Culture & Education | Thursday 20 April, 2017 12:23 pm

AUS freshmen fight for top honors at popular engineering competition

More than 150 first-year students from the College of Engineering (CEN) at American University of Sharjah (AUS) participated in an exciting competition held yesterday April 19, to build a dome that can carry the maximum amount of paper, yet have the lightest weight.   Thirty two teams...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 20 April, 2017 12:11 pm

DXB ENTERTAINMENTS ANNOUNCES PLANS TO GROW ITS LAPITA BRAND

DXB Entertainments PJSC (DFM:DXBE), the Dubai based leisure and entertainments company, owner of Dubai Parks and Resorts, the region’s largest integrated theme park destination, has announced its intent to grow its Lapita™ brand in the region. This announcement comes following the...

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Business & Money | Thursday 20 April, 2017 11:42 am

Arab News partners with YouGov to survey hearts and minds of public in Middle East and beyond

Arab News, the Middle East’s leading international English-language daily, has entered an exclusive partnership with the globally-acclaimed online polling firm YouGov. The deal will see YouGov conduct regular polls relating to the Middle East and North Africa, which will help shed light on ...

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Government | Thursday 20 April, 2017 10:29 am

Smart city initiative launched

The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs has launched the “application of smart city concepts” initiative as one of the municipal transformation projects emanating from the National Transformation Program 2020 and the Vision 2030, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said. The initiative...

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Government | Thursday 20 April, 2017 10:22 am

99,000 hits on workers’ culture site in March: Labor Ministry

 A report published by the Ministry of Labor and Social Development stated that the number of hits on its website reached 99,888 in March, including 51,782 new visitors. The ministry established the website to raise laborers’ awareness about their rights and duties, and familiarize them ...

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Government | Thursday 20 April, 2017 9:24 am

Reinvigorating’ Saudi-US ties

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and US Defense Secretary James Mattis discussed here on Wednesday ways of enhancing strategic bilateral relations, especially in the field of defense. They also reviewed the latest regional and international developments. The Kingdom and the US...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 20 April, 2017 9:20 am

Abha celebrates ‘Capital of Arab Tourism’ title

Emir of Asir Prince Faisal Bin Khalid on Tuesday evening launched the celebrations marking the selection of Abha as the capital of Arab tourism for the year 2017. The prince said Abha obtained the status as a result of 10 years of hard work and concerted efforts. Chairman of the Saudi Commission ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 20 April, 2017 9:14 am

Global consortiums to develop Taif, Qassim and Hail airports

The development and operation of Taif, Qassim and Hail airports will be entrusted to consortiums of national and global companies, according to Tariq Abduljabbar, deputy to the president of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA). A consortium of Asiad, Consolidated Contractors Company...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 20 April, 2017 6:17 am

Huawei Launches ‘VIP’ Service in Saudi Arabia

Huawei Tech. Investment Co. Ltd. announced today the launch of a ‘VIP’ service for its customers in Saudi Arabia through its authorized service centre. The new service offers consumers of Huawei devices, including Mate 9, Honor 8, and latest P10 Plus and P10, technical support in...

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Business & Money | Thursday 20 April, 2017 6:03 am

Doha Bank Achieves 2.9% Profit Growth With Impressive Ratios

His Excellency Sheikh Fahad Bin Mohammad Bin Jabor Al-Thani, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Doha Bank, announced Doha Bank's financial results for the first quarter of 2017. Net profit for the first quarter of 2017 recorded an impressive QAR 364 million as compared to QAR 354 million for ...

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