Business & Money | Wednesday 23 December, 2015 1:35 pm

Brains behind Dubai firm ‘The Entertainer’

By: Megha Merani She arrived in the UAE with $3,000. Today, her company puts $1.3 billion into the global economy each year. “About 60 per cent of that would be the GCC,” says Donna Benton – the brains behind Dubai-based international firm The Entertainer. Founded in 2001,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 23 December, 2015 1:31 pm

Villa Rotana Dubai Hosts a Day of Smiles and Fun with DFWAC

Villa Rotana Dubai hosts a day of smiles and fun with a group of children and women from the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC). In collaboration with DFWAC representatives, the 3 hour event was filled with fun activities and exciting games for kids and women, followed by a sumptuous...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 23 December, 2015 12:24 pm

Sabic Demonstration Home Achieves Highest Level of Building Performance Certification in The Region

A high-performance demonstration home built to serve SABIC’s Home of Innovation™ growth initiative has earned Platinum certification from the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) rating system.    It is the first...

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Cars & Autos | Wednesday 23 December, 2015 12:18 pm

Shell Saudi Arabia (JOSLOC) exhibits at Saudi International Motor Show 2015

Shell Saudi Arabia participated in the Saudi International Motor Show 2015, which was held recently at the International Center for Exhibitions and Conventions in Jeddah, under the patronage of HRH Prince Mishaal Bin Majed, Governor of Jeddah governorate. The show brought together an outstanding ...

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Beauty & Style | Wednesday 23 December, 2015 11:59 am

Lifestyle opens its 100th store in KSA and expands its presence across MENA to 198 stores

Dubai’s homegrown beauty & home décor retailer, Lifestyle unveiled three new stores in a short span of one month, to extend their reach and to cater to the growing customer needs in the region.   As part of its robust expansion strategy, Lifestyle recently launched new...

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Cars & Autos | Wednesday 23 December, 2015 5:41 am

Hyundai Motorsport Unveils New Generation i20 WRC for the Team’s Third WRC Season

Hyundai Motorsport has kicked off the 2016 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) by unveiling its brand new car, the New Generation i20 WRC, in front of more than 150 assembled media and the official representatives from Hyundai dealers in Saudi Arabia (Al Majdouie motors, Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors, ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 23 December, 2015 5:35 am

Riyadh to host seminar on heritage of Arab Peninsula

King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives (KAFRA) will host an international seminar on the heritage of the Arabian Peninsula as documented in manuscripts. A decision to this effect was taken by the KAFRA board here on Tuesday during its 45th meeting under the chairmanship of Custodian ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 23 December, 2015 4:35 am

Nissan, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Siemens Develop Automotive Industry’s First Full-scale Next Generation Vehicle Design Platform

NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.（HQ: Yokohama-city, Kanagawa-prefecture, Japan CEO: Carlos Ghosn）, Hewlett Packard Enterprise （HQ: Palo Alto, CA U.S.A. CEO：Meg Whitman）and Siemens AG（HQ： Munich CEO: Joe Kaeser）today announced they have developed the industry’s first※1 next-generation...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 23 December, 2015 4:29 am

Jeddah seeks to attract 1m shoppers

The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) plans to attract 1 million visitors to its shopping and entertainment festival, known as Hayya Jeddah, which takes place from Jan. 7 to Feb. 7. Adnan bin Hussein Mandoura, the secretary general of the JCCI, said recently the plan is to ensure...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 23 December, 2015 3:35 am

ETIHAD AIRWAYS DEPLOYS STATE-OF-THE-ART BAGGAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ACROSS ITS AIRPORT NETWORK

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, today announced an agreement with Luggage Logistics to transform the end-to-end baggage management process across the airline’s global airport network.   Luggage Logistics’ advanced Baggage Management System...

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