Business & Money | Monday 18 January, 2016 8:01 am

Kingdom to use ‘LIDAR’ for satellite imagery

The King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) has filmed more than 10 million square km through its satellites during the year 2015, according to its president, Prince Turki bin Saud bin Mohammed Al-Saud. The prince said this while inaugurating the first International Remote Sensing...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 18 January, 2016 8:00 am

Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2016 to Drive Middle East’s Sustainability Business Opportunities in Energy, Water, and Waste Management

Driving the Middle East and North Africa’s business opportunities in sustainability across energy, water, and waste management, the most expansive and in-depth Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2016 opens today.   Hosted by Masdar, and running from 16-23 January 2016 at the Abu Dhabi...

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Business & Money | Monday 18 January, 2016 7:41 am

Wermuth Asset Management offers Gulf countries the opportunity to invest in resource efficient growth firms

Impact investment firm, Wermuth Asset Management, is participating in a panel at this week’s World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2016 in Abu Dhabi.  Founding Partner, Jochen Wermuth will discuss: “The next phase of renewable energy: an insight into ‘hot’...

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Business & Money | Monday 18 January, 2016 7:34 am

64% of MENA Respondents Believe That Ethics is the Collective Responsibility of All Employees in a Company

Given the importance of ethics in the corporate world, Bayt.com has recently conducted a poll, in partnership with the Canadian University Dubai (CUD), to ascertain the role that business leaders play in encouraging ethical conduct in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The poll,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 18 January, 2016 7:32 am

THE RITZ-CARLTON HOTEL COMPANY, L.L.C. SHINES EVEN BRIGHTER ACROSS GLOBAL CULINARY SCENE

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C retained 12 of its coveted Michelin Stars in 2015, with Azure 45 at The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo awarded its first Michelin Star. The thirteen stars across seven restaurants in six hotels within Asia and Europe, reaffirmed the luxury hotel company’s status as...

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Government | Monday 18 January, 2016 7:16 am

Kingdom, Mexico sign 9 cooperation pacts

Saudi Arabia and Mexico signed nine agreements, memoranda of understanding and technical cooperation programs in the presence of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto here on Sunday. A memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of...

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Business & Money | Monday 18 January, 2016 7:08 am

Tadawul tumbles 5.4%; sliding crude prices, global equities to blame

The slide in oil prices below $30 and global equities have been impacting the investor sentiment as well as the Saudi stock market (Tadawul), economists have said.  On Sunday, Tadawul saw its lowest close since March 2011, when the stock market index tumbled 5.4 percent in almost...

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Technology & IT | Monday 18 January, 2016 6:52 am

HONOR 5X STEALS THE SHOW IN VEGAS AND IS COMING TO THE MIDDLE EAST

honor, the world’s No 1 smartphone e-brand from Huawei, is primed and ready for its new 5X device to enter the Middle East market in early February on the back of a hugely positive reception during its US debut last week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The honor 5X scooped an...

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Business & Money | Monday 18 January, 2016 5:07 am

Alshiaka Launches New Al -Hilal & Al-Ittihad Clubs Thobe

Alshiaka has revealed its’ new official Thobes for both Al -Hilal & Al-Ittihad Clubs. The well-known company in the field of menswear fashion wear has recently launched through its showrooms several Thobe designs for the two most famous Saudi football clubs. Alshiaka is the first menswear ...

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Technology & IT | Monday 18 January, 2016 4:37 am

Samsung Reveals Entire 2016 Smart TV Line-Up will be IoT Ready

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., announced that its entire 2016 Smart TV line-up will be Internet of Things (IoT) ready and connected with the SmartThings platform. SmartThings is an open platform that allows users to connect, manage and control smart devices and IoT services Among the 2016 Smart...

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