The Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity today announced the names of its 2016 jury presidents and a new Creative Effectiveness category. “Discussions around the effects of creativity on business continue to be had across the industry,” says Emma Farmer, Festival Director,…
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UAE aiports handled 101 million passengers in 2014
More than 101 million passengers including more than 71 million passing through Dubai International Airport passed through UAE airports in 2014, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) and Chairman of Dubai Airports Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said…
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Saudi heritage company formed
The Saudi Commission for Tourism & Antiquities (SCTA), a state agency chaired by Prince Sultan Bin Salman, signed an agreement yesterday for the creation of a new company to promote investment in heritage buildings in the kingdom. The Saudi Company…
Visitors to Abu Dhabi 25 per cent higher in January-October
More than 2.8 million guests checked into hotels in Abu Dhabi in January-October, figures released today by the Tourism & Culture Authority Abu Dhabi (TCA Abu Dhabi) show. This was 25 per cent higher than in the same period last…
KNPC CEO accepts MEED Kuwait Projects Leadership Award
The annual MEED Kuwait Projects Leadership Award was presented this morning to Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) chief executive officer Mohammad Ghazi Al-Mutairi. “MEED and its customers have decided to recognise each year an organisation or individual that has made…
MEED Oman Projects conference told Port Sultan Qaboos area to be the region’s premier tourism destination
The quickening pace of development in Muscat was unmistakably advertised at the end of August when the final commercial cargo was unloaded at Port Sultan Qaboos, the largest port servicing Oman’s capital. From that date, all cargo previously shipped to…
IMF forecasts Bahrain will have moderate growth and higher public debt
Bahrain’s economy will experience lower growth and higher public debts, the IMF said in a statement issued last week following the annual Article IV consultation with the kingdom. The IMF called on the Bahrain government to counter higher government indebtedness…
MEED Kurdistan Projects conference told Iraqi Kurdistan oil output ready for take-off
The long-awaited boom in Iraqi Kurdistan oil production has begun and will reach an initial climax at the end of 2015 when export capacity is forecast to hit 1m barrels a day (b/d), the MEED Kurdistan Projects conference was told…
MEED Kurdistan Projects Conference told Landmark Group slows Kurdistan expansion plan
The Landmark Group of the UAE has trimmed its retail expansion plans for Iraqi Kurdistan due to the failure of civil servants working in the region to receive salaries for more than seven months because of a dispute between the…