Technology & IT | Sunday 24 April, 2016 6:43 am

Microsoft and Google to drop all regulatory complaints

Microsoft and Google on Friday said they have agreed to drop all regulatory complaints against one another to work out such concerns between themselves in the future. "Our companies compete vigorously, but we want to do so on the merits of our products, not in legal proceedings," a...

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Government | Sunday 24 April, 2016 6:40 am

King Salman to attend Prince Saud conference

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman will attend on Sunday an international conference organized by the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies to honor and remember the life of the late Prince Saud Al-Faisal. The opening ceremony will take place at the King Abdul Aziz...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 24 April, 2016 6:37 am

2,400 youths ready for telecom jobs

The Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) on Saturday announced that more than 2,400 youths are ready to join the telecommunications sector in Makkah.  Ahmed bin Fahd Al-Fuhaid, governor of TVTC, said that TVTC training has the ability to provide qualified cadres to work in the ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 23 April, 2016 10:52 am

Kingdom spends SR150 billion on ICT in 2015

The Kingdom has spent SR120 billion for development of telecommunications and information technology sector during the year 2015, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) President Prince Dr. Turki bin Saud bin Mohammed Al-Saud has said. The prince was inaugurating the Saudi Arabian...

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Business & Money | Saturday 23 April, 2016 10:39 am

Activation of the GCC Private Sector’s Role in Economic Decision Making

 At the 39th Meeting of the Committee of Executive Leaderships of the Federation of GCC Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FGCCC) held in Ras Al Khaimah, H.E. Humaid Bin Salem, Secretary General of the Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce and Industry, emphasized the important role that the...

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Business & Money | Saturday 23 April, 2016 10:37 am

Samsung Electronics Levant Sponsors The 13th Educational Leaderships Conference

Samsung Electronics Levant sponsored the 13th Educational Leaderships Conference, held under the Patronage of HRH Basma Bint Talal. The event was organized by the Private Schools’ Cultural and Education Council in Aqaba for 3 days, with the attendance of 100 administrators from the...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 23 April, 2016 10:16 am

Environment exhibition in Khobar impresses visitors

An exhibition titled “Our Environment … Our Life”, which is currently being held in the Eastern Province city of Al-Khobar, is attracting a large number of visitors, especially school students who usually come during the morning sessions. The staff of King Abdulaziz Airbase in ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 23 April, 2016 10:09 am

10,000 sales jobs for young Saudis planned

The Entrepreneurs Forum and Exhibition has launched an initiative to recruit 10,000 young Saudis after training them for sales jobs. The forum was inaugurated recently by Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal at the Jeddah Center for Forums and Events. The forum, under the title “The...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 23 April, 2016 9:43 am

Encroaching on History

 The remnants of Ain Zubaidah project, which was launched more than 1,200 years ago by the wife of Abbasid Caliph Haroon Rashid to quench the thirst of Hajis and Umrah pilgrims, stand testimony of Queen Zubaidah’s generosity and farsightedness. A few years ago, late King Abdullah had...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 23 April, 2016 9:11 am

Kingdom's non-oil exports reach SR627bn

The sixth edition of Jeddah Industrial Forum (JIF) was inaugurated by Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal with the adoption of an innovative youth-focused national transformation program at the Jeddah Hilton. The Ministry of Trade and Industry in Saudi Arabia has revealed that non-oil exports...

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