Business & Money | Saturday 25 June, 2016 3:19 am

Qatar First Bank and Novus Aviation Capital partner in an aircraft lease deal to acquire two Boeing 737s

Qatar First Bank L.L.C.(Public) (“QFB”), a leading Shari’ah-compliant bank based in Qatar and listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE), and Novus Aviation Capital, one of the world's long standing and fastest growing aircraft leasing platforms, have invested in the global...

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Business & Money | Saturday 25 June, 2016 1:23 am

Tokyo Star Bank deploys Avaya contact center solutions to provide omni-channel service

The Tokyo Star Bank, Limited (TSB) and Avaya Japan, Ltd (Avaya) announced today that TSB deployed Avaya’s solutions to renew its contact center systems. By centralizing Avaya’s scalable solutions with TSB’s customer relationship management (CRM) system, TSB can further improve...

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Business & Money | Friday 24 June, 2016 4:51 pm

King Salman inaugurates development projects in Madinah

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman inaugurated a number of development projects in Madinah on Thursday evening and graced a ceremony by the people of Madinah. The ceremony began by a reading of verses of the Holy Quran. During the ceremony, a number of speeches were delivered. They...

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Business & Money | Friday 24 June, 2016 4:45 pm

Britain votes to leave EU

Britain voted to leave the European Union, forcing the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and dealing the biggest blow to the European project of greater unity since World War Two. Global financial markets plunged on Friday as results from a referendum showed a near 52-48 percent split...

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Business & Money | Friday 24 June, 2016 9:44 am

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Celebrate Iftar with Cab Drivers In Amman

Yesterday, Starwood Hotels & Resorts celebrated Iftar with taxi drivers across Amman, Jordan as a part of its seventh annual ‘Iftar for Cabs’ and its ongoing commitment to the Holy Month of Ramadan. This year’s initiative brought 48 hotels, including Sheraton Amman Al Nabil,...

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Business & Money | Friday 24 June, 2016 7:03 am

First Saudi-built Renault Truck rolls out of AVI facility in KAEC

THE new era of Renault Trucks in Saudi Arabia started recently with the assembly of its first C & K range models at its newly built state-of-the-art assembly facility of Arabian Vehicles & Trucks Industry Co. Ltd. (AVI), based in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC). A milestone for...

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Business & Money | Friday 24 June, 2016 2:13 am

Startup World Cup Makes its Debut:
1,000,000 USD for the World Champion

Startup World Cup, a global conference and competition, makes its debut connecting startup ecosystems around the world. Startup World Cup will host regional events in Indonesia, Japan, India, Taiwan, China, Israel, Australia, Germany, Chile, and the US (Boston & Silicon Valley) where the...

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Business & Money | Thursday 23 June, 2016 3:30 pm

Deloitte: Boardrooms aware of cyber risks, not equipped with experts


Boardrooms’ awareness of cyber risks has been recently growing in Europe, Middle East and Africa, with cyber security ranking far up on the agendas of non-executive directors in the region, according to Deloitte’s recent report entitled “EMEA 360 Boardroom Survey: Agenda...

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Business & Money | Thursday 23 June, 2016 3:21 pm

Abdullah Ashy Appointed Chairman of Ewaan Global Housing

During their latest meeting, the Ewaan Global Housing Board of Directors agreed to nominate Mr. Abdullah Bin Muhammad Ahmed Ashy as the company’s Chairman as of July 2016, as a successor to Engineer Anees Moemena who has been Chairman since 2013.   Ashy’s nomination comes...

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Business & Money | Thursday 23 June, 2016 2:47 pm

Viacom Expands Direct-to-Consumer Offering with International Launch of BET Play

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) today announced the launch of BET Play, Viacom’s first-ever direct-to-consumer, subscription video on demand (SVOD) application for the adult audience, giving fans in 100 countries direct mobile access to BET’s signature award shows, current...

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