Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 19 September, 2015 1:18 pm

High-Tech hotels: Celebrity boutiques & features ‘bordering on sci-fi’ are the future design

A new Design Theater for 2015, created by leading Italian designers WT Studio, was unveiled at the Dubai World Trade Centre where the 16th annual The Hotel Show Dubai, is set to take place on Sept. 28-30. It will host some of the international experts who will discuss the future of hotel design in...

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Healthcare | Saturday 19 September, 2015 3:43 am

65 MoH centers to monitor pilgrim health

The Ministry of Health has set up 65 epidemiological survey centers in Makkah and at the holy sites for the safety of the pilgrims, a senior official from the ministry told Arab News here  on Friday.  “We have mobilized our resources to offer maximum safety for the guests of...

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Business & Money | Saturday 19 September, 2015 3:31 am

Boards of GCC businesses becoming more professional

Businesses across the GCC are increasingly adopting more rigorous corporate governance standards and are becoming more transparent in their communications to win deeper public trust, and the shift is being driven by chairmen and more professional boards.   The issue of building more...

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Business & Money | Friday 18 September, 2015 5:28 am

Nasser appointed Saudi Aramco CEO

 Long-serving Saudi Aramco executive Amin Hassan Nasser was on Thursday appointed as the president and chief executive officer of the world’s largest energy company. The decision was announced during the first meeting in Jeddah of the recently constituted Saudi Aramco Supreme Council...

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Business & Money | Friday 18 September, 2015 4:27 am

Prince Faisal opens Holy Qur’an Expo

Rare manuscripts of the Holy Qur’an were displayed at an exhibition inaugurated by Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman early this week. The event was sponsored by the Simaya Group in cooperation with the Ministry of Islamic Affairs in Madinah. Following the ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark ...

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Technology & IT | Friday 18 September, 2015 3:34 am

Apple faces hurdles as it positions iPad Pro for business use

more powerful iPad Pro to businesses because companies are reluctant to switch software vendors and use an expensive device that lacks specialized business apps, analysts said. “They’ve tried to ... focus on the enterprise but over the last two years it has really not been...

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Business & Money | Thursday 17 September, 2015 1:20 pm

Bupa Arabia Launches Flexible Program for Saudi Familes

Bupa Arabia, the number one insurance provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, launched today for the first time in the Kingdom, the Flexible Program for Saudi families, going in line with their needs and requirements of the market, realizing the Saudi families’ aspirations to get the best...

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Business & Money | Thursday 17 September, 2015 5:58 am

GCC fertilizers entering critical period of opportunities and challenges

While fertilizer producers in the GCC have achieved many milestones in the last decade, demographic and economic challenges lie ahead in the near term, warned industry insiders at the 6th Fertilizer Convention, hosted by the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association...

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Government | Thursday 17 September, 2015 4:25 am

King tells officials to provide best services for pilgrims

Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal said that King Salman’s directions stipulate that all services should be deployed to bring comfort to the guests of God. He said after an inspection tour that this country will deploy all potential to provide services to Haj pilgrims under directives of the ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 17 September, 2015 12:59 am

QNB Group Welcomes Saudi Cabinet’s Approval to open its 
branch in the Kingdom

QNB Group welcomed the Saudi Cabinet’s approval to open its branch in the Kingdom, this move will enable QNB  to enter one of the biggest markets in the GCC and the world’s financial market. QNB Group CEO Mr. Ali Ahmed Al Kuwari has expressed his deep gratitude and thanks to the ...

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