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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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 29 October, 2018 2:51 pm

Rotana Expands Its Footprint in the Kingdom with the Soft Opening of Centro Olaya by Rotana in Riyadh

Rotana, one of the leading hotel management companies in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey, has announced the soft opening of its third hotel in Riyadh, Centro Olaya by Rotana, which enriches the Group’s presence in the booming Saudi hospitality sector. Centro Olaya by Rotana is the sixth ...

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Technology & IT | Monday 29 October, 2018 2:40 pm

10-year anniversary sees Zain Saudi Arabia record its best-ever quarterly net profit of SAR 48 million

Zain Saudi Arabia (Zain KSA) has recorded its best-ever quarterly results since inception, for the three months ending 30 September 2018, with several key financial indicators showing record growth levels, reflecting the implementation of the operator’s turnaround strategy. This milestone was ...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 29 October, 2018 2:16 pm

RAKGas signs agreement for Zanzibar’s first oil and gas exploration project

RAKGas, through its international subsidiary RAKGas Zanzibar Limited, has signed an oil and gas Production Sharing Agreement with the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, the first such agreement Zanzibar has signed following its implementation of the Oil and Gas (Upstream) Act of...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 29 October, 2018 12:05 pm

Jannah Burj Al Sarab Set to Highlight Halal Holiday Destinations in the UAE at World Travel Market

 Jannah Burj Al Sarab has announced its participation in the upcoming World Travel Market, to be held in London from 5 to 7 November, 2018. The property will be joining the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi in the exhibition.   Held annually, World Travel Market in ...

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Government | Monday 29 October, 2018 11:21 am

Launch of UAE KhalifaSat : The first UAE-built satellite launched from Tanegashima Space Centre in Japan

It was a textbook launch for KhalifaSat from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan, on-board the H2A rocket, which lifted off at 8:08 AM Dubai time on Monday. The first 100% Emirati-engineered and -developed satellite, was manufactured in the UAE at the Mohammad bin Rashid Space Centre in...

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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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Technology & IT | Monday 29 October, 2018 10:09 am

Huawei Brings the King of Smartphones HUAWEI Mate20 Series to the Middle East and Africa

Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) unveiled the much-anticipated HUAWEI Mate20 Series to users in the Middle East and Africa region during a launch event that took place at Burj Park where the audience was treated to a Huawei lightshow projected on Dubai’s most prominent landmark, the Burj...

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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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Technology & IT | Monday 29 October, 2018 8:04 am

Commercial Bank International embarks on bold digital transformation journey with Microsoft

UAE’s Commercial Bank International (CBI) today announced an enterprise partnership with Microsoft Gulf. The Bank will move to the trusted Microsoft Cloud, as a key step in its digital transformation journey. Over the past three decades, CBI has established itself as a leading UAE bank...

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