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Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business Tracey Cunningham, one of Hollywood’s most sought after hair colourists, is all set to showcase her expertise at the region’s largest trade fair for beauty, hair, fragrances, and wellbeing. During Beautyworld 2016, she will deliver an educational showcase on how to attain the ‘celebrity look’. The renowned colourist and tastemaker, has been a prominent name ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The second edition of World Art Dubai fair is sure to generate a buzz among the booming Middle East contemporary art scene when it presents its unique selection of over 140 international galleries and artists from five continents praising Dubai as the ultimate cultural destination where East meets West. The much awaited show, run at Dubai ...

Dubai / WAM Earth Hour 2016 has achieved outstanding results for Dubai, as organised by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority for the ninth consecutive year, in line with the directives of Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin ...

Emirates Business In efforts to combat climate change, save the planet for future generations, and improve on energy savings, Zayed University celebrated the Earth Hour by turning off the lights in both Abu Dhabi and Dubai campuses for one hour between 8:30 pm until 9:30 pm on Saturday. The one-hour event recorded impressive savings of around 1.101 ton of carbon ...

Emirates Business HE Dr. Mohammad Salim Al Olama, the Undersecretary of the UAE Ministry of Health & Prevention along with Dr. Easa Al Mansoori, the Director of the Undersecretary Office, recently visited the Al Dhaid Medical Center in Sharjah and the Wadi Al Seder Health Center and Al Hala Medical Center in Fujairah to evaluate the quality of health services ...

Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business Direct selling company QNET, known for producing high quality Swiss-made timepieces under Bernhard H. Mayer brand, has launched a whole new range of Nauticus series. It is the latest addition to its men’s collection of luxury fashion and sports watches. Khaled Diab, Regional General Manager of QNET MENA told Emirates Business, “We cater not only ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Design Days Dubai, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and held in partnership with Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, wraps up its fifth edition as its most successful to-date. The Middle East and South Asia’s only collectable design fair was opened by HH ...

BLOOMBERG Egyptian stocks declined after investors locked in gains from the longest winning streak on record, ending a rally fueled by the biggest currency devaluation in more than a decade. Saudi Arabian shares rose. The EGX 30 Index dropped 0.3 percent at the close in Cairo, after rising for 11 straight days in the longest rally since Bloomberg started tracking ...

ABU DHABI / EMIRATES BUSINESS The Emirates Securities Market Index has decreased by -1.05% to close at 4485.89 points. Accordingly the Market Capitalization has lost AED 7.73 billion attaining AED 727.67 billion. A total of 1.04 billion Shares were traded with a total value of AED 1.3 billion during the trading session of 20-03-2016 through 11253 transactions. The number of companies which ...

Beijing / Bloomberg People’s Bank of China (PBOC) Governor Zhou Xiaochuan sounded a warning over rising debt levels, saying corporate lending as a ratio to gross domestic product had become too high and the country must develop more robust capital markets. China still has a problem with illegal fundraising and financial services are insufficient, Zhou said in a speech at ...