Business & Money | Monday 29 October, 2018 10:18 am

Oman Air relaunches flights to the Maldives

Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, resumed its service between Muscat and Malé in the Maldives in 28th October. The service is operated by the new B737 –MAX 8 aircraft.   Oman Air flights from Muscat to Maldives will operate on Thursday, Saturday and...

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Business & Money | Monday 29 October, 2018 9:07 am

RTA unveils finalists of Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport

HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), announced that the participation in the Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport had exceeded the target by 30%, by the end of registration...

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Business & Money | Monday 29 October, 2018 4:00 am

MAG Lifestyle Development appoints Intermass Engineering & Contracting for MAG 318

MAG Lifestyle Development (MAG LD), the development arm of MAG Group Holding, has appointed Intermass Engineering & Contracting LLC as the main contractor for its MAG 318 development in Business Bay for a value of AED 155 million. The new contractor will start working on the development after...

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Business & Money | Monday 29 October, 2018 3:23 am

SABIC eyes Africa expansion as profits rise

Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) is targeting investments in Africa as the petrochemicals giant taps rising demand for plastics worldwide. The Riyadh-headquartered chemicals maker reported a 5.3 percent rise in third quarter net income to SR6.1 billion ($1.62 billion) on Sunday, which it...

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Business & Money | Monday 29 October, 2018 1:16 am

HR Summit & Expo shows why businesses increasingly rely on data

Middle East investment in human capital analytics is growing, but the majority of organisations still don’t understand how people data can be used to boost business, a new study shows.   While 56% of private and public sector organisations surveyed now dedicate resources to gain...

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Business & Money | Monday 29 October, 2018 12:13 am

Nearly 50,000 Jobs on Bayt.com During the Third Quarter of 2018

The Middle East’s Largest Job Site, Bayt.com, just reported that close to 50,000 new jobs were made available on the site between July and September 2018. In its quarterly job announcements report, Bayt.com revealed an upward trend in online job availability. In comparison to the second...

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Business & Money | Sunday 28 October, 2018 4:18 pm

Middle East investment in people analytics growing, but how to capitalise in business still elusive

Middle East investment in human capital analytics is growing, but the majority of organisations still don’t understand how people data can be used to boost business, a new study shows. While 56% of private and public sector organisations surveyed now dedicate resources to gain insights...

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Business & Money | Sunday 28 October, 2018 4:11 pm

Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) awarded ISO 22301 certificate by Intertek

Intertek, a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, has awarded the ISO 22301:2012 certification for Societal Security - Business Continuity Management Systems to the Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD). The government office has been certified by Intertek for...

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Business & Money | Sunday 28 October, 2018 1:20 pm

SEDCO Holding’s Legal Department Again Named as One of the Region’s Top In-Housel Legal Teams on the ‘Legal 500 GC Power List Middle East’

For the second time running, SEDCO Holding’s Legal Department has been named as one of the top legal teams in the region in the Legal 500 GC Power List Middle East. SEDCO’s Legal Advisor, Fahad...

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Business & Money | Sunday 28 October, 2018 1:17 pm

Al-Mubarak Appointed as Chief Ground Handling Officer for Saudia Cargo

Saudi Airlines Cargo Company appointed Abdulrahman Al-Mubarak as Chief Ground Handling Officer for the company’s ground handling business unit.   This appointment comes as part of Saudia Cargo’s recognition of the important role its ground handling business unit has in...

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