Business & Money | Sunday 20 September, 2015 3:43 am

Shaker Group & LG Electronics reaffirm strong partnership in Saudi market

In line with its leading role and outstanding performance in the Saudi market, Shaker Group, the sole distributor of LG Air Conditioners in Saudi Arabia for more than 20 years, reaffirmed the strong partnership by renewing the agreement contract with LG Electronics for the LG- Shaker Factory in...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 19 September, 2015 1:18 pm

High-Tech hotels: Celebrity boutiques & features ‘bordering on sci-fi’ are the future design

A new Design Theater for 2015, created by leading Italian designers WT Studio, was unveiled at the Dubai World Trade Centre where the 16th annual The Hotel Show Dubai, is set to take place on Sept. 28-30. It will host some of the international experts who will discuss the future of hotel design in...

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Healthcare | Saturday 19 September, 2015 1:14 pm

Recycling medication

It seems many of the Kingdom’s pharmacies allow customers to return prescription medicines regardless of the dangers involved in doing so. A medicine that is taken outside the pharmacy should not be returned under any circumstances because if it is exposed to the sun or other elements, its ...

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Government | Saturday 19 September, 2015 1:12 pm

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques’ Guests Program for Haj and Umrah

The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawah, and Guidance has launched this year a program targeting leading Muslim figures all over the world. The program has so far hosted 500 Umrah pilgrims since the beginning of the Umrah season and intends to host another 500 more by the end of the...

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Healthcare | Saturday 19 September, 2015 3:43 am

65 MoH centers to monitor pilgrim health

The Ministry of Health has set up 65 epidemiological survey centers in Makkah and at the holy sites for the safety of the pilgrims, a senior official from the ministry told Arab News here  on Friday.  “We have mobilized our resources to offer maximum safety for the guests of...

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Business & Money | Saturday 19 September, 2015 3:31 am

Boards of GCC businesses becoming more professional

Businesses across the GCC are increasingly adopting more rigorous corporate governance standards and are becoming more transparent in their communications to win deeper public trust, and the shift is being driven by chairmen and more professional boards.   The issue of building more...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 19 September, 2015 3:27 am

New Sports Products and Fitness Programmes to Launch in Dubai at the Leisure Show 2015

The Leisure Show, the only event dedicated to the leisure, sports and fitness industry in the UAE, is returning to Dubai on 28-30th September with the launch of brand new sports products and fitness programmes to the city by its industry leading partners and exhibitors. Three...

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Business & Money | Saturday 19 September, 2015 12:41 am

South Korea Ministry Signs TD-LTE Cooperation Agreement with China Mobile and ZTE

ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, announced the signing of a cooperation agreement on TD-LTE technology with China Mobile Research Institute and South Korea’s...

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Business & Money | Friday 18 September, 2015 5:28 am

Nasser appointed Saudi Aramco CEO

 Long-serving Saudi Aramco executive Amin Hassan Nasser was on Thursday appointed as the president and chief executive officer of the world’s largest energy company. The decision was announced during the first meeting in Jeddah of the recently constituted Saudi Aramco Supreme Council...

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Business & Money | Friday 18 September, 2015 4:27 am

Prince Faisal opens Holy Qur’an Expo

Rare manuscripts of the Holy Qur’an were displayed at an exhibition inaugurated by Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman early this week. The event was sponsored by the Simaya Group in cooperation with the Ministry of Islamic Affairs in Madinah. Following the ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark ...

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