Culture & Education | Monday 3 September, 2018 11:57 am

‘Emirates Publishers Association’ Gains Invaluable Insight about the Global Publishing Industry

Emirates Publishers Association (EPA) enrolled Mariam Al Obaidli, Corporate Communication Manager, in the “Leadership Strategies in Book Publishing,” at Yale University, USA. EPA strives to develop the capabilities of its staff and publishing professionals in the UAE and the program...

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Culture & Education | Monday 3 September, 2018 5:34 am

Up to 70% discount on back to school gears at Wadi.com

Kids across the UAE enjoyed their 8-week summer holidays with no homework nor alarms to wake them up at the crack of dawn. But this week, they'll head back to school, aalset for the new academic year. Wadi.com, an e-commerce major of UAE is offering up to 70% discount...

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Business & Money | Monday 3 September, 2018 5:22 am

MAG Lifestyle Development reveals the sale of 600 units of its MAG EYE project

MAG Lifestyle Development (MAG LD), the property development arm of MAG Group Holding, is proud to reveal the successful sales numbers of MAG EYE units. 600 units comprising studios and two and three-bedroom townhouses have already been sold valued at AED 400 million.  Talal Moafaq Al...

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Government | Monday 3 September, 2018 4:50 am

Schools, universities welcome Saudi students with gifts, events

As millions of students attended their classes in schools and universities across the Kingdom on the first day of the new academic year on Sunday, several institutions organized a variety of events and programs to attract the new comers. Riyadh’s Princess Nora Bint Abdul Rahman University...

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Technology & IT | Monday 3 September, 2018 3:19 am

Samsung Unveils Real 8K Resolution and 8K AI Upscaling for QLED 8K

During its press conference at the IFA 2018, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.is to announce its foray into 8K with the unveil of the Q900R QLED 8K complete with 8K AI Upscaling. Available in four ultra-large screen sizes (65”, 75”, 82” and 85”), Samsung QLED 8K TV will feature...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 3 September, 2018 3:16 am

Centro Sharjah Eliminates Use of Plastic Straws

In line with the hotel’s environment conservation programme, Centro Sharjah has joined the movement to make the world a better place by eliminating use of single - plastic straws in all its Food and Beverage outlets. Centro Sharjah will now provide guests PLA (Polylactic Acid) straws as an...

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Culture & Education | Monday 3 September, 2018 3:02 am

Sharjah Girl Guides Members Learns The Art of Storytelling

The educational workshop curated by the Sharjah Girl Guides (SGG), a Sharjah-based guiding entity that operates under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher Bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah and Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA),...

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Technology & IT | Monday 3 September, 2018 3:00 am

SMEs to employ more Saudis as hiring expats gets expensive

The rate of Saudization in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is expected to increase as a result of high cost of employing expatriate workers, according to traders and market analysts. Mohammed Al-Johani, deputy chairman of the food committee at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry...

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Business & Money | Monday 3 September, 2018 2:48 am

Saudi Justice Ministry: Over 52,000 cases taken up after office hours

The Justice Ministry said 52,482 proceedings were conducted outside official working hours, before 7.30 a.m. and after 3 p.m., in the last 100 days. There were 30,826 executive, 17,716 judicial and 3,940 documentation proceedings. Courts’ work outside official hours aims to speed up and...

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Technology & IT | Monday 3 September, 2018 2:00 am

Huawei Launches Kirin 980, the World’s First Commercial 7nm SoC

In his IFA 2018 keynote titled “The Ultimate Power of Mobile AI”, Huawei Consumer Business Group CEO Mr. Richard Yu introduced the Kirin 980, the system on a chip (SoC) that will bring about the next evolution of mobile AI. As the world’s first commercial SoC manufactured with...

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