Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 2 October, 2015 2:40 pm

Holidays bring 10,000 visitors to Al-Musmak Museum

Thousands of visitors thronged Al-Musmak Palace Museum and the National Museum in Riyadh during National Day and the Eid Al-Adha celebrations to experience the rich historic and cultural exhibits which reflect the Kingdom’s identity and glorious past. “Al-Musmak Palace Museum...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 2 October, 2015 1:00 pm

IHG Receives More than 2,500 Pledges of Support From Collegues in the Middle East

Colleagues across InterContinental Hotels Group's (IHG®) hotels and office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia joined colleagues from all over the world to take part in IHG Race Around the World, an event that aims to raise awareness and funds for the global hotel...

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Cars & Autos | Friday 2 October, 2015 12:58 pm

Volkswagen Group announces new management structure to strengthen position in the Middle East

Benoit Tiers (45), Managing Director of Audi Volkswagen Middle East (AVME FZE), announces a new management structure for the company with the appointment of Enrico Atanasio (57) as Head of Audi Middle East in Dubai.  Audi Volkswagen Middle East (AVME FZE) was established in Dubai in 2005...

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Healthcare | Friday 2 October, 2015 12:53 pm

Pampers and UNICEF Celebrate a Decade Together Helping to Save Millions of Mother’s and Babies’ Lives

An estimated 500,000 newborn lives have been saved and 100 million women and their newborns protected from the deadly disease, maternal and newborn tetanus, thanks to a ten-year long partnership between Pampers® and UNICEF that helped achieve this milestone.  The partners marked the...

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Technology & IT | Friday 2 October, 2015 12:50 pm

Panasonic Develops World's First*1 Continuous Wave 4.5 W High-Power Blue-Violet Semiconductor Laser

Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has developed a blue-violet semiconductor laser operating at output power of 4.5 W, which is 1.5 times higher than that of the conventional one even at 60ºC, the maximum operating temperature for lasers in general.　 It can also oscillate with the ...

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Beauty & Style | Thursday 1 October, 2015 4:59 pm

Chopard reveals the spirit of its Iconic Happy Diamonds Collection in an exceptional event in Dubai

Chopard together with Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons hosted an exclusive and original event to share the Happy Spirit of its Happy Diamonds Collection with their guests.   A unique and entertaining concept Ever since its creation, Chopard Happy Diamonds Collection has distinguished itself...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 1 October, 2015 4:25 pm

Taste of Waldorf Astoria Prepares for Second Course

Following the program’s 2014 debut, today Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts announces the second year of Taste of Waldorf Astoria, a global culinary program in partnership with the James Beard Foundation (JBF), the United States’ foremost culinary arts...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 1 October, 2015 4:14 pm

Acer Inspires Gamers with its Innovative Predator Series launch at Acer Collection 2015 in the Middle East

Acer has introduced its anticipated gaming product line – the Predator Series, to the Middle East at the Acer Collection 2015 press event held at the Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi on November 30. In addition, Acer showcased its leading devices including the versatile two-in-one Aspire Switch...

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Business & Money | Thursday 1 October, 2015 1:18 pm

Riyadh ranked in the top ten in the MTSI 2015 index with overall score of 59.3 out of 100

Riyadh was ranked among the top 10 destinations within the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for Muslims to travel to for shopping purposes, according to a new report released today by MasterCard and CrescentRating just ahead of the upcoming Global Islamic Summit to be held in...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 1 October, 2015 1:13 pm

GCC Chemicals Industry Contributed 31% to regional manufacturing GDP in 2014

With revenues reaching almost US$88 billion in 2014, the petrochemicals industry contributed to 31% of the GCC’s total manufacturing GDP, according to the latest industry report by the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA).   Petrochemical production in the GCC rose...

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