Government | Friday 10 April, 2015 2:24 am

Ministry postpones higher Saudization quotas

Minister of Labor Adel Fakeih has postponed implementing new legislation that would have forced private companies to raise their Saudization levels.The move is to help the private sector understand the new amendments, the minister was quoted as saying in a local publication on Wednesday. The...

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Healthcare | Friday 10 April, 2015 2:08 am

Princess Ameerah Joins Forces with Perkins School for the Blind

Mass. – Perkins School for the Blind and Perkins International have forged a new partnership with Her Highness Princess Ameerah of Saudi Arabia to better serve young people who are blind or have low vision in the Middle East. The princess will serve as Special Perkins Ambassador to the Middle...

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Healthcare | Friday 10 April, 2015 1:57 am

Nahdi Medical Company Loses Two Tons of Harmful Fat

Nahdi Medical Company, the largest retail pharmacy chain in Saudi Arabia, announced the successful conclusion of the second edition of its Wazen II program, a competitive internal initiative aimed at creating a healthy work environment for its employees. Launched three months ago, the second...

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Technology & IT | Friday 10 April, 2015 12:07 am

Ericsson to showcase smart metering in power and water at WETEX 2015

Ericsson will be participating as a Platinum sponsor at this years’ WETEX 2015 organized by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) in Dubai, on April 21-23 at the Dubai International Convention Centre. Visitors will be offered a sneak peak at Ericsson’s innovative technology aimed at...

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Business & Money | Thursday 9 April, 2015 3:54 pm

Saudi Arabia full year average crude production 9.8 mbpd in 2015

The widening of global oil surplus to 2 million barrels per day (mbpd) led to Brent prices dropping by 29 percent, quarter-on- quarter, to $54 per barrel in Q1 2015. Oil markets will continue to see large surpluses in Q2 & Q3 2015. That’s with regard to oil prices. In addition, slower shale oil...

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Cars & Autos | Thursday 9 April, 2015 3:48 pm

TOP PERFORMANCE HONOUR FOR NISSAN GT-R R35

The Nissan GT-R R35 has been selected 'Best Sports Car' in the Top Performance Car of the Decade awards, a huge accolade for the iconic vehicle. The award was presented at the Performance Fest DXB staged at Dubai Autodrome. Top Performance is a highly-regarded Middle East online magazine covering...

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Business & Money | Thursday 9 April, 2015 3:36 pm

Al-Jazeera Paints showcases its innovative bundle “Smart Paints”

Al-Jazeera Paints, the giant of high quality paints industry in the Middle East and surrounding regions showcased its innovative “Smart Paints” bundle during its participation in the 3rd Saudi Forum for Planning & Design of Hospitals , which held over four days period recently in Al Riyadh ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 9 April, 2015 3:28 pm

SABIC announces global application development focus to advance additive manufacturing technology

Leveraging its global technology centers in Saudi Arabia, the Americas, Europe, and Asia, SABIC has announced that it is expanding the company’s application development focus in additive manufacturing technology. The move further underscores SABIC’s commitment to this evolving technology that...

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Business & Money | Thursday 9 April, 2015 3:22 pm

Hiring in the creative and media industry in Saudi Arabia is booming

The Monster Employment Index is a monthly gauge of online job posting activity in Middle-East based on a real-time review of tens of thousands of employer job opportunities culled from a large representative selection of career Web sites and online job listings. The Index does not reflect the trend ...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 9 April, 2015 3:04 pm

First Acer Windows 8.1 Phone Launched

Acer recently unveiled the Liquid M220 smartphone, first ever Liquid smartphone to run on the Windows Phone 8.1 operating system. “We are proudly introducing our first Windows Phone 8.1 and simultaneously announcing its future upgradability to Windows Phone 10,” said ST Liew, Smartphone...

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