Saudi contractor Khodari eyeing private projects

Saudi contractor Abdullah A M Al Khodari & Sons, whose value of government contracts fell by almost half last year, is targeting more private-sector work and deals in the GCC region after cutting 8,000 jobs last year, said a report.

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Axiom Care continues GCC expansion

Axiom Care, the region’s largest after-sales service provider for mobile devices, axiom care, is continuing to expand ad currently has more than 25 service points in the region, which include eight in the UAE, and 17 in Saudi Arabia.

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Pakistan signs 15-year LNG deal with Qatar

Pakistan said it has signed a 15-year agreement to import up to 3.75 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas a year from Qatar, a major step in filling Pakistan's energy shortfall.

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Middle East Healthcare share sale in March

Saudi Arabia's Middle East Healthcare Company, which postponed its public share sale last month, has rescheduled its offering to run from March 3-9, the market regulator said.

• Gold surges to one-year high
• Cathay offers special fares to Emirates NBD cardholders
• Taqeem backs religious endowments forum
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Millennials shifting car ownership trends

When Toyota Motor looked to the future at the turn of the millennium and aimed its new, edgy Scion small-car brand at 20-somethings, it could not have guessed that the model would be dead after just 12 years.

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Toyota to produce hybrid engines in Turkey

Toyota Motor Corp will begin production in Turkey by year-end of a new hybrid engine model with an investment of more than €350 million ($396 million), Toyota's chief executive of Europe, Johan van Zyl, said.

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TCA Abu Dhabi embarks on roadshow campaign

Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) has lined up exciting and fun-filled events this year which will be announced during its roadshow campaign in the capital cities of the GCC.

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• Etihad appoints new GM for US operations
• Seychelles offers UAE visitors new beach homes
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CRMNEXT launches digital cloud CRM for Mideast

CRMNEXT, a global commutable cloud CRM solution, has launched the next gen cloud based digital CRM platform for the Middle East market.

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• Misys wins deal to upgrade TBI's digital platform
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BMW, VW, Daimler recall vehicles in US with Takata air bags

The three largest German automakers said they will recall 2.5 million vehicles in the US equipped with Takata Corp air bags, the latest moves in a long-running safety crisis involving the Japanese automotive supplier.

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• Euro Motors launches offer on Jaguar, Land Rover
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Burjeel offers new cataract surgery technique

Burjeel Hospital, a leading care facility in Abu Dhabi, is offering a new technology in cataract surgery at its Centre of Excellence in the emirate.

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Etisalat launches new personalised TV service

UAE’s Etisalat has launched its new eLife user interface (UI) designed to create a personalised experience as well as to improve content discovery across its eLife TV channels and on-demand services.

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Over 75pc of Mena staff ‘passionate about work’

More than 75 per cent of employees in the Mena region are ‘extremely passionate’ about their work, while about 91.5 per cent feel that the work they do adds purpose to their life, a report said.

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Russia proposes Syria truce in March

World powers pressed Russia to stop bombing around Aleppo in support of a Syrian government offensive to recapture the city and a Western official said Moscow had presented a proposal envisaging a truce in three weeks' time.

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