Wedding Guests Spend $9 Million In The Middle East, New Study Shows
A new study by American Express Middle East have shown that wedding guests spend an average spend of $5,500 per person for four weddings a year.
Wedding Guests Spend $9 Million In The Middle East, New Study Shows
Mobile Payment Transactions Double In The UAE
Secure mobile transactions have almost doubled in the UAE during the six months of 2018, payments technology firm Mastercard has revealed.
Mobile Payment Transactions Double In The UAE
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At $10 Per Night, Airbnb Has Just Made Available The World’s Tiniest House
The world’s largest accommodation marketplace Airbnb and Miniatur Wunderland, the world-famous miniature exhibition in Hamburg, have agreed to book the world’s tiniest Airbnb home in the small town
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Influential Emirati Businesswoman Raja Al Gurg Unveils Her Career Secrets
Raja Easa Al Gurg, Managing Director of the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group, has become the first Emirati businesswoman to write an autobiography, entitled “Raja Al Gurg—An Autobiography".
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This Startup Just Raised $23 Million To Build More Collaborative Robots
Robotiq makes custom grippers, cameras and other sensors that can be attached to the robotic arms made by a variety of companies.
This Startup Just Raised $23 Million To Build More Collaborative Robots
Danish Firm Arla Foods To Buy Mondeléz International’s Middle East Cheese Business
The acquisition also gives Arla full ownership of a cheese production site in Bahrain that has a capacity to produce up to 66,000 tones.
Danish Firm Arla Foods To Buy Mondeléz International’s Middle East Cheese Business
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Mary Sophia
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Egypt's Elsewedy Electric, Arab Contractors Ink $2.9 Billion Contract In Tanzania
A joint venture between Egypt-based Elsewedy Electric and The Arab Contractors (Osman A. Osman& Co.) announced that it has signed a $2.9 billion contract with the government of Tanzania.
Egypt's Elsewedy Electric, Arab Contractors Ink $2.9 Billion Contract In Tanzania
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Nermeen Abbas
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