Business & Money | Thursday 11 April, 2019 10:57 am

Developers turn to innovation to counter softening market

Apartment and villa rentals declined 2% Q-o-Q, while average apartment and villa sales were down 3% and 1% respectively during the same period Off-plan transaction values topped AED7.85 billion in Q1 2019, up 35% from the previous quarter; completed units up 5% to AED5.64 during the...

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Cars & Autos | Thursday 11 April, 2019 5:00 am

Design Inspired by Innovative Future Lexus Lighting Technology Anticipates a Brighter Tomorrow

Today Lexus announced details of its 12th annual participation in the world’s premier design event – Milan Design Week*. For more than a decade, the Lexus Design Event has delivered amazing experiences for visitors, created in collaboration with some of the world’s most...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 11 April, 2019 4:09 am

Saudi Aramco Announces Pricing of $12 Billion Bond Issuance

Saudi Arabian Oil Company (“Saudi Aramco”) announced that it has priced an offering of $12 billion in its inaugural international bond issuance. The issuance is comprised of five tranches of senior unsecured notes under Saudi Aramco’s Global Medium Term Note Program. The tranches ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 11 April, 2019 4:00 am

Saudi Tourism Sector Worth Over $70 Billion in 2019

Saudi Arabia’s travel and tourism sector is expected to contribute $70.9 billion (SAR 263.1 billion) in total to the country’s GDP in 2019, according to data from the World Travel and Tourism Council, as exhibitors prepare to showcase what the Kingdom has to offer at this year’s...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 11 April, 2019 3:12 am

Media Roundtable briefing Held with Huawei

Huawei Consumer Business Group Kuwait (CBG) was delighted to host media representatives at Al-Hamra Business Tower in a Media Roundtable briefing. The briefing hosted with Mr. Jason Jiang, General Manager of the CBG, in regard to Huawei’s latest flagship products, providing further...

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Government | Thursday 11 April, 2019 3:06 am

Al-Jadaan leads the Saudi Delegation to the G20 Finance Ministers’ meeting in Washington on next Thursday and Friday

The Minister of Finance, Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan, will lead the Kingdom's delegation participating in the G20 Finance Ministers' Meeting which will be held in Washington on Thursday and Friday, 11 and 12, April 2019. Also, Al-Jadaan will lead the Kingdom’s delegation...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 11 April, 2019 2:30 am

Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre and National Geographic Announce Four-Year Partnership to Document UAE’s Extraordinary Journey into Space

National Geographic today announced a four-year partnership with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) to document the UAE’s extraordinary journey into space. In a four-part documentary series, National Geographic will present to the world the UAE’s meteoric rise into space, its...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 11 April, 2019 2:03 am

8th International Exhibition and Conference on Higher Education 2019 Kicked off in Riyadh

 Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Dr. Hamad bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh, Minister of Education, inaugurated here today the 8th International Exhibition and Conference on Higher Education 2019 (IECHE 2019) under the title...

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Business & Money | Thursday 11 April, 2019 1:30 am

Brazilian Businesswomen Explore Potential Opportunities in Sharjah on Sbwc Visit

Sharjah Business Women Council (SBWC), an affiliate of NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA), hosted a delegation of businesswomen from Brazil in Sharjah recently, as a follow up to NAMA’s successful networking event in São Paulo last April.   Part of the visit was...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 11 April, 2019 1:30 am

du & TiE Dubai Renew Partnership to Nurture UAE Startup Ecosystem

TiE Dubai, The Indus Entrepreneurs’ Dubai Chapter, and du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), have reaffirmed their aligned commitment to driving the region’s startup community. Announcing their collaboration for a fifth successive year, the partnership will...

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