Business & Money | Monday 15 June, 2015 3:36 pm

Uber Announces Partnership With Ujra Holding “London Cab” In Saudi Arabia

Uber, the smartphone technology company, announced that it has partnered with KSA-based taxi service, London Cab. The partnership is the first of its kind in the Kingdom, gives Uber customers in Riyadh another safe and seamless transportation option, in addition to its already-existent UberX,...

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Business & Money | Monday 15 June, 2015 1:56 pm

Significant untapped growth potential of Digital Islamic Services

Deloitte and Noor Telecom, a Kuwait-based, Sharia-compliant closed-shareholding company, have collaborated with Dubai Islamic Economy Development Center (DIEDC) for the compilation of a report that highlights the untapped potential of the Digital Islamic Services market and offers key...

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Business & Money | Monday 15 June, 2015 1:48 pm

Signing the contract of AlAhli SEDCO Residential Development Fund in Jeddah

SEDCO Development, a subsidiary of SEDCO Holding Group and the prime developer of AlAhli SEDCO Residential Development Fund, has been awarded a contract for the construction of “Gardenia Residence”, a project owned by the Fund in partnership with Ghoneim International Co. Ltd. The project’s...

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Business & Money | Monday 15 June, 2015 1:46 pm

Cordless versatility. Fullsize ability.

The Dyson Digital Motor V6 sits at the core of all Dyson’s new cordless vacuums. It generates the most powerful cordless vacuums* in a nimble format meaning the range can clean the car, the carpet, the ceiling and everything in between. The Dyson Total Clean is our most powerful cordless machine...

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Business & Money | Monday 15 June, 2015 1:38 pm

L’azurde and Fiera di Vicenza roadshows feature the Vicenzaoro Dubai exhibition

L’azurde has achieved an outstanding success with the roadshows it held in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam during the second quarter of 2015. L’azurde engaged in this project as a strategic partner for the foremost jewelry exhibition in the Gulf and Middle East region, held under the title Vicenzaoro ...

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Business & Money | Monday 15 June, 2015 6:09 am

Hiring Process Can Last Up to Two Months for Majority of Organizations

The Bayt.com ‘Hiring Practices in the Middle East and North Africa’ survey, recently conducted by Bayt.com, the Middle East’s leading career site, and YouGov, the leading market research company, has revealed that 93% of respondents hiring managerial staff and 92% of respondents hiring...

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Business & Money | Monday 15 June, 2015 5:53 am

Mobinil successfully launches modern packet core network with Ericsson in Egypt

Egyptian operator Mobinil has successfully launched a modernized packet core network based on Ericsson’s (NASDAQ: ERIC) Evolved Packet Core (EPC) solution, enabling its customers to enjoy cost-effective, reliable broadband services.Originally conceived in August2014 s part of a five-year...

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Business & Money | Monday 15 June, 2015 1:41 am

Massive flour mill complex launched near Makkah

People in Saudi Arabia waste 35 percent of bread produced in the country, said Agriculture Minister Abdul Rahman Al-Fadli. “We have one of the world’s highest per capita consumption of bread,” he said.Speaking to reporters after Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal launched one of the largest...

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Business & Money | Monday 15 June, 2015 1:38 am

New Nitaqat program for recruitment firms

The ministry of Labor is preparing to launch a new Nitaqat program for recruitment companies and offices soon, a senior official said. The program will include both incentives and penalties for companies based on the zone they belong to.Tayseer Al-Mofrej, director of the ministry’s media center,...

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Business & Money | Monday 15 June, 2015 1:14 am

KAFA’A launch spearheads efforts in raising the bar for Qatar’s financial sector

In a mandate by Qatar’s Financial Markets Development Committee (FMDC), Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA) has launched the KAFA’A initiative to elevate and advance Qatar’s financial services sector. Designed as a Training & Competency framework that brings together the sector’s...

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