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  Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in the Western Region, visited Dalma Island, toured a number of development facilities and projects, and inspected the progress in various vital and service sectors on the island. He began his tour by visiting the ports of new port project in Dalma Island and was briefed on the ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business HolidayMe.com, the unique website offering value holiday deals and on-the-fly customized travel solutions to customers across the Middle East raised USD 7 million in Series A funding from a consortium of investors that includes Accel Partners and Saudi Arabia based F&C Overseas Investment. Existing investor Al Sanie Group also recommitted by participating in the round. ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Smart Dubai Office announced the list of strategic sponsors of Smart Dubai’s pavilion, which showcases citywide delightful experiences through a model that simulates smart living in Dubai City on a huge area of 3,800 square metres at GITEX Technology Week 2016 between October 16-20. The list of strategic sponsors includes a selected group of ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Supreme Legislation Committee (SLC) announced that it will showcase its new and comprehensive portfolio of creative projects especially designed to meet the requirement of Dubai’s shift towards smart governance during its participation at the 36th edition of GITEX Technology Week. This is in line with its commitment to support the national efforts to promote the ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Leading up to its largest ever participation at GITEX Technology Week 2016, The Saudi Ministry of Interior (MoI) has launched a brand new website dedicated to the event. The interactive online platform highlights the Ministry’s participation at the event as the Official Country Partner along with a showcase of the latest electronic services and smart ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) will sponsor for the 11th consecutive time the upcoming participation of 29 Egyptian companies at the 36th GITEX Technology Week, the latest edition of one of the world’s biggest information and communications technology (ICT) events. ITIDA said the Egyptian firms will occupy two pavilions, one of which will ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business DAMAC Properties on Thursday announced the first ever project to be completed in Dubai South, with the handover of DAMAC Maison de Ville Tenora hotel apartments. The developer also announced that DAMAC Maison de Ville Celestia, another hospitality project in the area, is at an advanced stage of construction, with both projects offering investors the ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business As much as 94% of all companies in the UAE are SMEs. Together, they contribute 30% of the country’s GDP, and employ 72% of the country’s working population. The figures come from BLOOVO.COM’s latest research on the beneficial role SMEs play in catalysing economic diversification and employment regionwide. SMEs operate extensively throughout the rest of ...

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Etihad Airways has received the Skytrax Certified 5-Star Airline Rating — the most coveted quality standard in the airline industry, further strengthening its position as a leader in innovative guest experience, service and hospitality. The rating follows an exhaustive three month audit of the airline’s global product and service offering by the London-based research ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business EY MENA announces the launch of EY Growth Solutions — a new business model of innovative on-demand solutions, offering companies access to subscription services with inbuilt flexibility, standardization and competitive pricing. Gerard Gallagher, MENA Advisory Leader, EY, says: “Companies in the region are impacted by new taxes like VAT, digital innovations and changing customer demand. ...