Business & Money | Wednesday 17 August, 2016 11:58 am

DEALING WITH THE CYBER THREAT

Since the 2010 discovery of the Stuxnet worm targeted at industrial programmable logic controllers (PLCs), the Middle East has been central to the increased profile of cyber security threats facing industrial enterprises worldwide. The 2012 security breach of a leading oil and gas company in the...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 17 August, 2016 10:31 am

Fadi Qassim Appointed CEO of Ewaan Global Residential

Ewaan Global Residential Company, the leading real estate development company in Saudi Arabia, has announced the appointment of Eng. Fadi Qassim as its new CEO, succeeding Mr. Riyadh Al-Thagafi, who decided to vacate the position after a very successful four-year stint at the...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 17 August, 2016 3:27 am

Drive against unlicensed airport taxis in full swing

iz International Airport in Al-Madinah, stressed that 90 percent of the kaddadeen (picking up passengers) phenomenon has been eliminated. He added that this is due to the intervention of the security forces from the Madinah police, raising the fines for violators, in addition to taking their...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 16 August, 2016 4:47 pm

Yahlive extends partnership with BBC to broadcast across the Middle East and South West Asia

Yahlive, the Abu Dhabi-based satellite joint venture between the world leading satellite operator SES and UAE satellite company Yahsat, today announced that it has signed a contract renewal with the BBC World Service. As part of the ongoing agreement, the BBC will continue the broadcast of its ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 16 August, 2016 4:45 pm

ITFC and ICD Announce Strategic Partnership for Capacity Building and Institutional Support of Nouadhibou Free Zone in Mauritania

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), and the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector, members of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group signed a Cooperation Framework Agreement on Monday 15 August 2016, in the Headquarters in...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 16 August, 2016 2:04 pm

Emrill in strategic partnership with Hertz

Emrill, the multi-award winning Facilities Management provider in the UAE, signed a 4 year deal with Hertz to further achieve efficiencies in fleet management as part of their new Sustainability Strategy.   Through this deal, Emrill will receive the UAE’s youngest and safest car...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 16 August, 2016 12:42 pm

Top Executives from ADNOC and Saudi Aramco to open the 11th Annual GPCA Forum

The Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) today announced the keynote speakers for the 11th Annual GPCA Forum. Based on the theme “Competitiveness: Riding New Waves”, the Annual Forum will be held from November 27- 29, 2016, in Dubai. H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, UAE...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 16 August, 2016 7:29 am

The U.S. – Going for Gold again

It’s a marked reversal from February this year when markets fell sharply on fears of a global recession. All three major U.S. stock indices reached new records on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial closed at 18613, the S&P 500 at 2185 and the Nasdaq at 5228. The...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 16 August, 2016 7:02 am

Boehringer Ingelheim launches RE-VECTO global program to capture data on Praxbind® usage in clinical practice

Boehringer Ingelheim today announces its global RE-VECTO program for Praxbind® (idarucizumab), the specific reversal agent for Pradaxa® (dabigatran etexilate).1,2 Praxbind® is approved to reverse the anticoagulant effects of Pradaxa® in rare critical care...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 16 August, 2016 5:07 am

Khalid Al-Faisal Honors Mobily for its Strategic Partnership for the Hajj National Campaign

In culmination of its ongoing efforts to support of the pilgrims and visitors of the Two Holy mosques, Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) was honored by HRH Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, Adviser for the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Governor of Makkah Province and Chairman of the Central Haj Committee, for...

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