Business & Money | Monday 16 January, 2017 9:36 am

Thousands turn out for record-breaking 12 years in a row Doha Bank’s Al Dana Green Run

The streets of Aspire Park turned into a bobbing mass of color on Saturday  afternoon as more than 6,000 people came together to show their support for the environment by taking part in the 12th Al Dana Green Run, setting a new attendance record in the process. Organized by Doha Bank and...

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Business & Money | Monday 16 January, 2017 9:22 am

Mazen Bin Mohammed Battarjee, Inaugurates Hvacr Expo Saudi 2017

Mazen bin Mohammed Battarjee, Vice Chairman of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry, officially inaugurated the 2nd HVACR Expo Saudi at Jeddah Centre for Forums and Events this afternoon. The largest dedicated air-handling and refrigeration event in the region, will continue...

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Business & Money | Monday 16 January, 2017 9:08 am

FM sector in Saudi Arabia is worth $20-$29 billion

Saudi Arabia is the largest facilities management (FM) market in the Gulf, representing some 55 percent of spending on the industry in the region, a top FM expert said Sunday at the Facilities Management Leaders’ Summit that opened here. Richard Naylor, CEO of DTZ, said during the first...

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Business & Money | Monday 16 January, 2017 8:30 am

Barwa Bank announces the grand prize winner (QR 1 million) of Thara’a savings account

Barwa Bank, Qatar's most progressive Shari’ah compliant financial service provider, has announced Mr. Jassim Mohamed A J Al-Kaabi as the winner of its QR 1 million Thara’a grand prize. The draw was conducted under the supervision of a representative of the qualitative license and...

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Business & Money | Monday 16 January, 2017 7:12 am

SEHAI signs accord with 8 firms to employ graduates

The Saudi Electronics for Home Appliances Institute (SEHAI) recently signed agreements with eight electronics and information technology companies to employ trainees after their graduation. Ismail Mohamed Mufarreh, SEHAI executive director, said that the success of the previous batch of graduates...

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Business & Money | Monday 16 January, 2017 4:47 am

Lucky shoppers clinch Visa Impossible Deals and drive home luxury cars

Two lucky shoppers of Visa Impossible Deals drove away brand new Infiniti QX 50 luxury crossover SUVs this Dubai Shopping Festival.     Tency Thampy and Holly Dickins paid AED25,000 each for their Infiniti QX 50 instead of the retail price of AED181,000, an impressive 86% discount...

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Business & Money | Monday 16 January, 2017 2:33 am

Expo 2020 Dubai Launches Expo Live: An Innovation and Partnership Programme for Social Good

Expo 2020 Dubai today delivered the first public roll-out of its USD 100 million Expo Live programme to help fund, accelerate and promote creative projects that will improve lives while preserving our planet. Organisers stressed that they have no prior expectations of where successful proposals...

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Business & Money | Sunday 15 January, 2017 4:53 pm

FM EXPO Saudi and Saudi Clean Expo opened today

FM EXPO Saudi 2017 and Saudi Clean Expo opened its doors to thousands of visitors today as industry professionals turned out in force to learn more about this growing industry. With the support of Advanced Facilities Management, the headline sponsor of FM EXPO Saudi 2017, the exhibition is...

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Business & Money | Sunday 15 January, 2017 4:25 pm

Almarai reports a solid performance for 2016

Almarai closed the year 2016 with solid gains in nearly all of its product categories achieving net sales of SAR 14.7B, a growth of +6.6% over last year. The launch of 16 new products, including milk powder and cupcake, during 2016 helped strengthened its position as the leading food and Beverage...

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Business & Money | Sunday 15 January, 2017 4:19 pm

The Fragrance Kitchen to open flagship store at Doha Festival City

Doha Festival City, Qatar’s leading leisure, retail and hospitality destination, has announced Al Tayer Group will open its first flagship store of one of the GCC’s most iconic brands, The Fragrance Kitchen (TFK) at Doha Festival City. The Kuwait-based fragrance house will debut...

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