Media Invite: Citibank Partners With Virgin Megastore

September 2nd, 2009 DUBAI, UAE - - Citibank Teams up With Virgin Megastore for Exclusive Card Benefits DUBAI, UAE, September 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Citibank and Virgin Megastore have partnered to give Citibank customers constant excitement and rewards! A leading international bank and the foremost international entertainment retailer will work together to bring a host of exciting promotions including concerts, gaming tournaments and shopping sprees at Virgin Stores in Ramadan and Christmas exclusively for Citibank customers. To kick off the strategic partnership, Virgin will extend an exclusive 10% discount to all Citibank Lifestyle Credit Card customers on all purchases at Virgin Megastores in the UAE excluding electronics.

August 11th, 2009 LONDON - - Cheaper Fares Now Available Between Liverpool and Runcorn Virgin Trains is extending the availability of its cheaper Virgin Trains-only fares to include journeys between Liverpool and Runcorn. This great offer is part of a package to offer cheaper rail travel on key shorter-distance journeys.

August 9th, 2009 LONDON - ATTN: North West Media Rugby League fans intending to support Warrington Wolves at Wembley on Saturday 29 August are advised not to travel to the game with Virgin Trains. Network Rail will be carrying out work in the Crewe and Rugby areas and rail journeys between the north-west and London Euston will be severely disrupted in both directions on Saturday 29, Sunday 30, and the morning of Monday 31 August.

August 4th, 2009 DUBAI - The iconic names of "Wurlitzer" and "Sound Leisure" are well-known throughout the world by audiophiles as the gold standard in jukeboxes and sophisticated home entertainment. For the very first time in the Middle East, the Jukebox Gallery is offering these legendary brands to discerning clientele.

June 30th, 2009 LONDON - Commenting on the Government's decision to take the East Coast franchise in to temporary public ownership, Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group said: "Should the East Coast franchise go into default, the Government has made the right decision to take it back. If you bid for a car, a painting or a house and can't pay for it, it always reverts back to the under-bidder or the owner.

June 2nd, 2009 LONDON - We welcome Network Rail and the Office of Rail Regulation's acknowledgement of the unsatisfactory performance on the West Coast Main Line, which is vindication of the warnings we have given both organisations over the last three years. We are disappointed that NR have spent GBP9 billion on the "upgrade" to deliver the worst performing route on the rail network today.

May 31st, 2009 LONDON - The Manchester to London rail route continues to flourish with journeys increasing by 12.6% over the last six months despite the recession. Increasingly passengers are choosing rail over air for their journeys between two of the country's biggest commercial hubs.

May 14th, 2009 AMMAN, Jordan - Ragheb Alama and David Vendetta in Concert on May 28 Backstage Production presents Superstar Ragheb ALAMA and world famous D.J David VENDETTA in the "BACKSTAGE LIVE TOUR" on Thursday May 28 at 10pm at the Amman Exhibition Park, announced today Khodr Alama, CEO of Backstage Production and manager of Ragheb Alama. Ragheb Alama will start his long awaited Arab tour in Amman, before heading to Beirut, Doha, Manama, Abu Dhabi and Cairo.

May 2nd, 2009 DUBAI - For the first time, Virgin Megastore, Middle East, presented the Virgin Megastore Platinum Award to the Arabic Superstar Ragheb Alama in recognition of the success of his latest Best-Selling album "Ba'sha'ak". Moreover, to acknowledge and highlight Ragheb's prosperous 25-year musical career.

April 16th, 2009 LONDON - Virgin Trains will be running additional late evening trains to get fans home after the Champions League Semi-Final football matches between Manchester United and Arsenal. There will be one extra train after each of the two matches.

November 4th, 2009 Virgin Media prices $1.2B of senior debtSEATTLE — Virgin Media Inc., the London-based provider of TV, Internet and phone services, said Wednesday the pricing has been set for an offering of 715 million pounds ($1.2 billion) in senior notes due 2019 from its subsidiary Virgin Media Finance PLC. Virgin Media said the notes will be offered in two tranches, split between U.S.

April 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - Citibank today announced it has reduced its Prime Lending Rate (PLR) by 25 basis points to 14.75 per cent from the present 15 per cent. The new PLR will be effective May 1, 2009.

April 21st, 2009 LONDON - Former Spice Girls singer Geri Halliwell's dream of making movies will come true with the help of Virgin Media. Halliwell said she wanted to give up music and go into movies as she is really passionate about 'story-telling'.

September 3rd, 2009 Virgin America wants case ended on its citizenshipATLANTA — Privately held air carrier Virgin America is asking the Department of Transportation to deny Alaska Airlines' repeated challenges to its U.S. citizenship status and close the case.

August 31st, 2009 Virgin America, TuVox extend dealBURLINGAME, Calif. — Privately held air carrier Virgin America has renewed its partnership for three years with a company that provides call routing and voice self-service applications.

July 28th, 2009 LONDON - Brit industrialist Sir Richard Branson has lost the sole use of the word 'virgin' in branding, after a court ruling on July 27. The court ruled in favour of South African company Bodtrade, which was granted a trademark to use the phrase: "You can't be a virgin all your life, it's time", reports the Sun.

March 6th, 2009 KOLKATA - US-based financial power house Citibank may be facing one of its worst crises in its home territory. But the bank Thursday said it would continue with its recruitment process in India.

August 25th, 2009 NY prosecutors accuse investment banker of fraudNEW YORK — Federal authorities in New York have arrested an investment banker on charges he lied to Citibank to get a $74 million loan. Prosecutors accused Hassan Nemazee on Tuesday of giving Citibank documents showing he owned millions of dollars in collateral.

September 1st, 2009 SINGAPORE - Singapore's DBS Group Holdings Ltd, the biggest bank in South-East Asia, said Tuesday that it has appointed Piyush Gupta from Citibank Inc as its chief executive officer, about five months after the death of its previous CEO. Gupta, 49, is currently Citibank's chief executive for South-East Asia and the Pacific and is to join the DBS Group in November, the bank said in a statement.

July 28th, 2009 Sprint Nextel to buy Virgin Mobile USAOVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Telecommunications company Sprint Nextel Corp.