Environment & Energy | Sunday 9 August, 2020 1:42 pm

Bee’ah Expands into Saudi Arabia Winning 3 New Contracts in Madinah

Bee’ah, the Middle East’s award-winning sustainability pioneer, is expanding into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in support of Saudi Vision 2030, after being awarded three contracts for waste management services in Madinah, covering the North, West and East...

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Business & Money | Sunday 9 August, 2020 12:33 pm

Intertek Launches Protek in the Middle East and wins multiple contracts including Saudi Arabian ALBAIK Restaurants

Intertek has recently announced the launch of Protek, the first health, safety and wellbeing assurance programme in the world, which is intended to protect people, workplaces and public spaces, including its POSI Check audit solution which helps in the Prevention of the Spread of...

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Business & Money | Sunday 9 August, 2020 12:22 pm

JAGGAER/Tejari partners with Dubai Government to reveal the latest digital procurement developments

JAGGAER, the world’s largest independent spend management company, has highlighted the latest procurement trends during an industry webinar.   The event, which hosted representatives from the Dubai Health Authority, Dubai Economic Development, and Dubai Municipality, highlighted...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 9 August, 2020 11:21 am

MBZUAI webinar offers an opportunity to learn more about COVID-19 and AI’s role in pandemics

COVID-19 has had a tangible impact on all of our lives. Learning more about it, including the technologies that can help fight the disease and mitigate its impact on society, is a responsibility we all share in order to overcome the pandemic. As part of its social responsibility to the UAE...

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Business & Money | Sunday 9 August, 2020 10:35 am

ZOOM and Instashop tie up to enable online orders while refuelling

ZOOM recently announced its agreement with Instashop, which will enable customers to place grocery orders online while they refuel at ENOC service stations, and providing them with a contactless shopping experience. Customers can place their orders before or upon reaching an ENOC/EPPCO service ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 9 August, 2020 10:33 am

Wyndham hotels in Ajman certified CovidClean™ by Safehotels

Wyndham Garden Ajman Corniche, Ramada by Wyndham Beach Hotel Ajman, and Ramada Hotel & Suites by Wyndham Ajman received the CovidClean™ certification issued by Safehotels. Ramada by Wyndham Beach Hotel Ajman is the first hotel in the emirate to secure the certification. All three...

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Business & Money | Sunday 9 August, 2020 10:20 am

Saudi Aramco Profit Slumps 73% as Pandemic Chokes Oil Sales

Saudi Arabia’s state-controlled oil giant reported a 73% drop in second-quarter profit and maintained plans to pay $75 billion in annual dividends, a vital source of cash for a government saddled with a swelling deficit. Saudi Aramco, which Apple Inc. recently dethroned as the world’s most ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 9 August, 2020 7:44 am

Saudi Arabia’s tourism minister reviews ‘Sama Abha’ project

Saudi Tourism Minister Ahmed Al-Khatib on Saturday reviewed the “Sama Abha” project. He was briefed about the tourist and investment components of the project located north of Abha.The project, which costs more than SR12 million, is part of the initiatives to improve the urban landscape of the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 9 August, 2020 5:01 am

Cisco 2020 CISO Benchmark Report Shows Increased Investment in Cloud Security and Automation Technologies to Combat Complexity

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), the leader in enterprise security, published its sixth annual CISO Benchmark Report surveying the security posture of 2,800 security professionals from 13 countries around the globe. The report provides 20 cybersecurity considerations for 2020 – gleaned from data analysis of ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 9 August, 2020 3:41 am

Saudi artist reimagines Jeddah through ’80s pop art

Every Jeddawi has an obsession with their city; the elderly reminisce about historic Jeddah in the old days, while the youth romanticize the modern city through photography and social media. One Saudi artist, Zaina Hassan, 23, who goes by the name ZHA on social media, chose to express her...

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