Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 6 September, 2015 1:51 am

ETIHAD AIRWAYS AND AIR SERBIA TO HELP REVIVE SERBIA’S HISTORIC HORSE RACING LEGACY

Etihad Airways has announced the signing of a joint agreement with AD Zobnatica and Air Serbia to sponsor a prestigious horse racing event, Prince Paul’s Cup – Zobnatica 2015, which will take place for the first time at the Zobnatica Hippodrome on 13 September 2015.   The...

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Business & Money | Sunday 6 September, 2015 12:18 am

Taiwan Excellence Days Returns to Dubai

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), under the support of Taiwan’s Bureau of Foreign Trade (MOEA), will host their annual Taiwan Excellence Days global tour in Dubai from the 9th to 12th of September 2015. Taiwan Excellence Days is a global initiative to build recognition...

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Business & Money | Saturday 5 September, 2015 4:40 pm

BT Al Saudia partners with Vision Solutions (Double Take) to drive market growth

 BT Al Saudia, a leading provider of managed networked IT services in Saudi Arabia, announced a reseller partnership with Vision Solutions, a leader in providing replication, availability and disaster recovery software and services. Under the terms of the agreement, BT Al Saudia will...

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Business & Money | Saturday 5 September, 2015 4:36 pm

Launch of Annual Symposium on Islamic Economics and Finance

The World Bank Group`s Global Islamic Finance Development Center (GIFDC) announced today the launch of its Annual Symposium on Islamic Economics and Finance. The symposium is organized by GIFDC in partnership with Borsa İstanbul, Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Islamic Research and Training...

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Business & Money | Saturday 5 September, 2015 4:33 pm

DPQ COMMUNICATIONS REBRANDS AS Q COMMUNICATIONS

Dubai-based integrated PR and digital communications consultancy, DPQ Communications has rebranded as Q Communications as it announces a bold and exciting new operation in Abu Dhabi, the first step in its expansion programme across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The consultancy has expanded ...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 5 September, 2015 4:25 pm

Kodak Alaris Enhances its KODAK i4000 Series Scanners

According to a recent study by AIIM, document scanning technologies continue to play a critical role in speeding up work processes: Improved searchability and sharability of business documents is the biggest driver for scanning and capture. 38% of survey respondents showed ROI from digital...

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Business & Money | Saturday 5 September, 2015 2:53 pm

International Investment Bank Appoints Subhi F. Benkhadra as the New CEO

Bahrain based International Investment Bank announces the appointment of Mr. Subhi F. Benkhadra as the new Chief Executive Officer.  Mr. Benkhadra, previously the Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi based Baniyas Investment & Development Company, replaces Mr. Fareed Bader, the acting...

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Government | Saturday 5 September, 2015 2:47 pm

Dubai Customs disrupts smuggling attempt of 35m tramadol pills and 2.5 tons of powder tramadol

Dubai Customs officers have seized 35 million tramadol pills and 2.5 tons of powder tramadol. A shipment of the painkiller, which is prohibited from circulation outside prescribed medical use, was intercepted at Jebel Ali Port, coming from an Asian country. The drugs were detected by Dubai...

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Business & Money | Saturday 5 September, 2015 11:15 am

Commodities market forecast – until end 2015

Background: A broad basket of commodities has fallen to the lowest level in 16 years thereby wiping out all the gains that were made during the Chinese boom years during the first decade of this millennium. The main trigger for this weakness has not been due to slowing demand but more due to...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 5 September, 2015 10:13 am

Guide to Choose the Right Travel Bag (from American Tourister)

As wonderful as it is, traveling can become a stressful experience if not properly planned. A sure way to decrease the stress whilst traveling is to ensure one is using the best travel luggage suited to the needs of the travel. Among the biggest challenges that most travelers face is how to fit...

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