Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 2 April, 2017 3:40 am

ABU DHABI SEES FURTHER GROWTH IN HOTEL GUESTS FOLLOWING

Following a record-breaking year for hotel guests in Abu Dhabi, the emirate has recorded impressive growth in the first two months of 2017, seeing a 5.5% rise in hotel guests. According to figures from Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi), 749,650 hotel guests have checked...

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Business & Money | Sunday 2 April, 2017 3:26 am

Doha Bank illustrates strong reputation with key award at EMEA Finance Middle East Banking Awards 2017

Doha Bank, one of the largest commercial banks in Qatar, illustrated the competitiveness of its banking services by bagging a key trophy at the ‘EMEA Finance Middle East Banking Awards 2017’ in the category of the ‘Most Innovative Bank in the Middle East’.   The...

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Healthcare | Sunday 2 April, 2017 3:02 am

Acelity Introduces V.A.C. VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE™ Dressing

Acelity, a global advanced wound care company, today announced the global launch of the V.A.C. VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE™ Dressing, providing clinicians with a novel, adjunctive non-surgical option that may help clean large complex wounds when complete surgical debridement is not possible or...

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Business & Money | Saturday 1 April, 2017 8:30 pm

Accenture Launches Upgraded Banking Technology Platform at National Commercial Bank

Accenture (NYSE: ACN), the global professional services company, has successfully completed the core system replacement of the retail banking operations at the National Commercial Bank (NCB). The highly complex project which took approximately two years to complete, was part of NCB’s NextGen...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 1 April, 2017 8:17 pm

GOIC: The opening of the Foodex Qatar and the first meeting of manufacturers of food products and food security programs in the Gulf

Al Fajer Information and Services, Dubai, UAE, jointly with their Gulf Associates, Gulf Marketing, are organizing the 1st and only International Exhibition for Food, Beverage and Process Technology in Qatar during 2 to 4 April 2017 and have signed with GOIC to organise the Gulf Food Industries...

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Business & Money | Saturday 1 April, 2017 9:30 am

World’s smartest to converge at the Future Cities Show

The inaugural edition of ‘Future Cities Show’ in Dubai, UAE, which will run from April 2nd - 4th, will oversee some of the world’s most influential smart tech innovators converge at the show to develop key strategies and strengthen collaborations. The event will be attended by...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 1 April, 2017 5:00 am

News Services Group Receives an Award of Appreciation from AURAK President

-News Services Group (NSG), represented by its CEO Mr. Tony AbiHanna, received today an award of appreciation from the President of the American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK), Prof. Hassan Hamdan Al Alkim, for its exemplary translation and news distribution services rendered to the...

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Business & Money | Saturday 1 April, 2017 4:30 am

Oman to showcase the Sultanate investment potentials in 7th Annual Investment Meeting 2017

According to Oxford Business Group, a major piece of legislation on foreign FDI is currently under review of the Ministry of Legal Affairs. The new FDI law is expected to allow 100% foreign ownership throughout the sultanate, along with a slew of other incentives for investors. The plan to increase ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 1 April, 2017 4:00 am

Rezidor elevates its balanced leadership in KSA with STEPS program

The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the most dynamic hotel companies in the world, and operator of the Radisson Blu® and Park Inn® by Radisson hotel brands in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), is hosting today and tomorrow its STEPS program in Jeddah. The initiative aims to accelerate...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 1 April, 2017 3:00 am

DEWA Signs Agreement With Silver Spring Networks to Provide a Smart Canopy for Innovative Services and Smart Grid Applications

Today Silver Spring Networks, Inc. (NYSE: SSNI) announced that its subsidiary, Silver Spring Networks International Limited, has entered into an agreement with the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) to establish a communication platform based on Silver Spring’s IPv6...

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