Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 18 April, 2017 4:26 am

Zahira, the art of modern middle eastern dining, dubai’s newest homegrown restaurant and lounge

Diversity in cuisine, this city lacks not, yet few have tried to raise the stakes with regional fare.  Zahira, set to open in May at H Hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road, is Chef Greg Malouf’s latest project and it promises to show diners a stylish take on traditional Middle Eastern dishes....

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Healthcare | Monday 17 April, 2017 3:12 pm

Apple hires secret team for treating diabetes

Apple Inc. has hired a team of biomedical engineers as part of a secret initiative, initially envisioned by late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, to develop sensors to treat diabetes, CNBC reported citing three people familiar with the matter. An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment. The...

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Business & Money | Monday 17 April, 2017 3:10 pm

Abu Dhabi’s $1bn mall delayed until 2020

The opening of a shopping center worth $1 billion being built on an island off the coast of Abu Dhabi has been pushed back by two years until 2020 partly due to issues with its design and delays in receiving approvals, the developer’s chief executive said on Sunday. A new tender to build ...

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Business & Money | Monday 17 April, 2017 3:08 pm

Abu Dhabi real estate shares down on depressed property prices

Real estate shares and troubled Dana Gas weighed on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange on Sunday. The shares of Dana Gas dropped 4.4 percent in very high volume after the board’s Thursday meeting showed the company was still under “severe” cash constraint from the unearned...

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Business & Money | Monday 17 April, 2017 2:53 pm

Senior Regional Emissaries Map Out pan-Arab Business Strategy

The rich array of investment opportunities to be leveraged from effective pan-Arab collaboration was the topic under discussion at a high level business event held yesterday (Monday) in Sharjah. Hosted by the Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah) in conjunction with the Jordan Business Council,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 17 April, 2017 2:49 pm

Nakheel breaks ground on AED176 million hotel at Dragon City

Dubai master developer Nakheel today broke ground on a new, AED176 million hotel at Dragon City, further reinforcing its aggressive expansion into the hospitality sector. The ground-breaking ceremony, led by Nakheel Chairman Ali Rashid Lootah, comes less than two weeks after the company awarded...

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Business & Money | Monday 17 April, 2017 10:39 am

Saudi Labor Ministry identifies car rental suggestions

The Ministry of Labor and Social Development held a workshop in Riyadh to hear suggestions from rental-car dealership owners in a step to coordinate efforts to nationalize the industry. Deputy Minister for Private Programs Ibrahim Al-Shafi and partners and investors in the car rental activities...

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Business & Money | Monday 17 April, 2017 5:35 am

Sheikh ahmed bin saeed al maktoum announces outstanding 2016 results for dubai world trade centre

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Dubai World Trade Centre Authority, announced the 2016 annual performance of Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), as the business surpassed a significant milestone in visitation traffic hosting 3.03 million delegates and...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 17 April, 2017 5:15 am

Oman Air named ‘Best In Flight Duty Free’ provider in the Middle East in 2017 by Pax International Magazine

Oman Air, the national airline for the Sultanate of Oman, has been voted the ‘Best In-Flight Duty Free’ provider in the Middle East by readers of the German passenger services industry publication, Pax International Magazine. The airline received the award at a ceremony at the Radisson...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 17 April, 2017 5:03 am

Abu Dhabi’s Reem Mall set to offer Majid Al Futtaim Ventures’ range of world class entertainment offerings as part of landmark collaboration

Reem Mall, Abu Dhabi’s upcoming fashion, entertainment and dining destination, and Majid Al Futtaim Ventures, the leisure, entertainment, fashion and business arm of Majid Al Futtaim announced a significant new partnership, which will see the business bring its wide range of leisure and...

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