Sports | Monday 2 April, 2018 3:40 pm

200 Participate in The Flag Island ‘Sharjah Run Race’ 2018

More than 200 participants of all ages turned out for Sharjah Run 2018 at the iconic Flag Island recently, which was divided into three distance categories for the first time. Since its opening in 2012, Flag Island has become known as a prime destination for style and modern culture with a host of...

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Business & Money | Monday 2 April, 2018 3:11 pm

Shurooq and Nakheel partner to bring AED75 million retail centre to Sharjah

The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) and master developer Nakheel have collaborated in a joint venture, that will bring a new community retail centre to Sharjah. The project - Nakheel’s first outside its home emirate of Dubai - has an estimated development value of AED75 ...

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Business & Money | Monday 2 April, 2018 2:57 pm

MICT, SMEA, GE, and ODS host Middle East’s largest digital industrial hackathon

The Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MICT), Small Medium Enterprise Authority (SMEA), GE Digital, and Obeikan Digital Solutions (ODS) joined hands this week to host the Middle East’s largest-ever digital industrial hackathon – the Saudi Digital Machines...

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Business & Money | Monday 2 April, 2018 2:53 pm

Dubai’s trade for hardware and tools valued at AED4.8 billion in 2017 – Dubai Customs

Dubai’s trade for hardware and tools was valued at AED4.8 billion in 2017 according to figures released today (2 April) by Dubai Customs, as the Middle East’s dedicated exhibition for hardware, tools, and machinery gets underway.   According to Dubai Customs, the Emirate...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 2 April, 2018 2:41 pm

MEYDAN HOTELS & HOSPITALITY APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR OF SALES

Reuben Mifsud, Cluster General Manager, Meydan Hotels & Hospitality has announced the appointment of Anne Liyanage as the Director of Sales for The Meydan Hotel and Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa, holding more than 20 years of experience in the hospitality and travel sectors in Sri Lanka, ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 2 April, 2018 2:23 pm

Park Inn by Radisson opens two new hotels in Saudi Arabia

Park Inn by Radisson, the upper mid-scale hotel brand of the Radisson Hotel Group, is proud to announce the opening of two new hotels in Saudi Arabia – Park Inn by Radisson Hotel and Apartments Dammam Industrial City and Park Inn by Radisson Jubail Industrial City. The Radisson Hotel Group...

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Culture & Education | Monday 2 April, 2018 2:00 pm

GEMS Education students set Guinness World Records title to recognise the US$1 million Global Teacher Prize

Close to 2,000 students across GEMS Education schools in the UAE gathered to form the ‘Largest Human Image of a Hashtag symbol’ – setting another Guinness World Records title – to celebrate the Varkey Foundation’s Global Teacher Prize 2018.   The 1,927...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 2 April, 2018 1:44 pm

Etihad Airways Inaugurates Eco Residence for Cabin Crew in Masdar City Abu Dhabi

Etihad Airways has officially opened its Etihad Eco Residence, Abu Dhabi’s first purpose-built, sustainable Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum rated cabin crew accommodation. The project is the result of a unique partnership between the UAE’s...

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Government | Monday 2 April, 2018 1:14 pm

Saudi crown prince visits Virgin Galactic and Mojavi Air and Space port in California

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman visited Virgin Galactic and Mojavi Air and Space port in California on Monday. During the visit, the crown prince reviewed the progress made by Galactic and its plan to launch the first spacecraft to monitor Earth, observing the latest...

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Business & Money | Monday 2 April, 2018 1:10 pm

Government of Ras Al Khaimah Launches Petroleum Licensing Round

The Government of Ras Al Khaimah has announced the official launch of RAK’s 2018 petroleum licensing round (the “Licensing Round”) and the establishment of the new Ras Al Khaimah Petroleum Authority – the regulator responsible for the Licensing Round tendering process and...

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