Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 23 September, 2018 2:30 pm

Innovation Transforming Middle East & North Africa’s Buoyant Confectionery Trade

The Middle East and North African (MENA) confectionery industry – set to reach a value of USD11 billion by 2021, accruing 18 per cent year-on-year growth according to Euromonitor International – is witnessing a torrent of innovation as regional and international manufacturers look to...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 23 September, 2018 1:02 pm

Golden Sands Hotel Apartments all set to welcome Russia’s travellers

Golden Sands Hotel Apartments, part of A.A. Al Moosa Enterprises and pioneered the concept of hotel apartments in the region, looks forward to an increased share of travellers from Russian after a successful roadshow in the cities of St Petersburg and Moscow. The team of Golden Sands Hotel...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 23 September, 2018 12:45 pm

APT is Leading the 4G Charge in Taiwan with Airspan’s AirUnity

Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) has launched Taiwan’s first TD-LTE network on the 2.6GHz band using Airspan’s AirUnity, a multi-award-winning innovative all-wireless, plug-and-play, indoor small cell. Thanks to its integrated Backhaul and sophisticated AirSON algorithms AirUnity allows...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 23 September, 2018 12:15 pm

Hotels.com releases Siri Shortcut feature as part of iOS12 launch

Almost a quarter of today’s global travelers (22%) use voice features to search and book travel, according to the Hotels.com™ Mobile Travel Tracker. Tapping into this growing trend, Hotels.com is now one of the first travel companies to unveil the Siri® Shortcut functionality in its ...

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Beauty & Style | Sunday 23 September, 2018 8:00 am

Popstar Royalty Sarah Geronimo to Wear Creations of Dubai’s Fashion Royalty Amato

AMATO, UAE’s first global designer brand that has earned itself an international cult following – from royalty to international celebrities – super-model Heidi Klum and Tyra Banks to singing sensations such as Beyonce, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga Jennifer Lopez, Nicki Minaj, Shakira,...

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Business & Money | Sunday 23 September, 2018 7:45 am

Gulftainer Signs 50-year, $600 million concession to Operate and Expand Port of Wilmington in Delaware, USA

Gulftainer, the world’s largest privately-owned independent port operator and logistics company based in the UAE, finalised a 50-year concession with the State of Delaware in the USA to operate and develop the Port of Wilmington, significantly expanding the company’s global footprint...

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Sports | Sunday 23 September, 2018 7:16 am

Al-Khobar to host the Billiards Championships in November

The International Billiards and Snooker Club in Al-Khobar will host the Kingdom's Junior, Senior and Masters Championships from November 19 to 27.  The event will also honor billiard managers from the Saudi Arabian Billiard and Snooker Federation for their role in raising the profile of ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 23 September, 2018 7:14 am

Clariant and SABIC deepen ties under new partnership

Switzerland’s Clariant and new anchor shareholder Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) will merge their high-performance materials businesses and install a SABIC manager as head of the group as they strengthen their partnership. The new joint venture and governance accord announced on...

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Cars & Autos | Sunday 23 September, 2018 7:05 am

RENAULT-NISSAN-MITSUBISHI AND GOOGLE JOIN FORCES ON NEXT-GENERATION INFOTAINMENT

Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi and Google today announced a technology partnership to embed the Android operating system in vehicles sold by the world’s leading automotive alliance, providing intelligent infotainment and customer focused-applications across multiple models and brands, scheduled to ...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 23 September, 2018 6:30 am

LG “AI SOLUTIONS FOR A BETTER LIFE”

LG Electronics (LG) will be prioritizing its LG ThinQ brand at IFA 2018, spotlighting its innovations and vision at the prominent tradeshow in Berlin, at the beginning of September . LG will be highlighting how its advanced LG ThinQ solutions are designed to make technology-powered radical...

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