Government | Monday 19 January, 2015 2:19 am

Fingerprints a must for ID renewals from Wednesday

Fingerprinting will be a must for all male and female expatriates for renewal and issuance of iqama from Rabi Al-Thani 1 (Jan. 21).Sources at the Passport Department said that the fingerprint of male and female expatriates will be necessary for the renewal of residence permits (iqama); the...

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Technology & IT | Monday 19 January, 2015 12:47 am

ASUS Launches Classy 7 inch HD Memo Pad 7 Tablet

ASUS, Saudi based company, has lately announced the launch of brand new MeMO Pad 7 (ME572C/CL), a 7-inch Android 4.4 (KitKat) tablet featuring a Full HD IPS display,64-bit quad-core Intel Atom Z3560 processor (up to 1.83GHz), and optional 4G LTE connectivity in a thin, lightweight and stylish...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 18 January, 2015 1:31 pm

Samsung to Unveil New and Expanded Audio Products at CES 2015

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced a range of new audio products launched at 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show, including the WAM7500/6500 and an expanded lineup of Curved Soundbars.WAM7500/6500 is a new concept for Samsung providing a rich-bodied sound experience no matter where...

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Business & Money | Sunday 18 January, 2015 12:50 pm

Nexans Wins ‘Best Physical Infrastructure Vendor’ At Reseller Middle East Hot 50 Awards

Nexans, the worldwide leader in cables and cabling systems, announced that it has won the ‘Best physical infrastructure vendor’ award at the prestigious Reseller Middle East Hot 50 Awards held in Dubai. In its third year, the Reseller Middle East Hot 50 awards recognises and honours fifty...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 18 January, 2015 12:28 pm

Panasonic launches 360 degrees network camera with new 4K Ultra engine

Panasonic Marketing Middle East and Africa (PMMAF), a leader in video surveillance cameras and solutions, announced the regional launch of their first 9 megapixel 360-degree network cameras for indoor and outdoor use. The WV-SFN480 and WV-SFV481 360-degree cameras provide a 360°/180° field of...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 18 January, 2015 1:58 am

Mobily adds AVIS Rent A Car as a strategic Neqaty Partner

Mobily added AVIS Car Rental Company as a new strategic partner in "Neqaty Program" in a step enhances the diversity of the program, which is considered the best in customer’s loyalty in the region in terms of high added value and subscribers’ constant interaction. This new addition comes as a...

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Business & Money | Sunday 18 January, 2015 1:45 am

Google chief Eric Schmidt to visit Riyadh for the eighth Global Competitiveness Forum

Among the experts speaking at this year’s Global Competitiveness Forum is Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, who will be delivering a key note speech on the opening day of the Riyadh event, on 26 January. The Global Competitiveness Forum (GCF) is the most important of the Kingdom’s ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 17 January, 2015 3:02 am

Alwaleed commended for Korean investments

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), received at his office Lee Myung-bak, former president of Korea and an accompanying delegation. The delegation included Yoon Jeung-hyun, former minister of finance and economy, Hong Seok-woo, former minister of Knowledge Economy, ...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 17 January, 2015 2:57 am

KSA captures 15% of Arab green building projects

Saudi Arabia has captured 15 percent of the green building projects in the Middle East, Faisal Al-Fadl, head of the Initiative of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for Green Building, told media.The Kingdom currently has more than 300 projects out of 2,000 green projects spread throughout the...

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Technology & IT | Friday 16 January, 2015 1:40 am

IBM Launches Most Powerful and Secure System Ever Built

IBM [NYSE: IBM] has announced the z13—one of the most sophisticated computer systems ever built. It delivers scale and economics together with real-time encryption and analytics to help meet the expectations of consumers for speed and safety for trillions of transactions in the mobile economy....

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