Spar International has entered into a partnership agreement with Abu Dhabi Co-operative Society (ADCOOPS) that aims to boost the retailer's presence in the Middle East. ADCOOPA has opened, under licence, a flagship store for each format - ...
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UAE - In December 2012, the two worlds largest Barco video screens were installed on a part of The Dubai Mall Metro Link Travelator project. Both screens, one on the Downtown side and one on the Creek side of the fly-over, are 20m wide ...
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A top businessman said that the volume of overall investment is expected to top USD 45 billion over 5 years in Bahrain. Dr Essam Fakhro chairman of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that public sector investments are expected ...
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It is reported that Bahrain has signed 6 financing agreements totaling USD 448 million with the Saudi Development Fund to support a number of infrastructure projects as part of the GCC Development Program. A report in our sister ...
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A top government official said that the work on the BHD 24.2 million Mina Salman Interchange project has reached 47% and is expected to be opened for traffic in November next year. Mr Essam Khalaf, Works Minister said that “The ...
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A new cyberlaw issued by the President of the United Arab Emirates this week provides for the imprisonment of political dissidents, according to information on the law from the government-run Emirates News Agency, also known as WAM ...
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Emaar Properties said that the 820 meter long link connecting Burj Khalifa metro station to Dubai Mall has been completed and opened to the public. The link is aimed at streamlining traffic in Downtown Dubai while allowing visitors to ...
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Emaar Properties, Dubai’s largest developer, has secured USD 500 million in financing from a consortium of banks to be used to fund an upcoming project in Turkey. The facility signed with lenders including Standard Chartered, ...
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The annual summit of Arab monarchs in the Gulf opened in Manama on December 24th Monday with a call for closer economic integration and unity in the face of the turmoil which has swept much of the Middle East. Mr King Hamad of host ...
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Qatar Insurance Group is planning to establish a holding company in an effort to further expand its current operations in both insurance and non-insurance sectors. Subject to approval from the general body meeting and concerned ...
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Work on the first phase of GCC Development Program funded projects is set to start in Bahrain next month. According to a report in our sister publication,this was announced during a meeting of the ministerial committee for services and ...
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Launched in 2011 as a fledgling event with just seventeen exhibitors and three countries represented, the 2012 edition of Fashion SVP, held in September at Olympia, saw the number of exhibitors more than double to thirty-six, the number of ...
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Gulf News reported that Khalifa Port, the Middle East North Africa region’s first semi automated container terminal, is built to support the multi modal logistics capabilities and which integrates into the new Khalifa Industrial Zone ...
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Microsoft concluded its global release tour of Windows 8 last night in front of a packed out crowd in Dubai. The company showcased its latest innovation in stylish fashion from inside the Burj Khalifa. Antoine Leblond, Corporate Vice ...
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Arabian Business reported that Hydra Properties is being forced to auction three plots of land in Dubai to settle outstanding payments owed to homeowners who won legal cases against the developer for delayed and cancelled real estate ...
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