Business & Money | Monday 16 January, 2017 8:30 am

Barwa Bank announces the grand prize winner (QR 1 million) of Thara’a savings account

Barwa Bank, Qatar's most progressive Shari’ah compliant financial service provider, has announced Mr. Jassim Mohamed A J Al-Kaabi as the winner of its QR 1 million Thara’a grand prize. The draw was conducted under the supervision of a representative of the qualitative license and...

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Business & Money | Monday 16 January, 2017 7:12 am

SEHAI signs accord with 8 firms to employ graduates

The Saudi Electronics for Home Appliances Institute (SEHAI) recently signed agreements with eight electronics and information technology companies to employ trainees after their graduation. Ismail Mohamed Mufarreh, SEHAI executive director, said that the success of the previous batch of graduates...

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Cars & Autos | Monday 16 January, 2017 5:32 am

Al Ghassan Motors Well-prepared to Demonstrate Its Superior After-sales Service in Dubai

After a two-month screening and assessment campaign in search for the best local talent in after-sales service, three finalists from KSA have been selected to progress to the Nissan/Infiniti ME Regional Skill Contest, set to take place in Dubai during February 2017.   Al Ghassan Motors...

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Culture & Education | Monday 16 January, 2017 5:26 am

Film Festival Returns to Give Audiences Powerful View of World Through the Eyes of Women

The unique film festival which gives audiences a powerful view of the world as seen through the eyes of women will present a fascinating collection of short works from around the world when it returns to cinema screens in Dubai.   The fourth edition of the World of Women’s Cinema - ...

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Business & Money | Monday 16 January, 2017 4:47 am

Lucky shoppers clinch Visa Impossible Deals and drive home luxury cars

Two lucky shoppers of Visa Impossible Deals drove away brand new Infiniti QX 50 luxury crossover SUVs this Dubai Shopping Festival.     Tency Thampy and Holly Dickins paid AED25,000 each for their Infiniti QX 50 instead of the retail price of AED181,000, an impressive 86% discount...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 16 January, 2017 3:11 am

Legendary Tales Breathe New Life into Traditional Art At Al Noor Island International Storytelling Festival

The International Storytelling Festival ‘Tales on the Island’ to be held on Al Noor Island, Sharjah, which began at the weekend, has been praised for its innovative outlook and inspirational approach to one of the most important cultural arts in the Arab world. The festival, which runs...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 16 January, 2017 3:03 am

Hiba Tawaji Sings for Love and Nation

Internationally-acclaimed Lebanese songstress Hiba Tawaji and her compatriot composer Oussama Rahbani revived the spirit of Rahbani's musical legacy with a performance at Flag Island Theatre on the eighth’s night of the Sharjah World Music Festival. Tawaji - an international phenomenon ...

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Business & Money | Monday 16 January, 2017 2:33 am

Expo 2020 Dubai Launches Expo Live: An Innovation and Partnership Programme for Social Good

Expo 2020 Dubai today delivered the first public roll-out of its USD 100 million Expo Live programme to help fund, accelerate and promote creative projects that will improve lives while preserving our planet. Organisers stressed that they have no prior expectations of where successful proposals...

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Business & Money | Sunday 15 January, 2017 4:53 pm

FM EXPO Saudi and Saudi Clean Expo opened today

FM EXPO Saudi 2017 and Saudi Clean Expo opened its doors to thousands of visitors today as industry professionals turned out in force to learn more about this growing industry. With the support of Advanced Facilities Management, the headline sponsor of FM EXPO Saudi 2017, the exhibition is...

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Business & Money | Sunday 15 January, 2017 4:25 pm

Almarai reports a solid performance for 2016

Almarai closed the year 2016 with solid gains in nearly all of its product categories achieving net sales of SAR 14.7B, a growth of +6.6% over last year. The launch of 16 new products, including milk powder and cupcake, during 2016 helped strengthened its position as the leading food and Beverage...

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