Healthcare | Wednesday 10 July, 2019 8:19 am

Officials mull raising tobacco prices after WHO report

The government will be looking into raising the price of smoking-related products, particularly argileh, in an effort to “cut down on smoking rates”, it said  “Shisha, vapes and electronic cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular, possibly more so than cigarettes,...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 10 July, 2019 12:00 am

Corporate treasurers in EMEA are looking beyond their banks for innovation, according to Finastra

New research from Finastra has revealed that the market dominance of banks in the delivery of corporate treasury services is under threat from non-bank market entrants. According to its survey of 380 corporate treasurers from enterprises across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), 70 percent...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 10 July, 2019 12:00 am

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts to Expand Bay Area Portfolio with Addition of Second Hotel in San Francisco

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, the world’s leading luxury hospitality company, has been selected by an affiliate of Westbrook Partners, a privately-owned, fully integrated real estate investment management company, to manage its hotel in the 345 California Center building in San...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 10 July, 2019 12:00 am

Two billion user logs leaked by smart home vendor

A Chinese smart home solutions provider has been leaking billions of logs from devices managed via the company’s cloud platform, exposing a range of sensitive information about their users. The database – which was found sitting an ElasticSearch server with no password protection...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 10 July, 2019 12:00 am

Badir launches first business accelerator to support Hajj and Umrah sector

King AbdulAziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), represented by the Badir Program for Technology Incubators and Accelerators, officially launched the first business accelerator specialised in supporting and developing the works of entrepreneurs and projects participating in the recently-held ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 10 July, 2019 12:00 am

Karm Legal joins hands with Malta’s Lex Group to provide end-to-end legal counsel for tech entities

Karm Legal Consultants (Karm), a UAE-based legal consultancy firm focusing on corporate, commercial and technology law, has joined hands with Lex Group in Malta to provide legal expertise for tech enterprises in the UAE and Malta. This will be supported by Fintech Solution Ltd, the fintech arm of...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 10 July, 2019 12:00 am

Darigold Opens Sales Office in Dubai

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE/AETOSWire)-- Darigold Inc. announces the opening of its office in Dubai through the addition of an in-market sales leader: Benoy Kondoor, sales director – Middle East and Africa, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The new office will enhance customer service and...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 10 July, 2019 12:00 am

ENOC Group continues retail growth with new service station in Fujairah

ENOC Group has opened a new service station in Fujairah in line with its plans to expand its network to 191 stations in the UAE by end-2020. The Al Faseel service station will be ENOC’s ninth station in Fujairah since the first station in the emirate in 1989.   The station caters...

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Sports | Tuesday 9 July, 2019 10:17 pm

Jordanian wisdom for an Asian championship

The AFC has chosen Jordan's international referee Sabreen Abadi to take part in the Asian Women's Under-16 Championship, which will be held in Thailand from September 15-28. Al-Hakam Al-Abbadi is the only Arab to participate in the management of this continental event. She is one of the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 9 July, 2019 8:10 pm

Embassy of Australia holds arts exhibition

The Embassy of Australia in Jordan on Sunday hosted an art exhibition that brings together indigenous Australian and Jordanian Arts works based on the theme, "A Sense of Place". The event was held in cooperation with the Jordan National Gallery of Fine, the Japinkga Gallery of Australia,...

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