Dubai / Emirates Business Ahead of the Middle East Hotel Awards (MEHA) 2016 this week (May 24), judges have revealed a 63% increase in entries.From hundreds of entries, judges noted particular increases in entrants from hotels in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon and Jordan. As many as 70 hotels and hotel suppliers have now been shortlisted across 24 award …

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Following an intensive evaluation process, the UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science has shortlisted 15 of the most advanced pre-proposals from world-leading experts as part of the evaluation process of its ongoing second cycle. The research teams that made the cut belong to North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The selected …

  Reuters Energy giant Saudi Aramco is ready to supply up to 270,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil to a refinery it will jointly upgrade with Indonesia’s Pertamina, chief executive of the Southeast Asia state-owned energy company said on Monday. Forecasting growing crude oil demand, Saudi Aramco is seeking to invest further in Indonesia’s refining and petrochemicals sector, …