• Turnover reaches AED 827 million, up 14.5 per cent
• Passenger traffic increases 12 per cent

Sharjah, UAE; May 12, 2014: Air Arabia (PJSC), the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, announced today its financial results for the three months ending March 31, 2014, reflecting the airline’s solid financials, strong business model and broad customer base.

12 May 2014 - Employee library programme to reach out to other companies with staff accommodation centres in the region – interest in English literacy gaining traction

Dubai-based business support services company, Transguard Group which has had extensive libraries at its staff accommodation facilities for more than a year, now wants to offer libraries to other companies in the region free of charge, through the Transguard Training Academy.

Beirut, May 2014: For the second consecutive year, the Brave Heart Fund hosted the largest Yoga event in Lebanon at the Sporting Beach Club in Manara. 100 hearts came together on May 1, 2014 for one cause and one mission “no child should die of heart disease because of lack of funds”

The event included a two hour yoga class led by Yoga instructor Danielle Abisaab in a breathtaking setting with sunset colors reflected on the sea.

Tuesday May 13, 2014 -Beirut, Lebanon – The 47th Middle East Medical Assembly (MEMA), held on April 24^th – 26^th at the American University of Beirut’s (AUB) Issam Fares Lecture Hall, came this year with a new direction and more specialized with updates in medicine, focused on Hematological Malignancies.

• All-new 2014 Ford Fusion mid-size sedan and the Ford Ranger pick-up show off their segment leading technologies and driving dynamics 

DUBAI, UAE, 13 May 2014 – Over 300 regional Ford sales consultants, fleet customers and media are experiencing the Ford brand culture in depth over a two-week period, as Ford Middle East engages participants in Dubai and Riyadh, in the Ford brand DNA and pillars as manifested in its latest technologies and products across the spectrum.

New Visual Album Celebrates the International Sights and Sounds of Football 

Features the world’s hottest musical artists and directors including,

Kelly Rowland, Janelle Monáe, Rita Ora, Don Omar, R3hab, Spike Lee, Idris Elba, Jessy Terrero, Diego Luna and more 

Le Yacht Club-Beirut was inaugurated on April 24, 2014 under the patronage and in the presence of his Excellency President Michel Sleiman, accompanied  by some officials Messrs Samir Mokbel, Deputy Prime Minister, Michel  Pharaon, Minister of Tourism, and Nazem El Khoury, advisor to the president to cite a few. Were also present members of the Board of Directors of Beirut Waterfront Development sal, the owning and developing Joint venture between Stow and Solidere, Messrs Mohamad Safadi, Walid Daouk, Dr.

New representative office¹ will make teaching, research and professional development in vital skills more widely available across Abu Dhabi

May 8^th, 2014 - Beirut, Lebanon – On the occasion of World Voice Day 2014, the Hamdan Voice Unit at the American University of Beirut Medical Center organized free screenings for smokers and individuals with voice problems the week of April 16^th, 2014.

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS (May, 2014) – KARL LAGERFELD is pleased to announce a retail development partnership with Chalhoub Inc., a renowned leader in the distribution and marketing of luxury brands in the Middle East and a member of the Chalhoub Group. Through this five-year agreement, Chalhoub Inc. will represent KARL LAGERFELD in the Middle East and implement multi-faceted strategies to expand and leverage the brand’s presence in the region.