Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 14 July, 2015 4:20 am

Jumeirah and Careem offer Gulf residents a
complimentary chauffeur ride to the mall this summer

Jumeirah Group, the global luxury hotel company, and member of Dubai Holding, is offering Gulf residents 10% off Best Available Rate and a complimentary chauffeur ride to one of Dubai’s shopping malls this summer with their partners, Careem, the Middle East and North Africa’s leading...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 14 July, 2015 4:12 am

Pepsi and Lay’s “Strings of light that brings us together” campaign video goes viral

Pepsi and Lay’s exclusive Ramadan video, featuring the voice of Emirati singer Hussain Al Jassmi, has gone viral with more than 18 million consumers across the region viewing, sharing and commenting on the video across social media platforms as they look to bring back the spirit of...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 14 July, 2015 3:23 am

IHG REWARDS CLUB ANNOUNCES THE NAME OF NEW TOP MEMBERSHIP LEVEL

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) today announces the name of IHG Rewards Club’s new top membership level, Spire Elite, introduced to recognise and reward its most loyal members.  To celebrate the launch, world renowned travel photographer Steve McCurry – who is best known for...

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Sports | Tuesday 14 July, 2015 1:00 am

BAUME & MERCIER CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL STARS AT THE TAORMINA FILM FESTIVAL 2015

Baume & Mercier partnered the 61st Taormina Film festival and celebrated international stars with Promesse and Clifton creations. Mr Alain Zimmermann, Baume & Mercier CEO, and the brand director for Italy Mr Beppe Ambrosini, were honored to present awards to four highly successful stars...

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Business & Money | Monday 13 July, 2015 1:21 pm

PAYPAL EXPANDS GLOBAL BUYER PROTECTION TO COVER DIGITAL GOODS & SERVICES

PayPal is tapping deeper into the billion dollar digital market – as it announces the expansion of its Global Buyer Protection to cover purchases of digital goods and services. With immediate effect, customers now purchasing digital goods and services such as digital music, digital books,...

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Business & Money | Monday 13 July, 2015 12:16 pm

COCA-COLA FIGHTS STEREOTYPES THIS RAMADAN

This Ramadan, Coca-Cola hopes to tackle societal prejudice by inspiring the Middle East to remove the labels they put on people. Through this campaign, Coca-Cola encourages the world to see without labels, but instead to open their hearts and see with their hearts. Coca-Cola is removing its own...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 13 July, 2015 12:12 pm

Turkish Airlines inaugurates Dammam flights to be operated from/to Istanbul

While ranking among the world's major airline companies with its impressive growth figures and already having the world's 4th largest flight network by flying to 276 destinations in 110 countries, Turkish Airlines continues to grow by offering new flight opportunities to its...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 13 July, 2015 4:29 am

Ramadan festival breathes new life into old Jeddah

 Residents of Jeddah are slowly returning to its historic center, where a Ramadan cultural festival and UN heritage status are giving new life to the old quarter. Last year the United Nations added Jeddah to its UNESCO global heritage list, acknowledging its distinctive architecture, which...

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Healthcare | Monday 13 July, 2015 4:27 am

Al-Falih: No move to privatize hospitals

Minister of Health Khalid Al-Falih has denied rumors that the ministry is looking into privatizing government hospitals, noting that the government is building new and advanced hospitals. He said that if there is any consideration of privatizing hospitals, it would be in the long run. Regarding...

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Business & Money | Monday 13 July, 2015 2:56 am

GOIC: GCC food industries’ investments bordering on 24 billion USD in 2014

The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) announced that the number of factories operating in the GCC food industries sector increased from 1606 in 2010 to 1965 in 2014, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.2%. During the same period, investments jumped from 13688 million USD to...

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