Business & Money | Monday 7 January, 2019 2:35 am

Saudi Salam Forum begins in Riyadh

The activities of Saudi Salam (Peace) Forum kicked off in Riyadh on Sunday evening with a call to further foster the concepts of co-existence and build bridges of communication between the Saudi society and the societies around the world. Several innovative Saudi youngsters from the cultural and ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 7 January, 2019 1:53 am

Saudi government, private sectors intensify Umrah efforts

More than 2 million pilgrims have arrived in Makkah to perform Umrah and visit the Grand Mosque. According to the weekly Umrah Index, 2,555,201 Umrah visas were issued until Jan. 5, 2019 and a total of 2,183,031 pilgrims visited Saudi Arabia. Government and private sector entities in Makkah are...

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Business & Money | Monday 7 January, 2019 1:41 am

Final phase of $205 million Sparkle Towers officially launched

  Engel & Völkers, the region’s high-end real estate brokerage, has been appointed exclusive sales agent to officially launch the final phase of Sparkle Towers, a truly iconic building owned by Dubai-based and RERA award-winning real estate development company Tebyan, in ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 7 January, 2019 1:13 am

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Announces 2020 Private Jet Itineraries, Featuring the Return of Record-Selling 24-Day “World of Adventures” Journey

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, the world’s leading luxury hospitality company, today announced a curated collection of three Four Seasons Private Jet itineraries set to take flight in 2020. Featuring the trip of a lifetime to Rwanda and the Galápagos as part of the fastest...

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Technology & IT | Monday 7 January, 2019 1:00 am

TV series lovers are in for a real treat this January only on OSN!

the region’s leading entertainment network, will be kicking off the new year with blockbuster entertainment for the whole family.   From the highly anticipated new seasons of The Blacklist, Suits, True Detective, Deadly Class, Strike Back, Brooklyn Nine and more, OSN promises to...

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Business & Money | Monday 7 January, 2019 12:38 am

Laws to help disabled ‘needed urgently’ Arab conference told

The rising number of armed conflicts in many Arab states highlighted the urgent need to create protective laws for the disabled, an international conference in Cairo was told. Dr. Nasriya Baghdadi, director of civil society organizations in the Arab League, said that violent conflicts were...

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Business & Money | Sunday 6 January, 2019 6:14 pm

Dubai Chamber celebrates Year of Tolerance with photo exhibition honouring UAE’s visionaries

A new photo exhibition entitled “Zayed and Rashid: Inspiring Visionaries” featuring historical photographs of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum saw its official opening today at Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s head...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 6 January, 2019 6:00 pm

Sharjah Publishing City: First-of-its-kind Gateway for Indian Publishers into the Arab Region

Over 250 Indian publishers, authors and literary agents have witnessed the carefully crafted business ecosystem of the world’s first publishing and printing free zone, Sharjah Publishing City (SPC), whose pro-investor policies and world-class services promises to set them up for long-term...

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Business & Money | Sunday 6 January, 2019 5:44 pm

Dubai Investments confirms AED 460 million Fujairah Business Centre project ahead of schedule

Dubai Investments PJSC has announced that work on the AED 460 million Fujairah Business Centre project, developed by its joint venture entity Al Taif Investment, is 20.5% complete and on track to finish in June 2020, well ahead of its scheduled completion date of Q4 2020.   The joint...

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Business & Money | Sunday 6 January, 2019 3:47 pm

Minister of Infrastructure Development opened ArabPlast 2019

His Excellency Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, UAE Minister of Infrastructure Development opened today (Sunday, 6 January 2018) at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre ArabPlast 2019, the biggest plastics, petrochemicals and rubber industry exhibition in the Middle...

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