Healthcare | Tuesday 11 April, 2017 11:28 am

KSA ‘on a par with the West’ in use of technology in neurosurgery

Saudi Arabia is one of the most advanced countries in terms of neurosurgery using technology, according to a senior expert in the field. “We use intraoperative imaging, all micro techniques, advanced equipment and instruments that many countries in the west do not have,” said Dr....

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Business & Money | Tuesday 11 April, 2017 11:15 am

Philippine president arrives in Riyadh

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrived here Monday on a three-day visit to meet Saudi leaders for investment, trade and support for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Kingdom. Duterte and some 40 officials from various ministries were received by Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 11 April, 2017 11:14 am

Changes in demography and consumer awareness are driving up the demand for healthcare in the Kingdom

The international community agrees on the high importance of the healthcare sector that plays a prominent role in ensuring citizens’ right to a healthy life through providing high standard and professional health services. The health sector is one of the largest and fastest growing sectors in ...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 11 April, 2017 11:06 am

35,000 Saudi women studying abroad on govt scholarships

Some 35,000 Saudi women are studying abroad in 60 countries on government scholarships, said Shoura member Huda Al-Hulaisi, adding that Vision 2030 is based on the role of women and youths. She noted the gains of Saudi women in recent years as they have become members of the Shoura Council and...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 11 April, 2017 10:43 am

Saudi health care plan growth to hit SR92.6bn by 2020

The Kingdom’s SR270 billion ($72 billion) health care plan under Vision 2030 sets Saudi Arabia on a fast-growth trajectory in the sector, projected to be a SR92.6 billion market by 2020. Partial growth will be technology and informatics driven, according to data released at the eHealth and...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 11 April, 2017 10:23 am

Countries vie for tourism opportunities at Riyadh Travel Fair

The four-day Riyadh Travel Fair, which ended Monday, was the focus of business networking opportunities, seminars, ministerial discussions and recognition of 12 months of the tourism industry’s achievements. The fair was inaugurated by Majid A. Al-Hokair, chairman of the Committee for...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 11 April, 2017 5:55 am

Festival of Media MENA Returns to Dubai for its Third Edition

Building on the hugely successful second edition in 2016, the Festival of Media MENA is returning to Dubai on Wednesday 26th April 2017 at the Waldorf Astoria on Palm Jumeirah. The third edition of this global conference and awards program will bring together senior level executives from the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 11 April, 2017 5:21 am

Al Meera participates in the 2nd Government Procurement & Contracting Conference ‘Moushtarayat 2017’

Al Meera Consumer Goods Company Q.S.C has recently taken part in Qatar Development Bank’s (QDB) and Ministry of Finance 2nd Government Procurement & Contracting Conference and Exhibition “Moushtarayat 2017”, held from 6 – 8 April, 2017 at the Doha Exhibition and...

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Cars & Autos | Tuesday 11 April, 2017 5:00 am

Careem Qatar teams up with Dublin-based LoyLap to launch an innovative loyalty program for Captains

Getting rewarded for delivering outstanding performance is about to get more exciting and easier for Careem Captains in Qatar as the region’s leading ride-hailing app announces the launch of its innovative Captain Loyalty Program, in collaboration with LoyLap, a Dublin-based ‘software...

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Cars & Autos | Tuesday 11 April, 2017 4:28 am

Shell Lubricants Saudi Arabia partner Bakhashab ISUZU naming Shell Rimula as their only recommended Diesel Engine Oil

Aljomaih and Shell Lubricating Oil Company Limited (JOSLOC) celebrated a strategic partnership with Bakhashab Brothers Holding Company, dealer of ISUZU trucks in the Western and Eastern regions and the largest distributor of ISUZU trucks in Saudi Arabia. Under the partnership, JOSLOC will supply...

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