Business & Money | Sunday 31 May, 2015 9:29 am

Preparations under way for municipal council polls

In a few weeks preparations will begin for elections for municipal councils which will be held in August.Despite criticisms of the previous two elections, people are hopeful. Changes in legislation have increased the number of elected candidates to two-thirds.The voting age has been lowered to 18...

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Business & Money | Sunday 31 May, 2015 9:26 am

MoH seeks personnel for Haj

Health personnel who are interested in serving pilgrims during the coming Haj are requested to send their applications to the Ministry of Health for deployment on a temporary basis.The Manpower Committee at the ministry will receive the applications through its website:...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 31 May, 2015 9:25 am

Texas A&M University at Qatar, Huawei and Ooredoo Build Global Education Alliance

- Partnership will increase knowledge sharing and offer enhanced student learning experiences through internships and student exchange program- With the advent of Qatar’s knowledge economy, Texas A&M University at Qatar and Huawei—a global information and communications technology...

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Business & Money | Sunday 31 May, 2015 9:23 am

Al-Hudaithi is new SRMG chairman

The board of directors of the Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG) decided on Wednesday to appoint board member, Eng. Sulaiman Al-Hudaithi, as chairman.His tenure, along with that of the board, would be from May 1, 2015, until April 30, 2018, SRMG announced.Eng. Al-Hudaithi holds a bachelor of ...

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Healthcare | Sunday 31 May, 2015 1:08 am

Tabuk Pharmaceuticals Renews Support to Nulabi Al-Nida’a Campaign

Stemming from its firm belief in contributing to societies and helping those in need, Tabuk Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company (“Tabuk Pharmaceuticals”), one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) region, joined the “Nulabi Al-Nida” (We...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 31 May, 2015 12:54 am

Kaspersky Lab Warns of a New Scam That Uses Windows Live ID

Experts are warning of a new scam that uses Windows Live ID as bait to catch personal information stored in user profiles on services like Xbox LIVE, Zune, Hotmail, Outlook, MSN, Messenger and OneDrive. “Honest” phishingUsers receive warnings by email saying that their Windows Live ID...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 31 May, 2015 12:16 am

Mobily Offers “Prime” Package Subscribers 100% Free Extra Credit

Mobily launched “Prime” promotion enabling new and existing subscribers get extra credit of 100% and a free data up to 500 MB upon charging SR 10 and more.Mobily clarified that the additional free credit can be used in voice calls, text messages within the network and internet, and this...

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Sports | Sunday 31 May, 2015 12:06 am

Crunch Doha Takes Part in “Strive, Struggle & Shine Evening with Esther Jacobs”

Crunch Doha, Qatar's first body transformation company joined hands with Esther Jacob for the ”Strive, Struggle & Shine - An Evening with Esther Jacobs” at the Meliá Doha in West Bay.Being part of this event came as part of Crunch Doha’s efforts to empower women in Qatar, and pushing them to ...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 30 May, 2015 11:16 am

Healthcare in the Middle East & Africa Set for Unprecedented Change as the Internet of Things Begins to Take Shape

The first wave of innovation accelerators based on the 3rd Platform technologies of cloud, mobility, Big Data, and social media are beginning to roll into the Middle East and Africa (MEA) healthcare sector, with the Internet of things (IoT) set to play a fundamental role in shaping the digital...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 30 May, 2015 11:06 am

Sky News Arabia to Air Hard-Hitting New Format Talk-Show ‘Neeran Sadeeqa’

Sky News Arabia’s first episode of the new talk-show ‘Neeran Sadeeqa’ (Friendly Fire) will air (Monday, June 1st) at 10:30pm UAE time (6:30pm GMT). Broadcast from the Channel’s international studios in London, the new show will feature a unique format with two permanent host presenters...

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