Technology & IT | Monday 20 June, 2016 12:29 pm

Stockholm tops Ericsson Networked Society City Index 2016

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has named Stockholm as the top-ranking city in the Networked Society City Index 2016, followed by London, Copenhagen, Singapore and Paris. The index measures the performance of 41 cities from around the world from two perspectives: sustainable urban development and ICT...

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Technology & IT | Monday 20 June, 2016 12:25 pm

Cisco Predicts Middle East & Africa to have Highest Growth in IP Traffic Worldwide

According to the 11th annual Cisco Visual Networking Index™ (VNI) Complete Forecast for 2015 to 2020, global IP traffic will nearly triple at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22 percent over the next five years.  The Middle East and Africa (MEA) region will see a 6-fold growth in...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 20 June, 2016 12:22 pm

Jumeirah Golf Estates appoints building contractor for Alandalus development

Jumeirah Golf Estates, home to the DP World Tour Championship, has today awarded the contract for the construction of its affordable luxury community of townhouses and apartments, Alandalus, to Sumer Contracting Company LLC. As one of the Middle East’s leading residential golf communities,...

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Sports | Monday 20 June, 2016 12:20 pm

Ford Wins Le Mans!

The No. 68 Ford GT of Sébastien Bourdais (FRA), Joey Hand (US) and Dirk Müller (GER) crossed the finish line at Le Mans at three o’clock on Sunday, as the overall GT winner of the 2016 Le Mans 24 Hours. The No. 69 Ford GT of Ryan Briscoe (AUS), Scott Dixon (NZ) and Richard...

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Business & Money | Monday 20 June, 2016 9:45 am

Doha Bank Hosts Garangao Celebrations

On the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, Doha Bank, one of Qatar’s largest private commercial banks , organized a week-long lineup of activities to celebrate the traditional festival of Garangao. The Garangao festival marks the breaking of the fast on the 14th night of Ramadan, and sees...

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Business & Money | Monday 20 June, 2016 8:32 am

Jadwa Investment: Recent uptick in oil prices presents US shale oil with a potential life-line

According to a report, heavy cost-cutting measures, technological improvements and hedging allowed US crude oil production to remain positive in 2015, this will not be the case in 2016. During Q1 2016, US oil production saw its first year-on-year decline in eight years and this decline is expected...

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Business & Money | Monday 20 June, 2016 5:43 am

ZENITH HOSTS AN ELITE SET OF EVENTS TO LAUNCH THE Zenith El Primero Cohiba EDITION IN DUBAI

Swiss watchmaking company, Zenith, recently hosted an exclusive launch event for the ZENITH EL PRIMERO COHIBA in Dubai. The event that took place in collaboration with Zenith’s luxury retail partners in the city, Rivoli Group, was held at the N.5 Cigar lounge at the Ritz Carlton-DIFC. Select...

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Technology & IT | Monday 20 June, 2016 5:20 am

Xiaomi receives phenomenal response in Saudi Arabia; 1000 units sold within two days of launch on SOUQ.com

SOUQ.com announces that Xiaomi received phenomenal response in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) with 1000 units being sold within two days of its launch. Four Models of Xiaomi including Redmi Note 3, Redmi 3 Pro, Redmi Note 2 and Mi 5 were launched on SOUQ.com on Thursday, 9th June. This...

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Business & Money | Monday 20 June, 2016 5:01 am

Americans show keen interest in Saudi Vision 2030 and NTP 2020

Saudi Vision 2030 and the National Transformation Program (NTP) 2020 derived from it have caught the attention of the American government, economists, financiers and mega companies after they were briefed about these by Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of...

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Technology & IT | Monday 20 June, 2016 4:25 am

HP Inc. Launches Solutions to Make Business Printing More Mobile, Secure and Productive

HP Inc. today announced new mobile and business intelligence software to help business IT managers make their print environment more mobile, secure and productive. New offerings include:     Mobile print software that makes printing from mobile devices to printers on a corporate...

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