Business & Money | Monday 1 May, 2017 9:17 am

XpertLearning to offer Cybersecurity Analyst (CSA+) Certification in the Middle East

Dubai-based XpertLearning, a leading consultancy for Online Learning, Talent and Performance solutions in the Middle East, announced today that it will be offering Cybersecurity (CSA+) certification in the Middle East.  CompTIA CSA+ is an international, vendor-neutral certification that...

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Business & Money | Monday 1 May, 2017 9:12 am

Middle East Construction Market to Top USD 300 Billion by 2019

  With the Middle East and North Africa’s construction market topping USD 300 billion by 2019, felt solutions will cut costs and deliver comfortable spaces, architects and interior designers agreed today ahead of International Design Exhibition (INDEX) in...

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Technology & IT | Monday 1 May, 2017 9:09 am

RESEARCH SHOWS THAT 83% OF PEOPLE IN THE UAE ACCESS THE INTERNET VIA SMARTPHONES DURING HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN

Facebook MENA research shows that during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan there is a major surge in usage of smart phones. Over 70% of people in the Middle East own a smartphone. During this season, people rely heavily on their smartphone for entertainment, online shopping, as well as Ramadan...

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Technology & IT | Monday 1 May, 2017 7:40 am

Mobily Signs Memorandum of Understanding With Palo Alto Networks

Mobily has signed a memorandum of understanding with Palo Alto Networks, the next-generation security company.    The memorandum lays the foundation for future collaboration between Mobily and Palo Alto Networks, with the aim of evaluating and subsequently developing future security ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 1 May, 2017 4:35 am

ETIHAD AVIATION GROUP ORGANISES MOTORBIKE PARADE TO SUPPORT AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH

  Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) organised a motorbike parade across the United Arab Emirates in support of autism awareness, in partnership with Emirates Autism Society.   Over 200 participants, including 40 EAG staff, departed Etihad Airways’ head office in Abu Dhabi on...

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Business & Money | Monday 1 May, 2017 2:54 am

Al Meera achieves Sales of QAR 644.1 million and Gross Margin of QAR 105.2 million in the first quarter of 2017

Al Meera Consumer Goods Company (Q.S.C.) announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2017, three months ended 31 March 2017. Sales reached QAR 644.1 million, compared to QAR 641.0 million for the same period in 2016, and Gross Margin increased from QAR 99.7 million in 2016 to QAR 105.2 ...

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Government | Monday 1 May, 2017 2:39 am

Private sector offers over 35,000 remote jobs annually: Ministry

The private sector offers 35,250 remote job opportunities annually, local daily Al-Watan reported quoting the Ministry of Labor and Social Development. The ministry said the private sector would turn 374,769 available openings, representing 3.5 percent of the total opportunities, into jobs that...

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Business & Money | Monday 1 May, 2017 1:35 am

Banks yet to calibrate CDMs to recognize new banknotes

More than four months after Saudi Arabia issued new banknotes, cash deposit machines (CDMs) around the Kingdom do not accept them as banks have not yet completed configuring their software to scan the new bills. Customers have been facing difficulties in depositing new notes in their accounts...

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Business & Money | Monday 1 May, 2017 1:30 am

UAE welcomes the introduction of Dubai Font with open arms

Dubai is on the fast lane towards becoming a super tech city in years to come and the introduction of ‘Dubai Font’ reinstates its position as a digital hub, stated by Mirvat Naba, Operations Director of Virtue PR, one of the fastest growing communications consultancies in the Middle...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 1 May, 2017 1:19 am

Ròya initiates hospitality industry leadership roundtable aiming to support increased employment of GCC Nationals in the profession

An industry roundtable composed of GCC government tourism bodies, major hotel chain management and private sector industry stakeholders met on 10 April to form a voluntary advisory board for encouraging national citizen hospitality industry employment. The session was hosted by Ahmed Ramdan,...

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