according to a ministry statement. The step is meant to shorten times of cases, and speed up the issuance of rulings and transactions of...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 8 February, 2017 1:06 pm

Bupa Arabia launches the FIRST Maternity Booth through its life-touching Tebtom program

Bupa Arabia launches for the first time its one-of –a- kind “maternity booth” in GNP Hospital in Jeddah, through its unique program Tebtom. The motive behind creating the booth was to provide breast feeding mothers with the privacy and comfort they need to breast feed their child...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 8 February, 2017 12:40 pm

DUBAI WELCOMES RECORD 14.9 MILLION OVERNIGHT VISITORS IN 2016

FIRMLY ON COURSE TO HITTING ITS TARGET OF 20 MILLION BY 2020   With a 4-year growth of 8% in tourist volumes, the sector delivers an impressive ‘2X-Global Industry Average’ performance   Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism)...

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