Business & Money | Tuesday 6 January, 2015 2:03 pm

TNS Makes Strategic Appointment In Middle East

TNS, the world's largest custom market research consultancy announced the new leadership of their key regional business operations with the appointment of Stephen Hillebrand as CEO Middle East. Hillebrand takes over from Steve Hamilton-Clark who had been at the helm for the past 17...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 6 January, 2015 1:54 pm

GCF2015 to focus on the role of governments in boosting economic competitiveness

The eighth annual Global Competitiveness Forum (GCF) is to focus on the crucial role played by governments in enabling growth, discussing global and regional trends in governmental competitiveness and developing a world class infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.This year’s forum, which will be held at ...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 6 January, 2015 1:26 pm

‘Incident Response Technology Should be a Top Priority for Organizations in Saudi to Combat Cybercrime’

Cybersecurity solutions that reduce detection, response and recovery times are critical, but complex. That’s because they require a variety of incident analysis and management tools that are automated, tightly integrated and, ideally, managed from a central command. Few companies have the time or ...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 6 January, 2015 1:17 pm

A STEP AHEAD CAREER FAIR SUPPORTS WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT AND MANAGEMENT POSITIONING OPPORTUNITIES IN SAUDI ARABIA

The 3rd Annual A Step Ahead Career Fair will be held in the three main cities of Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah during the month of April 2015. Kicking off in Riyadh the 3rd Annual leading event dedicated to female employment and empowerment in the workforce is expected to witness participation of no...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 6 January, 2015 1:04 pm

Targeted Attacks and Malware Set to be Biggest Cyber Threats of 2015

2014 was a big year for the cyber security industry with shocking revelations emerging of data breaches of immense scale conducted against some of the largest and most prestigious global organizations. At the start of the year, ESET, the global leader in proactive digital protection, correctly laid ...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 6 January, 2015 12:52 pm

Samsung Electronics Levant Launches Smart Kitchen Microsite and “Chef of the Month” Competition

Samsung Electronics Levant, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, launched its Smart kitchen microsite and “Chef of the Month” competition with the launch of its new Smart Microwave Convection Oven in the Jordanian market. As this step stems from Samsung...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 6 January, 2015 8:54 am

Real estate prices fall by 23 percent in Riyadh

Real estate indicators released by the Ministry of Justice reveal that prices of residential real estate transactions in Riyadh fell by 23 percent during the month of November, as compared to the previous month. These transactions included 5,499 buildings valued at SR6.3 billion while the value of...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 6 January, 2015 8:50 am

Non-medical investors ‘not banned’ from sector, says minister

Minister of Health Mohammed Al-Hayazie has denied reports that non-medical citizens and expatriates are banned from investing in private health care facilities in the country.Al-Hayazie made the comments last Thursday following reports on social media websites that a ban is now in place on those...

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Government | Tuesday 6 January, 2015 8:46 am

King Abdullah ‘recovering from illness’

Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, on Monday reassured the public about the health of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah.Presiding over a Cabinet meeting in Riyadh, Prince Salman thanked local and international well-wishers for their concern about the king,...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 6 January, 2015 8:43 am

Cabinet lauds KSA’s economic policies

Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and defense minister, on Monday, briefed the Cabinet on the message he received from President Tony Tan Keng Yam of Singapore, the results of his meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah, and his meeting with French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le...

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