Month: August 2017

The region’s growing influence as a high-end tourist destination has been reaffirmed after the Middle East Hospitality Awards (MEHA) announced hotels from four different countries as their Luxury Hotel of the Year finalists for 2017. Resorts in Oman, Kuwait, Morocco, and the UAE have been pitted against one another for the annual prize-giving’s most sought

The Dubai International Art Centre hosts, “Seasons of Change” an empowering Art Exhibition by the residents of Dubai Foundation for Women and Children’s Shelter. DFWAC is the first licensed non-profit shelter in the UAE for women and children victims of domestic violence, child abuse, and human trafficking. There will be close to 30 Artworks on

Working day and night, a group of diligent employees in the deep waters of the Arabian Gulf recently, and successfully, demothballed the Zuluf Gas-Oil Separation Plant 3 (GOSP-3) after several months of hard work on the plant’s platforms. ⦁ Built in 1983⦁ Closed in 1995⦁ Demothballed in May 2017 after six months of continuous work⦁

Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara), a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and The Dow Chemical Company, on Monday celebrated the commissioning of the last of its 26 plants — an isocyanates section currently producing crude quantities of toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and other specialty chemicals. The landmark commissioning milestone was celebrated at the Sadara complex in Jubail

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has announced the signing two new properties in Dubai: Crowne Plaza Dubai Business Bay and InterContinental Residence Suites Dubai Business Bay. Both properties are in partnership with API Hotels & Resorts, and their location in Dubai’s Business Bay area, the planned business capital of

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, has connected its network to Bluewaters, a mixed-use project developed by Meraas, in record time. Empower has signed, in October 2015, a contract to provide district cooling services to the prestigious Bluewaters, a modern, family-oriented island destination with a pioneering spirit that

Emaar Properties PJSC recorded a growth in net profit by 15 per cent to AED 2.837 billion (US$ 772 million) during the first six months (January to June) of 2017 (H1 2017), compared to AED 2.475 billion (US$ 674 million) during the same period last year. H1 2017 revenue is AED 7.866 billion (US$ 2.142