‘Sharjah is ready to embrace its next stage of development’ – that was the message delivered at the Second Sharjah Forum, which was held on Sunday at Mleiha Archaeological and Eco-tourism Destination. Titled ‘The Future of Sharjah,’ the event organised by Sharjah...
Dr. R. Seetharaman, Doha Bank CEO was conferred with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA) by the Hon’ble President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at the PRAVASI BHARTIYA Divas Convention on 9 January 2017 which is the highest honour conferred on overseas Indians by the Government of...
Cisco Middle East announces the appointment of Waheed Al Hamaid as Country Sales Lead for Oman. In his new role, Waheed will lead Cisco’s business in the Sultanate and work closely with the partner ecosystem to support private and public sector customers in their efforts to digitize and...
Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, governor of Makkah and adviser to the king, recently directed government agencies and representatives of the city of Taif to start implementing development projects to enhance tourism.
Prince Khaled described the new Taif project as massive that aims to provide a real...
UAE master developer Nakheel and leading Thai hotel group Centara Hotels and Resorts today signed a joined venture agreement to create a 550-room, AED500 million beachfront resort with waterpark at Deira Islands in Dubai.
Under the agreement, cemented in Bangkok by Nakheel Chairman Ali ...
The Gulf region is the world’s largest producer and exporter of petrochemicals commanding 11% of the $600 bn global petrochemical industry. From 2007- 2016, 139 petrochemical projects were introduced in the GCC valued at USD 215 bn, according to a leading petrochemical Saudi...
Dubai International Furniture Accessories & Components & Semi-Finished Products Show (DIFAC) is announced to host more than 10,000 quality trade professionals from the MENA region and beyond in order to promote and display their latest products.
The event will be held in conjunction with ...
Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management and automation, has named Hanan Darwish as its new Cluster President, Gulf and Pakistan, effective January 1, 2017. In her new role, Darwish will oversee all of the company’s business operations within the region.
Hanan Darwish...
Around 2,500 industry professionals will converge on the Jeddah Centre for Forums and Events from January 15-17 for the country’s largest dedicated air-handling and refrigeration event in the region - the second HVACR Expo Saudi, organised by dmg events Middle East, Asia &...
The Directorate General of Civil Defence, Dubai, has announced an agreement with Avaya to transform its communications capabilities and increase user satisfaction with the department's Smart Communication solutions for customer service. The solution will be developed to its full potential...