Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 14 August, 2016 6:53 am

Jet Airways Records Fifth Consequtive Profitable Quarter

Jet Airways Group has announced its fifth successive profitable quarter for the period ending June 30, 2016 based on continuing improvement in aircraft utilization, increased efficiency and reduction in cost, including non-fuel expenses.    Consistent financial performance has...

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Business & Money | Sunday 14 August, 2016 6:49 am

Emicool wins contract for district cooling system for ‘AKOYA by DAMAC’ project

Emirates District Cooling LLC [Emicool] – a leading district cooling service provider in the region and a joint venture of Dubai Investments PJSC and Union Properties, has been awarded a multimillion concession contract for 25 years as the exclusive supplier to provide full-fledged district...

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Business & Money | Sunday 14 August, 2016 2:01 am

Unikai boosts its advanced HR management solution through partnership with Seidor MENA

Unikai, one of the Middle East’s biggest FMCG companies that is listed on DFM stock market, has nominated Seidor MENA, a multinational Dubai-based group of companies, to enhance its human resources system as the company is aggressively expanding its operations in over 29 countries...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 14 August, 2016 1:53 am

Samsung Delivers 12,500 Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games Limited Edition Phones to Rio 2016 Olympians

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Wireless Communications Equipment, in collaboration with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presented 12,500 Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games Limited Edition mobile phones to athletes competing in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The...

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Business & Money | Saturday 13 August, 2016 5:01 pm

Al Meera records QR 102.4 mn net profit and 10.6% increase in sales for H1 2016

Al Meera Consumer Goods Company (QSC) recently disclosed its semi-annual financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2016, with net profit attributable to the owners of the company amounting to QR 102.4 million.  Commenting on the company’s achievement, Al Meera stated that for ...

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Cars & Autos | Saturday 13 August, 2016 8:44 am

Successful model: one million Audi Q5 from Ingolstadt

The one-millionth Audi Q5 drove off the production line at Audi’s main plant in Ingolstadt. The jubilee car, an SQ5 in Sepang Blue, will be delivered to a family in Germany. The international success of the Audi Q5 began in 2008, when Audi launched this model in the segment of mid-range SUVs...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 13 August, 2016 5:05 am

BlackBerry Launches Software Licensing Program for its Mobility Solutions Business

BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB), a global leader in secure mobile communications, announced the launch of a software licensing program for its Mobility Solutions business by introducing the BlackBerry® Hub+ for Android. A suite of BlackBerry applications, BlackBerry Hub+ makes...

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Business & Money | Saturday 13 August, 2016 4:54 am

Dubai looks to boost cultural life with opera house

A BOAT-SHAPED hulk of steel and glass at the foot of the world’s tallest tower, Dubai’s new opera house is set to boost the cultural life of the Gulf’s business hub. Workers are putting the final touches on the venue, a short walk from the 828-meter (2,700-foot) Burj Khalifa,...

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Sports | Saturday 13 August, 2016 3:58 am

UAE Olympic gold hunt: Sheikh Saeed keeps alive hopes in shooting

Five-time Olympian Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum stayed on course to make it to the final round of men's Skeet competition at the Rio Olympics by shooting an aggregate score of 70 after three rounds on Friday. Sheikh Saeed consistently fired rounds of 23, 24 and 23 to keep...

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Cars & Autos | Saturday 13 August, 2016 3:45 am

'Yet' is Creative Muse for Lexus Design Award 2017 - Now Open for Entries

 Lexus International today announced its call for entries for the Lexus Design Award 2017. First launched in 2013 to stimulate ideas for a better tomorrow, Lexus is celebrating the 5th anniversary of this international design competition supporting up-and-coming designers and creators...

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