Dubai / Emirates Business Marka PJSC (DFM: MARKA), the first public stock retail operator in the UAE, has announced the launch of the first Vicolo restaurant in the UAE. Pioneering an Italian street food concept, the restaurant, a home-grown concept conceived by the Marka Hospitality Team, will open in Dubai Design District (d3). The inception of Vicolo will pave …

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business The 5 Star Marriott Al Forsan Hotel is slated to open in Abu Dhabi later this year. A management agreement was signed between, H.E. Saif Mohammed Al Hajeri, Chairman, Al Forsan Holding, and Mr. Alex Kyriakidis, President and Managing Director of Marriott International, Middle East and Africa in Abu Dhabi. The hotel is located adjacent …

  Bloomberg At the biggest oil market in the world, crude from Iran is back in vogue. The Persian Gulf state boosted exports to major oil consumers in Asia during the first half of this year, after international sanctions that restricted its supplies were eased in January. Japan’s purchases increased 28 percent, India bought 63 percent more, South Korea’s imports …