Business & Money | Wednesday 25 November, 2015 1:55 pm

UAE-based building materials company wins 2015 GAIA Awards at The Big 5

Basalt Rock Composite FZE has won the overall prize at the 2015 GAIA Awards for its basalt composite rebar at a prestigious award ceremony held during The Big 5 at Dubai World Trade Centre on 24 November 2015. The UAE-based company is currently exhibiting its innovative...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 25 November, 2015 12:55 pm

Ericsson and Ooredoo Group working together for 5G development

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and Ooredoo Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 5G development with the ambition of developing use cases, requirements and deployment scenarios for 5G technologies.  The MoU was signed by Ahmed Yousef Al-Derbesti, COO of Ooredoo Group and Jan...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 25 November, 2015 12:03 pm

AppyKids Celebrate 2,000,000 App Downloads and Prepare for the Next Generation of Play

Appykids™, a leading children's edutainment app developer in the MENASA region, is delighted to announce that their apps have been downloaded more than 2 million times since their launch in July 2013. "This is a huge milestone for us," says Dinesh Lalvani, Founder...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 25 November, 2015 9:46 am

100 Saudi companies takes part in The Big 5 Expo

The International Expo for Building and Construction Works (the BIG5) was launched at Dubai International Commercial Center in Dubai today with the participation of more than 2800 exhibitors from all over the world. Accommodating more than 100 local companies under the banner of the Saudi Exports...

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Cars & Autos | Wednesday 25 November, 2015 5:30 am

Al Ghassan Motors puts Infiniti on a pedestal

Since Al Ghassan Motors was appointed as the authorized dealer for Infiniti vehicles in the Kingdom, the partnership has been a story of success both in term sales and service performance. Under the ownership of Sheikh Ghassan Abdul Rahman Al Sulaiman, Al Ghassan Motors is a respected name...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 25 November, 2015 4:38 am

Mobily provides Internet and DDoS Services to the Directorate of Education in the Eastern Province

Etihad Etisalat Mobily has signed a business agreement with the General Directorate of Education in the Eastern Province to provide it with the latest telecommunication services in order to improve the work environment inside the schools. According to this agreement, Mobily will provide the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 25 November, 2015 4:25 am

Jumeirah takes GCC roadshow to Qatar to reveal future strategy

Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hotel company and a member of Dubai Holding, has announced the 2015 GCC roadshow will be held in Doha, Qatar on 25 November 2015, with the support and participation of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing.   Officials from Jumeirah will...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 25 November, 2015 3:54 am

Land tax to bring down house rent

With the Cabinet’s nod to impose 2.5% tax on unused plots of land in urban areas, house rent will decrease and competition in the housing sector will increase, according to real estate experts. “I encourage the private sector to cooperate with the Ministry of Housing to provide...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 25 November, 2015 3:12 am

Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa wins top industry award for Best Customer Service

Virgin Mobile has been recognised for Best Customer Service in the Middle East and Africa at the CommsMEA 2015 awards, a top event for the telecoms industry in the region. The award was collected at a glittering ceremony in Dubai by Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa CEO and Founder Mikkel...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 25 November, 2015 2:56 am

466,000 women recruited in private sector last Hijri year

The private sector has employed over 466,000 women in the last Hijri year and this number has doubled compared to the number of employed women three years ago which was 203,000 said Abdul Minim Al-Shihri, deputy minister of labor for special programs. He added that the initiatives and programs of...

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