Healthcare | Sunday 8 November, 2015 2:01 pm

Facts you should know about Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men (after skin cancer), but it can often be treated successfully. There are tests to find it early. We don’t yet know if the benefits of testing outweigh the risk. Men should learn about prostate cancer and testing, then decide if testing is...

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Business & Money | Sunday 8 November, 2015 1:56 pm

Amana Capital Announces Phase Two of its Expansion Plan

Amana Capital, the leading Middle Eastern financial services group specialized in online trading and consultancy services, announced today that it has started implementing the second phase of its multi-phase expansion plan, after the success achieved in the first phase.  During phase one,...

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Healthcare | Sunday 8 November, 2015 1:12 pm

King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital and Prince Sultan Cardiac Center Implement World’s Smallest Pacemaker

King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital and Prince Sultan Cardiac Center announced that they are the first hospitals in the Middle East and Africa region to use the world’s smallest pacemaker, the Medtronic Micra® Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS), since it received CE Mark (Conformité...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 8 November, 2015 4:44 am

ETIHAD GUEST POWERS UP WITH NEW PORSCHE PARTNERSHIP FOR UAE MEMBERS

Etihad Guest, the loyalty programme for Etihad Airways, has signed a deal with the Porsche Centre of Abu Dhabi and Ali & Sons Co LLC, to offer new benefits to its UAE-based members.   The deal will see Etihad Guest members earn miles with the purchase of a Porsche, enabling them to...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 8 November, 2015 4:16 am

80% private schools face the stick over Saudization

Around 80 percent of private schools in the Kingdom face the threat of being shut down during the next 18 months for not meeting the Saudization criteria, an official was quoted as saying by local media on Saturday. “Schools are supposed to meet the condition to employ the set number of...

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Business & Money | Sunday 8 November, 2015 4:14 am

Preliminary meeting to develop common vision for business sector

Arab businessmen will meet their counterparts from a number of South American countries for a preliminary discussion at the Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) on Sunday, prior to the Fourth Summit of Arab-South American Countries in the capital (ASPA). Various state leaders and top businessmen from ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 8 November, 2015 4:11 am

HCDA clears key Riyadh projects worth SR21bn

The High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh (HCDA) has approved investment projects worth SR21 billion in the Saudi capital.    Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar said during a meeting that the projects showed the confidence among investors, including Kuwaiti and Emirati...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 8 November, 2015 3:42 am

Air Arabia reports strong net profit of AED472 million in first nine months of 2015

Air Arabia (PJSC), the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, today announced its financial results for the first nine months ending September 30 2015, as the company continue to achieve strong financial performance and solid growth.   The company...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 8 November, 2015 3:27 am

Samsung Activ Dualwash Washing Machine Achieved Sales of One Million Units Worldwide

The Samsung Activ Dualwash washing machine has achieved sales of one million units worldwide since its debut in February 2015. As Samsung’s most successful washing machine to date, the Activ Dualwash has set a record, generating a sales of 3,500 units per day, or two or more units every...

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Business & Money | Sunday 8 November, 2015 2:02 am

Oasis 500 Partners With Open Hands Initiative In Young Women Entrepreneurs Fellowship Program

Oasis500, a leading seed stage investment and business accelerator, and the first of its kind in Jordan and the MENA region partnered recently with Open Hands initiative to support young women entrepreneurs, through a one week fellowship program in Amman with the participation of 20 women...

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