Business & Money | Tuesday 7 August, 2018 12:39 pm

Second quarter of 2018 profits up 21%; SHUAA

  SHUAA Capital psc today announces its financial results for the period ended 30 June 2018, with quarterly revenues increasing to AED 30.8 million (Q2 2017: 30.4 million), and profits up 21% to AED 14.6 million (Q2 2017: AED 12.1 million).   During this period SHUAA’s...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 7 August, 2018 12:02 pm

Dar Al Hekma University launches new programs and scholarships to develop women’s capabilities

with the support of Human Resources Development Program and in line with the 2030 vision, Dar Al-Hekma University has launched innovative undergraduate and graduate majors that surpass the expectations of aspiring and motivated women and prepare them to embark on a leading career in the future job...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 7 August, 2018 11:49 am

7 Thousand Cars from Alwaleed Philanthropies in Partnership with Ford for and Car Grants Project

Alwaleed Philanthropies (AP), chaired by HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz AlSaud, announces the signing of a MOU with Aljazirah Vehicles Agencies, the dealer of Ford and Lincoln cars in the Kingdom, to distribute 7,000cars, overall, one thousand cars a year to be provided for the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 7 August, 2018 8:51 am

US Senate official visits KSRelief

Ark Triger, the senior staff Republican officer in charge of Middle East affairs at the foreign relations committee of the US Senate, on Monday visited the Riyadh-based King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief). The US official met senior officials including Ahmed bin Ali Al-Baiz,...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 7 August, 2018 8:44 am

Aster DM Healthcare re-affirms its presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Aster DM Healthcare, one of the leading healthcare conglomerates in the Middle East,re-affirmed its presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through Aster Sanad Hospital, a multispecialty hospital located in Riyadh. Further to its presence in Saudi Arabia since 2015, Aster DM...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 7 August, 2018 8:00 am

Makkah governor briefed on Saudi Post’s services for pilgrims during Hajj

The president of the Saudi Post Corporation (SPC), Mohammed Al-Abduljabbar, called on Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal at his office in Jeddah on Monday.  The Makkah governor reviewed the corporation’s preparations to serve the Hajj pilgrims in Makkah and other holy...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 7 August, 2018 6:31 am

Yahsat Completes Thuraya Acquisition and Appoints New CEO

Today, Yahsat, a leading global satellite operator based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and wholly owned by Mubadala Investment Company, completed the acquisition of a majority and controlling stake in the mobile satellite services operator Thuraya. Ali Al Hashemi, who has led...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 7 August, 2018 4:55 am

Zubaida Trail, a historic landmark and ancient international road to Makkah

Saudi Arabia is rich with a large number of historic trails the inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula traveled along before and after Islam. However, Zubaida Trail remains one of its most famous trails because of its monuments that are still found today. This has earned its registration in the...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 7 August, 2018 4:29 am

Blackboard and Higher Colleges of Technology Establish Digital Education Center of Excellence in the Middle East

New initiative to boost the institution's strategic role in Emiratization by trainingtechnology-savvy educators   Blackboard and the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) largest education institution,...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 7 August, 2018 2:25 am

Sharjah’s Cultural and Intellectual Gems Displayed in Brazil 
by Department of Culture

A long queue-up of visitors waiting to try a hand at Arabic calligraphy at the Sharjah Pavillion has become a regular sight at the 25thedition São Paulo International Book Fair.    This ancient artistic practice, and several others that decorate the Emirati, Arabic and...

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