Ahead of the MasterCard Innovation Forum 2015, to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 29-30 September, a MasterCard study revealed that digital wallets are the main topic of discussion online when it comes to payments innovation in some of the world’s biggest emerging markets including the...
Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East and North Africa, today unveiled the successful delivery of its Evolution 2015 redevelopment within luxury flagship Mall of the Emirates. Adding 36,000 sqm of retail, dining and entertainment...
Buses will no longer be used for transporting pilgrims to and fro Makkah and Madinah when the Haramain Highspeed Railway commences operation by December next year, according to an official of the Haramain Railway project.
The official said that a total of 35 trains will be used to...
A report commissioned by the organisers of The Big 5, one of the largest and most respected construction events in the world, has revealed that a shortage in labour is currently one of the biggest challenges facing the Middle East construction industry.
In addition to ...
Intertek, a leading provider of quality solutions worldwide, predicts a major increase in Building Enclosure Commissioning (BECx) in the Gulf region over the next five years. As the region continues to witness its highest value of infrastructure and construction projects planned to date...
OVER 120 technology brands are set to arrive at the Dubai World Trade Centre for 16th annual The Hotel Show Dubai on Sept. 28-30. Reflecting Dubai’s status as a leader in hospitality and innovation, the popular event will see over 120 tech brands this year showcasing a variety of products and ...
MARKING a milestone for large-scale transport projects in Qatar and across the region, Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail), the company overseeing the construction of Qatar’s integrated railway network, has been officially recognized by the Guinness World Records (the global authority on...
Stocks around the world fell for a fifth day on Thursday, sliding toward two-year lows, as worries lingered over global growth and as the scandal over Volkswagen’s emissions test-cheating rattled Europe’s carmakers.
Government bonds prices rose on safety bids, while the dollar fell...
Minister of Culture and Information Adel Al-Toraifi recently launched the Haj TV and Radio Channel ‘1436’ for speakers of the Persian language to broadcast the Haj rituals and movement of pilgrims at the holy sites in Makkah and Madinah.
The minister stressed the fact that...
The National Water Company (NWC) said it has no record of any water shortages in the holy sites during Haj. The NWC’s head of operations in Makkah and Taif, Abdullah Bin Ahmad, said that new laboratory vehicles were deployed in holy sites to test water in tanks and in the water network to...