Culture & Education | Saturday 4 March, 2017 8:41 am

Saudi Arabia to open 3 Arabic-language institutes in Indonesia

Saudi Arabia is planning to establish Arabic-language institutions in the three major Indonesian cities of Makassar, Medan and Surabaya, said Saudi Ambassador Osama Mohammed Abdullah Al-Shuaibi. The envoy said the goal is to help Indonesians improve their Arabic-language skills, and the...

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Business & Money | Saturday 4 March, 2017 8:19 am

KSA readies road map to combat cyber terror

Statistics presented at the second international cyber security conference in Riyadh have highlighted the enormity of cyber attacks being suffered by Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Cooperation Council states. During the two-day conference, which was patronized by Vicegerent Crown Prince Muhammed...

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Business & Money | Saturday 4 March, 2017 8:15 am

SWCC may stop giving free water to NWC

 The Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), which will soon be privatized, is presently considering a study to sell desalinated water to the National Water Company (NWC), Makkah daily reported on Wednesday. A source at the NWC said the SWCC has so far been providing water to the...

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Business & Money | Saturday 4 March, 2017 8:00 am

KSA INVESTMENT CONTINUES TO FLOW INTO TURKEY DESPITE CONCERNS

Investors from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have emerged as the largest GCC real estate investor in Turkey and the third largest among foreign investors. Buyers from Iraq (in first place), Saudi Arabia (3rd), Kuwait (4th), Qatar (7th) and Bahrain (10th) emerged among the top 10 foreign buyers in the ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 4 March, 2017 7:51 am

“New Coalition Forms to Drive Leadership in Strategic Initiative Management“

Agile Alliance, The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and Project Management Institute (PMI), today announced the formation of a coalition dedicated to becoming the leading authority on strategic initiative management with the aim of helping enterprises reduce the failure rate of large-scale strategic ...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 4 March, 2017 7:45 am

United Nations Foundation and GSMA Team Up to Support Data for Good

The United Nations Foundation and the GSMA announced a partnership today at Mobile World Congress that leverages their shared objective to unlock the power of data for good, specifically to support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “Better use of the data generated from ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 4 March, 2017 7:43 am

Oil rises as OPEC sticks to output pledges

Oil reversed earlier losses on Wednesday as investors took heart from strict compliance of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) with its pledge to cut output, although evidence of increasing US production capped gains. OPEC reduced its oil output for a second month in...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 4 March, 2017 7:15 am

International experts discuss important water, energy and environment issues at AUS conference

International experts discussed a number of important issues pertaining to water, energy and the environment at the Fifth International Conference on Water, Energy and Environment 2017 (ICWEE) held today, February 28 at American University of Sharjah (AUS). The three-day conference, which is being...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 4 March, 2017 7:00 am

Outlines digital transformations’ role in business success Huawei highlights growth opportunities in Emerging Markets

During its participation at the world’s biggest ICT show, Huawei hosted its Global Digital Transformation Forum (GDTF), which saw keynote speeches and address from Huawei officials and a host of industry players from around the world. During the one-day event, officials from Huawei...

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Business & Money | Saturday 4 March, 2017 1:45 am

DIHAD Supports Orphaned Refugees Through ‘Fly For Peace’ Campaign

In a first-of-its-kind campaign in the Middle East, a ‘Fly For Peace’ exhibition will take place at DIHAD Conference & Exhibition happening from 21st to 23rd of March, 2017 at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre,  featuring orphaned refugees’...

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