Technology & IT | Sunday 6 October, 2019 3:19 pm

Avaya expands platform choice for its market-leading Contact Center solutions with Microsoft Cloud

Avaya Holdings Corp. (NYSE: AVYA), a global leader in solutions to enhance and simplify communications and collaboration, and Microsoft today used GITEX Technology Week 2019 to announce that they will join forces to bring contact center services to the cloud.  Avaya IX-CC, a...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 6 October, 2019 2:55 pm

Sharjah World Book Capital Calls on Young Arab Poets and Authors to Contribute to Sharjah Anthology: Lungs of the Sea

Sharjah World Book Capital Office (SWBC Office) is opening the door to Arab writers and poets to contribute to a contemporary Arabic language anthology, Lungs of the Sea. The works selected for the anthology will include a mix of emerging writers in the Arab world and well-known...

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Business & Money | Sunday 6 October, 2019 2:00 pm

“Bidaya” Repaid In Full The First Tranch Of It’s Sukuk Program

Bidaya Home Finance Company, Saudi Arabia’s leading non-bank provider of home financing products, today announced that it has repaid in full the first tranche of its SR 500 M   Sukuk program worth of SR 250M.   The SR 250M tranche was issued in April 2018 and was...

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Business & Money | Sunday 6 October, 2019 1:37 pm

Dubai Refreshment Company Wins First Prizeat the Dubai Green Industrial Award 2019

 Dubai Refreshment Company PJSC “DRC”, the franchisee, sole producer and distributor of PepsiCo products in Dubai, Sharjah and the Northern Emirates, took first place at the Dubai Green Industrial Award 2019 presented by Dubai Exports in cooperation with Dubai Electricity and Water ...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 6 October, 2019 12:40 pm

GE launches latest evolution of its HA gas turbine & secures order for 100th unit of the technology

Access to affordable, reliable, flexible, and sustainable electricity is critical to growing economies and is fundamental to quality of life in the modern world. Helping to meet this growing need, GE (NYSE: GE) has launched the latest evolution of its HA gas turbine, the 7HA.03. GE has also...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 6 October, 2019 10:23 am

EmiratesGBC strengthens board of directors with 8 Emirati professionals to champion UAE’s green vision

Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC), the independent forum aimed at conserving the environment by strengthening and promoting green building practices, has announced the addition of eight new members to its Board of Directors – all of them Emirati professionals – who will...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 6 October, 2019 10:17 am

Sipchem signs a Letter of Intent with Hoyer Middle East to expand the reach of its petrochemical products

Sahara International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem), an integrated global leader in the petrochemical sector and a company listed on the Saudi Stock Exchange, signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Hoyer Middle East to further enhance the reach of its chemical products.  The agreement is in...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 6 October, 2019 10:00 am

Saudi Arabia aims to develop a thriving leisure and entertainment sector

Saudi Arabia is investing significantly and introducing major changes with the aim of building a thriving leisure and entertainment (L&E) sector and a comprehensive offering across segments, according to a new insight by the Ideation Center, the think tank for Strategy&, part of the PwC...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 6 October, 2019 6:39 am

How a Village of Opportunity is Empowering the UAE’s SME Ecosystem

They say it takes a village to raise a child. In the United Arab Emirates, one village in particular is bringing this phrase to life, albeit with a contemporary twist.  As a world-leading festival park, Global Village has grown from a quaint set of stalls perched on the edge of the Dubai...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 6 October, 2019 5:08 am

Saudi education minister backs Teachers’ Day

The world celebrates Teachers’ Day on Oct. 5 to acknowledge educators’ efforts in preparing future generations and in building civilization throughout history, according to Saudi Minister of Education Dr. Hamad bin Mohammed Al-Asheikh. This year’s theme is “Young Teachers:...

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