Technology & IT | Sunday 1 March, 2015 12:43 am

Oman Air Wins Four Awards at OAMC 2nd Annual Awards Ceremony

Oman Air has scooped four awards at the Oman Airports Management Company Second Annual Awards ceremony, held at the Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa in Muscat on Sunday 22nd February 2015. The national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman was recognized as one of the top five airlines by number ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 1 March, 2015 12:39 am

The Product of the Year Awards 2015: Gulf consumers have spoken.

The Product of the Year Awards (POY) 2015 honoured the leading brands from across the GCC countries at a scintillating award ceremony held at The Palace Hotel last night. POY is a prestigious award that rewards innovation in the FMCG sector and it is also the only award to be voted for by customers ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 28 February, 2015 9:25 am

KAEC continues to attract local and international firms

Several local and regional industrial factories in Jeddah intend to transfer their industrial activities from Jeddah to the Industrial Valley at King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) for its strategic economic location. An estimated 50 percent of Jeddah factories will be expected to change their...

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Healthcare | Saturday 28 February, 2015 9:04 am

MERS claims 2 more lives

The Ministry of Health announced that the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) had claimed two more lives.The people who died were two Saudi men aged 84 and 51, from Queiyah and Hofuf. They were non-medical personnel and had pre-existing illnesses. There were no infections...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 28 February, 2015 8:55 am

Aramco plants 2,300 trees with water-saving polymer

A Riyadh-based group has planted 2,300 trees of six varieties for Saudi Aramco in Qurais, Eastern Province, with the use of a super water-saving polymer it had invented.“There have been several delays in planting the trees due to the winter season, during which the different varieties could have...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 28 February, 2015 8:34 am

JCCI launches career training program for youth in 13 fields

The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) held a career training program for Saudi job seekers in 13 career fields at Ismail Abu Dawood Hall in Jeddah on Wednesday. The program was organized in cooperation with the National Recruitment Program.Prior to the event, registration for the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 28 February, 2015 8:30 am

‘Difficult to restore all 4,000 Asir villages’

Muhammad Al-Umrah, the director general of Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) in Asir, has admitted that it is very difficult to renovate and restore the nearly 4,000 historical villages in the region according to the information provided by the Urban Observatory.He noted that the...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 28 February, 2015 1:55 am

Cybersecurity remains a top priority and concern in the Middle East

As news reports are abuzz with cyber criminals having reportedly succeeded in stealing USD1 billion from over 100 banks globally within a span of two years, the Market Forecasts and Analysis Report (2014-2019) by MarketsandMarkets predicts that the global cybersecurity industry will be worth...

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Business & Money | Saturday 28 February, 2015 1:47 am

Fiera di Vicenza and its strategic partner L’Azurde organize roadshows in Saudi Arabia

he world looks to the Saudi gold market as it is the fourth-largest market in the world in terms of gold consumption, and the first in the Arab region. It accounts for a third of the demand in the Middle East, and the main engine behind the rest of the GCC markets. In Qatar alone, Saudi Arabia's...

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Culture & Education | Friday 27 February, 2015 1:15 pm

Over 15,000 graduate from KAU in colorful convocation

The King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah on Wednesday hosted its 44th convocation to celebrate the success of its outgoing graduating batch.Excitement and anticipation filled the air in the vast stadium hall in late evening as graduates, proud parents and University officials gathered in the stadium ...

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