Technology & IT | Sunday 24 April, 2016 6:55 am

Samsung launches app that protects users’ eyes

Samsung has announced the launch of the Samsung Safety Screen application that helps users, especially young children, hold their mobile devices at an ideal viewing distance from their eyes. Available for free to all Android devices on the Google Play store, the Samsung Safety Screen runs in the ...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 24 April, 2016 6:54 am

Zain KSA revenues expand 7% in Q1 2016

Following the excellent performance during 2015, Zain Saudi Arabia (Zain KSA) announced significant improvements in its financial results for the first quarter of 2016 ending March 31, 2016. Revenues grew by 7% in Q1, 2016 reaching SR1,765 million compared with SR1,657 million in Q1, 2015, also...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 24 April, 2016 6:43 am

Microsoft and Google to drop all regulatory complaints

Microsoft and Google on Friday said they have agreed to drop all regulatory complaints against one another to work out such concerns between themselves in the future. "Our companies compete vigorously, but we want to do so on the merits of our products, not in legal proceedings," a...

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Government | Sunday 24 April, 2016 6:40 am

King Salman to attend Prince Saud conference

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman will attend on Sunday an international conference organized by the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies to honor and remember the life of the late Prince Saud Al-Faisal. The opening ceremony will take place at the King Abdul Aziz...

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Business & Money | Saturday 23 April, 2016 10:37 am

Samsung Electronics Levant Sponsors The 13th Educational Leaderships Conference

Samsung Electronics Levant sponsored the 13th Educational Leaderships Conference, held under the Patronage of HRH Basma Bint Talal. The event was organized by the Private Schools’ Cultural and Education Council in Aqaba for 3 days, with the attendance of 100 administrators from the...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 23 April, 2016 10:16 am

Environment exhibition in Khobar impresses visitors

An exhibition titled “Our Environment … Our Life”, which is currently being held in the Eastern Province city of Al-Khobar, is attracting a large number of visitors, especially school students who usually come during the morning sessions. The staff of King Abdulaziz Airbase in ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 23 April, 2016 9:43 am

Encroaching on History

 The remnants of Ain Zubaidah project, which was launched more than 1,200 years ago by the wife of Abbasid Caliph Haroon Rashid to quench the thirst of Hajis and Umrah pilgrims, stand testimony of Queen Zubaidah’s generosity and farsightedness. A few years ago, late King Abdullah had...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 23 April, 2016 9:11 am

Kingdom's non-oil exports reach SR627bn

The sixth edition of Jeddah Industrial Forum (JIF) was inaugurated by Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal with the adoption of an innovative youth-focused national transformation program at the Jeddah Hilton. The Ministry of Trade and Industry in Saudi Arabia has revealed that non-oil exports...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 23 April, 2016 8:29 am

Dimension Data and Cisco Announce Project to Protect Rhino by Tracking People

South Africa-headquartered technology company, Dimension Data, and worldwide leader in networking, Cisco, today announced an initiative aimed at dramatically reducing the number of rhinos being poached in South Africa. The two companies have deployed some of the world’s most...

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Technology & IT | Friday 22 April, 2016 5:24 am

The Most Affordable Fingerprint Sensor Smartphone – BLU LIFE MARK coming to Saudi Arabia

Souq.com, the largest online retail and marketplace platform has announced the exclusive launch of BLU Life Mark, the most affordable fingerprint sensor smartphone in the Middle East. BLU Life Mark is the first smartphone launch for BLU, the popular US based smartphone brand in the region....

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