Culture & Education | Friday 6 March, 2015 11:48 am

BMC pens cooperation deal with Canadian university

A delegation from the University of Manitoba in Canada recently visited the Kingdom to study a joint cooperation agreement with the Batterjee Medical College (BMC). The Canadian representatives were led by Dr. Emily Atfery, dean of the university’s faculty of medicine, and met with Dr. Khaled...

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Business & Money | Friday 6 March, 2015 11:17 am

Housing in Makkah ‘too expensive for families’

The SR500,000 home loan provided by the government for citizens is not enough to pay for a three-bedroom apartment with a living room in Makkah, developers and real estate experts said recently.The average family would need to take out an extra SR150,000 to SR200,000 just to buy an apartment built...

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Business & Money | Friday 6 March, 2015 11:10 am

Expats have right to keep their passports

The Labor Ministry has reiterated that it is the right of foreign workers to keep their passports and official documents.“Anybody violating this rule will face serious penalties,” said Taysir Al-Mofraj, the ministry’s spokesman.According to him, holding on to employees’ passports does not...

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Technology & IT | Friday 6 March, 2015 11:06 am

NetApp Delivers Data Backup and Archive to the Cloud

NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) today introduced new software and solutions for hybrid IT deployments that improve data backup and recovery times and give customers more control over how, when and where they store their data throughout its lifecycle.Customers can leverage the flexibility of Amazon Web...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 6 March, 2015 11:03 am

‘DEAL 2015’ to showcase the potential of multimillion dollar animatronics industry

One of the world’s largest industry events in the entertainment industry – ‘Dubai Entertainment Amusement and Leisure show’ (DEAL 2015) will be showcasing the potential of the multimillion dollar ‘Animatronics’ industry. Animatronics is used primarily in the entertainment, theme park...

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Technology & IT | Friday 6 March, 2015 10:55 am

Kaspersky Lab Products Achieve Outstanding Results in Independent Tests throughout 2014

Kaspersky Lab has once again led the way in the Top-3 Protection rating for 2014, reflecting the enduring superiority of its products. The rating is based on the results of a series of independent evaluations of security solutions carried out throughout the past year. According to this rating,...

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Healthcare | Friday 6 March, 2015 10:39 am

Boehringer Ingelheim and Saudi Endocrinologists introduce treatment for management of Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is the most common form of diabetes often leading to chronic complications like cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, liver disease and nerve damage. With increasing incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in Saudi Arabia, at least 1 in every 5 people is estimated to have diabetes in...

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Culture & Education | Friday 6 March, 2015 10:25 am

International eLearning Experts Gather in Riyadh for eLearning Event

The Ministry of Education’s National Center for e-Learning and Distance Learning has held its Fourth International Conference on eLearning and Distance Education. The event brought together some of the world’s leading e-Learning researchers and educators, to discuss ways in which new digital...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 5 March, 2015 12:51 pm

HBKU Launches Pioneering Postgraduate Programs in Biological and Biomedical Sciences and in Sustainable Energy and Sustainable Environment

Hamad bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, is launching three new postgraduate programs within its College of Science and Engineering. Applications are now open for prospective students seeking to apply to the master's and...

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Cars & Autos | Thursday 5 March, 2015 12:42 pm

NISSAN ALTIMA TRIUMPHANT IN 48-HOUR ENDURANCE CHALLENGE

Nissan’s Altima mid-size sedan has triumphed in an extraordinary endurance challenge over 48 hours, which saw the vehicle travel 4,323.2 km non-stop– an equivalent distance of driving from Riyadh to Rome.Certified by the Saudi Arabian Motor Federation, the endurance test started on Sunday first ...

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