Business & Money | Wednesday 13 June, 2018 1:29 pm

Amadeus is the first to achieve level 3 certification on the latest version of the NDC standard

Since 2016, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has had a certification process in place for the New Distribution Capability (NDC) standard, for the different industry stakeholders to show their capability to support NDC messaging. Amadeus has now renewed its level 3 certification...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 13 June, 2018 11:13 am

Al-Watania for Industries (WFI) achieves Integrated Management Systems Certification from Intertek

Intertek, a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, has granted Al-Watania for Industries (WFI), a leading downstream manufacturing company in Saudi Arabia, the globally-recognised ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 & OHSAS 18001:2007 certifications. The three...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 13 June, 2018 10:26 am

Makkah Gate project awarded

Muhammad Al-Quwaihes, mayor of Makkah, signed on Tuesday an agreement with Aknaf Al-Khaleej Company to establish an integrated residential neighborhood as part of the Makkah Gate project. The massive residential project will be implemented on a total area covering 580,000 square meters on a...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 13 June, 2018 5:00 am

wasl properties enjoys a record-demand in leasing ‘wasl district’ project

wasl properties, a subsidiary of wasl Asset Management Group, has recorded an unrivaled demand for the leasing of Block A, the second phase of wasl district. The company announced the leasing of 90% of one, two and three-bedroom apartments within four hours of their initial rental listing. The...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 13 June, 2018 1:14 am

Alaa Al Ali the CEO of Nirvana Receives the Most Creative Business Leaders in the Arab World Award

Nirvana Travel & Tourism’s Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer Alaa Al Ali was honoured along with other exemplary leaders in Estesmarat Magazine’s listing of “The Most Creative Business Leaders in the Arab World 2017”.  His vision to invest in the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 12 June, 2018 3:03 pm

AED169 million third expansion takes shape at Nakheel’s Dragon City

Construction of Nakheel’s third expansion at Dragon City – an AED169 million showroom and car park complex – has reached the 80 per cent mark, with completion due in Q4 2018, the master developer announced today.  Managed by Nakheel Malls, the retail arm of Nakheel, the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 12 June, 2018 2:17 pm

DHL and Magento Partner to Help Online Merchants in the MENA Region Go Global

Deutsche Post DHL Group, the world’s leading logistics company, today announced its collaboration with Magento, the worldwide leader in cloud digital commerce innovation, as Premier Partner for Shipping. The partnership enables DHL and Magento to offer a broad range of shipping services to...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 12 June, 2018 12:01 pm

ITFC Provides the First Islamic Trade Finance Transaction in the Republic of Uzbekistan

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, and Asia Alliance Bank, a Joint-Stock Commercial Bank in the Republic of Uzbekistan signed today a line of Murabaha Trade Financing Agreement. This is the first operation of ITFC in the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 12 June, 2018 11:51 am

noon goes global with eBay partnership

noon, the Middle East’s homegrown digital marketplace, is bringing the global marketplace of eBay closer to customers in the region with a new path-breaking partnership.    In a pioneering move, noon’s partnership with eBay will give customers in the region the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 12 June, 2018 11:46 am

Sharjah Media Corporation Donates AED 3 Million for The Big Heart Foundation

Sharjah Media Corporation (SMC) has donated AED 3 million to The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) – a Sharjah-based humanitarian charity dedicated to helping refugees and people in need worldwide – to build a hospital in the Cox's Bazar district of Bangladesh for Rohingya...

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