Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 5 June, 2016 6:12 am

Jeddah Historical Area ready for Ramadan

The Jeddah municipality has made special arrangements to receive visitors and tourists to the Historical Area during the holy month of Ramadan. "The arrangements include bus trips and volunteers monitoring movement of vehicles, visitors and shops," said Sami Nawwar, director of culture...

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Government | Sunday 5 June, 2016 6:00 am

Prophet’s Mosque geared to welcome Ramadan visitors

The agency that looks after the affairs of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah has mobilized 5,000 employees, including women, to implement its Ramadan plan designed to ensure the welfare and comfort of pilgrims and visitors around the clock during the holy month. “We have readied 16,000 ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 5 June, 2016 5:56 am

SES Prices Hybrid Bond Offering of EUR 750 million

This transaction is of strategic and long-term importance for SES, and complements the recent equity raise which generated gross proceeds of EUR 908.8 million. Together these transactions are fully consistent with SES’s commitment to maintaining its investment grade credit rating (BBB/ Baa2)...

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Business & Money | Sunday 5 June, 2016 5:54 am

LAPD Praise Security Support Members

Michael Downing, Deputy Chief of Los Angeles Police Department, praised the efficiency and readiness of the Security Support delegation members, as well as their prompt response and outstanding skills in handling the different types of crimes and cases. These remarks were made by Downing in his...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 5 June, 2016 5:40 am

MoI Signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Sharjah Environment and Protected Area Authority

The MoI signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Sharjah Environment and Protected Area Authority, to integrate fines for environmental violations in the Emirate of Sharjah in the police e-violations system across the UAE. Such measure would facilitate payment of fines for community...

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Beauty & Style | Sunday 5 June, 2016 3:48 am

Lipault’s new Arab-heritage inspired collection aims to empower refugee children

Lipault – a leading bag and luggage brand based in France – launched a new travel bag collection in Dubai focussed on a humanitarian cause. Designed in collaboration with Palestyle, a fashion label that works with refugee artisans for social and economic empowerment, the new product...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 4 June, 2016 4:08 pm

Kempinski Hotel & Residences Palm Jumeirah hosts Magical Ramadan Nights at the Award-Winning Layali Tent

Kempinski Hotel & Residences Palm Jumeirah is set to host Iftar and Suhoor like no other in Dubai, at the preferredLayali Tent on a bigger, grander and more spectacular scale, which was previously recognized as the best Iftar and Suhoor in Dubai by Gulf Business 2015.  From...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 4 June, 2016 3:58 pm

Downtown Rotana - Bahrain’s New Hospitality Gem in the Heart of the Capital

Rising amidst the traditional backdrops of the Manama ‘suq’ and the modern skyline of the Kingdom’s central business and financial district, Downtown Rotana is the newest five-star hotel to open in the heart of Bahrain’s capital.  Standing high above ground, at...

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Business & Money | Saturday 4 June, 2016 3:40 pm

Visa Introduces NFC-Enabled Payment Ring for Team Visa Sponsored Athletes to Use at Rio 2016 Olympic Games

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), the exclusive payment provider at the Olympic and Paralympic Games, today introduced a new innovation for use at the Rio 2016 Games – the first payment wearable ring backed by a Visa account. The Visa payment ring will be given to all Team Visa athletes in Rio, a group of...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 4 June, 2016 3:35 pm

Sharjah Ladies Club Concludes Third Edition of Annual Ebriez Fashion Exhibition

The Sharjah Ladies Club (SLC) concluded the third edition of its annual Ebriez Fashion Exhibition on Friday. Themed ‘Shop for Charity,’ the show enabled women to shop for stylish accessories before Ramadan and showcased the talents of designers. It also fulfilled an important charity...

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