Healthcare | Friday 17 April, 2020 2:00 am

COVID-19: Boehringer Ingelheim steps up effort with Global Support Program

Global support fund for local relief increased to EUR 5.8 millionOver 100 scientists and 11,000 lab hours committed to COVID-19 research in international consortia, expected to expand10 days paid leave offered to 51,000 employees for volunteeringEUR 580,000 relief fund made available for Making...

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Technology & IT | Friday 17 April, 2020 1:22 am

Huawei hosts online summit for Saudi partners to strengthen sustainable business ecosystem

Hosted virtually for the first time, the recently concluded Huawei Saudi Online Partner Summit 2020 event—held under the slogan of “Win Together”—provided leading organizations in the Kingdom with the chance to explore how new Huawei policies, promotions, and programs will enable partners...

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Cars & Autos | Friday 17 April, 2020 1:00 am

#RaceHome: DTM drivers from Audi in virtual races for a good cause

  • Charity racing series with the Audi e-tron Vision Gran Turismo• Initiative by Audi factory driver Mike Rockenfeller   Audi factory driver Mike Rockenfeller has initiated a virtualracing series under the motto #RaceHome, which will be held on the PlayStation 4 with...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 16 April, 2020 5:05 pm

30% of Banking Malware Targets Corporate Users in KSA

In 2019, 773,943 users of Kaspersky solutions were attacked by banking Trojans. Of those users, a third (35.1%) were in the corporate sector. Middle Eastern corporate sector was affected too, with Egypt being the most targeted country and the highest in terms of the share of affected corporate...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 16 April, 2020 2:51 pm

HARNESS THE SPIRIT OF TOGETHERNESS IN THE KITCHEN THIS RAMADAN

Betty Crocker invites one and all to be a part of its “The Kitchen is for Everyone” movement this Ramadan Following the change of 20 million packages inspired by eight-year old, Sultan Abdullah Mohammed Soumr, an open invite was issued to welcome the entire family to the kitchen spaceIn a...

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Healthcare | Thursday 16 April, 2020 1:45 pm

First General Motors-Ventec Critical Care V+Pro Ventilators Ready for Delivery

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) began mass production of the Ventec Life Systems V+Pro critical care ventilator under contract to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “Thousands of men and women at GM, Ventec, our suppliers and the Kokomo community have rallied to support their...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 16 April, 2020 1:41 pm

Stay home and enjoy a virtual tour of Sharjah Museums Authority’s art collection

Sharjah Museums Authority (SMA) is bringing everyone virtual tours and online exhibits of some of its contemporary and modern art masterpieces housed at Sharjah Art Museum.    The move, part of SMA concerted efforts, is to ensure the Authority continues to engage with the...

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Business & Money | Thursday 16 April, 2020 12:07 pm

MENA Mergers and Acquisition transactions totalled US$14.8 billion in Q1 2020

Refinitiv today released the 2020 first quarter investment banking analysis for the Middle East. According to the report, investment banking fees in the Middle East and North Africa reached an estimated US$188.8 million during the first quarter of 2020, up 11% from last year’s slow start, with...

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Business & Money | Thursday 16 April, 2020 11:38 am

G20 fights to save global economy from virus disaster

The world’s 20 most powerful countries unveiled a raft of measures on Wednesday to deal with the crippling effects of the coronavirus pandemic as it threatens a global slump to rival the 1930s Great Depression.“Immediate and exceptional measures” were announced by finance ministers and...

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Business & Money | Thursday 16 April, 2020 3:22 am

Geely Automotive bolsters its Corporate Social Responsibility with Cutting Edge Air Filtration Technology

n an effort to promote safety and hygiene in a time of prolonged virus threat, Geely Automotive launched the industry's first medically validated "CN95 air filter" in its vehicles’ air conditioning systems. Taking its cue from the N95 masks that are a hot commodity nowadays, the highly efficient...

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