Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 10 January, 2017 11:51 am

A New Dining Concept at Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort

Khan Tok, A New Thai Dining Experience at Mekong Mekong,  the award winning Asian restaurant, is introducing “Khan Tok”, a new Thai dining style originating from the northern parts of Thailand. An arrangement of dishes, served on a raised tray known as “Khan Tok”...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 10 January, 2017 11:00 am

Asset Protection Solutions for Property Investors to be Unveiled at FM Expo Saudi 2017

Saudi Arabia's property owners could find themselves with stranded assets in their real estate portfolios. From 15-17 January at the Jeddah Centre for Forum & Events, FM Expo Saudi 2017 and its Facilities Management Leaders' Conference will offer investors crucial...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 10 January, 2017 9:44 am

Sharjah Sets out its Stall for Success

‘Sharjah is ready to embrace its next stage of development’ – that was the message delivered at the Second Sharjah Forum, which was held on Sunday at Mleiha Archaeological and Eco-tourism Destination. Titled ‘The Future of Sharjah,’ the event organised by Sharjah...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 10 January, 2017 9:39 am

Shopping Tourism Festival, 'Korea Grand Sale' Held Soon For foreigners

  Visit Korea Committee will hold the Korea Grand Sale for foreigners to attract foreign tourists during the winter season and help the tourists' expenditure expand. Korea Grand Sale has been being held every winter since 2011 and became a representative shopping tourism festival,...

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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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