Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 29 October, 2016 1:41 am

Korea to hold the first Halal Restaurant Festival in November

South Korea is stepping up to expand its Halal services for Muslim tourists with introduction of Halal Restaurant Week, which will be held from November 1st to December 10th.   Halal industry in Korea has gained momentum when President Park Geun-hye urged Korean businesses to pay more...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 28 October, 2016 10:44 am

Swiss-Belsuites Victoria Park opens in Auckland, New Zealand

Swiss-Belsuites Victoria Park opens in Auckland, New Zealand in October 2016. The upper upscale all-suite and apartment hotel, with full gourmet kitchen facilities, enjoys an excellent location in downtown Auckland and offers a clear choice for discerning business and leisure travellers looking for ...

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Business & Money | Friday 28 October, 2016 9:10 am

Grand Hypermarkets Chooses Manthan Retail Analytics to Bring Intelligent Decision Making to its FMCG Retail Business

Manthan, a global leader in BI and Big Data analytics solutions, today announced that Grand Hypermarkets, a leading Hyper and Super market chain, has chosen Manthan Retail Analytics to gain actionable insights across its 40 stores in the...

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Business & Money | Friday 28 October, 2016 5:49 am

Nine Saudi ports highlight their achievements at industry forum

 The 12th Trans Middle East 2016 Exhibition and Conference, the biggest annual Container Ports and Terminal Operations in the Middle East, was inaugurated in Jeddah on Wednesday for the first time under the patronage of Minister of Transport Salman Al-Hamdan. The event which took place at...

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Business & Money | Friday 28 October, 2016 5:10 am

Gulf ministers to finalize VAT deal

Gulf finance ministers were expected to finalize a deal Thursday on value added tax and have also approved excise levies, Saudi Arabia’s minister said after regional talks with the International Monetary Fund. The taxes are a response by crude-exporting Gulf nations to a plunge in oil...

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Cars & Autos | Friday 28 October, 2016 4:54 am

World’s first Audi Sport Center officially opens in Abu Dhabi

 Audi Sport CEO, Stephan Winkelmann and H.E. Ali Bin Khalfan Al Mutawa Al Dhaheri, Founder and Chairman of Family Council Ali and Sons, officially inaugurated the world’s first Audi Sport Center in Abu Dhabi last.   They were joined by VIP guests at the Audi Sport Center,...

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Culture & Education | Friday 28 October, 2016 4:46 am

Prince Khaled distributes prizes to winners of Qur’an competition

Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah and adviser to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, distributed prizes to winners of the 38th King Abdulaziz International Contest for Memorization, Recitation and Interpretation of the Holy Qur’an in Makkah Wednesday night. Saleh Al-Asheikh,...

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Technology & IT | Friday 28 October, 2016 3:29 am

Samsung Electronics Ranks 7th in Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2016

Samsung Electronics announced today a ranking of seventh in Interbrand’s “Best Global Brands 2016,” with its brand value of $51,808 million – a 14 percent increase from last year.   Samsung has ranked within Interbrand’s Top 10 for the past five years and...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 28 October, 2016 2:22 am

Oman Air commences flights to Najaf, Iraq from November

Oman Air can announce that as part of its ambitious and dynamic programme of network expansion, it will be commencing its four times weekly service from Muscat to Najaf, in Iraq from November.   It is expected that the flights will further strengthen political, economic and cultural ties ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 28 October, 2016 2:02 am

Bollywood™ Parks Dubai Unveils ‘JAAN-E-JIGAR’

Staying true to its grandeur, Rajmahal Theatre, the only Bollywood theatre at Bollywood™ Parks Dubai, part of Dubai Parks and Resorts, the largest integrated theme park destination in the region, released the much anticipated name of its musical – Jaan-e-Jigar.   The...

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