Amazon and Souq today announced the launch of Amazon.ae, a new local shopping experience for customers in the UAE. Amazon.ae features over 30 million products from local and international businesses, including products previously available on Souq and five million products from Amazon US. Customers shopping on Amazon.ae will enjoy the same commitment to great prices
Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN), a subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund, (PIF) announces the launch of its largest project to date, including its inaugural amusement park in Al Aziziyah, which will cover an area of 1 million square metres. SEVEN also announced six movie theatres and three new entertainment destinations in the Eastern Province, where
Governments in the Middle East and North Africa must do more to provide opportunities to the region’s youth, the regional director of the International Monetary Fund, Dr Jihad Azour, said in his keynote speech at the launch of the 11th annual ASDA’A BCW Arab Youth Survey. In his address directed to the region’s youth, Dr
The importance of route planning to airlines as the aviation industry faces ongoing commercial challenges was top of the agenda today (Tuesday 30 April), during the opening morning of the first CONNECT Middle East, India & Africa (MEIA) route development forum. Speaking at the two-day show which is co-located with Arabian Travel Market 2019 is
Coinciding with a major diplomatic visit by a royal delegation from Bahrain, leading French firms including aviation leader Thales, oil major Total, insurer AXA and leading asset managers Amundi and Tikehau Capital have today signed MoUs and agreements worth more than half a billion dollars with the Gulf Kingdom. This bring the total number of
It’s hard to stand out from the crowd when you’re one of 2,800 exhibitors – but the Moroccan National Provincial Tourist Office has been adjudged the Best Stand Design for its authentic representation of a typical Moroccan house at Arabian Travel Market 2019. Reproducing elements of both a ‘riad’ and a ‘dar’, the Moroccan stand
Underscoring the vital role that Egyptian art plays in the regional and global landscape, both Christie’s London and Christie’s Middle East are reaffirming the continued appeal of artworks from Egypt to private and institutional collectors around the globe. Next month, Christie’s will host a panel discussion on Egypt’s Creative Journey: Ancient, Modern & Contemporary, featuring