Business & Money | Tuesday 30 October, 2018 6:55 am

Saudi Aramco hosts Gulf Women Forum

Saudi Aramco hosted on Monday the Gulf Women Forum under the theme “Promote women’s future opportunities” The event held at the at the conference plaza in Dhahran was the 10th edition of the conference. The platform is of strategic international significance aimed at the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 30 October, 2018 5:38 am

Ports authority promotes KSA at maritime expo

Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) is taking part in the 9th edition of Seatrade Maritime Middle East Expo as a golden sponsor. Considered the region’s biggest maritime exhibition, the three-day event began on Monday in Dubai. The ports authority will highlight the Kingdom’s efforts in...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 30 October, 2018 4:36 am

Sabic Q3 profit increases amid higher volumes, prices

Saudi Basic Industries Corp, the Middle East’s biggest petrochemicals producer, posted a 5.4 percent increase in third-quarter profit on higher prices and sales, meeting analysts’ estimates. Net income rose to 6.1 billion riyals ($1.63 billion) from 5.8 billion riyals a year ago, the ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 30 October, 2018 4:06 am

UAE successfully launches satellite KhalifaSat

It's proud and historic moment for the UAE as its first 100 per cent Emirati-made satellite, KhalifaSat, has lifted off into space from Tanegashima Space Centre in Japan. The launch of the Earth observation satellite took place on October 29, at 8.08am UAE-time onboard the H2-A rocket,...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 30 October, 2018 12:37 am

New range of water dispensers puts purity, consumer health in forefront at Gulf Host

Culligan Middle East will use this week’s Gulf Host exhibition at the Dubai World Trade Centre to debut a new drinking water dispenser which combines UV out technology and a carbon block filter to provide high quality water.   Exhibiting on the Gulf Host show floor stand S1-A71...

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Business & Money | Monday 29 October, 2018 3:45 pm

Saudi women to play an integral role at Al-Hokair Group’s family entertainment centres

Al-Hokair Group for Tourism and Development has hired a number of Saudi women across its entertainment centres in the central, eastern, western and southern regions and in the city of Medina as site supervisors.  These employees started asaccountants and were trained, qualified...

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Business & Money | Monday 29 October, 2018 3:10 pm

MEPCO Wins Paper Recycling Company of the Year

The Middle East Paper Company (MEPCO), the region’s leading vertically integrated paper manufacturer, has been named ‘Paper Recycling Company of the Year’ at the inaugural Middle East Waste & Recycling Awards, hosted in Dubai. The award recognizes producers of pulp, paper ...

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Business & Money | Monday 29 October, 2018 3:00 pm

H.E. AbdulAziz Al Ghurair and U.S. Treasury Secretary discuss US and UAE financial and banking relations

H.E. AbdulAzizAl Ghurair, Chairman of UAE Banks Federation, hosted a high-level delegation led by the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Steven T. Mnuchin, at a dinner meeting held in Abu Dhabi.  Both parties discussed key banking and financial issues of US and UAE bilateral interest,...

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Business & Money | Monday 29 October, 2018 10:18 am

Oman Air relaunches flights to the Maldives

Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, resumed its service between Muscat and Malé in the Maldives in 28th October. The service is operated by the new B737 –MAX 8 aircraft.   Oman Air flights from Muscat to Maldives will operate on Thursday, Saturday and...

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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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