Business & Money | Saturday 30 April, 2016 4:49 am

Visa Opens its First Innovation Center in Asia

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced the opening of its Singapore innovation center, the first in a network of new regional innovation centers that Visa is launching globally. The new 7,000 square foot Singapore facility will serve as a destination for clients, partners and developers, across the...

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Healthcare | Saturday 30 April, 2016 3:59 am

MOH Accredited ‘Cervical Cancer Screening Workshop’ Conducted at Gulf Medical University

A workshop on cervical cancer screening accredited by the Ministry of Health & Prevention (MOH) was organized by Cytomed, with the partnership of National Reference Laboratory and Gulf Medical University (GMU), Ajman from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm on Thursday, 28thApril 2016. Held at GMU,...

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Business & Money | Saturday 30 April, 2016 3:52 am

Dubai Investments net profit increases 5.5% to AED 297.5 million for Q1 2016

Dubai Investments PJSC [DFM: DIC], the leading, diversified investments conglomerate listed on the Dubai Financial Market, announced net profit of AED 297.5 million for the first quarter of 2016, a 5.5% increase compared to AED 282 million for the same period last year.   Total income...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 30 April, 2016 3:18 am

Ajman to enhance tourism opportunities after successful participation at ATM

The Ajman Tourism Development Department (ATDD) will continue to develop effective strategies to enhance tourism opportunities in the emirate after seeing great interests from visitors and exhibitors at this year’s Arabian Travel Market. The Ajman stand attracted high levels of interest...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 30 April, 2016 2:00 am

Michelin-starred chef Greg Malouf introduces children to Middle Eastern cooking at SCRF

Children can learn about the art of Middle Eastern cuisine with a lesson from Michelin-starred chef and author, Greg Malouf, and co-author Lucy Malouf, at the 8th Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF), organised by Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) and currently underway at Expo Centre...

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Business & Money | Friday 29 April, 2016 2:42 pm

Siemens signs long-term service agreement for Umm Al Houl power plant in Qatar

Siemens has been awarded a 25-year long-term service agreement for the planned Umm Al Houl combined cycle power plant in Qatar. The customer is Umm Al Houl Power Q.S.C., a company established through a partnership among Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QWEC), Qatar Petroleum (QP), Qatar...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 29 April, 2016 11:09 am

Five exhibitors come out on top in Best Stand Awards

The hotly anticipated winners of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2016 Best Stand Awards were announced at a photo-call on the show floor on 27th April.    The four-strong panel of judges had toured more than 423 main stand holders across 10 exhibition halls covering the full...

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Cars & Autos | Friday 29 April, 2016 8:58 am

The all-new BMW M2 Coupé: A Powerful Athlete for the Compact Segment

BMW M GmbH has launched the all-new BMW M2 Coupé, a high-performance Coupé that succeeds the BMW 1 Series M Coupé.  The new model continues the tradition of the compact high-performance BMW sports cars that started over 40 years ago with the BMW 2002 turbo. With the M2...

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Business & Money | Friday 29 April, 2016 8:31 am

MoI Executive Council Discusses Strategic Projects and Initiatives

The Ministry of Interior’s Executive Council discussed the most important development projects and strategic initiatives for the Ministry of Interior. The meeting, the fourth for 2016, was headed by Major General Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 29 April, 2016 8:28 am

Airlines Get a Royal Reception at DXB's Concourse D

The 60 major international airlines operating out of the new Concourse D at Dubai International were given a royal reception yesterday when His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Airports, welcomed representatives at an official opening ceremony organised by Dubai...

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