Business & Money | Thursday 21 June, 2018 3:41 pm

DAMAC Properties to showcase five of its Dubai flagship properties at LPS Beijing 2018

 DAMAC Properties, the leading luxury property developer based in Dubai, is showcasing a portfolio of luxury properties at Luxury Property Show (LPS) Beijing 2018, being held from June 22 – 24, 2018, at the Wanda Vista Beijing.   DAMAC is a main sponsor of LPS 2018, and...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 21 June, 2018 3:03 pm

Get Smart Together! Smart City Transformation Calls for Collaboration Between Policy Makers and People

Utilising the seemingly endless amounts of data being created to make cities smarter may seem like a one-way ticket to happiness for municipal and government decision makers around the world, but it must be a two-way street for seamless transformation if everyone is going to...

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Healthcare | Thursday 21 June, 2018 7:47 am

Special health insurance for citizens within 5 years

The Saudi government will introduce a special medical insurance coverage for citizens in place of existing health insurance schemes offered by private insurance companies, according to a senior Health Ministry official. Dr. Mohammed Al-Sagheer, assistance undersecretary at the ministry, has said ...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 21 June, 2018 7:44 am

1,000 Saudis to get cyber security training abroad

As many as 1,000 young Saudis will take advantage of the King’s Foreign Scholarship Program with specialization in vital cyber security areas over a period of five years. The National Cybersecurity Authority has signed cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Education in this regard,...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 21 June, 2018 7:40 am

Saudi university launches survey into the effects of women driving

Researchers will observe and document the effects women driving in Saudi Arabia have on the economy, environment, community and traffic safety. It will also gather information about attitudes toward the change in the law, and the experience of women who get behind the wheel. With the ban on women...

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Healthcare | Thursday 21 June, 2018 5:41 am

Members of a Riyadh firm visit hospitals to help bring happiness during the holiday

It was like a dream came true for orphans at the rehabilitation center run by the Ministry of Labor and Social Development and for the patients at hospitals in Riyadh as a private firm turned up to celebrate Eid festivities with them. Hospitality Board (HB), a Riyadh-based company in the food...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 20 June, 2018 5:12 am

Oman Air receives its third new Boeing 737 Max 8

Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has taken delivery of the third of 30 Boeing 737 Max 8s it has on order on Wednesday 13 June. The 737 MAX family has been designed to offer customers exceptional performance, flexibility and efficiency, with lower per-seat costs and an...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 20 June, 2018 3:00 am

Ericsson and MTS to deliver superior mobile broadband experiences for football fans at tournament in Russia

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Russian service provider MTS have teamed up to provide a superior mobile broadband experience for hundreds of thousands of football fans attending the upcoming global soccer tournament in Russia, through Europe’s largest deployment of Massive MIMO (Multiple Input,...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 20 June, 2018 2:02 am

Splash’s ‘Life After Fashion’ Campaign Breathes New Life into Old Garments

Splash, UAE’s largest fast-fashion retailer has launched ‘Life After Fashion’ an initiative as a means of progressing their sustainable practices by giving back to the less fortunate. The initiative involves a close collaboration with neighbourhood laundries which collect unwanted ...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 20 June, 2018 1:40 am

Samsung Introduces Sunrise Gold and Coral Blue Editions for the Galaxy S9 and S9+

Samsung Gulf Electronics has officially launched two new color editions of the Galaxy S9 and S9+, Sunrise Gold and Coral Blue. The new color editions were added to meet the needs of discerning consumers who want devices that express their style and personality.    The Sunrise Gold...

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