Business & Money | Thursday 1 September, 2016 4:34 pm

Management changes at GAC Group

Global provider of integrated shipping, logistics and marine services, the GAC Group, has announced a swathe of management changes and transfers.   At Group level, changes come with Erland Ebbersten, formerly Group Vice President for the Africa, Russia and Central Asia region, assuming...

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Business & Money | Thursday 1 September, 2016 2:36 pm

Equinix Promotes Brian Lillie to Chief Customer Officer,EVP of Technology Services

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced that it has promoted Brian Lillie to Chief Customer Officer (CCO) and EVP of Technology Services.  In this newly expanded role, Lillie will directly lead the Global Customer Success organization...

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Healthcare | Thursday 1 September, 2016 1:33 pm

Hajj can facilitate rapid amplification and dissemination of disease among pilgrims

With globalization, pilgrim burden at the Hajj is set to rise as more people perform the pilgrimage each year. Currently, almost 3 million Muslims stay around the Holy Mosque in Makkah (Mecca) for at least 4–7 days.6 To encourage adoption of timely prevention measures against infectious...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 1 September, 2016 1:07 pm

Acer Announces World’s First Curved Screen Gaming Notebook

Acer today has unveiled its new Predator 21 X gaming laptop with the world’s first curved screen in a notebook, a series of monitors with the latest eye-tracking technology and GPU updates to the Predator 15/17 series. This announcement at IFA 2016 reinforces Acer’s dedication to...

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Business & Money | Thursday 1 September, 2016 12:47 pm

Saudi Arabia dominates regional fertilizer production, says GPCA report

Fertilizer production in Saudi Arabia continues to lead regional capacity, with the Kingdom accounting for 44% of the GCC’s manufacturing portfolio, according to a new report by the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA). Saudi Arabia’s current annual fertilizer...

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Business & Money | Thursday 1 September, 2016 12:42 pm

Iconic Dubai Opera will drive cultural tourism and reap economic dividends for the city, says Alabbar

Emaar Properties has placed Dubai center stage in the fast-growing global arts industry with the pre-opening of its premier cultural destination, the multi-format Dubai Opera in Downtown Dubai, which hosted a sold-out concert by legendary Spanish tenor Placido Domingo last...

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Business & Money | Thursday 1 September, 2016 12:38 pm

“Saudi Talent will Determine Future of Kingdom’s Telecom Sector,” says KSA Mobile Technology Leader

The future of Saudi Arabia’s telecommunications industry rests in the hands of the Kingdom’s homegrown professionals, says Jamal Al Bugmi, General Manager of the Kingdom’s leading mobility retailer, axiom telecom.   Speaking ahead of the upcoming 2 September deadline...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 1 September, 2016 12:35 pm

New Season of Saturday Night Live Bilarabi exclusively on OSN this September

Saturday nights just got better, as Saturday Night Live Bilarabi returns to OSN, the region’s leading pay-TV network, for another rollicking season of quality comedy.  Following the huge success of the show’s launch season, the smash sketch comedy show, which is an Arabic version...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 1 September, 2016 12:30 pm

How to find your couple style

It may come as a surprise that there is just one rule when two people are setting up home together: if you are not the only person who is going to live in it, then yours cannot be the only opinion that counts.    Your new home must reflect inputs from both you and your spouse...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 1 September, 2016 11:32 am

Comedy Central Reveals The Premiere Schedule of South Park Season 20!

VIACOM International Media Networks (VIMN) is pleased to unveil the schedule of the hotly anticipated 20th Season of South Park on Comedy Central HD, the world’s number one comedy network (OSN Channel No. 207), this September.    The American adult animated sitcom built on...

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