Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 14 August, 2016 6:41 am

World festival to highlight Kingdom’s maritime strength

The World Maritime Festival will be held in September at the Maritime Front at Alkhobar City under the patronage of EP Gov. Prince Saud bin Naif. Musaed bin Abdulrahman Al-Drees, director of Ports Authority and deputy chief of the festival committee signed an agreement with the founding partner...

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Business & Money | Sunday 14 August, 2016 5:28 am

Govt launches campaigns for women workers’ safety

The Ministry of Labor and Social Development initiated a series of campaigns to raise awareness about safety and health among workers in industrial plants, especially those employing women. Under the program, the ministry concentrated on industrial units in Riyadh and held campaigns in several...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 14 August, 2016 4:10 am

Mobily : 100% Additional Free Credit for the Subscribers in “Haj and Umrah” package

Etihad Etisalat "Mobily continues to provide ongoing promotions on (Hajj and Umrah) package allocated for pilgrims coming to the Kingdom, where the company enables the subscribers in this package to get 100% additional free credit when charging by SAR 10 or more. Mobily clarified that free...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 14 August, 2016 1:53 am

Samsung Delivers 12,500 Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games Limited Edition Phones to Rio 2016 Olympians

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Wireless Communications Equipment, in collaboration with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presented 12,500 Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games Limited Edition mobile phones to athletes competing in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The...

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Business & Money | Saturday 13 August, 2016 5:01 pm

Al Meera records QR 102.4 mn net profit and 10.6% increase in sales for H1 2016

Al Meera Consumer Goods Company (QSC) recently disclosed its semi-annual financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2016, with net profit attributable to the owners of the company amounting to QR 102.4 million.  Commenting on the company’s achievement, Al Meera stated that for ...

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Cars & Autos | Saturday 13 August, 2016 8:44 am

Successful model: one million Audi Q5 from Ingolstadt

The one-millionth Audi Q5 drove off the production line at Audi’s main plant in Ingolstadt. The jubilee car, an SQ5 in Sepang Blue, will be delivered to a family in Germany. The international success of the Audi Q5 began in 2008, when Audi launched this model in the segment of mid-range SUVs...

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Government | Saturday 13 August, 2016 5:52 am

A cadre of over 6,000 to look after health of Hajis

The Ministry of Health has trained a cadre of more than 6,000 in 145 areas of health to serve the guests of Allah during Haj. The training focused on the treatment of pilgrims affected by heat exhaustion and sunstroke, dealing with cases in emergency departments and critical care. Topics like...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 13 August, 2016 5:05 am

BlackBerry Launches Software Licensing Program for its Mobility Solutions Business

BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB), a global leader in secure mobile communications, announced the launch of a software licensing program for its Mobility Solutions business by introducing the BlackBerry® Hub+ for Android. A suite of BlackBerry applications, BlackBerry Hub+ makes...

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Business & Money | Saturday 13 August, 2016 4:54 am

Dubai looks to boost cultural life with opera house

A BOAT-SHAPED hulk of steel and glass at the foot of the world’s tallest tower, Dubai’s new opera house is set to boost the cultural life of the Gulf’s business hub. Workers are putting the final touches on the venue, a short walk from the 828-meter (2,700-foot) Burj Khalifa,...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 13 August, 2016 3:51 am

Mobily to train 6,000 Saudis in telecom

The Ministry of Labor and Social Development and Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) signed a memorandum of understanding to train and support Saudi nationals to work in mobile sales and maintenance shops. Minister of Labor and Social Development Mufrej Al-Haqabani inaugurated the signing ceremony where a ...

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