Business & Money | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 4:29 pm

DP WORLD SIGNS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS FOR EXPANSION OF FLAGSHIP JEBEL ALI PORT

DP World, the leading enabler of global trade, has signed two major contracts for civil construction work at its new Container Terminal 4 on a reclaimed island in Jebel Ali Port. His Excellency Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, DP World Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Zeyad Baker, Executive...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 4:26 pm

100 Colleagues from Jumeira Rotana and Villa Rotana Joins Car Free Day 2016

In support of the 7th Car Free Day 2016 organized by Dubai Municipality, 100 colleagues from Jumeira Rotana and Villa Rotana arrived by bus, used their bikes, walked, and used public transportation to get to work. Car Free Day gives us the opportunity to...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 4:03 pm

Future of Smartphones – LG Sheds Light Industry Trends from MWC

  Mobile World Congress – a platform to showcase progressive technology    The overall theme of MWC 2016 will be ‘Mobile Is Everything’ and will centre on how the mobile communications revolution is driving the world’s major technology breakthroughs....

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Business & Money | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 2:37 pm

Dubai Customs rolls out initiatives offering disabled and elderly services at great convenience

The disabled and old people need not worry anymore about going through the hassle of leaving their vehicles, or even their homes, to be able to process their Customs transactions. Dubai Customs has unveiled two initiatives towards enhancing the lives of people with disabilities and the elderly,...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 1:04 pm

‘We All Dream in Gold’ The Oscars airs live and exclusively on OSN

With just one day to go, the countdown for the most celebrated and prestigious awards of the year has begun. Stay tuned to OSN, the region’s leading pay-TV network, to see all of the live action from the star-studded 88th Academy Awards ceremony at the same time as the...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 12:53 pm

More than 3,000 employees participate in Jafza Car-Free Day

Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), the flagship free zone business of Dubai and the trade and logistics hub for the wider Middle East region, organized a successful Jafza Car Free Day on February 24, 2016 to support sustainability and reduce carbon footprint.    Over 5,000 staff from the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 12:49 pm

CAIRO TOURISM DECLARATION ANNOUNCED at “PLANNING FOR GROWTH – EGYPT’S TOURISM 2016” EVENT

At a conference held today in Cairo, attended by 200 senior tourism sector representatives from 25 countries as well as several Ambassadors to Egypt from several important tourism markets, H.E Hisham Zaazou, Minister for Tourism, announced "the Cairo Tourism Declaration" which sets out...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 12:30 pm

World's Tallest Hotel Announces Appointment of New Director of Sales & Marketing

The JW Marriott Marquis Dubai is delighted to announce the appointment of Ms. Valerie Barrie as the new Director of Sales & Marketing. Barrie, a Scottish national, joins the team from Jumeirah Beach Hotel and Wild Wadi Waterpark where she served for three years as the Director of Sales and...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 12:23 pm

British Airways: Dubai Lounge Debut

British Airways has today unveiled its prestigious new lounge at the newly built Concourse D in Dubai International Airport.   The airline’s new concept lounge features a special Concorde Bar for those flying in First.     The lounge has been designed to...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 12:14 pm

First Solar Achieves Yet Another Cell Conversion Efficiency World Record

First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced it has established yet another world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) research cell conversion efficiency, achieving 22.1 percent efficiency certified at the Newport Corporation’s Technology and Applications Center (TAC) PV ...

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