Culture & Education | Sunday 25 October, 2015 3:42 am

Poet Prince Khalid Al Faisal named cultural personality of the year by SIBF

Prince Khalid Al Faisal, Adviser to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, and Governor of Makkah Province, has been named the Cultural Personality of the Year by the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF). Known as the Poet Prince, the SIBF has bestowed the...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 25 October, 2015 3:33 am

Mobily and Ericsson successfully complete first step towards SDN enabled network

Etihad Etisalat Mobily and Ericsson have carried out a successful test of the Dynamic Service Chaining solution, achieving an important milestone in their plans for transforming Mobily’s network using Software Defined Networking (SDN). The positive test results pave the way for the start...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 25 October, 2015 2:54 am

LG: The dramatic move from science fiction so science fact!

Through science fiction you can communicate with a diverse imaginary world replete with unique scientific discoveries and technologies. Today’s technology has exceeded even the most fanciful prophecies of science fiction in the past. LG has made wider steps in fulfilling the today’s...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 25 October, 2015 2:39 am

Oman Air Announces Daily Dreamliner Flights To Frankfurt

Frankfurt, Germany, is set to become one of the first destinations for Oman Air’s iconic new Boeing 787 Dreamliners when they enter service this autumn. Oman Air’s Chief Executive Officer, Paul Gregorowitsch, has announced that the aircraft will begin flying daily between Muscat and...

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Business & Money | Sunday 25 October, 2015 2:03 am

Alpha Destination Management develops five-year growth plan

After making strong footprints in the travel and tourism industry in the Middle East over the past 20 years, the Alpha Destination Management is embarking on the next phase of its game-changing growth by launching a five-year development plan that will significantly contribute towards achieving the ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 25 October, 2015 12:59 am

Business France appoints Marc Cagnard as the new French Trade Comissioner and Regional Director in the Middle East

Business France, the government agency supporting the international development of the French economy appointed on September 1st 2015 Marc Cagnard as the new Regional Director for the Middle East.    In his new role, Mr Marc Cagnard will be responsible for leading the expansion of...

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Healthcare | Saturday 24 October, 2015 3:53 pm

Pink Caravan partners with Dubai Properties to raise breast cancer awareness

Pink Caravan, a pan-UAE breast cancer awareness initiative by Friends of Cancer Patients (FoCP), announced today its partnership with Dubai Properties, the developer and manager of Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR), to hold a number of activities at the destination to raise awareness on early...

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Business & Money | Saturday 24 October, 2015 4:37 am

Gulfood Manufacturing Highlights Meaty Opportunites for Region to Caoitalies on Global Halal Market Demand

With the Muslim population currently standing at 1.6 billion and the second-largest worldwide, and with cultural strictures that demand the consumption of Halal-certified foods – particularly meat and poultry, opportunities for food manufacturers and processors to capitalize on...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 24 October, 2015 4:18 am

New Jeddah airport to be ready by mid-2017

The new upgraded King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah will open for full operations in mid-2017, according to the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA), the country’s regulatory body. Construction on the new facility and testing of all equipment would be completed at the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 24 October, 2015 3:27 am

Riyadh among top ten destinations in OIC states

Riyadh was ranked among the top 10 destinations within the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for Muslims traveling for shopping purposes, according to a report. The report was released by MasterCard and CrescentRating just ahead of the upcoming Global Islamic Summit to be held in...

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