Qatar Airways receives two golds from 2014 Travelplus Airline Awards Courtesy of qatarairways.com

Qatar Airways receives two golds at 2014 Travelplus Airline Awards

Apr 23, 2015

Qatar Airways recently won two Gold Awards at the 2014 TravelPlus Awards for the airline’s innovative first and business class amenity kits.

HBA Residential to provide services in the Middle East

HBA Residential to provide services in the Middle East

Apr 23, 2015

Hirsch Bedner Associates, a hospitality interior design firm, is now offering services of Residential, its exclusive offering, in the Middle East.

Deloitte: Dubai residential real estate will be stable in 2015

Deloitte: Dubai residential real estate will be stable in 2015

Apr 22, 2015

With fewer Russian buyers, affordability will be the theme.

Will “Hotel Tech” change your travel life?

Will “Hotel Tech” change your travel life?

Apr 21, 2015

The Gulf region is a worldwide hub, home to power travelers who appreciate every technology convenience afforded to them. So how do leading hotel executives plan to keep them happy?

Tom Hasker

Adkins elevates exec to Managing Director role

Apr 21, 2015

Tom Hasker, formerly Middle East director of project management for Faithful + Gould, an Adkins subsidiary, has been promoted to managing director of the region for the design and engineering giant.

Hussein Hachem

Aramex overcomes low oil prices, posts profits up ten percent

Apr 21, 2015

Dubai-based Aramex posted revenues of AED 930 million ($340 million) and profits of AED 86.6 million ($31.7 million) for the first quarter of 2015, ended March 31.

Hot Property: Five bedroom villa on Colin Montgomerie’s golf course

Hot Property: Five bedroom villa on Colin Montgomerie’s golf course

Apr 21, 2015

What can you get for $8.167 million in Dubai? A golfer’s paradise, perhaps?

Sotheby’s Realty expands in Abu Dhabi, plots Middle East expansion

Sotheby’s Realty expands in Abu Dhabi, plots Middle East expansion

Apr 21, 2015

Sotheby’s International Realty is expanding its presence in the United Arab Emirates, opening a second office in Abu Dhabi on April 23, the company announced.

Omani investor-merger nears completion

Omani investor-merger nears completion

Apr 21, 2015

The board of Oman International Development and Investment Company (Ominvest) has approved a merger with Oman National Investment Corp. Holding (Onic), the company has announced.

Apple founder Wozniak to speak in Dubai

Apple founder Wozniak to speak in Dubai

Apr 21, 2015

Steve “Woz” Wozniak, the “other Steve” who co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs in the late 1970’s, will be the keynote speaker at a symposium hosted by Gartner, Inc., May 19-21 at Mina A’Salam Convention Center in Dubai. Wozniak designed the…

University of Texas Football Coach Mack Brown arrives in the United Arab Emirates.

University of Texas scouts Dubai for college football game

Apr 20, 2015

Famed American College Football Coach Mack Brown arrived in the UAE today, looking to promote one of the U.S.’ largest universities and, according to some reports, do “fact finding” on Dubai and Abu Dhabi as potential sites for a game.

AOL partners to sell ad inventory in Middle East

AOL partners to sell ad inventory in Middle East

Apr 20, 2015

AOL (NYSE: AOL) has inked an exclusive partnership agreement with Digital Media Services (DMS) of Dubai to find Middle East advertisers.

Conde Nast, UAE announces $250,000 Arab Fashion Prize

Conde Nast, UAE announces $250,000 Arab Fashion Prize

Apr 20, 2015

Seeking to cultivate home-grown design talent, Style.com/Arabia and the Dubai Design & Fashion Council (DDFC) have announced they’ll host an annual contest for Arab “ready-to-wear” fashion designers.

French Pizza chain announces UAE expansion

French Pizza chain announces UAE expansion

Apr 20, 2015

Based on the success of its first franchise in Dubai, Nice-based Mambo Pizza will add sixty more franchise units over the next five years, according to its CEO Mihaela Meuleman. Mambo has retained Francorp Middle East of Dubai to lead…

Gulf Finance House to delist from London Exchange

Gulf Finance House to delist from London Exchange

Apr 20, 2015

Bahrain-headquartered Gulf Finance House (GFH) will delist its global depository receipts from the London Stock Exchange (LSE), the company announced Sunday.

Aramex board approves board of directors pay

Aramex board approves board of directors pay

Apr 20, 2015

Dubai-based delivery company Aramex (DFM: ARMX) announced at its April 19 Annual General Meeting that it will pay its board of directors 3,590,000 AED ($977,389) for its 2014 services.

Aramex board approves cash dividend

Aramex board approves cash dividend

Apr 20, 2015

Dubai-based delivery company Aramex (DFM: ARMX) announced at its April 19 Annual General Meeting that it will pay a cash dividend to investors for its 2014 results.

Gulf Finance House to delist from London Exchange

Gulf Finance House to delist from London Exchange

Apr 20, 2015

Bahrain-headquartered Gulf Finance House (GFH) will delist its global depository receipts from the London Stock Exchange (LSE), the company announced Sunday.

French Pizza chain announces UAE expansion

French Pizza chain announces UAE expansion

Apr 20, 2015

Based on the success of its first franchise in Dubai, Nice-based Mambo Pizza will add sixty more franchise units over the next five years, according to its CEO Mihaela Meuleman.

Bahrain’s Chinatown prepares for fall opening

Bahrain’s Chinatown prepares for fall opening

Apr 20, 2015

More than 100 will-be Chinese retailers last week toured the under-construction, Chinese-themed “Dragon City” shopping mall in Bahrain’s Diyar Al Muharraq.

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