Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 7 March, 2015 1:28 am

SCTA to honor owners of private museums

Upon directives from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, the Saudi Commission for Tourism & Antiquities (SCTA) has decided to honor ten private museum owners.The awards will be given at the Riyadh International Book Fair for 2015 which is being held at the Riyadh International Convention ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 7 March, 2015 1:18 am

SABIC showcases innovative products at Printing, Packaging, Plastics and Petrochemicals exhibition

SABIC showcased its range of innovative products in construction, printing and packaging at the 12th Saudi Exhibition for Printing, Packaging, Plastics and Petrochemicals 2015 held at Jeddah Center for Forums and Events from March 1 to 3. SABIC was the Diamond Sponsor of the exhibition.SABIC also...

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Business & Money | Saturday 7 March, 2015 1:05 am

The Emir of Asir honors Al-Jazeera Paints during the International Day for Civil Defense

His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdul Aziz, Emir of Asir honored Al-Jazeera Paints, the giant of high quality paints industry in the Middle East and surrounding regions on the International Day for Civil Defense 1436H which was held under the slogan: “Risk Free Sustainable...

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Cars & Autos | Saturday 7 March, 2015 12:41 am

The 488 GTB – extreme power for unique driving pleasure

On its official debut at the Geneva Motor Show, the 488 GTB sets a new benchmark for the sports car sector. Forty years on from the launch of Ferrari’s iconic first-ever mid-rear-engined V8 berlinetta, the 308, the 488 GTB opens a new chapter in the history of cars with this particular...

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Business & Money | Saturday 7 March, 2015 12:34 am

Taxi shortage as raids apply brakes on illegal drivers

Wary of labor raids, several taxi drivers have stopped working. This development has led to a taxi shortage. Also, many taxi drivers refuse to ferry people to places that require passing security checkpoints.Many taxi drivers have not transferred their sponsorships to their respective employers....

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Technology & IT | Saturday 7 March, 2015 12:04 am

SanDisk Unveils the World’s Highest Capacity microSD™ Card

SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a global leader in flash storage solutions, today introduced the 200GB* SanDisk Ultra® microSDXC™ UHS-I card, Premium Edition, the world’s highest capacity microSD card for use in mobile devices. In just one year after introducing its record-breaking 128GB...

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Business & Money | Friday 6 March, 2015 11:50 am

Commercial building rents to be regulated

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry is welcoming opinion of experts on regulating rent contracts for commercial real estate property and find solutions for rising real estate rents.Those interested can express their opinion by logging into the ministry’s website mci.gov.sa/lease. But the...

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Culture & Education | Friday 6 March, 2015 11:48 am

BMC pens cooperation deal with Canadian university

A delegation from the University of Manitoba in Canada recently visited the Kingdom to study a joint cooperation agreement with the Batterjee Medical College (BMC). The Canadian representatives were led by Dr. Emily Atfery, dean of the university’s faculty of medicine, and met with Dr. Khaled...

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Business & Money | Friday 6 March, 2015 11:17 am

Housing in Makkah ‘too expensive for families’

The SR500,000 home loan provided by the government for citizens is not enough to pay for a three-bedroom apartment with a living room in Makkah, developers and real estate experts said recently.The average family would need to take out an extra SR150,000 to SR200,000 just to buy an apartment built...

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Business & Money | Friday 6 March, 2015 11:10 am

Expats have right to keep their passports

The Labor Ministry has reiterated that it is the right of foreign workers to keep their passports and official documents.“Anybody violating this rule will face serious penalties,” said Taysir Al-Mofraj, the ministry’s spokesman.According to him, holding on to employees’ passports does not...

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