Business & Money | Wednesday 8 June, 2016 4:48 pm

Spreads fall as petrochemical prices slip

Petrochemical product prices declined in May, after moving higher in the month of April. Ethylene, polyethylene, polypropylene prices slipped in the range of 4-9% m-o-m, even while feedstock prices (naphtha, propane) were mostly stable, indicating lower spreads and margins for petrochemical...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 8 June, 2016 4:22 pm

eHDF, Netcure & LogRhythm Announce Launch of Cyber Defense Centre At An Exclusive Seminar In Dubai

eHosting DataFort (eHDF), the region’s leading Managed Hosting and Cloud Infrastructure services provider announced the launch a Cyber Defense Centre (CDC) based in the UAE. The Cyber Defense Centre will offer customers a portfolio of Managed Security Services (MSS) along with Remote Managed...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 8 June, 2016 3:56 pm

BT to Boost Managed Security Services With Fortinet Enterprise Firewalls

BT, one of the world’s leading providers of communications services and solutions, and Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in high-performance cyber security solutions, today announced an agreement that will integrate Fortinet’s FortiGate enterprise firewalls into BT’s...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 8 June, 2016 3:36 pm

World’s best loved biscuit and confectionery brands unite to form new global business

Yildiz Holding, CEEMEA’s largest food company, has brought together its core biscuit, chocolate, and confectionery businesses Godiva Chocolatier, United Biscuits, Ulker and DeMet’s Candy Company, to form a new global company, “pladis”.  The new entity unites...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 8 June, 2016 3:12 pm

Doha Film Institute to present 4th Ajyal Youth Film Festival from Nov. 30 to Dec. 5

The Doha Film Institute today announced that the fourth edition of the Ajyal Youth Film Festival will be held from November 30 to December 5, 2016.   ‘Ajyal’, Arabic for ‘generations’, brings people of all ages together through screenings and events that inspire...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 8 June, 2016 2:44 pm

GE and MakersBuilders encourage children to 
‘Make.Code.Tinker’ for the future

With Dubai now home to the world’s first 3D-printed building, the UAE has underlined its credentials in this cutting edge technology and is taking ambitious strides to encourage 3D printing and other skills for the future across diverse industries.    Complementing the focus...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 8 June, 2016 2:13 pm

Microsoft Planner, the newest productivity tool, now available for all Office 365 users

Microsoft Office lineup gears up for a new addition. Fueling the digital transformation in modern workplaces, and after the successful preview last fall, Microsoft Planner was launched today as the newest project management application, and is now available to Office 365 customers...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 8 June, 2016 2:04 pm

Turkish Airlines brings Europe’s best to the Champs Elysees

Turkish Airlines, Europe’s best airline for five consecutive years*, has taken over the world’s most famous street, the Champs Elysees. Parisians and tourists will see the ‘Meet Europe’s Best’ banner adorning the boulevard’s 1.9 kilometers as they stroll between...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 8 June, 2016 12:27 pm

FAIRMONT THE PALM APPOINTS SUE WHEATLEY AS DIRECTOR OF SALES & MARKETING

Mark Sawkins, General Manager, Fairmont The Palm, Dubai is pleased to announce the appointment of Sue Wheatley to the role of Director of Sales & Marketing, effective 1 June 2016.   Wheatley joins the resort from FRHI Hotels & Resorts (FRHI) where she was executive director in...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 8 June, 2016 9:46 am

Winners of the “Big Mac Walk” headed to Barcelona to meet the Spanish Football Star Neymar Jr.

Hundreds of enthusiastic participants have logged into MacDonald’s website to showcase their personal and unique style in featuring the “Big Mac Walk”, hopefully aspiring to win the most exciting football adventure. Two participants from Saudi Arabia, specifically from Jeddah,...

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