Business & Money | Tuesday 10 January, 2017 9:30 am

Government of India Honours DR.R. Seetharaman

Dr. R. Seetharaman, Doha Bank CEO was conferred with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA) by the Hon’ble President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at the PRAVASI BHARTIYA Divas Convention on 9 January 2017 which is the highest honour conferred on overseas Indians by the Government of...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 10 January, 2017 9:30 am

Rixos The Palm Dubai Wins 5th Best Hotel in UAE on Holidaycheck.de

Following its stream of recent awards, Rixos The Palm Dubai has once again won 5th place among the best hotels in UAE at HolidayCheck 2017 Awards. The Turkish-inspired luxury resort recently brought home other awards from the Middle East Hozpitality Excellence Awards 2016 as well as World...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 10 January, 2017 9:26 am

Cisco Middle East Appoints Waheed Al Hamaid Country Sales Lead for Oman

Cisco Middle East announces the appointment of Waheed Al Hamaid as Country Sales Lead for Oman. In his new role, Waheed will lead Cisco’s business in the Sultanate and work closely with the partner ecosystem to support private and public sector customers in their efforts to digitize and...

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Government | Tuesday 10 January, 2017 9:07 am

King praised for directive to hike Haj quota

The Council of Ministers on Monday lauded the directive of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman to lift from this year the cuts in the quota of both domestic and foreign pilgrims imposed five years ago. The Cabinet said that the King’s directive shows his care for Muslims and his...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 10 January, 2017 9:05 am

New project aims to turn Taif into an Arab summer resort

Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, governor of Makkah and adviser to the king, recently directed government agencies and representatives of the city of Taif to start implementing development projects to enhance tourism. Prince Khaled described the new Taif project as massive that aims to provide a real...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 10 January, 2017 8:55 am

MENA Franchise Awards for Excellence in Franchising, Recognizing WSE as the best in franchising in Saudi Arabia for 2016

The MENA Franchise Awards for Excellence in Franchising are designed to recognize exceptional performance in franchising, with the goal of encouraging operators to raise the bar on service and their offering.   For the 2016, MENA have decided to award WSE for their tremendous efforts on...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 10 January, 2017 8:49 am

Eng. Ahmed Abdulsalam Abdulrahman appointed as Mobily Chief Executive Officer

Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) announced today that its Board of Directors had approved the appointment of Eng. Ahmed Abdulsalam Abdulrahman as Mobily Chief Executive Officer and the acceptance of the resignation of Mr. Ahmad Farroukh. The Chairman and Board of Directors offered their sincere thanks and...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 10 January, 2017 8:29 am

Qatar Airways Unveils Its Biggest Travel Festival Ever For 2017

Qatar Airways’ popular Travel Festival is back and has been significantly enhanced for 2017, inviting world travellers to take advantage of a number of exceptional deals across the airline’s global network. Extraordinary deals can be found on the World’s Best Business Class*...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 10 January, 2017 7:37 am

Conservatorium hotel named a 2016 Best of +VIP Access Hotel by Expedia.com

Expedia.com® today announced Conservatorium hotel is a 2016 Best of +VIP Access property. Chosen from a curated collection of more than 3,000 +VIP Access hotels, winners must earn the highest guest satisfaction rankings and must be top market performers to be considered for the...

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Cars & Autos | Tuesday 10 January, 2017 2:00 am

Renault Middle East Congratulates the Lucky Winner of the ‘Shake & Win’ Mobile App Competition

Renault Middle East recently launched the My Renault Shake & Win mobile application competition and is thrilled to name the lucky winner in the Kingdom, Mr. Ehab Ibrahim Khalifa Ali Nofa, owner of a Renault Safrane, who won two free maintenance services for 2017. He is the first winner of the...

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