Technology & IT | Monday 29 October, 2018 10:09 am

Huawei Brings the King of Smartphones HUAWEI Mate20 Series to the Middle East and Africa

Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) unveiled the much-anticipated HUAWEI Mate20 Series to users in the Middle East and Africa region during a launch event that took place at Burj Park where the audience was treated to a Huawei lightshow projected on Dubai’s most prominent landmark, the Burj...

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Business & Money | Monday 29 October, 2018 9:07 am

RTA unveils finalists of Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport

HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), announced that the participation in the Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport had exceeded the target by 30%, by the end of registration...

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Technology & IT | Monday 29 October, 2018 8:04 am

Commercial Bank International embarks on bold digital transformation journey with Microsoft

UAE’s Commercial Bank International (CBI) today announced an enterprise partnership with Microsoft Gulf. The Bank will move to the trusted Microsoft Cloud, as a key step in its digital transformation journey. Over the past three decades, CBI has established itself as a leading UAE bank...

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Culture & Education | Monday 29 October, 2018 5:00 am

Five Contestants Enter Finals of Arab Reading Challenge Beating back Competition from 10.5 Million Students that Joined Record Third Edition

Five students have reached the finals of the 2018 Arab Reading Challenge, the largest-ever Arab reading initiative organized by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI) foundation. The finalists will compete for the title of Champion of the Arab Challenge to be announced at an...

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Culture & Education | Monday 29 October, 2018 4:21 am

Minister of Media meets editors-in-chief of local newspapers

Minister of Media Dr. Awwad Al-Awwad met here Sunday the editors-in-chief of local newspapers. They discussed media projects and initiatives provided by the Ministry of Media. The Minister of Media listened to the opinions of the editors-in-chief on the current developments. Following the...

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Business & Money | Monday 29 October, 2018 4:00 am

MAG Lifestyle Development appoints Intermass Engineering & Contracting for MAG 318

MAG Lifestyle Development (MAG LD), the development arm of MAG Group Holding, has appointed Intermass Engineering & Contracting LLC as the main contractor for its MAG 318 development in Business Bay for a value of AED 155 million. The new contractor will start working on the development after...

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Business & Money | Monday 29 October, 2018 3:23 am

SABIC eyes Africa expansion as profits rise

Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) is targeting investments in Africa as the petrochemicals giant taps rising demand for plastics worldwide. The Riyadh-headquartered chemicals maker reported a 5.3 percent rise in third quarter net income to SR6.1 billion ($1.62 billion) on Sunday, which it...

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Technology & IT | Monday 29 October, 2018 3:00 am

HUAWEI Mate 20 Series is Available for Pre-Order With Premium Gifts Including TalkBand B5, Wireless Quick Charge and Huawei VIP Service

Huawei Saudi Arabia announced the availability of the new Mate 20 series for pre-order by authorized retailers in Saudi Arabia starting from October 25th. Once completed the pre-order process, the customer will receive a set of gifts for up to SAR 1998, including HUAWEI TalkBand B5 and HUAWEI...

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Culture & Education | Monday 29 October, 2018 2:25 am

Saudi university ranks best in the Gulf region

The Jeddah-based King Abdul Aziz University (KAU) has been selected as the best university in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries by The Times Higher Education (THE) University Rankings 2018. Several other universities in Saudi Arabia and the UAE also occupy top positions in the ranking,...

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Culture & Education | Monday 29 October, 2018 1:30 am

Prominent international academics to participate in special cross-cultural conference in Sharjah

Renowned academics and experts from all around the world will gather in Sharjah to participate in a special, cross-cultural conference to be held October 31—November 3. The event, entitled Storytelling, Travel Writing and Seafaring from Cross-Cultural Perspectives, will see a wide variety of...

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