Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 31 August, 2016 8:55 am

14 new caves discovered in Al-Ahsa’s Al-Qara Mountain

About 14 new caves were discovered in Al-Qara Mountain of Al-Ahsa Oasis by enthusiastic mountaineers who undertook a long journey, during which they faced stray dogs, scary bats and landslides, to see what the mountain had to offer. Hussain Al-Issa, a mounteer, said that his mountain climbing...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 31 August, 2016 5:58 am

Emaar Hospitality Group gives guests chance to win a year-long stay at The Address Residences Boulevard Dubai

Emaar Hospitality Group is offering the incredible chance to win a year-long stay at The Address Residences Boulevard Dubai. Located on the top floors of the new curvilinear building, the development also houses The Address Boulevard Dubai, a brand-new lifestyle city resort. The building is the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 31 August, 2016 5:42 am

Qatar Airways’ Inspires World Explorers to Live Their Dreams With Spectacular Travel Festival Deals

Qatar Airways’ enormously popular Travel Festival is back, giving travellers across the world the opportunity to enjoy dream deals to inspiring places – as well as having the chance to win fantastic prizes. From 29 August to 5 September 2016, the Qatar Airways Travel Festival will...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 31 August, 2016 5:26 am

SOUQ.com strengthens its Leadership Bench team in the Areas of Technology and Service

SOUQ.com, the Middle East’s largest online retail and marketplace platform is pleased to announce the appointment of Wisam Daoud as the new COO and Dinesh Ajmera, as the SVP of Technology to further expand SOUQ.com’s technology and global operations. These appointments highlight...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 31 August, 2016 4:18 am

Sharjah’s Dynamic Literary Landscape Takes Centre Stage at USA Forum

Sharjah’s dynamic literary landscape took centre stage at an important international forum when two representatives from the Sharjah’s based cultural project took part in the recently concluded IFLA World Library and Information Congress. Rashid Al Kous, General Manager of Knowledge...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 31 August, 2016 3:48 am

LG Suggests Ways to Unleash Kitchen Potential at IFA 2016

 LG Electronics (LG) is putting its premium kitchen appliances on full display at IFA 2016 in a new presentation area called Premium Dining Zone. This area will feature LG’s most innovative and popular appliances for the kitchen that work perfectly together to create a total...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 31 August, 2016 3:21 am

professional development for teachers is essential to raising standard of UAE schools

A recent article in the UAE’s National newspaper reported that over 20,000 students in Abu Dhabi are currently enrolled in schools deemed as weak or very weak by school inspectors. The figure was released by the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) following the first round of school...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 31 August, 2016 2:35 am

EMC Expands “Data Protection Everywhere” Portfolio For VMware Environments

EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) announced new products and support that optimize the protection of VMware workloads across the spectrum of VMware environments to enable protection everywhere.    A recent survey of over 2700 business and IT professionals in Europe, the Middle East and...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 31 August, 2016 1:30 am

Oman Air Implements Use of Virus-Guard to Protect Passengers against Global Health Threats

Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has announced joining a long list of major aviation leaders who now use Virus-Guard’s disinfectant wipes. Designed for protection against swine flu, H1N1, H7N9, Ebola, Mers and Zika, Oman Air’ staff members currently use the wipes ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 30 August, 2016 5:05 pm

Nakheel enhances the Ibn Battuta journey with opening of Mall-Metro connection

A new link has opened between Nakheel’s Ibn Battuta Mall and the Dubai Metro station, meaning easier public transport access to more than 400 shops, restaurants and entertainment outlets at the world’s largest themed mall.  The two-storey, 210 metre walkway enables passengers...

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