Business & Money | Wednesday 30 December, 2015 3:01 am

‘KHC concludes 2015 with substantial achievements’

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Alsaud, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), held a board meeting at the company’s HQ in Riyadh to oversee KHC’s performance in 2015, approve 2016 budget and operation strategy. Furthermore, the meeting outlined and fortified KHC’s diversified...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 30 December, 2015 2:58 am

Kingdom committed to social welfare schemes

Social Affairs Minister Majed Al-Qassabi has briefed the Shoura Council members on his ministry’s plans and programs aimed to boost services provided to different categories in the community. Addressing the 6th session of the Shoura Council here on Tuesday, the minister said he wanted to...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 30 December, 2015 2:57 am

Budget 2016: Business leaders laud vision for sustainable development

A wide cross-section of Saudi society including ministers, businesspeople, academics and government officials have welcomed the country’s realistic and developmental budget for the new year in the face of tough regional and global challenges. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 30 December, 2015 2:12 am

Deloitte: Beyond “Big Data”, it is time to think about “iData”

The rapid pace of digitization means that the world today is markedly different to 20 years ago when only 1% of the global population had an internet connection. Forty percent of people around the world had access to the internet in 2015, and in the majority of the Middle East countries, internet...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 30 December, 2015 1:44 am

Turkish Airlines inaugurates its first flight to Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine)

With existing services to Kiev, Odessa, Dneprepetrovsk, Lvov and Kherson, Turkish Airlines now adds Zaporizhzhia, one of the largest cities in Ukraine to its expanding network.    Beginning from today, Zaporizhzhia flights will be operated 4 times...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 December, 2015 5:42 pm

Consumers Hopeful Despite Challenges, Increasingly Driven To Make The World A Better Place, Ford Trend Report Shows

In a world of constant and dramatic change, new insights from Ford’s Looking Further with Ford 2016 trend report reveal a renewed sense of inspiration and ingenuity among consumers striving for a better quality of life in the New Year – motivated more than ever to make the world a...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 29 December, 2015 4:30 pm

Nahdi Presents Success Story of Diabetes Programme at World Diabetes Congress in Canada

Nahdi, the largest retail pharmacy chain in the Middle East and North Africa, presented the success story of its diabetes education and awareness programme “Ya Ana Ya Al Sukkary” at the World Diabetes Congress (WDC), which was held in Vancouver, Canada.  Organised...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 29 December, 2015 3:23 pm

Xerox Survey: Consumers Want Tech Brands to Play Wider Role in their Lives

A new Xerox report, ‘The State of Customer Service 2015,’ reveals that more than half (51%) of consumers are comfortable with the idea of buying into a single brand “ecosystem” for all their technology, communications and media needs. By 2025, 37% believe a single supplier...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 December, 2015 3:19 pm

Takeda Provides Further Information about Its New Business Venture with Teva

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TOKYO: 4502) and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA) (TASE: TEVA) today made the below follow-up announcement regarding the overview of their new business venture in Japan, which was initially disclosed on November 30, 2015 in the press release...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 29 December, 2015 3:17 pm

Anghami Chosen by Google Among the Best 2015 Apps

Anghami, the leading music service in MENA, has been voted by Google as one of the best apps in 2015 and has been featured on its Play Store.  During 2015, Anghami amassed more than 10 million new users that are now listening to more than 300 million streams per month. Eddy Maroun,...

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