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MARINE WORKS DEAL
Van Oord wins Dubai Harbour marine works contract
Van Oord, a leading international contractor specialising in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects, has been awarded the marine works contract for Dubai Harbour, an iconic waterfront development in the UAE.
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SALES UP 15pc
Alba’s H1 net income surges 111pc to $115 million
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has posted a net income of BD43.3 million ($115.2 million) for the first half of 2017 versus BD20.5 million ($54.5 million) for the same period in 2016, marking an increase of 111 per cent.
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$20bn SAVING PER YEAR SEEN
Dubai set to become world’s first blockchain-powered govt
Dubai is fast moving toward achieving its goal of becoming the world’s first government to execute all implementable transactions on blockchain by 2020, an international expert on blockchain has said.
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43pc RETAILERS AFFECTED IN 2016
Data breach a growing concern for retailers - report
Two in five retailers across the globe have experienced a data breach in the past year, according to a report released today.
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SPOTLIGHT
ME outbound M&A value hits record $17.2bn in Q2
Cross-regional deals originating from the Middle East trebled from the first quarter (Q1) of 2017 to Q2, reaching $17.2 billion - the highest outbound M&A value since 2015, a report said.
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NEWS IN PICTURES
Regatta win for Team Oman Air
Team Oman Air claimed their first regatta win of the 2017 Extreme Sailing Series with a dominant display in Barcelona, Spain, narrowing the gap to the top spot on the overall leaderboard to just one point.
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Mammoet opens offices in UAE, Oman
Mammoet, a leading provider of solutions for enhancing the construction efficiency and optimising the uptime of plants and installations, has opened new branch offices in Oman and the UAE as part of its regional expansion strategy.
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E-commerce platform Noon names Faraz Khalid as CEO
Noon, the Middle East’s soon to be launched e-commerce platform, founded by Mohamed Alabbar, has appointed Faraz Khalid as its chief executive officer.
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Bahrain selects Cesi to help with its solar programme
Bahrain has appointed Cesi to support its Sustainable Energy Unit (SEU) to develop the technical and regulatory requirements related to connecting distributed renewable energy resources into the national electricity grid.
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Dubai set to become world’s first blockchain-powered govt
Dubai is fast moving toward achieving its goal of becoming the world’s first government to execute all implementable transactions on blockchain by 2020, an international expert on blockchain has said.
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Data breach a growing concern for retailers - report
Two in five retailers across the globe have experienced a data breach in the past year, according to a report released today.
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Alba’s H1 net income surges 111pc to $115 million
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has posted a net income of BD43.3 million ($115.2 million) for the first half of 2017 versus BD20.5 million ($54.5 million) for the same period in 2016, marking an increase of 111 per cent.
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Bahrain, Pakistan discuss strengthening cooperation in tourism sector
Bahrain and Pakistan are looking to deepen their relations and broaden their cooperation across all fields, especially the tourism sector.
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‘Destruction of Service’ attacks set to grow: report
The impact of Destruction of Service (DeOS) attacks, which could eliminate organizations’ backups and safety nets, required to restore systems and data after an attack is predicted to grow in 2017, according to a new report.
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Romain Jerome pays tribute to provocative fashion
RJ- Romain Jerome, a high-end Swiss watchmaker, explores new territories with its Steampunk Urban Safari collection.
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New Nissan Leaf to come with e-Pedal
Nissan has announced that the widely anticipated new Nissan Leaf will come with e-Pedal, a revolutionary technology that transforms the way we drive.
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DHA Medical Fitness Centres to adopt smart system
Dubai Health Authority (DHA) will be adopting an electronic system at its Medical Fitness Centres to allow customers to finish all their medical test procedures from one centre or through one of the 40 DHA-approved printing centres.
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RAK expo centre sees 4pc rise in H1 visitors
Ras Al Khaimah Exhibition Centre, a Ras Al Khaimah Chamber initiative, hosted nine different consumer and specialist exhibitions during the first half of 2017 which drew 296,374 local and international visitors.
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New video e-learning platform launched
almentor.net, an innovative and cutting-edge online video e-learning platform, has launched its beta phase.
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Alshaya signs franchise with US pizza company
MH Alshaya, a top retail franchise operator in Kuwait, has signed an agreement with US-based Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza, a leading fast-casual artisanal pizza chain, to build and operate multiple Blaze Pizza restaurants across Mena.
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