Technology & IT | Sunday 6 December, 2015 12:50 pm

Samsung showcases latest business technologies and solutions within Hospitality and Hotel sectors

Samsung Electronics, the global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, participated at the Saudi International Hotel Expo Saudi Arabia 2015 recently held in Riyadh. Introducing its latest innovative business solutions for the hospitality and hotel sector that brings forward...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 6 December, 2015 12:37 pm

Mobily Announces 21 Lucky Winners under ‘Mobily Ranan’ Mega Campaign

Mobily announced 21 winners for 4th, 5th and 6th lucky draw under "Mobily Ranan" contest. Among the announced winners, 3 won the prestigious prize of Chevrolet Camaro, while 18 won Chevrolet Malibu. Beside these two prizes being awarded on daily and weekly basis, draw for a Lamborghini...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 6 December, 2015 12:31 pm

‘Organizations in Saudi Need to Beware of SSL Decryption Solutions that Prevent Better Security’, warns Security Expert

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is everywhere. Today, many of the most popular websites leverage encryption to keep data secure and private. On top of that, other applications such as email, instant messaging, and FTP use SSL or its successor TLS to encrypt traffic. Need proof that SSL is ubiquitous?...

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Business & Money | Sunday 6 December, 2015 11:43 am

SIAL Middle East 2015 opens tomorrow

Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority, global food innovation and future trends will headline the agenda at this year’s...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 6 December, 2015 9:58 am

Souq.com WHITE FRIDAY 2015 Smashes All Online Shopping Records in the Middle East

13 million visits and close to 600,000 items sold during the Biggest Online Sale in the Middle East 35% sold on Souq.com app while mobile app and m-web accounted for over 55% of sales Souq.com is the top local site in the UAE as a result of White Friday 12K units sold in an...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 6 December, 2015 8:24 am

Google to bridge digital gap

Google has recently announced launching an event under the umbrella of “Think with Google” to reach out to small to medium sized businesses as well as marketing agencies to help them make use of the web. Through this event, Google plans on launching a series of locally relevant...

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Business & Money | Sunday 6 December, 2015 8:22 am

Haramain train station in Jeddah nears completion

The arrival and departure lounges at the Jeddah station for the Haramain high speed train have been completed, according to Saudi Railways Organization CEO Muhammad Al-Suwaikit. “The second phase of the Haramain High Speed Rail project will be complete by the end of 2016. We have so far ...

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Government | Sunday 6 December, 2015 5:21 am

King to deliver annual speech at Shoura on Wednesday

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman will deliver a key policy-making address to the Shoura Council on Dec. 23 (Rabiul Awwal 12). He is expected to focus on the Kingdom’s internal and external policies. The announcement was made on Saturday by Shoura Council Speaker Dr. Abdullah...

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Government | Sunday 6 December, 2015 5:20 am

Government issues 250,000 Umrah visas

Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar has said that 250,000 Umrah visas have been issued since the season began a month ago. He said that last year a total of 6 million visas were issued. The number was made possible due to the sheer speed of issuing visas which resulted from single visa’s taking...

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Business & Money | Sunday 6 December, 2015 4:55 am

Strong Saudi-Japan ties in focus at National Day celebrations

The Japanese community joined their diplomatic mission here to celebrate their National Day, marking the occasion with patriotic enthusiasm. Japanese Ambassador Norihiro Okuda hosted the National Day reception to celebrate the 82th birthday of Japanese Emperor Akihito. Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal ...

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