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Mobile World Congress 2017: Sagemcom to Present Open and Multi-Purpose LoRa™ Sensors
Technology & IT | Wednesday 8 March, 2017 9:00 am
These brand new sensors can be customized accordingly to customers' use cases, thanks to embedded accelerometer, thermometer and barometer. Easy customization and tuning enable allow any service operator and application provider to design new services. In compliance with the LoRa™...
Metropolitan Hotel Dubai: Building on its legacy
Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 8 March, 2017 8:38 am
The Metropolitan Hotel Dubai, one of city’s much-loved hotels since the late 1970’s, has reopened in a new location on Sheikh Zayed Road, after a three-and-a-half-year hiatus. Mohammad Al Habtoor, Vice-Chairman and CEO of the Al Habtoor Group welcomed members of the media on Monday ...
Children’s cancer hospital in Rabigh soon
Healthcare | Wednesday 8 March, 2017 8:34 am
A team of 15 businessmen and a doctor led by former Health Minister Dr. Hamad Al-Manie is making preparations to launch a specialized children’s cancer hospital in Jeddah. It will be established at King Abdullah Economic City in Rabigh, north of Jeddah, and is supported by Sanid charitable ...
GE to bridge gender gap in region’s workforce with 50:50 representation of women in technical roles
Business & Money | Wednesday 8 March, 2017 8:00 am
GE (NYSE: GE) today announced its strategic goal of achieving 50:50 representation of women for all its technical entry-level programs in the region, especially in engineering, manufacturing, information technology and product management roles, to drive its transformation as a digital industrial...
Dubai WoodShow and Dubai International Furniture Accessories & Components & Semi-Finished Products Show kick-off
Business & Money | Tuesday 7 March, 2017 4:30 pm
The 12th edition of Dubai WoodShow (DWS 2017) and the 1st edition of Dubai International Furniture Accessories & Components & Semi-Finished Products Show (DIFAC 2017) were launched today by HE Sami Al Qamzi, Director General of Department of Economic Development. Both shows will run until...
A showcase of the Moroccan offering at the GULFOOD trade show in Dubai from February 26th to March 2nd, 2017
Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 7 March, 2017 10:36 am
  For the seventh consecutive year, Morocco will take part in the Gulfood trade show that will take place in Dubai from February 26th to March 2nd, 2017. Organized by the Food Exports Control And Coordination Organization (Etablissement Autonome de Contrôle et de Coordination des...
Court rejects compensation demand by bank client for signature forgery
Business & Money | Tuesday 7 March, 2017 8:27 am
The Administrative Court in Jeddah ordered the Saudi Development Bank to refund SR750 to a Saudi who filed a lawsuit demanding SR1 million in compensation after he discovered that a bank client had forged his signature to apply for a loan. The case started when an individual who wanted to apply...
Business & Money | Monday 6 March, 2017 3:25 pm
The stage is set as Dubai WoodShow 2017, makes its way to its 12th edition. As the region’s first-of-its-kind, Dubai WoodShow will begin on March 7th and run until the March 9th in Dubai at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. As noted by the organisers of the show, this...
Oman Air confirms its support for MOSD’s Initiatives
Business & Money | Monday 6 March, 2017 10:46 am
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, is reviewing its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes to ensure the airline is providing optimum support to social insurance families and those with special needs. Working in close co-ordination with the Ministry of Social...
30% university students drop out without degrees: HRDF
Culture & Education | Monday 6 March, 2017 9:21 am
 About 30 percent of Saudi students who join university fail to complete undergraduate studies and obtain degrees, according to a report of the Human Resources Development Fund carried by the local daily Al-Madina on Sunday. The report will be discussed by the Shoura Council on Tuesday. It...
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