Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 19 December, 2015 4:20 am

Etihad Airways Annouced as Official Global Airline Partner Of Laides European Tour

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced that it will become the Official Airline of the Ladies European Tour (LET) in 2016, Europe’s leading women’s professional golf tour.   The LET was originally formed as the WPGA in 1978 and over...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 19 December, 2015 1:15 am

GSMA Welcomes Mobile Industry Agreement on Technology Standards for Global Low Power Wide Area Market

The GSMA today announced that the mobile industry has agreed on technology standards for the emerging Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) market and these standards have been accepted by 3GPP. Industry alignment over common standards for Narrow Band IoT (NB-IoT), Extended Coverage GPRS (EC-GPRS) and LTE...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 19 December, 2015 1:09 am

Experience the German diversity at Janadriyah

Germany will be the guest of honor at the next Janadriyah festival. The 19-day festival at Al-Janadriyah heritage village, on the outskirts of Riyadh, starts Feb. 3, 2016 stated that “It is a great honor for Germany to have been chosen as the guest country for the upcoming 30th edition of...

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Business & Money | Saturday 19 December, 2015 12:29 am

Deloitte: Growth potential for Islamic Sukuk financing in Europe

The gap between the spending needs of developing countries and the pressure on financial institutions to carefully monitor their credit exposure in order to optimize their capital management driven by regulatory constraints on solvency, is creating opportunities for more diversified products of...

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Business & Money | Friday 18 December, 2015 5:16 am

Amana Capital Announces the Addition of Variable Spreads to Its Trading Products

Amana Capital, the leading Middle Eastern financial services group specialized in online trading and consultancy services, announced today the addition of Variable Spreads to the group's trading products on the MetaTrader 4 Platform.     ...

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Government | Friday 18 December, 2015 4:48 am

King’s just stance earned him global respect

Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH), has underscored the leading role of Saudi Arabia and its strong presence globally through its just political stances. In a press statement at the end of the 18th meeting of the Arab Tourism...

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Business & Money | Friday 18 December, 2015 4:43 am

Colors of Saudi Arabia stun VIP visitor

The Saudi Colors Forum 2015 greatly impressed South African Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom who, after touring the pavilions at the ongoing fourth edition at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center, expressed his deep admiration, saying: "I am amazed to see the Kingdom’s ...

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Business & Money | Friday 18 December, 2015 4:31 am

Strong core sectors to sustain demand for steel fabricators

An upcoming trade event for the steel fabrication and metal working industry is looking at leveraging on rising demand from core sectors of the industry in the country and the region.   Experts point out that UAE’s prudent economic policies aimed at increasing diversification have...

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Healthcare | Friday 18 December, 2015 4:11 am

Emirates Gastroenterology & Hepatology Society and Vifor Pharma collaborate to advance Iron Deficiency (ID) management in UAE

The Emirates Gastroenterology & Hepatology Society (EGHS) and Vifor Pharma have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to lead the fight against iron deficiency (ID) in the UAE.     The two organisations are undertaking a series of initiatives aimed at encouraging people to...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 18 December, 2015 4:06 am

ETIHAD AIRWAYS ANNOUNCES DEPLOYMENT OF BOEING 787s ON FIVE FURTHER ROUTES IN 2016

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, today unveiled plans to fly its Boeing 787s to five more destinations during 2016.   With a phased delivery of five new 787s over a seven-month period, beginning May 2016, the 299-seat 787 Dreamliners will be deployed as...

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