Business & Money | Saturday 15 October, 2016 3:24 am

Automation Transforming Middle East’s Packaging Industry

The Middle East’s packaging industry is undergoing rapid transformation with increasing demand for sophisticated automated solutions, according to exhibitors at Gulfood Manufacturing - the Middle East’s biggest food manufacturing, processing and packaging, logistics and materials...

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Business & Money | Saturday 15 October, 2016 2:23 am

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation Signs Agreement with LinkedIn, Launches “Arab Professionals Forum” Initiative

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF) signed an agreement with LinkedIn to increase cooperation between the two parties and launch a number of joint, knowledge-focused initiatives in the Arab region.   The agreement was signed during a press conference held by MBRF –...

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Business & Money | Saturday 15 October, 2016 2:19 am

Alhamdan inspects KAIA project

 Minister of Transport and President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) Sulaiman Alhamdan has made an inspection tour of the new King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) project in Jeddah. He visited the airport’s new air traffic control tower and load center building,...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 15 October, 2016 1:18 am

King Salman to sponsor SINC 2016

Under the aegis of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), in collaboration with King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), is set to organize the 4th Saudi International Nanotechnology Conference (SINC 2016) in Dhahran...

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Business & Money | Saturday 15 October, 2016 1:15 am

The Tallest Tower in the Kingdom Includes 50 Floors and is 188 Metres High

Amman Rotana hotel, the newest property by Rotana, one of the leading hotel management companies in the Middle East, Africa,South Asia and Eastern Europe, is already creating an expectant buzz and attracting widespread attention from both visitors and tourists in the Kingdom...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 15 October, 2016 1:15 am

Makkah to have pvt. medical university

The first medical university in the private sector will soon be established in Makkah. The university called “Makkah University’ will have all the medical specialties plus a university hospital. In the first phase, the university will have three faculties with a total of 1,000 boy and...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 15 October, 2016 1:01 am

Etihad Airways Goes Double Daily to Dublin Year-Round

Etihad Airways announced the introduction of an additional daily year-round service between Abu Dhabi and Dublin which increases frequency on the route to 14 flights a week, effective 1 April 2017.   The second daily operation, from the beginning of the Summer 2017 season, reflects...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 15 October, 2016 1:00 am

Rescued Cheetah Cubs Raised at Emirates Park Zoo and Resort

 Emirates Park Zoo and Resort rescued Jasper and Shazly, two cheetah cubs from the Saudi Arabian border. Officials confiscated 15 cubs who were being smuggled into the country, with the intent of selling as pets. All 15 are suspected of being taken from the wild. Originally, Emirates Park...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 15 October, 2016 12:58 am

Watts Opens New Sales, Distribution and Learning Center in Dubai

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: WTS)  announced the relocation of its sales and distribution facility in Dubai to a new location in Jebel Ali, and the opening of a new Watts® WorksSM Learning Center in the same facility. The new Watts Works Learning Center in Dubai will...

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Healthcare | Saturday 15 October, 2016 12:20 am

Free Breast and Skin Cancer Screening at Cocoona

Cocoona Centre for Aesthetic Transformation, which specializes in plastic, cosmetic, dental, orthopedic, weight loss, hair transplant, dermatology and dietary services, is offering free Breast Cancer and Skin Cancer screening during October, observed as the Breast Cancer month...

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