Healthcare | Friday 3 April, 2020 11:55 am

KACST chief calls for activation of ‘open science’ initiative

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) President Dr. Anas Bin Faris Al-Faris urged the development and adoption of a “recommendation” for activating the “open science” initiative. Dr. Anas discussed this during a virtual meeting of the KACST, which was...

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Healthcare | Friday 3 April, 2020 6:51 am

Over 1,000 patients benefit from KAMC’s free drug delivery

More than 1,000 outpatients have benefited from the home delivery of prescribed medicines by the King Abdullah Medical City (KAMC) in Makkah over the last two weeks. These include over 600 beneficiaries within Makkah and 400 beneficiaries outside Makkah. The initiative is part of several...

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Healthcare | Friday 3 April, 2020 4:29 am

G42 and BGI Announce Groundbreaking High Throughput Detection Lab to Fight Against COVID-19

Group 42 (G42), the leading technology company based in Abu Dhabi, and global genomics leader BGI announced today the launch of a new massive-throughput laboratory built to address the need for population-scale detection and diagnosis of COVID-19 in the United Arab Emirates.  The lab is...

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Technology & IT | Friday 3 April, 2020 2:00 am

Kaspersky Innovation Hub is seeking gamer startups

Kaspersky intends to develop services designed to provide security for game developers and gamers. Kaspersky Innovation Hub (Kaspersky iHub*) is starting a new round of selection for highly-specialized startups under the Open Innovation Program initiative. All teams and individual...

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Business & Money | Friday 3 April, 2020 1:44 am

GCC commerce ministers hold extraordinary virtual meeting to discuss the economic impact of coronavirus outbreak

Commerce ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held an extraordinary virtual meeting to discuss the economic impact of the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), citing the role of their ministries to guarantee the provision and flow of basic and necessary commodities to citizens and...

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Cars & Autos | Friday 3 April, 2020 1:20 am

Nissan appoints new Chairman of its Africa, Middle East and India region

Nissan has appointed Guillaume Cartier as Senior Vice President and Chairman of its Africa, Middle East, and India region (AMI) and Head of the Global Datsun Business Unit, effective from April 1st 2020.   In this role, he will lead the regional management committee and be...

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Technology & IT | Friday 3 April, 2020 12:16 am

From a folding 8-inch FullView Display to revolutionary user experience, the HUAWEI Mate Xs is the ultimate foldable 5G smartphone

Today’s smartphone industry is slowing moving towards  innovative foldable devices. Some of them flip open, others hide the  screen that is accessible by opening the phone and many more. However, if you want a folding smartphone that can give you versatile functionality...

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Business & Money | Thursday 2 April, 2020 4:45 pm

Study: Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report on COVID-19 to measure the t rust in governments, businesses and media

These last few weeks we have all lived the consequences of low trust in government and media. We have observed that large groups of people have ignored critical health guidance, in part because they doubted the veracity of available information or because they relied on disinformation. At the same...

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Healthcare | Thursday 2 April, 2020 2:55 pm

Ministry of Health Broadcasts More than 2 Billion Awareness Messages about Coronavirus

The Ministry of Health, in cooperation with the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC), has broadcast more than 2 billion awareness messages about the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), addressed to various segments of society including citizens and residents in 24...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 2 April, 2020 2:45 pm

#StayHome – Samsung Extends Support to UAE Customers

UAE customers to enjoy personalized customer service support for mobiles and tablets from the comfort of their home     In line with the UAE government’s #StayHome initiative, Samsung Gulf Electronics is taking further steps to continue serving customers and communities by...

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