Business & Money | Tuesday 9 July, 2019 11:32 am

Aafaq Islamic Finance expands its finance products, launches unique Sharia-compliant credit cards

Aafaq Islamic Finance, a leading financial company in the UAE, in collaboration with Mastercard, has launched unique Sharia-compliant credit cards, boosting its retail segment and capturing the growing credit card market in the country. Aafaq’s retail business expansion is in response to...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 9 July, 2019 11:23 am

Why you should use a backup solution to protect your cloud data

As a region, the Middle East has its own set of compliances and privacy requirements. One of the very stringent requirements is to keep its government, mission critical, public sector data resident within its areas of jurisdiction. For this reason, in the last few years a number of cloud and...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 9 July, 2019 12:00 am

Bahri launches ‘iSupplier’ platform to streamline procurement

Further strengthening its commitment to enhancing the quality of its services and deepening business relationship with key partners, Bahri, a global leader in logistics and transportation, has announced the launch of its ‘iSupplier’ portal. The online platform will serve as a dedicated...

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Cars & Autos | Tuesday 9 July, 2019 12:00 am

Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Wins the Award of the Best Super Sports Car in KSA for the Year 2019

DBS Superleggera Won the Award of the Best Super Sports Car in KSA for the year 2019 in the National Auto Award held in Jeddah. DBS superleggera has characterized with a very attractive content and sport design combination that offers the highest levels of excitement and efficiency, which Aston...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 9 July, 2019 12:00 am

VFS Global processes its 200 millionth application, up from 100 million applications in just four years

​VFS Global, the leading visa outsourcing and technology partner for several governments and diplomatic missions worldwide, has achieved another milestone by processing a record 200 million visa applications. Set up in 2001, the company touched its first 100 million applications milestone in May...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 9 July, 2019 12:00 am

UAE Businesses Need to Think Beyond the Workplace to Get the Most From Expats; Aetna Research

Aetna International, a leading global health benefits provider, has today released its 2019 International Workforce Well-being Survey. The research indicates that broader issues associated with settling into the UAE — such as building a strong social network or ensuring family members are...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 9 July, 2019 12:00 am

Repton School Dubai maintains top marks in IB Programmes

​Repton School Dubai, part of Evolvence Knowledge Investments (EKI) and a partner school of the renowned Repton School in the United Kingdom, celebrates top marks achieved by its students in this year’s International Baccalaureate (IB) examinations, with 90% of its students achieving over...

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Government | Tuesday 9 July, 2019 12:00 am

Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development successfully holds workshop on Electricity Tariff Incentive Program for industrial investors

H.E. Saif Mohamed Al Hajeri, Chairman, Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), has revealed that the newly launched ‘Electricity Tariff Incentive Program’ (ETIP), which was launched in line with the Abu Dhabi Development Accelerators Programme ‘Ghadan 21,’ is...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 9 July, 2019 12:00 am

KAFALA signs cooperation agreement with Al-Yusr Leasing and Finance

KAFALA Program for Financing Small and Medium Enterprises signed a new cooperation agreement with Al-Yusr Leasing and Finance Company to increase the scale of finance to support the SME sector and stimulate and develop the promising business sectors important economic drivers to achieve the...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 9 July, 2019 12:00 am

Ekholm: “Time has proven Ericsson to be a trusted partner in China”

At MWC Shanghai, Ericsson’s President and CEO, Börje Ekholm, talks about Ericsson’s innovative partnerships in Asia and how it is unlocking the vast potential of 5G for service providers and industries there. In the latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report, Ericsson...

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