May, 2016

• 28 May

  Battle of the billionaires? Ebay’s founder supports Gawker

  

    Bloomberg First Look Media, a news organisation founded by Silicon Valley billionaire Pierre Omidyar, said it’s seeking to join a lawsuit in support of Gawker Media LLC in the high-profile case brought by wrestler Hulk Hogan. Peter Thiel, another technology billionaire and co-founder of PayPal, said this week that he’s helping finance Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, ...

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• 28 May

  Bohemian chic twist!

  

    DUBAI / Emirates Business Summer is in the air. To make the season more dandy, Adam Couture released a chic collection just in time to celebrate Parisian couture: featuring floral motifs, delicate lace details and feminine silhouettes. To celebrate couture, Adam has prepared an exclusive line, and he took a Bohemian chic turn for 2016 with a stunning line ...

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• 28 May

  Vans and & Other Stories unveil summer collection

  

    Relaxnews Vans has teamed up with Scandinavian label & Other Stories on a special collection for Summer 2016. The ‘Co-Lab’ project has seen the skate sneaker brand create three exclusive styles for the purpose of being transformed into an artistic canvas for & Other Stories’ designs. The collection features both a Slip-On and an Old Skool sneaker model in ...

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• 28 May

  2016 Fashion Trust singles out London designers for grants

    Relaxnews The British Fashion Council (BFC) has singled out 12 of the hottest London-based designers on the capital’s fashion scene at the moment to receive the 2016 BFC Fashion Trust grants. Korean creative Eudon Choi, sportswear-inspired label Fyodor Golan and conceptualist Gareth Pugh have all qualified for a portion of the £350,000 (equivalent to over US$500,000) grant. The new ...

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• 28 May

  M&S welcomes customers to new Ibn Battuta store

  

    DUBAI / Emirates Business Marks & Spencer (M&S) has a real treat lined up for its UAE customers with the official opening of its brand new store at the Ibn Battuta Mall – the first store in the UAE to feature its new premium boutique shopping experience. Located in the new extension of Ibn Battuta Mall, the 12,000 sq. ...

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• 28 May

  Business of breakfast

  

    Our Correspondent / EMIRATES BUSINESS Mix&muesli is the United Arab Emirate’s first and only online muesli shop, selling tasty and nutritious muesli mixes that breakfast lovers can customise and have delivered directly to their home or office. It was a trip to the supermarket that ignited the idea for mix&musesli. Frustrated at the lack of healthy muesli options for ...

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• 28 May

  Supreme facility and equipment

  

    Our Correspondent/ Emirates Business Fitness First Middle East is one of the world’s leading health and fitness company owned and operated by Landmark Group, a leading retail organisation in the Middle East and India with over 65 clubs across 49 locations in the Middle East located in the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan. Fitness First offers ...

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• 26 May

  UAE at German Business Forum

    BERLIN / WAM The UAE is participating in the 19th Arab-German Business Forum, organised in Berlin, as a partner country of the event. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, is heading the UAE delegation which includes other senior officials from the ministry and other local and federal government bodies. More than 600 leading Arab and German experts ...

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• 26 May

  TRA wins Mideast excellence award

  

    Dubai / WAM The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has been awarded with the 21st Middle East Smart Government and Smart Cities Excellence Award under the smart e-services category, for its successful implementation of the UAE Government’s FEDnet project. The award was given by Middle East Excellence Awards Institute. Abdelnasir Rahma Obaid Al Shamsi, Senior Manager for Infrastructure Management in E-Government ...

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• 26 May

  Dubai FDI, Etisalat to back investors

  

    Dubai / WAM Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI), an agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Etisalat to ensure that investment development initiatives and investors in Dubai will be supported by the latest information and communication technology (ICT) solutions. Under the MoU, Etisalat will provide state-of-the-art ICT solutions, including ...

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