Cars & Autos | Wednesday 14 January, 2015 3:00 pm

GT ACADEMY WINNERS SHINE AT DUBAI 24 HOURS

The NISMO PlayStation® GT Academy continued its legacy of unearthing real racing talent from the world of PlayStation®’s Gran Turismo game yesterday when an all-gamer line-up finished the 2015 Dubai 24 Hours race in second position in the top Pro-Am class, a stunning fifth...

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Beauty & Style | Wednesday 14 January, 2015 1:54 pm

Zenith and Stéphane Peterhansel: professional adventurers

With Zenith having been joined by a name as great as Stéphane Peterhansel, the 49-year-old all-time Dakar rally champion, never has its message been better illustrated: the brand is surrounded by the greatest living legends. The man known as Peter has joined the team of Zenith ambassadors for...

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Cars & Autos | Wednesday 14 January, 2015 1:37 pm

Audi expands its investment program: €24 billion from 2015 through 2019

Audi is further expanding the biggest investment program in its history. From 2015 through 2019, the Ingolstadt-based company plans to invest €24 billion, which is €2 billion more than in the previous planning period. 70 percent of the investment will flow into the development of new models and ...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 14 January, 2015 1:26 pm

Orange and Ericsson have successfully completed the world's first live LTE-Advanced FDD trial

Orange and Ericsson have successfully used the 3.4-3.6 GHz (3.5 GHz) frequencies for testing data speeds, coverage and FDD carrier aggregation. This live LTE-Advanced FDD trial, which was authorized by the French regulator ARCEP, was carried out in October-November 2014 on Orange's network in...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 14 January, 2015 1:15 pm

REC launches Saudi Build – Interiors to tap country’s USD 3.6 billion market

Riyadh Exhibitions Company, the leading organizer of trade fairs and public events in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), organized a press conference to launch Saudi Build – Interiors yesterday (Tuesday January 13, 2015) at the Four Seasons Hotel - Riyadh. The event was attended by a group of...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 14 January, 2015 3:13 am

Ministry OKs educational projects worth SR319 million

Education Minister Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has approved a number of educational projects Kingdom-wide amounting to nearly SR319 million, according to a ministry announcement.The projects are aimed to either construct new or complete on-going educational facilities in a number of cities and...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 14 January, 2015 3:10 am

New Saudization steps for vegetable market mooted

The Saudization committee has proposed new regulations to localize the Jeddah central fruit and vegetable market in a bid to regulate the activities as also to nationalize the labor force by 100 percent.The committee has found labor laws irregularities in the market where papers such as forms of...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 14 January, 2015 3:08 am

Multiple festivals to boost tourism

Coinciding with the annual school vacation throughout the Kingdom, the tourism development councils and the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) announced the launch of different tourism festivals and events in various provinces.SCTA and other agencies have completed their...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 14 January, 2015 2:44 am

Middle East Electricity Celebrates 40th Edition

Middle East Electricity, the world’s largest power exhibition taking place on 2-4 March at the Dubai World Trade Centre, is preparing for its 40th edition in 2015. The show has not only witnessed a 40 per cent increase in visitor attendance over the past two years, but has also acquired 21 per...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 14 January, 2015 2:27 am

Castrol Signs Exclusive Agreement with AlOdhaib Company

Castrol, the region’s leading provider of motor oil and lubricants, announced the signing of an exclusive cooperative agreement with AlOdhaib Company, a distributer and service center for Lexus and Toyota in the Kingdom, focusing on the supply of premium, synthetic Castrol lubricants and...

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