Culture & Education | Friday 25 November, 2016 4:10 am

Digital Education Exhibition Ensures GCC is a Leader in Progressive Learning Techniques

Cengage, a global education and technology company, provided higher education representatives from the Middle East with a range of digital solutions at The Digital Education Show Middle East 2016.  The event took place from November 14 to 17 at The Conrad, Dubai.  The company focused...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 25 November, 2016 3:14 am

Two Holidays in One: Book a Stopover in Qatar During Your Next Holiday

Qatar Airways Holidays offers travellers from around the world the opportunity to add another experience to their already planned holiday, by stopping over in Doha on their outbound journey, for up to four days. This holiday-within-a-holiday is thanks to a new transit visa scheme that allows...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 24 November, 2016 1:42 pm

Etihad Aviation Group Targets UAE INNOVATORS AND ENTREPRENEURS WITH NEW ‘FIKRA’ PROJECT

As part of the UAE’s Innovation Week, Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has launched Fikra, a UAE-based competition aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and innovation across the country. Fikra means ‘idea’ in Arabic and the competition aims to encourage students to deliver solutions to...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 24 November, 2016 11:54 am

Ashridge strengthens its Saudi team to meet increasing demand for leadership coaching

The leading global executive education provider, Ashridge has announced the appointment of Mark Costello as its Corporate Client Director for Saudi Arabia. With over 20 years of experience in training business leaders, Costello’s most recent assignment was with EF Education First in Saudi...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 24 November, 2016 9:56 am

Turkish Airlines adds its 16th and 17th destinations in the Americas by inaugurating flights to Havana and Caracas

With existing services to Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Bogota, Panama, Toronto, Montreal, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Washington, Boston, San Francisco, Miami and Atlanta, Turkish Airlines has added flights to Havana and Caracas as its 16th and 17th destinations in the...

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Business & Money | Thursday 24 November, 2016 8:28 am

Dangers of unsupervised social media highlighted

The opening session of a conference on supervising social networks was held here Tuesday evening under the aegis of Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman. The conference was organized by Naif bin Abdulaziz International Award for Prophetic Sunnah and Contemporary Islamic Studies. Addressing the...

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Business & Money | Thursday 24 November, 2016 8:26 am

More than 8,000 Saudis stranded in 32 countries

Some 8,230 Saudis from 2,358 families are stranded in 32 countries, according to Tawfiq Abdulaziz Al-Suwailem, chairman of the Saudi Charitable Society for the Welfare of the Saudi Families Abroad (Awasser). He told local daily Al-Madina that the five main countries with the largest number of...

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Cars & Autos | Thursday 24 November, 2016 4:36 am

In Dubai’s Punishing Deserts, Testing Ford’s No-Compromise Off-Road Performance Machine

The F-150 Raptor is the pinnacle of Ford’s off-road performance line up, but to get to the top takes a lot of hard work. Engineers from around the world put a great deal of time into making sure the vehicle passes stringent tests, such as those performed during hot weather testing....

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Business & Money | Thursday 24 November, 2016 4:32 am

Dynamic new products and innovations on show at Middle East Concrete & PMV Live 2016

As the GCC gears up for multi-billion dollar infrastructure initiatives such as Dubai Expo 2020 and the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, the region’s infrastructure and heavy machinery industry has turned its focus towards exciting new sustainable technologies and innovative products to keep up...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 23 November, 2016 11:26 pm

The BIG 5 awards most innovative, green construction product in the Middle East

 Today, The Big 5 2016’s Gaia Awards elected SageGlass as the most innovative product in the Middle East, which will help moving towards a more sustainable built environment. SageGlass is an electronically tintable, dynamic glass that prevents heat and glare, increases occupants’...

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