Business & Money | Saturday 4 March, 2017 2:23 pm

EXHIBITION OF MARINE-INSPIRED ART COLLECTION MAKES WORLD DEBUT AT DUBAI INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW

Bohemian crystal artworks treasured by Bill Clinton, Elton John, royal families and Russian oligarchs find major interest among GCC buyers   Nestled among the superyachts and myriad other craft at the 25th Dubai International Boat Show, a unique marine-inspired art gallery has made a...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 4 March, 2017 8:41 am

Saudi Arabia to open 3 Arabic-language institutes in Indonesia

Saudi Arabia is planning to establish Arabic-language institutions in the three major Indonesian cities of Makassar, Medan and Surabaya, said Saudi Ambassador Osama Mohammed Abdullah Al-Shuaibi. The envoy said the goal is to help Indonesians improve their Arabic-language skills, and the...

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Business & Money | Saturday 4 March, 2017 8:19 am

KSA readies road map to combat cyber terror

Statistics presented at the second international cyber security conference in Riyadh have highlighted the enormity of cyber attacks being suffered by Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Cooperation Council states. During the two-day conference, which was patronized by Vicegerent Crown Prince Muhammed...

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Business & Money | Saturday 4 March, 2017 8:15 am

SWCC may stop giving free water to NWC

 The Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), which will soon be privatized, is presently considering a study to sell desalinated water to the National Water Company (NWC), Makkah daily reported on Wednesday. A source at the NWC said the SWCC has so far been providing water to the...

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Business & Money | Saturday 4 March, 2017 8:00 am

KSA INVESTMENT CONTINUES TO FLOW INTO TURKEY DESPITE CONCERNS

Investors from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have emerged as the largest GCC real estate investor in Turkey and the third largest among foreign investors. Buyers from Iraq (in first place), Saudi Arabia (3rd), Kuwait (4th), Qatar (7th) and Bahrain (10th) emerged among the top 10 foreign buyers in the ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 4 March, 2017 7:43 am

Oil rises as OPEC sticks to output pledges

Oil reversed earlier losses on Wednesday as investors took heart from strict compliance of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) with its pledge to cut output, although evidence of increasing US production capped gains. OPEC reduced its oil output for a second month in...

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Business & Money | Saturday 4 March, 2017 1:45 am

DIHAD Supports Orphaned Refugees Through ‘Fly For Peace’ Campaign

In a first-of-its-kind campaign in the Middle East, a ‘Fly For Peace’ exhibition will take place at DIHAD Conference & Exhibition happening from 21st to 23rd of March, 2017 at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre,  featuring orphaned refugees’...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 4 March, 2017 1:33 am

Child Safety Campaign Workshops Highlight the Dangers of the Internet

Rapidly increasing access opens doors to online abuse   Sharjah’s Child Safety Campaign (CSC) has held two dedicated workshops to test children and young people on their internet awareness in order to help them avoid online abuse, protect their privacy and exclude inappropriate...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 4 March, 2017 1:13 am

Sheikh Zayed Book Award announces Shortlists in Translation and Literary Studies 11th Cycle

The Sheikh Zayed Book Award announced today the works shortlisted in its “Translation” and “Literary& Arts Criticism” Categories. The frontrunners in “Translation” include three scholarly studies, two of which construed to Arabic from original works in...

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Healthcare | Saturday 4 March, 2017 1:09 am

​Dentist Direct Dubai offers free Orthodontic consultations

Discover what treatment options are available for Children and Adults    Dentist Direct Dubai, a UK-based expert in dentistry offering a holistic approach to oral health, is offering free orthodontic consultations until 31st March 2017.   The free consultation will be...

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