Culture & Education | Saturday 29 August, 2020 1:23 am

Umm Al-Qura University champions distance learning with Cisco

Umm Al-Qura University, one of Saudi Arabia’s largest educational institutions, has deployed Cisco’s most advanced collaboration software, Webex for Education, to enable distance learning for over 100,000 participants across its 36 colleges.  The successful implementation has enabled Umm...

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Business & Money | Saturday 29 August, 2020 1:17 am

RTA celebrates women’s achievements on Emirati Women’s Day

The Women Committee of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) celebrated the Emirati Women’s Day, which took place this year under the theme “Preparing for the Next 50: Women in Support of the Nation”.  The committee held a discussion panel in which Her Excellency Maryam ...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 29 August, 2020 1:14 am

Zain KSA world’s first telecom operator to offer 5G carrier aggregation

 Zain KSA announced the launch of the carrier aggregation feature for its 5G network, which enables ultra-fast Internet speeds of up to 2.4 Gbps, in line with releasing the latest 5G router that supports this technology and the WiFi 6+ technology that enables hi-speed wireless networks. Zain...

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Technology & IT | Friday 28 August, 2020 3:00 am

Ford Employee Donation Match Program Contributes More than $1 million to COVID-19 Relief Worldwide

Ford Motor Company Fund today announced Ford employees, and others contributed $1,133,447 million to COVID-19 related relief efforts around the world, surpassing its goal. The COVID-19 Donation Match Program was established in April to provide Ford employees, their families and friends a way...

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Technology & IT | Friday 28 August, 2020 1:48 am

Canon launches #FreeYourStory competition to discover the next generation of creative storytellers

Each day, millions of images and videos are uploaded to social media channels and shared around the world. Within the digitally connected Generation-Z and Millennial groups, people regularly invest their time and creativity updating their social profiles, often more acutely than other age...

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Government | Thursday 27 August, 2020 6:13 pm

Expo 2020 and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation team up

 Expo 2020 and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation team up to support grassroots innovations tackling the world’s biggest challenges  Alliance merges expertise and resources to help improve lives around the worldGrassroots innovations can potentially help millions in challenging...

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Business & Money | Thursday 27 August, 2020 10:24 am

DiplomaticQuarter: Emergency US visas resuming for Saudi students

The US Embassy in Riyadh and the consulates in Dhahran and Jeddah are resuming limited visa appointments for Saudi students, including those participating in a residency or clinical program that provides services and care to patients in the US.The embassy stated that, because of COVID-19 and social ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 27 August, 2020 10:06 am

ADDED organizes first virtual workshop under the ‘Industrial Export Credit’ series

The Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) has successfully organized the first virtual workshop under the ‘Industrial Export Credit’ series of sessions. The event was organized in collaboration with Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the...

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Business & Money | Thursday 27 August, 2020 10:01 am

ENBD REIT announces Q1 NAV of USD 215 million; Balance sheet and cash flows healthy while cost controls mitigate pressures

ENBD REIT (CEIC) PLC (“ENBD REIT”), the Shari’a-compliant real estate investment trust managed by Emirates NBD Asset Management Limited, has announced its Net Asset Value  (“NAV”) for the first quarter ended 30th June 2020. ENBD REIT’s NAV stood at USD 215 million, as compared to...

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Business & Money | Thursday 27 August, 2020 6:11 am

 FedEx and Direct Relief Team Up to Deliver Aid to Lebanon

More than 60 tons of critical aid will soon offer needed relief to medical personnel in Beirut, Lebanon. FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) transported the emergency supplies via a dedicated charter flight to help health facilities responding after a deadly explosion ripped through the city earlier this...

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