Culture & Education | Monday 6 March, 2017 9:21 am

30% university students drop out without degrees: HRDF

 About 30 percent of Saudi students who join university fail to complete undergraduate studies and obtain degrees, according to a report of the Human Resources Development Fund carried by the local daily Al-Madina on Sunday. The report will be discussed by the Shoura Council on Tuesday. It...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 5 March, 2017 9:56 pm

Extensive top-to-bottom overhaul of Jumeira Rotana is now complete

 Jumeira Rotana announced the completion of its major renovation which made headlines with its eye-catching interior design that transformed the hotel into a modern yet tranquil hot spot in the buzzing centre of Al Satwa. With the completion of the renovation, Jumeira Rotana is expected to...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 5 March, 2017 5:50 pm

S.PELLEGRINO CALLS ON SAUDI ARABIA’S CULINARY TALENT FOR THE YOUNG CHEF AWARD

S.Pellegrino Young Chef Award is back for the third year to find the world’s best young chef.   Young chefs from around the world, including Saudi Arabia, are invited to submit an application with their signature dish at www.sanpellegrino.com, which will serve as the new digital...

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Government | Sunday 5 March, 2017 11:39 am

One-month deadline for employers to return employees’ passports

The Ministry of Labor and Social Development has given employers one-month deadline to return passports to their employees. The Council of Ministers issued a decision seven years ago abolishing the terms “sponsor” and “sponsored” and replaced them with...

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Business & Money | Sunday 5 March, 2017 11:36 am

Securities markets challenges & risks tackled in IOSCO meetings

The Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA) participated in the meeting of the Board of Directors of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) held last Feb. 22-23 in Milan, Italy. CMA also participated in the meeting of the Steering Committee of the Developing Markets...

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Healthcare | Sunday 5 March, 2017 11:30 am

Campaign against misuse of prescription drugs starts today

Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal will launch on Sunday an awareness campaign against the misuse of prescription drugs, especially those used for the treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders. The inaugural function will take place at the emirate›s headquarters in...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 5 March, 2017 11:27 am

Saudi team builds education platform for young refugees

A Saudi team specialized in education and technical training established the first educational platform for 13 million young refugees in Arab countries, Makkah newspaper reported. The Saudi team leader and supervisor of the project, Zaheer Azhar, explained that the purpose of the platform was to ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 5 March, 2017 10:46 am

Shababeek at Osha Event Hall from 4th to 6th May 2017 “A story behind every window!”

SHABABEEK PROMISES TO GIVE AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE TO ALL, BY  CREATING A UNIQUE ARENA BY BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN INNOVATIONS & EXCELLENCE WITH A PROFESSIONAL TOUCH OF DESIGN & CREATIVITY.   Join us to celebrate the most luxurious & a premier event, with the famous...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 5 March, 2017 7:46 am

Amazon cloud glitch disrupts sites

Usually people do not notice the “cloud” — unless, that is, it turns into a massive storm. Which was the case Tuesday when Amazon’s huge cloud-computing service suffered a major outage. Amazon Web Services suffered an unspecified breakdown in its eastern US region starting...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 4 March, 2017 2:37 pm

Tadweer Celebrates National Environment Day and Gulf Environment Week

Tadweer (The Center of Waste Management – Abu Dhabi) celebrated the National Environment Day and Gulf Environment Week by organizing workshops at a number of government entities and private and public schools, including the US Embassy, the Emirates Red Crescent, Corniche Hospital, Al Khatim...

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