Culture & Education | Monday 12 January, 2015 2:31 am

Governor visits Riyadh schools

Riyadh Governor Prince Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, accompanied by Director of Administration of Education in Riyadh Region Mohamed Al-Murshed, visited some schools in Riyadh on Sunday where students sat their exams.The visits were aimed at addressing any complaints or issues faced by...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 12 January, 2015 1:34 am

Duty-free shopping facility now at KFIA

Yusef Al-Dahri, director of King Fahd International Airport (KFIA), opened the World Duty Free (WDF) shop at the airport.This is the first such shopping facility in the Eastern Province. “World Duty Free shopping at the airport will add great value to services for arriving, departing and...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 12 January, 2015 12:53 am

GE to showcase advanced energy efficiency and water re-use technologies at Saudi Water & Power Forum 2015

GE Power & Water (NYSE: GE) is highlighting its commitment to strengthening the operational efficiency of the energy industry in Saudi Arabia through its participation at the 10th edition of the Saudi Water & Power Forum to be held from January 12 to 14, 2015, at Al-Faisaliyah Hotel in Riyadh. At...

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Business & Money | Monday 12 January, 2015 12:47 am

Middle East alone will need to invest $18 billion in next 5 years in new pipelines and associated infrastructure

The organizers of Tube Arabia, Metal Middle East and Arabia Essen Welding & Cutting (AEWC), said on the second day of the shows that GCC is expected to add more than 21,000 km over the next five years to its current pipeline network, approximately 14% of the global planned pipeline network of...

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Business & Money | Monday 12 January, 2015 12:24 am

No housing project facing delay, assures minister

There are no delayed housing projects in the Kingdom, said Minister of Housing Shuwaish Al-Duwaihi.He was speaking during the inauguration of the Apartment Housing project in Buraidah in the presence of Qassim Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar. Al-Duwaihi said the project is the first of a series of...

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Business & Money | Sunday 11 January, 2015 4:23 pm

Over $200billion to be invested in the GCC Rail project

Held under the auspices of His Highness Sayyid Shihab Bin Tariq Al Said, Advisor of His Majesty the Sultan and hosted by His Excellency Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Salim al Futaisi, Minister of Transport and Communications in Oman, and, the GCC Rail and Metro Conference 2015 opened today in Muscat,...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 11 January, 2015 4:06 pm

Saudi Telco Operators Should Learn a Lesson from the Etisalat Website Hacking Case

UAE's leading telecommunications operator Etisalat had its website hacked into on Thursday, 18th December and persons visiting the domain name Etisalat.ae were redirected to a Chinese site. Etisalat’s payment service - e4me.ae - was showing an error message– “Gateway Timeout. This so easily...

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Business & Money | Sunday 11 January, 2015 3:39 pm

GCC’s cable and wire industry sees 15% growth

The Gulf market for wire and cable witnessed a growth of 15% in the past two years. This is in sharp contrast to a falling demand in the developed European and East Asian economies, according to Integer Research’s latest Wire & Cable Global Data Service. Satish Khanna, General Manager, Al Fajer...

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Cars & Autos | Sunday 11 January, 2015 2:44 pm

The All New Honda CITY wins the ‘Best Small Sized Sedan’ Award

The all new Honda CITY won the best ‘Small Sized Sedan’ Award at the Middle East Car of the Year awards 2014 held at the Meydan Beach, JBR in Dubai, UAE on the 20th of November 2014. The all new CITY was nominated along with Toyota Yaris in the Small Sized Sedan category section....

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Business & Money | Sunday 11 January, 2015 12:36 pm

Bayt.com announces complete revamp of its mobile app.

Bayt.com, the Middle East’s number one job site, has released a completely revamped version of its popular mobile app, with new features, new design, and new capabilities! The exciting relaunch makes the job seeking experience truly mobile, as users can now get notifications on suitable jobs, get ...

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