Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 30 July, 2019 2:10 pm

Emirates Palace welcomes Johannes Tafel as Chef de Cuisine of Sayad Restaurant

Emirates Palace is pleased to announce the appointment of Chef de Cuisine Johannes Tafel to the helm of the award-winning Sayad Restaurant. Consistently named as one of Abu Dhabi’s best seafood restaurants, delectable seafood and matchless fine dining experience await you at Sayad, which...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 30 July, 2019 1:44 pm

Ford Launches 20th Edition of its Conservation and Environmental Grants, Incorporating World Environment Day Theme of “Beating Air Pollution” with a Total Prize Pool of $50,000

Ford Motor Company launches the 20th edition of its Conservation and Environmental Grants programme, with $50,000 made available to successful entries from around the Middle East and North Africa region, including a special category grant for this year’s World Environment Day theme, Beating...

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Government | Tuesday 30 July, 2019 1:19 pm

Modern airport technology reducing pilgrim congestion at Saudi airports

The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has started implementing technical solutions at Jeddah’s King Abdul Aziz International Airport (KAIA) and Madinah’s Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz International Airport (PMIA) to reduce pilgrim congestion during this year’s...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 30 July, 2019 12:18 pm

Snapchat celebrates “Real Friends” in new global campaign

Timed to coincide with the United Nation’s International Day of Friendship on July 30, Snapchat has launched its first global paid-media campaign designed to elevate the power of friendship and celebrate real-life friendships on its platform. The campaign was developed in-house by Snap...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 30 July, 2019 12:04 pm

Riyadh’s midscale hotel sector providing the greatest opportunity for developers, says Drees & Sommer

Research from Drees & Sommer’s specialised global hospitality team has identified Riyadh’s three-star market as the best opportunity for growth as the capital undergoes a period of rapid economic diversification with the introduction of a myriad of attractions, theme parks, sporting ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 30 July, 2019 10:59 am

Tunisair deepens partnership with Amadeus to drive international growth

Amadeus and Tunisair recently renewed their long-term IT partnership and signed an expanded agreement for a period of 10 years, in order to facilitate a wider and richer offering to passengers. The renewed IT partnership and expanded content partnership underline the confidence Tunisair, a pioneer...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 30 July, 2019 10:31 am

Mastercard and BENEFIT partner to launch first blockchain payment program in the Middle East

Bahrain’s Electronic Network for Financial Transactions (BENEFIT), and Mastercard have partnered to launch a pilot blockchain program that will enable banks to deliver fast, secure and private cross-border commercial payments.      A historic milestone for the...

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Sports | Tuesday 30 July, 2019 9:25 am

AL QEMZI AIMS FOR F2 WORLD TITLE BOOST IN NORWAY

Team Abu Dhabi’s Rashed Al Qemzi is prepared for another mighty tussle in Norway at the weekend as he bids to stay on course for a second world powerboat racing title this season.   Al Qemzi, aiming to recapture the UIM F2 World Championship crown which he won in 2017, leads the...

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Healthcare | Monday 29 July, 2019 6:51 pm

"UNRWA": $ 50 million grant from the UAE

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said Monday it had received a donation of 50 million dollars from the United Arab Emirates. "At a time when we are under intense pressure on the agency, the enormous generosity of the United Arab...

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Government | Monday 29 July, 2019 6:46 pm

King, Egyptian president agree to bolster economic cooperation

His Majesty King Abdullah and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, during talks in Cairo on Monday, agreed to continue enhancing economic cooperation between the two countries towards mutual prosperity. Both sides stressed the importance of the Jordan-Egypt higher committee meetings, which...

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