Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 28 January, 2016 3:30 pm

DUBAI Welcomes Record 14.2 Million Overnight Visitors in 2015

Annual figures released by Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) show Dubai attracted over 14.2 million overnight visitors in 2015, recording a strong 7.5% increase over 2014 – double the United Nations World Travel Organisation’s (UNWTO) projected...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 28 January, 2016 3:20 pm

More than 11M Bahraini Dinars Generated ‘Shop Bahrain’: Revitalized the Retail Sector

‘Shop Bahrain’ Organising Committee announced today the success of the 30-day festival which ran until the 23rd of January further reiterating the main objectives of the nationwide festival which was to stimulate the Kingdom’s economy.    Organisers also stressed...

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Sports | Thursday 28 January, 2016 3:16 pm

Jawaher Al Qasimi meets with Sharjah teams ahead of AWST 2016

Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Wife of the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs, met with the athletes from the Sharjah Ladies Club (SLC) recently who will be competing in the 3rd Arab Women Sports Tournament (AWST 2016) being held from 2 to ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 28 January, 2016 3:05 pm

The United Arab Emirates and Qatar drive RMB adoption in the Middle East

Recent SWIFT data shows that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar are the most active Middle East countries using the RMB for direct payments with China and Hong Kong.     In 2015, the UAE’s use of the RMB accounted for 74% of payments by value to China and Hong Kong, an...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 28 January, 2016 2:59 pm

Management Appointments at Rixos Bab Al Bahr

The award-winning all-inclusive resort located in Ras Al Khaimah has appointed Cerrah Sami Kaplanci as the new General Manager and Galip Mahazim as the new Hotel Manager at Rixos Bab Al Bahr. In his new role, Kaplanci will oversee the entire hotel operations and the commercial performance of the ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 28 January, 2016 2:44 pm

Worldwide Halal Food & Lifestyle Market to Reach US$ 3.7 Trillion by 2019

Worldwide spending on global Halal food and lifestyle products could rise 10.8% a year until 2019 to create an international industry worth US $3.7 trillion, according to the latest Global Islamic Economy Report. Commissioned by the Government of Dubai and produced by ThomsonReuters in...

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Business & Money | Thursday 28 January, 2016 2:03 pm

BIDAYA HOME FINANCE COMMENCES OPERATIONS

Bidaya Home Finance has been launched in a bid to raise the low levels of home ownership across Saudi Arabia. The inaugural press conference to announce the launch was well attended by several of the country’s senior representatives and officials from the financial services industry,...

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Business & Money | Thursday 28 January, 2016 9:33 am

Annual Investment Meeting 2016 delegation head to Africa to tap FDI opportunities

At a time when the African continent is witnessing fast growth globally in foreign direct investments (FDIs), a high-level delegation from the Annual Investment Meeting 2016 has conducted a pan African road show to strengthen the African participation in the forthcoming edition of the...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 28 January, 2016 4:44 am

Microsoft to Empower Thousands of IT Professionals on the Cloud

In view of the company’s mission of empowering every individual and organisation on the planet, Microsoft Gulf has organised a training series on Azure as part of their Azure Gulf Training program to support efforts of enabling companies to harness the cloud and achieve more with less using...

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Cars & Autos | Thursday 28 January, 2016 3:42 am

Audi reveals five new models at the 2016 Qatar Motor Show

Audi Middle East continues to expand its product portfolio in the region with a dynamic range of new models and latest innovations at the 2016 Qatar Motor Show from January 27th till 1st of February.  As one of the key motoring events in the Middle East, the Qatar Motor Show attracts car...

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