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Pakistan’s Warid Telecom will rely on its sole shareholder the Abu Dhabi Group, headed by Shaikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, for half a billion dollars in financing in the next five years, a company executive said.

Hotel performance in Dubai improved last month, driven by cooler temperatures and the return of business in the city, according to preliminary data by research firm STR Global.

Dubai International airport will soon deploy location technology pilot programs in a bid to enhance customer experience, according to executives.

Dubai International airport will soon deploy location technology pilot programs in a bid to enhance customer experience, according to executives.

A design studio in the Netherlands has found an imaginative way to encourage its employees to have a healthy work-life balance -- at 6 p.m. all the desks simply disappear and the office is transformed.

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