The number of Haj pilgrims is expected to reach five million and Umrah pilgrims 30 million in the next five years, said Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar on Thursday. Speaking to businessmen in Madinah, he said the ministry has completed preparations to receive a record number of Umrah pilgrims during...
South Korea on Thursday confirmed three cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome having their origin in the Middle East.“The report of three confirmed MERS cases is correct and the first patient visited Gulf countries recently,” said Lee Jungho, spokesman of the South Korean...
Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne, in association with Natixis Payment Solutions and Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions, announce the pilot of the first payment card integrating Motion CodeTM, OT’s dynamic cryptogram solution. This world-first replaces...
Qatar Airways has won the Middle East Smart Government & Smart Services Excellence Award for its ‘Smart Tourism E-Services, at a ceremony held by the Middle East Excellence Awards Institute on May 20, 2015, at the Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Center. The institute of Middle East...
Lenovo Group today announced results for its fourth fiscal quarter and full-year ended March 31, 2015. In a seasonally slow quarter with significant currency impacts, revenue was US$11.3 billion, up 21 percent year-over-year. If excluding the exchange rate impact, the growth rate would be 28...
King Abdullah Economic City has signed a contract with Banaja Holdings Group, a specialized in distributing pharmaceuticals and medical equipment, to lease land in the Industrial Valley-phase 3 aiming at initiating its expansion plans in the Saudi market. Banaja Holdings plans on using the land,...
Samsung Electronics Levant Launched its new "Golden Card" to consumers who purchase premium Samsung Electronics smartphones, home appliances and Smart TVs products in Jordan.Golden Card owners will have access to various useful services from BCI Group; Samsung official mobile distributor and Hikmat ...
TNT UAE is delighted to receive the CIPS Middle East Award 2015 for Corporate Responsibility. This award recognizes TNT’s efforts in having achieved safer work practices and reducing fuel gas emission goals.Mr Turab Rahaman, Operations Director, TNT UAE said, “Today, 90% of our Diesel Fleet in...
The Meydan Hotel and Bab Al Shams Resort & Spa, part of Meydan Hotels & Hospitality, were selected as the ‘Middle East’s Leading Sports Resort’ and the ‘Middle East’s Leading Desert Resort’ respectively at the 22nd Annual World Trade Awards held May 6, 2015. This win marks the fourth...
The convergence of smart connected devices and cloud computing is unleashing an age of anytime, anywhere connectivity that is fostering entirely new modes of customer interaction and service delivery. However, to realize the full potential of the Internet of Things opportunity, customers will need...