Business & Money | Wednesday 1 February, 2017 12:06 pm

Business confidence in DIFC Courts reflected in 2016 case value growth

 2016 was another record year for the DIFC Courts as Dubai’s established English-language commercial courts handled cases totalling AED5.85 billion (USD1.59 billion), up 5 per cent year-on-year.     The main Court of First Instance (CFI) handled approximately the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 1 February, 2017 11:47 am

Souq Juman Festivalattracts Xxx Vistitors To King Abdullah Economic City

King Abdullah Economic City’s Souq Juman Festival, held at the city’s landmark Juman Park, in the Bay La Sun district.   Managed by young Saudi men and women, the Souq Juman Festival offered a wide range of social activities including displays of local handicrafts and...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 1 February, 2017 11:44 am

Cisco 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report: Classic Attack Vectors Re-Emerge; Cisco Reduces “Time to Detection” to Six Hours

According to the Cisco® (NASDAQ: CSCO) 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report (ACR), over one-third of organizations that experienced a breach in 2016 reported substantial customer, opportunity and revenue loss of more than 20 percent. Ninety percent of these organizations are improving threat...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 1 February, 2017 11:10 am

Strategic Partnership between Al Borg Medical Laboratories and Fitness Time Centers in Saudi Arabia

Based on its excellence of providing medical lab tests and its leading role in community services, Al Borg Medical Laboratories has announced signing a strategic partnership agreement with “Leejam Sports Company” which owns and manages the series of the “Fitness Times...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 1 February, 2017 5:39 am

King Salman to Patronize Inauguration Ceremony of ‘Janadriyah 31’

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will patronize on Wednesday the opening ceremony of the National Festival for Heritage and Culture “Janadriyah 31” and the annual camel race that are organized by the Ministry of National Guard. King Salman sent an...

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Government | Wednesday 1 February, 2017 4:59 am

280,000 new housing units to bring down rents

The Housing Ministry’s plan to construct and finance 280,000 homes and formation of the General Real Estate Authority are expected to bring down house rents all over the Kingdom as the two moves will increase in supply and encourage investors to build more housing units. The authority will ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 1 February, 2017 4:52 am

Home Centre Ranked Top Retailer in Siegel+Gale’s Global Brand Simplicity Index for the Middle East

Home Centre, the region’s leading home retailer, has been identified as the best in its class for providing consumers with a seamless and convenient shopping experience in Siegel + Gale’s Global Brand Simplicity Index for the Middle East. . Having earned the tenth rank on the index,...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 1 February, 2017 4:47 am

Imdaad reveals AED 60 million investment plan for 2017

Imdaad, the GCC’s leading integrated facilities management (FM) company based in Dubai, has revealed that it will invest AED 60 million this 2017 to achieve growth via targeted acquisition of local firms. The announcement was made during a press conference held today (Tuesday, January 31,...

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Government | Wednesday 1 February, 2017 4:37 am

Registration in Citizen’s Fund begins

Registration in the Citizen’s Fund begins Wednesday all over the Kingdom through the program’s electronic gate, the Ministry of Labor and Social Development has announced. According to the ministry, as many as 896,957 beneficiaries of the social security assistance have automatically ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 1 February, 2017 3:08 am

Turkish Airlines announces special promotional offer from the GCC

Turkish Airlines, Europe’s Best Airline for the sixth year in a row*, and flying to more countries than any other airline, is providing exceptional business and economy class fares from the GCC region to various cities in Canada and Europe.     The offer includes all the major ...

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