Business & Money | Thursday 12 November, 2015 4:18 pm

Saxo Bank named Best Investment Bank in the Middle East

Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, has reinforced its strong Middle East presence by winning the coveted ‘Best Investment Bank in the Middle East’ award at the 8th Saudi Money Expo. Held in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Money Expo is one of the region’s...

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Cars & Autos | Thursday 12 November, 2015 4:15 pm

Audi Saudi Arabia presents its latest models at EXCS luxury auto show and Audi Q7 wins “Best Luxury SUV” award

Audi Saudi Arabia participated in the 9th edition of the EXCS luxury auto show held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh from the 20th to the 22nd of October under the patronage of H.E. Minister of Transport Eng. Abdullah Bin Abdulrahman Al Mogbel and in the presence of H.E. Hathlool Alhathlool,...

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Cars & Autos | Thursday 12 November, 2015 3:09 pm

Audi Q7 voted ‘Car of the Year’ at Arab Wheels Awards

The all-new Audi Q7 has been voted ‘Car of the Year’ at the first ArabWheels Awards. The Q7 scored with its benchmarking technical innovations, driver assist systems, comfort and performance. But that was not the only award Audi Middle East received. The Audi TT coupe also won in its...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 12 November, 2015 3:02 pm

Two-way tourism between GCC and Morocco on a steady growth track

According to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) report “Travel & Tourism Economic Impact 2015 – Morocco”, the direct contribution of Travel & Tourism to GDP in Morocco 2014 was MAD 72.3 billion (USD 7.37 billion), 8.1% of GDP. This is expected to...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 12 November, 2015 2:51 pm

Etihad Airways signs engine agreements with GE for Boeing 777 Freighters

Etihad Airways signed an agreement with GE for GE90-115B engines to power its two Boeing 777 Freighters. Along with the new engines, Etihad Airways also signed a 12-year OnPointSM solution services agreement for the new GE90 engines. The new engines and OnPoint solution agreement are valued at more ...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 12 November, 2015 2:48 pm

LG Watch Urban Second Edition to Begin Rollout in Key Markets Worldwid

The LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition, the first Android Wear smartwatch to feature cellular connectivity, will begin rolling out to customers worldwide starting this month in the United States and Korea with key markets in Europe, Asia and the Commonwealth of Independent States to follow in the months...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 12 November, 2015 2:37 pm

Brand Videos on Twitter

Twitter Video improves a brand’s ability to share its story and attract loyal customers and followers. How can Twitter Video do this you may ask? Effective Twitter Video can boost engagement between businesses and consumers. An internal analysis revealed that a native Video on Twitter drives...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 12 November, 2015 1:48 pm

“Challenge ME!” An Internet of Things Competition for MENA region by Intel

Under the patronage of His Excellency the Lebanese Minister of Telecommunications, Boutros Harb, the final award ceremony of “Challenge ME!” an Internet of Things (IoT) Competition took place yesterday. The competition featured the participation of 70 projects from different Arab...

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Business & Money | Thursday 12 November, 2015 1:43 pm

“Enterprises in KSA Have 5 Compelling Reasons to Leverage Cloud ERP Solutions,” says Expert from Infor

The cloud has evolved from an emerging technology that enterprises can leverage to gain a competitive advantage, to a critical business enabler that enterprises need to leverage if they want to stay competitive. Now admittedly there are still some concerns in the region around cloud that have...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 12 November, 2015 10:18 am

More than 100 million people connect, discover and share on Facebook on mobile across the MENA region

Facebook in the Middle East and North Africa announced today that as of September 30, 2015, Facebook had 114 million monthly active users in the region. Of those, 102 million access the site through mobile devices. Across MENA almost 60% of people come back to Facebook every day and...

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