Business & Money | Tuesday 19 February, 2019 1:52 pm

Dubai’s first building biologist receives global recognition

Pooja Srivastav awarded ‘Adam Global Outstanding Leadership Award’ for her efforts to create toxin-free, sustainable body, buildings and structures in the UAE and across the world   Rt. Honorable Paul Clark, Past Minister of State for Her Majesty the Queen UK presented the...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 19 February, 2019 1:29 pm

Dubai Culture to familiarise Global Village 
visitors with marine environment in UAE

Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts, and heritage, is preparing to launch a range of events and activities to familiarise Global Village visitors with the history and culture related to the marine environment in the UAE. These...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 19 February, 2019 1:16 pm

Abu Dhabi University to host engaging activities during the Health and Fitness Fun Festival

Abu Dhabi University (ADU) is hosting a wide lineup of fun and family-friendly activities as part of its participation at the Health and Fitness Fun Festival 2019, a leading health-focused event in the UAE. Held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 19 February, 2019 12:52 pm

AIM Startup 2019 unveils summit agenda

Adib Al-Afifi: “AIM Startup 2019 is a great opportunity for investment entities and investors from around the world.” The National Program for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises and Projects of the Ministry of Economy, held a press conference for the launch of AIM Starup 2019 with...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 19 February, 2019 12:19 pm

Emirates NBD rolls out 2019 CSR objectives aligned to ‘Year of Tolerance’

In keeping with the ‘Year of Tolerance’ initiative, launched by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the region, announced that it has aligned its 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) objectives with the seven pillars of the...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 19 February, 2019 11:26 am

GE Provides Advanced Gas Turbine & Services for Iraq’s Al Qudus Power Plant

Delivering on its commitment to support the development of Iraq’s energy infrastructure, GE Power (NYSE: GE) provided an advanced 9E gas turbine to the Ministry of Electricity’s (MoE) Al Qudus Power Plant. GE will also service up to seven GE 9E gas turbines at the facility throughout...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 19 February, 2019 9:00 am

Mobily succeeded in reaching a positive net profit of SAR 80 million in Q4 2018

Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) achieved net profit for the fourth 2018 reached SAR 80 million compared with losses at SAR 182 million in Q4 2017. Mobily succeeded in reducing its net losses by 82.7% for the year ended in 31st December 2018, where the net losses for the year 2018 amounted to SAR ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 19 February, 2019 7:02 am

Gulfood Innovation Awards names 12 product recognitions

The Gulfood Innovation Awards, the annual F&B industry accolades running alongside Gulfood, the world’s largest annual food and beverage trade event at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) – has marked its biggest showing to date by honoring 12 breakthrough product and new-to-market...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 19 February, 2019 6:55 am

KSA’s anti-graft agency Nazaha reports rise in corruption complaints

Complaints to the Saudi National Anti-Corruption Commission, Nazaha, have risen by 50 percent in a single year amid increasing efforts to combat financial and administrative misconduct in the Kingdom. Nazaha received 15,591 reports in 2018 compared with 10,402 the previous year, according to...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 19 February, 2019 5:00 am

Saudi Arabia and Spain’s Navantia plan combat management systems venture

State-owned Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) signed an agreement on Monday with Spanish state-held shipbuilder Navantia to set up a joint venture to provide combat systems, the new partnership’s chief executive said on Monday. The SANNI venture, the name of which stands for SAMI...

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