Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 22 November, 2015 2:03 pm

Etihad Airways and Masdar Institute Sign Agreement to Develop Fog Reduction System

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, today signed a research agreement to develop a fog prediction and monitoring system ...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 22 November, 2015 2:00 pm

Yaman Abou Jieb Wins STARS OF SCIENCE Season 7 on MBC4

Yaman Abou Jieb, the young innovator from Syria, emerged victorious in the breathtaking live finale of Stars of Science in Doha, Qatar, concluding the seventh season of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development's (QF) "edutainment reality"...

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Business & Money | Sunday 22 November, 2015 1:57 pm

SEDCO Holding to showcase the smart workplace of the future

In its seventh edition, the Jeddah Human Resources Forum (JHRF) will be held under the Patronage of The minister of Labor Dr. Muffarij Bin Sa’ad AlHaqabani. It relies on the strategic partnership with the Human Resources Development Fund (Hadaf) and AME, conference organizer headed by Dr....

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 22 November, 2015 1:51 pm

GCC’s Revellers Seek International Hotspots to Ring in 2016

GCC’s revellers are seeking wider pastures to ring in the new year, according to one leading international hotelier.   Already seeing a surge in bookings, The St. Regis Istanbul, located in the heart of the trendy and upmarket Nişantaşı neighbourhood, is expecting an influx of...

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Business & Money | Sunday 22 November, 2015 1:43 pm

Participation at The Big 5 up 6% as GCC construction industry soars

The Big 5 opens tomorrow at Dubai World Trade Centre and the event organisers have announced the number of participants at this year’s event is set to rise 6% to 85,000, based on data taken from last year’s record-breaking exhibition and pre-registration figures for...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 22 November, 2015 1:40 pm

Waldorf Astoria Jeddah - Qasr Al Sharq Wins Prestigious Luxury Lifestyle Award 2015

Taking top honors in one of the most anticipated events in the world of luxury, the Waldorf Astoria Jeddah – Qasr Al Sharq won the Luxury Lifestyle Award 2015 in the luxury hotel category of the prestigious awards honoring the best in the Middle East.   The announcement was made at ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 22 November, 2015 1:32 pm

Shell Saudi Arabia JOSLOC – Invites its customers to the 1st Technology Leadership Event in the Middle East

Shell Saudi Arabia JOSLOC , along with its invited 10 top customers participated in the first  “Shell Technology Leadership Event” in the Middle East, Central Asia and Pakistan (MECASTAN) region held recently in the UAE that showcased energy efficient models as well as innovative...

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Business & Money | Sunday 22 November, 2015 1:22 pm

Deloitte report outlines key strategic risks facing businesses over the next three years

Global business executives jointly rank pace of innovation (30 percent) and increased regulation (30 percent) as the key strategic risks forecast to impact their business strategy over the next three years, according to the Risk Sensing: The (evolving) State of the Art report released today by...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 22 November, 2015 10:05 am

What does innovation mean to one of the fastest growing smartphone brands in the world? Chris Sun Baigong Vice President of Huawei Honor in the Middle East, gives us his thoughts.

Think Big. Blue sky thinking. Game-changing. These are words synonymous with innovation, particularly in such a fast moving and evolving region such as the Middle East. And that is the aim of the game isn’t it? Not necessarily. Having that approach from the start could be very limiting and...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 22 November, 2015 9:58 am

ETIHAD AIRWAYS OPENS NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART CREW BRIEFING CENTRE

Etihad Airways has officially opened a new state-of-the-art Crew Briefing Centre (CBC) at its hub in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates.   The purpose-built crew terminal, the first built by the airline, is the most advanced of its kind in the region, and is fitted with...

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