Business & Money | Monday 6 March, 2017 8:59 am

Digitization Drives Half a Million New Saudi Jobs by 2020

Saudi youth are primed to take on the half-million jobs that are expected to be created from nationwide digital transformation by 2020, experts commented today on a recent report by The Economist Corporate Network. The Kingdom faces a crucial juncture in its economic growth and youth employment....

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Business & Money | Monday 6 March, 2017 8:36 am

Arabian Petroleum Supply Company (APSCO) holds its usual annual meeting and honors staff

As always at the beginning of each year, the Arabian Petroleum Supply Company (APSCO), held its usual annual meeting in the Levanto Ballroom in Jeddah; in the presence of a group of the company's highest management, led by Mr. Mohammed Alireza, CEO of the company. In addition to a number of...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 5 March, 2017 3:55 pm

Mobily Provides hTC U Ultra For Its Customers

Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) announced the launch of new hTC U Ultra smartphone to its customers, and the device is available at Mobily main outlets in the central, eastern, and western regions. The new smartphone specifications and features are very advanced like; Corning Gorilla Glass 5, with...

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Beauty & Style | Sunday 5 March, 2017 1:23 pm

Namira Monaco Jewels from Space to Adorn Oscar® Nominees

When the 89th Academy Awards roll out on February 26th 2017, UAE and Monaco-based future astronaut and artist Namira Salim’s latest line of jewellery, Namira Monaco, will be part of the celebration. A special edition of her latest collection will be included in the “Everyone Wins” ...

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Government | Sunday 5 March, 2017 11:39 am

One-month deadline for employers to return employees’ passports

The Ministry of Labor and Social Development has given employers one-month deadline to return passports to their employees. The Council of Ministers issued a decision seven years ago abolishing the terms “sponsor” and “sponsored” and replaced them with...

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Business & Money | Sunday 5 March, 2017 11:36 am

Securities markets challenges & risks tackled in IOSCO meetings

The Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA) participated in the meeting of the Board of Directors of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) held last Feb. 22-23 in Milan, Italy. CMA also participated in the meeting of the Steering Committee of the Developing Markets...

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Healthcare | Sunday 5 March, 2017 11:30 am

Campaign against misuse of prescription drugs starts today

Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal will launch on Sunday an awareness campaign against the misuse of prescription drugs, especially those used for the treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders. The inaugural function will take place at the emirate›s headquarters in...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 5 March, 2017 11:27 am

Saudi team builds education platform for young refugees

A Saudi team specialized in education and technical training established the first educational platform for 13 million young refugees in Arab countries, Makkah newspaper reported. The Saudi team leader and supervisor of the project, Zaheer Azhar, explained that the purpose of the platform was to ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 5 March, 2017 7:55 am

Sheikh Adel Aujan’s life and legacy celebrated at landmark awards ceremony

Hundreds gathered in Dubai this evening to celebrate the life and legacy of one of the Gulf’s most prominent businessmen, Sheikh Adel Aujan. Sheikh Adel, who passed away in January, was the Chairman of one of the largest Middle Eastern beverages conglomerates, Aujan Coca-Cola Beverages...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 5 March, 2017 7:46 am

Amazon cloud glitch disrupts sites

Usually people do not notice the “cloud” — unless, that is, it turns into a massive storm. Which was the case Tuesday when Amazon’s huge cloud-computing service suffered a major outage. Amazon Web Services suffered an unspecified breakdown in its eastern US region starting...

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