Business & Money | Tuesday 18 August, 2015 3:06 am

Qatar Rail unveils architectural works opportunities For the Doha Metro stations

Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail), the company overseeing the construction of Qatar’s integrated railway network, showcased the architectural opportunities in the works for the Doha Metro stations, during an awareness day that hosted Qatar Rail employees, project managers, design and build...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 18 August, 2015 2:44 am

Black & Veatch Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary Across 16 Time Zones

Black & Veatch today marks 100 years of providing critical infrastructure solutions for clients around the world. Founded in 1915 by Ernest Bateman Black and Nathan Thomas Veatch with 12 employees, the company now provides energy, telecommunications and water solutions in more than 100...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 18 August, 2015 1:24 am

Asia exhibition industry continues a strong growth momentum

 UFI has just released the 11th edition of The Trade Fair Industry in Asia, which shows that Asia exhibition industry continues to grow fast in China and Asia. BSG’s research shows that 18.6 million m2 of space was sold by exhibition organisers to their clients in Asia in 2014. This...

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Business & Money | Monday 17 August, 2015 2:59 pm

MORE THAN 1,500 SCHOOL BAGS PACKED AND DISTRIBUTED TO JUBAIL AREA CHILDREN

More than 100 volunteers from Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara) and the Jubail Volunteering Club (JVC) have joined forces and packed more than 1,500 school bags with stationery and supplies for needy children in and around the Jubail area ahead of the start of the new school year in September. In ...

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Business & Money | Monday 17 August, 2015 11:34 am

MasterCard busts 10 payment myths

Sometimes, a convenient payment solution to make your life easier might seem too good to be true, but with the rise of technology it really is possible. For example, electronic payment developments such as contactless cards and digital wallets seem to be suspiciously simple, too simple in fact that ...

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Business & Money | Monday 17 August, 2015 4:02 am

Jeddah metro to eliminate 30% of traffic movement

The woes Jeddah traffic will soon be a thing of the past, by the introduction of a new form of public transport. The metro system will be established in the city by 2022, enabling commuters to move around the city in a hassle-free manner. The system will consist of light trains such as trams...

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Business & Money | Monday 17 August, 2015 1:00 am

Food Safety and Food Cold Chain community to assemble at the World Food Congress

According to the 2015 Global Food Security Index, the Middle East and North Africa had the greatest gains; 2.4-point increase from last year’s index with United Arab Emirates ranking 23rd out of 109 countries. Despite the rapid strides the region has made, there is much room for improvement....

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Business & Money | Sunday 16 August, 2015 11:36 am

Al Meera Consumer Goods Company Opens its Al Wakra 2 Branch

In line with its slogan, “Your Favourite Neighbourhood Retailer”, Al Meera Consumer Goods Company (Q.S.C) announces the opening of its newest branch in Al Wakra, marking the 44th addition to the successful supermarket chain. The new branch adheres to international standards of...

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Business & Money | Sunday 16 August, 2015 6:20 am

More jobs off-limits to expats

The Labor Ministry has banned issuance of permanent, temporary or seasonal visas to expats for a number of professions. According to reports in the local newspapers, a number of professions have been added to the reserved category. Jobs in these particular professions have to be carried out only...

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Business & Money | Sunday 16 August, 2015 6:14 am

Concerted effort to promote good values

Government agencies and national companies are working together to launch a project to promote good values among children. The move is in accordance with the Saudi National Drug Prevention Program (Nebras), inaugurated recently by Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Mohammed bin...

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