Healthcare | Monday 26 October, 2015 4:00 am

KSU holds MERS prevention drive

The infection control department at King Saud University Medical City (KSU-MC) organized a three-day campaign against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The campaign, which was opened by Abdulrahman Mohammed Al-Muammar, chief executive officer at KSU-MC, on Thursday, featured ...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 26 October, 2015 2:56 am

Kingdom wins laurels in water desalination

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman received on Sunday the awards that were given to the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) at the recent Global Water Summit in Greece. Abdullah Al-Hussayen, water and electricity minister, who took the awards to the king, was accompanied by...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 25 October, 2015 1:56 pm

Samsung Wins Eight Prizes at CLIO Awards

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has won eight prizes – two golds, four silvers, and two bronzes – at the Clio Awards, one of the three major international advertising events, alongside the Cannes Lions and New York Festivals.    Samsung's Safety Truck was first...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 25 October, 2015 3:56 am

School students to receive market-oriented education

In a new initiative, the General Directorate of Education here has announced the implementation of a program to professionalize high school students so that they could land jobs soon after their studies are over. “The program will bridge the gap between public education and the labor...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 25 October, 2015 3:42 am

Poet Prince Khalid Al Faisal named cultural personality of the year by SIBF

Prince Khalid Al Faisal, Adviser to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, and Governor of Makkah Province, has been named the Cultural Personality of the Year by the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF). Known as the Poet Prince, the SIBF has bestowed the...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 25 October, 2015 3:33 am

Mobily and Ericsson successfully complete first step towards SDN enabled network

Etihad Etisalat Mobily and Ericsson have carried out a successful test of the Dynamic Service Chaining solution, achieving an important milestone in their plans for transforming Mobily’s network using Software Defined Networking (SDN). The positive test results pave the way for the start...

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Business & Money | Saturday 24 October, 2015 4:37 am

Gulfood Manufacturing Highlights Meaty Opportunites for Region to Caoitalies on Global Halal Market Demand

With the Muslim population currently standing at 1.6 billion and the second-largest worldwide, and with cultural strictures that demand the consumption of Halal-certified foods – particularly meat and poultry, opportunities for food manufacturers and processors to capitalize on...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 24 October, 2015 4:18 am

New Jeddah airport to be ready by mid-2017

The new upgraded King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah will open for full operations in mid-2017, according to the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA), the country’s regulatory body. Construction on the new facility and testing of all equipment would be completed at the...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 24 October, 2015 3:16 am

KSA, Hungary sign atomic energy deal

The Kingdom has signed a cooperation agreement on the peaceful use of atomic energy with Hungary in order to diversify its energy sources to achieve its Vision 2032. The vision aims to replace 50 percent of dependence on traditional fossil fuel with atomic and renewable energy sources. The...

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Government | Friday 23 October, 2015 3:47 am

SR3,000 fine for every delayed salary

Employers who delay the salaries of their Saudi and expatriate employees, or who fail to pay contracted amounts, will be fined SR3,000 for every offense, the Ministry of Labor has announced.  The fines will be implemented if the ministry's Wage Protection System (WPS) indicates a delay...

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