Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 28 February, 2016 4:36 pm

Bahrain targets tourism receipts worth US$1 billion by 2020

Bahrain returns to ATM this year to showcase its expanding hotel and tourism infrastructure with an active hotel pipeline of 13 properties, 3,000 hotel rooms and with tourism expected to contribute US$1 billion by the end of the decade. The increase in rooms, which are split between the luxury...

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Business & Money | Sunday 28 February, 2016 4:18 pm

GROHE publishes first Sustainability Report

At GROHE, sustainability is a corporate value with a tradition and a future. The world’s leading supplier of water fittings is committed to enhancing and optimising sustainability at all its worldwide locations on an ongoing basis. Being an integral element of the company’s growth...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 28 February, 2016 2:59 pm

NWC launches application to improve water consumption

NWC has launched a new application to increase community awareness of the importance of saving water and taking the initiative to report leakages. The “Water Friend” application has been designed as part of the Company’s commitment to its corporate social responsibility...

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Business & Money | Sunday 28 February, 2016 1:42 pm

Meltwater launches new tool for UAE marketing and PR professionals to connect with influencers

Global media intelligence firm Meltwater has launched its popular Media Contact Database in the UAE to deliver a cutting-edge solution for marketing and PR companies to target journalists and influencers for their campaigns.     According to Zubair Timol Area Director for India,...

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Business & Money | Sunday 28 February, 2016 1:00 pm

ITFC & Attijariwafa Bank sign an MoU to Enhance trade Financing Cooperation in Morocco and Africa

The International Islamic Trade Finance Cooperation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Attijariwafa Bank, a Moroccan Bank and one of the largest in Africa. The MoU will focus on opportunities for joint trade financing in...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 28 February, 2016 12:36 pm

STC, KFUPM and Ericsson implement center of excellence to prepare students for careers in telecommunications

The Saudi Telecommunications Company, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and Ericsson launched the center of excellence in January 2016 to educate and prepare Saudi new graduates for careers in telecommunications. Students will reap the benefits of Ericsson’s leading technologies...

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Beauty & Style | Sunday 28 February, 2016 12:28 pm

Playing dress up becomes even more fun with Smitten’s new non-toxic nail polish for kids

Little girls all want to be like their mothers.  They emulate their mums by trying on mummy’s dresses, even wearing make-up and painting their cute small nails. Good news, pretend play and dress up fun stay safe and easy with Smitten’s new all-natural and non-toxic nail polish...

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Sports | Sunday 28 February, 2016 12:26 pm

Qatar’s First Demonstration of Real-Time Tennis Insights at Qatar Total Open

For the first time ever in professional tennis in Qatar, players and coaches could access real-time performance data during live match play at the recent WTA Qatar Total Open.   The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and SAP SE announced in August 2015 that in a team effort they have ...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 28 February, 2016 12:24 pm

Approach to Mobile App Development Being Business-led in the Next 24 months

Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today revealed in a new mobile survey focused on line of business (LOB) decision makers that almost half (47 percent) see mobility as a means to automate existing business processes but only 26 percent of them...

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Business & Money | Sunday 28 February, 2016 11:19 am

World Customs Organization and Saudi Customs reward excellence performed by Intertek

Intertek, a leading provider of quality solutions worldwide, received dual recognition from the World Customs Organisation and Saudi Customs during the International Customs Day held recently in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to discuss "Digital Customs: Progressive Engagement."   The...

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