“Responsive and Responsible Leadership” is the 2017 theme for the gathering of the world’s top business leaders, heads of state and public figures at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, from January 17 to 22. As a strategic partner, Ericsson is...
Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia announced the signing of a partnership with Genesys, a leading provider of customer experience and contact center solutions. This partnership aims to provide a digital services center to help Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia customers and facilitate their communication with the ...
Panelists of 2nd Dubai Customs Week’s panel session highlighted the importance of unifying strategies and develop customs work in the UAE. They also focused on the necessity of coordination and cooperation at the federal level to help better tackle geopolitical...
A national committee has been formed to regulate the relationship between the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) and the Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC).
Khulood bint Abdulaziz Al-Dhakeel was chosen as the chairperson of the committee, while Waleed Bin Sabah Al-Sabah and Ali Bin Jumma will...
The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) announced the 7th edition of the Sharjah Light Festival, to be held for a period of 10 days (February 2-11, 2017) in 13 different locations spanning the entire Emirate of Sharjah.
The chosen locations are set to be...
France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday to reaffirm the allies’ “strategic partnership”.
Ayrault, on his first ministerial visit to the Kingdom, “will discuss the main regional issues, particularly the situations in Yemen, Iraq, ...
The Airport Council International (ACI) has ranked Prince Muhammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah as the second best airport in the Middle East for the second quarter of 2016.
The ACI evaluated the region’s top 10 airports, and the airport got 4.65 out of a possible five...
Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has announced that the United Kingdom (UK) will be the ‘Country of Honour’ at the 36th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF).
The announcement forms part of ‘UK/UAE 2017,’ a year of...
Alkhabeer Capital, an asset manager specialized in alternative investments, announced today the launch of its Saudi Real Estate Income Fund I (The “Fund"), a close-ended private fund that will invest in income-generating residential properties in the Kingdom of Saudi...
Abu Dhabi is set to play a leading role in coordinating efforts to meet the pressures of feeding 520 million people by 2030, one of the biggest challenges facing the Middle East today.
MENA Food Production 2030 will take place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre from 20-21...