Business & Money | Wednesday 18 February, 2015 3:43 pm

ERICSSON ANNOUNCES NEW HEAD OF INDUSTRY & SOCIETY FOR THE MIDDLE EAST

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) announced today that Rutger Reman has been appointed as Head of Industry & Society for Ericsson in the Middle East region. Industry & Society is a newly-established division within Ericsson in the Middle East, created to drive the company’s business growth and expand its...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 18 February, 2015 2:59 pm

Daikin Saudi Arabia launches its state-of-the-art products for 2015

Daikin Saudi Arabia, the leader in manufacturing and production of cooling and heating solutions, announced the launch of the 2015 new products line-up, which is specially designed for the KSA market, and compatible with the new requirements of The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 18 February, 2015 2:36 pm

Mindshare Sweeps MENA Cristal Festival and is Named “Media Network of the Year”

Mindshare, which is part of WPP, is a global media agency network helping clients to make collaborative and adaptive decisions across their paid, owned, and earned marketing in real-time. The agency led the pack with a staggering 17 awards at this year’s MENA Cristal Festival 2014-2015, including ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 18 February, 2015 2:24 pm

Airbus Group to display the latest in helicopters, defence and space technology at IDEX 2015

Airbus Group today announced its participation at IDEX (International Defence Exhibition and Conference), the biennial arms and defence technology sales exhibition taking place in Abu Dhabi from February 22 – 26, 2015. Airbus Group will display a wide portfolio of products and solutions from...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 18 February, 2015 8:11 am

Madinah officials urged to complete projects on time

Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman has urged government departments to implement their development projects without delay.“We have to be very keen to carry out service projects to benefit citizens, for which allocations have been made in the budget,” the governor said while chairing a...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 18 February, 2015 7:46 am

Saudi Plastic & Petrochem 2015 and Saudi Print & Pack 2015 to kick off on March 1 in Jeddah

Under the patronage of H.E. Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al Rabiah, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Plastic & Petrochem 2015 and Saudi Print & Pack 2015 shows will kick off for the first time in Jeddah on March 1, 2015. The two exhibitions, which are of the Middle...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 17 February, 2015 8:08 am

‘No ban on turning right at red traffic lights’

The Kingdom’s traffic department has rejected reports that it has banned drivers from turning right at red traffic lights.Brig. Gen. Ali Rashidi told Arab News on Monday that journalists must check their facts with the department and not rely on social media websites for their...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 17 February, 2015 8:06 am

Ministries join efforts to tackle ‘tasattur’

The Ministry of Labor in coordination with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry will coordinate as part of a joint strategy to deal with commercial fraud (tasattur), namely expatriates operating their own businesses in the name of Saudis as well as other irregularities in the labor market.This was ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 17 February, 2015 7:57 am

MBC wins Sayidaty’s best satellite channel award

Sayidaty Arabic magazine honored MBC television channel for winning the top place in a survey conducted by the magazine on Ramadan programs in 2014 and it won the title of the Best Satellite Channel.Mohammed Fahad Al-Harthi, editor in chief of Arab News and Sayidaty, presented a certificate of...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 17 February, 2015 7:55 am

Online visa for expat families soon

The Interior Ministry will soon activate its online facility where expatriates can apply for visas for their spouses and children.The new service was launched by Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad bin Naif, second deputy premier and minister of interior, last Tuesday.Users must first register for the...

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