Sports | Wednesday 7 June, 2017 4:38 am

Final Group Matches set up Competitive Ties for Quarter-Finals of 2nd Sharjah Ramadan Football Championship

Day seven of the 2017 Sharjah Ramadan Football Championship (SRFC), currently underway at Sharjah Sports Club, saw four live-or-die matches last night (Monday) to determine the fate of eight teams as the competition enters its knockout stages.   An impressive number of spectators and...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 7 June, 2017 4:28 am

Nahdi Medical Company wins International Safety Award from the British Council

Nahdi, the largest retail pharmacy chain in the Middle East and North Africa, won the International Safety Award from the highest council of safety in the world - the British Council that includes over 600 regional and international companies around the world. The event coincided with the 60th...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 7 June, 2017 4:20 am

Dubai Culture Advances Efforts to Achieve its Dubai 10X Objectives

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, has initiated an internal Dubai 10X team, in alignment with ‘Dubai 10X’ initiative, which was launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 7 June, 2017 3:39 am

RTA’s Dubai Taxi Corporation is using FMS-Tech. Telematics Technology for its Limousine Service

FMS Tech., a global telematics systems provider, along with its business partner in Dubai and Northern Emirates, Technologica, has been awarded a project with Dubai Taxi Corporation, subsidiary of RTA, for the supply and installation of FMS Tech.’s Telematics device on DTC fleet and FMS Tech. ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 7 June, 2017 3:27 am

Tilal Liwa Hotel marks noble tradition of Holy Ramadan with ‘Year of Giving’ initiative

Tilal Liwa Hotel, located on the edge of the Rub Al Khali Desert in Abu Dhabi’s Empty Quarter, marked the noble tradition of the Holy Month of Ramadan with the ‘Year of Giving’ initiative by distributing sumptuously packed Iftar boxes containing an Iftar meal, dates and refreshing ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 6 June, 2017 3:50 pm

Riyadh Exhibitions Company is participating in IMEX Global Exhibition

  Riyadh Exhibitions company is participating in IMEX Frankfurt, the global exhibition for incentive travel, meetings and events. Taking place on 16 to 18 May in Frankfurt, Germany.   IMEX 2017 is an annual event that witnesses the participation of more than 3500 exhibitors...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 6 June, 2017 3:19 pm

Health Ministry urges hypertension patients to reduce salt intake during Ramadan

The Health Ministry on Monday advised patients with hypertension (high blood pressure) to reduce consumption of salt and fried foods during Ramadan. The announcement is part of the ministry’s annual health-and-safety awareness program conducted during the holy month. A ministry official said ...

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Government | Tuesday 6 June, 2017 3:13 pm

Makkah deputy governor visits security operations center

Prince Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdul Aziz, deputy governor of the Makkah region, on Monday toured the Unified Security Operations Center. He was briefed on the workflow mechanism during Ramadan, and how the center handles incoming reports and communications, then sorts them out and assigns...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 6 June, 2017 3:12 pm

Umrah package prices soar as Ramadan continues

 Umrah travel operators in the capital have doubled pilgrims’ tour packages from the original price of SR90 ($24) to SR180 in anticipation of a heavy rush during the Ramadan season. The hike in the package prices becomes effective Thursday due to the rush of pilgrims during the latter...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 6 June, 2017 2:05 pm

Dubai Customs distributes 1,000 Iftar snacks as part of “Al Furdah Hands Campaign”

As part of its CSR commitments and following the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan to turn 2017 into a year of giving, Dubai Customs launched its Ramadan “Al Furdah Hands Campaign”. The campaign is organized by Dubai...

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