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Dubai a suitable place for raising family: Dubai Pulse 2015 report
Dubai: Almost all or 93.7 per cent of the residents surveyed for the Dubai Pulse 2015 report consider Dubai a suitable place for raising a family due to the city’s infrastructure, peace and order and basic government services. The General Secretariat of the Dubai Executive Council released the survey results on Monday that covered a
Thyssenkrupp bags Riyadh Metro contract
Firm will design, manufacture, supply, install and maintain 641 elevators and escalators Thyssenkrupp has been awarded a contract to design, manufacture, supply, install and maintain 641 elevators and escalators for Lines 1 and 2 of the Riyadh Metro. Riyadh Metro is part of the Riyadh Public Transit System project, one of the largest of its
July 11, 2016
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Dubai Opera House work to complete in August
The project is showing ‘good progress’ with the concrete and steel structure works completed. The construction of Dubai Opera House is scheduled to finish in just a few weeks. The developer of the much-awaited project, Emaar, said that the building work would come to an end in August 2016. The project is showing ‘good progress’
Kuwait’s Agility forms new South African joint venture
Kuwait-based global logistics provider Agility has announced that it has formed a joint venture in South Africa with Super Group, a Johannesburg-based supply chain management and transportation specialist, after acquiring a minority stake in Super Group’s freight forwarding unit. SG Agility Proprietary Ltd will be led by Henk Theron, formerly CEO of Micor, Super Group’s
United Arab Emirates: UAE ends practice of putting family visas on hold
What does the change mean? The change will not affect family members of principal visa holders who change jobs within UAE free zones. It will, however, impact family members of visa holders who change jobs where either the new job or the old one is outside of a free zone. In such instances, family members
Revealed: Dubai’s most popular apartment rental areas
As the first half of the year draws to a close, the real estate market of Dubai has managed to garner positive response from investors that has seen values registering marginal increases in the fifth month of the year, says Bayut.com. With rents holding ground across Dubai, the property website has complied a list of
UAE tops Middle East rankings for ICT economic benefits
The UAE is leading the Arab world when it comes to generating economic impact from investments in information and communications technologies (ICT), according to a new study. The World Economic Forum’s Global Information Technology Report 2016 ranked the UAE 26th globally, just ahead of Qatar (27th) while Kuwait (61st) was one of the world’s biggest
Saudi Arabia — the Gulf’s new hotspot
Proposing a move to Saudi Arabia may not be the easiest subject to discuss at the family dinner table. Leaving aside the grisly mass state executions — January 2 saw 47 dispatched in a single day — the desert kingdom appears far from ideal when it comes to the practicalities of family life. Under the
Vogue Arabia to launch with Saudi royal as editor-in-chief
The first edition of the magazine is due to appear online in October under Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz, 41, who is married to a member of the Saudi royal family, and has been appointed founding editor-in-chief. Print editions are to follow in the spring. “The Arab world consists of 350m people, and they never had a
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