Government | Sunday 8 May, 2016 4:11 am

Vision 2030 takes off

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman announced sweeping changes and named new ministers as well as chiefs of local government bodies in a series of royal decrees issued here Saturday. King Salman replaced the long-serving Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Al-Naimi with...

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Business & Money | Sunday 8 May, 2016 4:08 am

Automechanika 2016 opens in Dubai today

The Middle East’s growing appetite for tires and batteries will be underlined by a record exhibitor turnout in this dedicated product segment at the region’s largest auto aftermarket trade show next week. A total of 220 global manufacturers will showcase their tire and...

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Business & Money | Sunday 8 May, 2016 3:32 am

Doha Sooq partners with Grand Mart to launch Qatar’s first online supermarket

Doha Sooq, the award-winning e-commerce portal hosted by Doha Bank, has partnered with leading supermarket chain Grand Mart to launch the first online supermarket in Qatar. The move will see Grand Mart offer groceries and a wide variety of consumer products via Doha Sooq, providing customers across ...

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Government | Saturday 7 May, 2016 5:54 pm

Saudi Arabia restructures ministries, appoints new ministers: Royal Court

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman issued here on Saturday a number of royal decrees renaming and merging a number of ministries as well as announcing the creation of a commission for recreation and the other for culture. The King also reshuffled the Cabinet to appoint new...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 7 May, 2016 2:56 pm

UAE IAA grants “Life-time Achievement Award” to Mobily’s Chief Audit Executive Officer

Mr. Abdullah A. Alrowais, Chief Audit Executive Officer at Mobily, board member of the Saudi Institute of Internal Auditors and Chief of Executive Committee of IIA has received “Lifetime Achievement Award 2016” from the UAE Internal Audit Association for his achievements in the...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 7 May, 2016 1:37 pm

Oil falls as investors cash in on month-long gains

 Oil prices fell on Friday as investors cashed in on a 20-percent rise over the past month, outweighing the impact of crude production cuts in Canada where a huge wildfire has disrupted oil sands operations. Oil prices were down around one percent by 1234 GMT, with global benchmark Brent...

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Cars & Autos | Saturday 7 May, 2016 1:33 pm

Cars exclusively for women on Riyadh Metro proposed

The Municipal Council of Riyadh has proposed that there should be cars exclusively for women on Riyadh Metro, work on which is underway, according to an online newspaper. Hassan Al-Moosa, assistant director of transport planning administration in the Supreme Authority for the Development of...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 7 May, 2016 1:28 pm

Samsung launches breakthrough application that protects your eyes

Samsung has announced the launch of the Samsung Safety Screen application that helps users, especially young children, hold their mobile devices at an ideal viewing distance from their eyes.   Available for free to all Android devices on the Google Play store, the Samsung Safety Screen...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 7 May, 2016 12:35 pm

18 Saudis to participate in Intel ISEF

Eighteen Saudi gifted students will represent the Kingdom at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF 2016) to be held in Phoenix, in the US, from May 8 to 13 this year. This is the 10th Intel ISEF competition in which Saudi youths will take part. A total of 1,500 students...

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Business & Money | Saturday 7 May, 2016 5:15 am

Indonesia thanks King Salman for medical evacuation of pilgrim

The Indonesian ambassador to the Kingdom lauded Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman for approving the medical evacuation of Sholan Qasim Bint Qasim, a female Indonesian pilgrim who was injured in last year’s Mina stampede. On his own behalf and on behalf of the government and...

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