Government | Monday 1 June, 2015 9:29 am

Grand reception for King Salman in Makkah

The holy city of Makkah was all decked up to receive Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, who graced on Sunday evening a grand ceremony held by the people of Makkah region in celebration of his ascension to the throne. King Salman was received by Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah...

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Culture & Education | Monday 1 June, 2015 9:26 am

Takaful identifies 370,000 students for subsidies

During the current academic year, government schools nominated approximately 370,000 students who were eligible for subsidies from Takaful Charitable Foundation.The foundation was established to support financially disadvantaged students in Saudi public schools to continue and succeed in receiving...

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Government | Monday 1 June, 2015 9:24 am

Shoura to study anticorruption law

A draft law with proposals such as declaration of assets, protection of witnesses and action in corruption cases will be presented in the Shoura Council on Tuesday.The “National Authority for Combating Corruption” draft law is being introduced by council members Nasser bin Dawood and Mowafaq...

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Business & Money | Monday 1 June, 2015 2:05 am

The best way to find a job is by applying online on leading jobsites

The Bayt.com “Recruitment Practices in Middle East and North Africa” survey, recently conducted by Bayt.com – the Middle East’s number one jobs site – has revealed that 90.7% of respondents in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) find it useful to receive notifications about new...

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Cars & Autos | Monday 1 June, 2015 1:58 am

TOYOTA CAMRY: AN AWARD-WINNING RIDE STILL BELOVED

Decades after its introduction, the Toyota Camry is still catching the eye of the automobile industry and being showered with awards as if it were the hot new kid on the block.Recently, Kelly Blue Book not only named the 2015 Camry a Best Buy Award Finalist, it awarded the Camry the Best Resale...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 1 June, 2015 12:24 am

Oman Air And The Ministry Of Manpower Underline The Importance Of Qualifying And Training Omani Pilots

Oman Air is to train more Omani pilots, with the intention of increasing employment and career progression opportunities for citizens of the Sultanate. The move is part of a broader programme of training and development for employees throughout the company. The programme was recently agreed by Oman ...

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Business & Money | Monday 1 June, 2015 12:11 am

Gulf Capital Receives Dual Recognition for “Best Credit Fund” and “Best Private Equity Firm”

Gulf Capital, one of the largest and most active alternative investment firms in the Middle East, received dual recognition at the Banker Middle East Awards yesterday when its flagship GC Credit Opportunities Fund I was voted as the “Best SME Credit Fund” in MENA and when the firm received the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 31 May, 2015 6:41 pm

Deputy Minister for Roads inaugurates Saudi Transport 2015 in the presence of officials from government and private sector

Engineer, Hathlool Hussein Alhathlool, Deputy Minister for Roads, on behalf of Engineer Abdullah bin Abdulrahman, Minister of Transport, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, inaugurated the Saudi Transport 2015 exhibition today, Sunday, May 31, 2015, at the Riyadh International Exhibition Centre and...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 31 May, 2015 5:21 pm

Kaspersky Lab discovers Grabit: A Cyber-spy Tracking SMBs

Kaspersky Lab has recently discovered a new business-oriented cyber-spying campaign called Grabit that was able to steal about 10,000 files from small/medium-sized organizations based mostly in Thailand, India and the US. The list of target sectors includes chemicals, nanotechnology, education,...

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Business & Money | Sunday 31 May, 2015 4:06 pm

The 15th Industrialists’ Conference seeks to improve the Gulf investment environment

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, and with the participation of GCC ministers of industry, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in the State of Kuwait, the Public Authority for Industry (PAI) and the Gulf Organization for Industrial...

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