Business & Money | Tuesday 26 July, 2016 7:11 am

Phase 1 of DAMAC Properties’ AKOYA Imagine Villas Sold Out; Phase 2 Planned

 DAMAC Properties announced today that phase one of AKOYA Imagine villas has been sold out, and the launch of the second phase is planned for the end of July. The contemporary-styled villas, which are designed and priced to attract professionals in the “under 35” age group, have...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 26 July, 2016 7:06 am

Food consumption will grow by 7.3% in 2016

Being the largest economy in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has a rapid growth of food consumption. The Kingdom offers abundant growth opportunities to food and beverage companies, across all its sub-sectors and categories, due to a particular lifestyle, age group and most of all,...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 26 July, 2016 7:03 am

Mobile Technology Redefines How Saudi Arabia Does Business

Mobile technology is transforming the way Saudi Arabia does business, and has grown into the most effective communications channel for local, regional, and international companies trying to tap into the limitless potential presented by the Kingdom’s prosperous market, according to KSA...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 26 July, 2016 5:09 am

Dulsco bags two major industry awards in 2016

Dulsco, a regional stalwart in human resource and waste management solutions, has won the Superbrand award for the second consecutive year. Dulsco is the only waste management company and HR solution providers in the region to be awarded the Superbrand status. More than 2,000 prominent brands in...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 26 July, 2016 2:56 am

Checking-in to the Future of Luxury Travel

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies announces that its InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts brand has sought the expertise of Fortune 500 Futurist, Faith Popcorn. The collaboration comes as the InterContinental brand celebrates 70 years of...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 19 July, 2016 1:02 pm

A Strong Second Quarter 2016

Almarai showed a strong Q2 2016 performance with sales up + 10.3% and net Income up by +18.5% compared to the same quarter of 2015.   The Q2 2016 results reached record levels in the company’s history for Net Income of SAR 629 million and Sales of SAR 4,025 million....

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Business & Money | Sunday 17 July, 2016 10:41 am

Kuwait’s Largest Construction Event to Take Place as Government Earmarks $68.9bn for Construction Spend in 2016

With planned developments worth an estimated $123.6 billion, according to MEED, and $68.9 billion government construction budget for 2016, Kuwait’s construction industry offers massive business opportunities. The Big 5 Kuwait 2016, taking place from 25 – 27 September at the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 17 July, 2016 10:33 am

United Technologies Commercial Business Unit Offices in Jeddah Achieve LEED Platinumâ Certification

The Otis and UTC Climate, Controls & Security offices in Jeddah recently received LEED® Platinum certification under the independently verified LEED for Commercial Interiors™ rating system from the U.S. Green Building Council®. LEED certification is one of the leading global...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 17 July, 2016 10:03 am

MBC entertainment and satirical shows dominate social media engagement this Ramadan

The Holy month of Ramadan is an important time for television viewership in the Middle East, with a huge surge in TV viewership, particularly, for Arabic dramas. However, according to Meltwater, a global media intelligence firm, an analysis of social media reactions around popular MBC TV...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 17 July, 2016 3:22 am

Mobily continues offering “Wajid” Packages customers Triple Data for Free

Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) continues its strongest promotion on Wajid postpaid packages for both new and current customers, where the new customers will get the triple amount of data for three months for free, while the current customers will get the triple amount of data for six months for a nominal ...

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