Healthcare | Sunday 5 March, 2017 11:30 am

Campaign against misuse of prescription drugs starts today

Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal will launch on Sunday an awareness campaign against the misuse of prescription drugs, especially those used for the treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders. The inaugural function will take place at the emirate›s headquarters in...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 5 March, 2017 11:27 am

Saudi team builds education platform for young refugees

A Saudi team specialized in education and technical training established the first educational platform for 13 million young refugees in Arab countries, Makkah newspaper reported. The Saudi team leader and supervisor of the project, Zaheer Azhar, explained that the purpose of the platform was to ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 5 March, 2017 10:46 am

Shababeek at Osha Event Hall from 4th to 6th May 2017 “A story behind every window!”

SHABABEEK PROMISES TO GIVE AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE TO ALL, BY  CREATING A UNIQUE ARENA BY BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN INNOVATIONS & EXCELLENCE WITH A PROFESSIONAL TOUCH OF DESIGN & CREATIVITY.   Join us to celebrate the most luxurious & a premier event, with the famous...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 5 March, 2017 7:46 am

Amazon cloud glitch disrupts sites

Usually people do not notice the “cloud” — unless, that is, it turns into a massive storm. Which was the case Tuesday when Amazon’s huge cloud-computing service suffered a major outage. Amazon Web Services suffered an unspecified breakdown in its eastern US region starting...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 4 March, 2017 2:37 pm

Tadweer Celebrates National Environment Day and Gulf Environment Week

Tadweer (The Center of Waste Management – Abu Dhabi) celebrated the National Environment Day and Gulf Environment Week by organizing workshops at a number of government entities and private and public schools, including the US Embassy, the Emirates Red Crescent, Corniche Hospital, Al Khatim...

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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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