Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 2 July, 2019 8:24 am

Whopping 500,000 tourists visited Petra since January 2019

The Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority (PDTRA) has registered an unprecedented number of foreign visitors to the historic city of Petra with more than 500,000 visitors in overall in the first half of 2019.  The chief commissioner of the PDTRA, Suleiman Farajat told the Jordan...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 2 July, 2019 12:00 am

ENBD REIT secures USD 177 million facility from Mashreq Bank

ENBD REIT (CEIC) PLC (“ENBD REIT”), the Shari’a compliant real estate investment trust managed by Emirates NBD Asset Management Limited, has confirmed a USD 177 million (AED 650 million) Shari’a-compliant financing facility with Mashreq Bank. The facility will refinance ...

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Sports | Monday 1 July, 2019 11:04 pm

The second four-wheel drive challenge is open

The second four-wheel drive challenge is...

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Business & Money | Monday 1 July, 2019 9:21 pm

Aqaba Container Terminal is a model for public-private partnership

Aqaba Container Terminal is a model for public-private partnership   Aqaba Port Authority CEO Stephen Yogalingham  stressed the importance of the port which serves the Levant region and the surrounding area as the most distinguished waterfront and regional hub for the multimodal...

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Technology & IT | Monday 1 July, 2019 7:00 pm

Fortinet Extends Advanced Application Security with FortiWeb Cloud WAF-as-a-Service on Amazon Web Services

Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced the addition of FortiWeb Cloud WAF-as-a-Service to its robust cloud security portfolio offerings. FortiWeb Cloud WAF-as-a-Service on Amazon Web Services (AWS) allows...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 1 July, 2019 4:14 pm

A special celebration of the "ALJEAL" of Circassian folklore waiting for the audience "Jerash"

  Eye of Jordan -Mamoon Alomary Chairman of the New Generation Club, Eng. Hassan Khamesh said that the Circassian Folklore Club will present a special celebration to the audience of the Jerash Festival for Culture and Arts in its 34th session on the occasion of its 25th participation in...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 1 July, 2019 3:53 pm

Jordan, Korea discuss cooperation in water sector

Eye Of Jordan:- Minister of Water and Irrigation Raed Abul Saud on Monday discussed with Korean Ambassador to Jordan Lee Jae-wan joint cooperation between the two countries, especially in the water sector. The minister reviewed a number of projects that were implemented with Koran funding...

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Business & Money | Monday 1 July, 2019 3:48 pm

Street Art Exhibition at Historic Jeddah Season

The Historic Jeddah Season continues to showcase various interactive workshops, performances and exhibitions ensuring that families enjoy their summers in the Kingdom. Street art exhibition part of an Artist-led initiative, in association with the Saudi Ministry of Culture, Saudi Art Council and ...

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Business & Money | Monday 1 July, 2019 3:17 pm

Al Tamimi & Company reinforces regional footprint with promotion of eight lawyers to the partnership

Al Tamimi & Company, the largest law firm in the Middle East, has announced the promotion of eight new partners. This latest development takes the total number of partners at the firm to 76.   Dr. Ahmed Basrawi (Litigation, Jeddah), Ali Bachrouch (Corporate Structuring, Sharjah),...

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Business & Money | Monday 1 July, 2019 3:06 pm

UNHCR and Twitter launch global campaign #KnitForRefugees

UNHCR, The UN Refugee Agency has partnered with Twitter and Kniterate to launch a global five-month campaign today to proactively and collectively shed light on winter as an important issue facing Syrian and Iraqi internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees in the MENA...

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