Business & Money | Sunday 17 May, 2020 5:14 pm

Retail industry veteran Faisal Al Jedaie named CEO of Arabian Centres Company

Arabian Centres Company (“ACC” or the “Company), the largest contemporary lifestyle destination network in Saudi Arabia, announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Faisal Abdullah Al Jedaie as the new chief executive officer of the company with immediate...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 17 May, 2020 1:39 pm

Abu Dhabi University creates face shield prototype to support the local healthcare sector

Abu Dhabi University’s (ADU) College of Engineering (COE) has rallied its engineering labs to join the fight against COVID-19. The university has been working closely with hospitals in Abu Dhabi and was able to produce over 1000 clips required for face masks using the University’s...

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Business & Money | Sunday 17 May, 2020 1:38 pm

"Municipalities and Transport" Discusses Improvements to The Unified Electronic System for Building Permits

The Department of Municipalities and Transport held a virtual workshop as part of a series of workshops to alert customers about the improvements made to the unified electronic system for building permits, attended by more than 400 experts, specialists and representatives of consulting offices...

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Business & Money | Sunday 17 May, 2020 1:35 pm

Schneider Electric to Provide Online Monitoring and Troubleshooting of IT Equipment at No Cost For Organizations in UAE

Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, will provide UAE based organizations that need technical IT support with access to the company’s digital tools and online monitoring services at no cost for 90 days. This promise is part of Schneider...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 17 May, 2020 1:31 pm

Staycations and domestic travel to lead GCC tourism recovery from COVID-19 says new ATM report

Local tourism and domestic travel are expected to lead the UAE and wider GCC’s recovery from COVID-19 as we begin to see the easing of lockdown restrictions, according to the latest research released ahead of Arabian Travel Market (ATM) Virtual, a newly-launched three-day event that will...

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Business & Money | Sunday 17 May, 2020 1:12 pm

Raza offers rent deferrals across properties in Saudi Arabia

Raza Inc, the real estate arm of the Saudi Public Pension Agency (PPA) and a subsidiary of Al Ra’idah Investment Company (RIC), announced today a slew of relief measures for commercial clients within its property portfolio. Measures include flexible rent payments and rent deferrals for a period...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 17 May, 2020 4:27 am

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia climbs to 10th position globally in internet speed

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia jumped to the 10th position globally in internet speed, as it managed during the month of April to increase the average mobile internet speed to 55.71 MB per second, according to a report published by the international website Speed Test specialized in measuring mobile...

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Business & Money | Sunday 17 May, 2020 2:55 am

Kingdom issues decision to protect workers, fine violators

The Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed Bin Sulaiman Al-Rajhi has approved adding a paragraph to the table of violations and penalties, and the decision was published in the official gazette on Friday.The decision stipulates imposing a fine of SR10,000 for not complying with...

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Healthcare | Sunday 17 May, 2020 2:35 am

Minister of Health: Kingdom one of lowest in world’s coronavirus pandemic death rate and critical cases

Minister of Health Dr. Tawfiq Bin Fawzan Al Rabiah affirmed that the Kingdom is among the lowest in mortality rate and critical cases in the world as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, indicating that this is due to medical care.This came in a speech delivered by the minister today.He explained...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 17 May, 2020 1:44 am

Saudi minister chairs virtual news agency forum

The Kingdom’s acting media minister, Majid Al-Qasabi, on Saturday chaired a virtual forum about the role of news agencies in supporting anti-coronavirus efforts, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Al-Qasabi is chairman of the executive council of the Union of OIC News Agencies (UNA), which...

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