Business & Money | Monday 9 January, 2017 3:00 pm

Nakheel and Centara sign joint venture for AED500 million beachfront resort

UAE master developer Nakheel and leading Thai hotel group Centara Hotels and Resorts today signed a joined venture agreement to create a 550-room, AED500 million beachfront resort with waterpark at Deira Islands in Dubai.   Under the agreement, cemented in Bangkok by Nakheel Chairman Ali ...

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Business & Money | Monday 9 January, 2017 2:50 pm

Day Two of ArabPlast displays latest technologies and machineries from leading global manufacturers

The Gulf region is the world’s largest producer and exporter of petrochemicals commanding 11% of the $600 bn global petrochemical industry. From 2007- 2016, 139 petrochemical projects were introduced in the GCC valued at USD 215 bn, according to a leading petrochemical Saudi...

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Business & Money | Monday 9 January, 2017 2:44 pm

DIFAC, a gold opportunity for the regional brands to promote internationally their businesses

Dubai International Furniture Accessories & Components & Semi-Finished Products Show (DIFAC) is announced to host more than 10,000 quality trade professionals from the MENA region and beyond in order to promote and display their latest products. The event will be held in conjunction with ...

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Business & Money | Monday 9 January, 2017 2:38 pm

Schneider Electric Names Hanan Darwish as Cluster President, Gulf and Pakistan

Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management and automation, has named Hanan Darwish as its new Cluster President, Gulf and Pakistan, effective January 1, 2017. In her new role, Darwish will oversee all of the company’s business operations within the region. Hanan Darwish...

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Business & Money | Monday 9 January, 2017 10:00 am

Sustainability a Key Topic at Second Edition of Hvacr Expo Saudi

Around 2,500 industry professionals will converge on the Jeddah Centre for Forums and Events from January 15-17 for the country’s largest dedicated air-handling and refrigeration event in the region - the second HVACR Expo Saudi, organised by dmg events Middle East, Asia &...

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Business & Money | Monday 9 January, 2017 9:56 am

Dubai Civil Defence Transforms Communications with Avaya Equinox

The Directorate General of Civil Defence, Dubai, has announced an agreement with Avaya to transform its communications capabilities and increase user satisfaction with the department's Smart Communication solutions for customer service. The solution will be developed to its full potential...

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Business & Money | Monday 9 January, 2017 9:20 am

ArabPlast 2017 opens with increase in overall display area reaching 12 percent

ArabPlast 2017 kicked off yesterday (Sunday, 8th January, 2017) in Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, as HE Majid Saif Al Ghurair, Chairman of Dubai Chamber  inaugurated the show along with many other government representative, business executives and industry...

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Business & Money | Monday 9 January, 2017 2:44 am

Unauthorised drones in Middle East take a nose dive as remote detection and disabling technology arrives in Dubai

Drone detection and disabling technology, and a retail mobile solution using augmented reality are a couple of exciting examples of new product launches on show when the world’s largest security, safety, and fire protection trade fair opens in Dubai.   Taking place from 22-24...

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Business & Money | Sunday 8 January, 2017 2:00 pm

GE wins US Secretary of State’s global Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE)

General Electric (NYSE: GE) has won the US Secretary of State’s global 2016 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) for its inclusive hiring practices in Saudi Arabia underlined by the All-Women Business Process & IT Services Center in Riyadh.   The prestigious annual ACE is...

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Business & Money | Sunday 8 January, 2017 11:33 am

The Big Heart Foundation Launches ‘Warm Hearts’ to Help Displaced Families in Aleppo and Mosul

In view of the deepening crisis and the onset of a harsh winter in Syria and Iraq, The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), a Sharjah-based global humanitarian charity dedicated to helping refugees and people in need worldwide, has launched a relief campaign under the theme ‘Warm Hearts’ in...

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