Business & Money | Sunday 31 May, 2015 9:41 am

Deloitte: Construction is the economic barometer for the region

2015 stands to be another key indicator of economic development as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) continues to invest in infrastructure and capital projects. The forecast for projects planned and underway in the GCC in 2015 is US$172 billion; the highest on record to date. This is according to...

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Business & Money | Sunday 31 May, 2015 9:35 am

Maaden puts Saudi mining sector on the global map

Mining giant Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) has been rated as one of the best world-class companies on various operational, projects, training and skill development and financial parameters with its asset base recording 14-fold increase; now exceeding $22.5 billion in total. Maaden has also...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 31 May, 2015 9:31 am

New water desalination projects under way

General Establishment for Water Desalination (GEWD) is implementing new projects, with a total production capacity of up to 2.5 million cubic meters per day in the Makkah Region and the Eastern Province (EP), during the next four years."The first project in the Makkah Region includes the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 31 May, 2015 9:29 am

Preparations under way for municipal council polls

In a few weeks preparations will begin for elections for municipal councils which will be held in August.Despite criticisms of the previous two elections, people are hopeful. Changes in legislation have increased the number of elected candidates to two-thirds.The voting age has been lowered to 18...

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Business & Money | Sunday 31 May, 2015 9:26 am

MoH seeks personnel for Haj

Health personnel who are interested in serving pilgrims during the coming Haj are requested to send their applications to the Ministry of Health for deployment on a temporary basis.The Manpower Committee at the ministry will receive the applications through its website:...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 31 May, 2015 9:25 am

Texas A&M University at Qatar, Huawei and Ooredoo Build Global Education Alliance

- Partnership will increase knowledge sharing and offer enhanced student learning experiences through internships and student exchange program- With the advent of Qatar’s knowledge economy, Texas A&M University at Qatar and Huawei—a global information and communications technology...

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Business & Money | Sunday 31 May, 2015 9:23 am

Al-Hudaithi is new SRMG chairman

The board of directors of the Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG) decided on Wednesday to appoint board member, Eng. Sulaiman Al-Hudaithi, as chairman.His tenure, along with that of the board, would be from May 1, 2015, until April 30, 2018, SRMG announced.Eng. Al-Hudaithi holds a bachelor of ...

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Healthcare | Sunday 31 May, 2015 1:08 am

Tabuk Pharmaceuticals Renews Support to Nulabi Al-Nida’a Campaign

Stemming from its firm belief in contributing to societies and helping those in need, Tabuk Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company (“Tabuk Pharmaceuticals”), one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) region, joined the “Nulabi Al-Nida” (We...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 31 May, 2015 12:54 am

Kaspersky Lab Warns of a New Scam That Uses Windows Live ID

Experts are warning of a new scam that uses Windows Live ID as bait to catch personal information stored in user profiles on services like Xbox LIVE, Zune, Hotmail, Outlook, MSN, Messenger and OneDrive. “Honest” phishingUsers receive warnings by email saying that their Windows Live ID...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 31 May, 2015 12:16 am

Mobily Offers “Prime” Package Subscribers 100% Free Extra Credit

Mobily launched “Prime” promotion enabling new and existing subscribers get extra credit of 100% and a free data up to 500 MB upon charging SR 10 and more.Mobily clarified that the additional free credit can be used in voice calls, text messages within the network and internet, and this...

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