Environment & Energy | Wednesday 11 November, 2015 12:42 am

World Future Energy Summit Puts International Spotlight on Renewable Energy

Meeting all stated renewable energy targets in GCC countries would save 4 billion barrels of oil and reduce emissions by 1.2 gigatonnes between now and 2030, according to new figures revealed by the Abu Dhabi-based International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) ahead of the upcoming World Future...

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Government | Tuesday 10 November, 2015 10:30 pm

Latin, Arab leaders hold Saudi summit to strengthen ties

 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman opened the 4th Summit of Arab-South American Countries at the King Abdulaziz International Center for Conferences in Riyadh on Tuesday. The two-day summit, which is being attended by leaders from 22 Arab League members and 12 nations from South...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 10 November, 2015 4:17 pm

2015 Ajyal Youth Film Festival to provide an Interactive Out-Of-Cinema Experience at ‘Creativity Hub’

The third annual Ajyal Youth Film Festival, presented by the Doha Film Institute, will host a range of activities at its ‘Creativity Hub’, designed to entertain, educate and inspire creativity & innovation.   The ‘Ajyal Creativity Hub’ will offer guests an...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 10 November, 2015 4:14 pm

SABIC highlights CSR experience at World Entrepreneurs Forum

SABIC highlighted its experience in entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility (CSR) during the Second World Entrepreneurship Forum organized by The Centennial Fund (TCF) under the theme, Innovation in Social Entrepreneurship, in Riyadh on November 3.    Speaking at the...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 10 November, 2015 3:49 pm

Riverbed Announces SteelFusion 4.2 with Support for VMware vSphere 6

Riverbed Technology, the leader in application performance infrastructure, today announced Riverbed SteelFusion 4.2 will support VMware vSphere 6. The support for VMware vSphere in SteelFusion 4.2 builds upon the long-standing partnership between the two companies, delivering superior business...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 10 November, 2015 3:34 pm

Kodak Alaris Launches AI Foundry Accelerates Delivery of Artificial Intelligence-Based Solutions for Business

Kodak Alaris today announced the creation of AI Foundry, a business dedicated to helping organizations process and learn from structured and unstructured data through the use of proprietary Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. The launch of AI Foundry marks the next phase in Kodak Alaris’ ...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 10 November, 2015 3:21 pm

Mobily Successfully Demonstrate Cutting-Edge Network Function (NFV) Virtualization

In keeping with its tradition of leadership in innovation and introduction of new technologies in the region, Mobily has announced successful Proof of concept of Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) technology. This demonstration is being carried out in collaboration with world-renowned ...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 10 November, 2015 2:54 pm

Twitter appoints Kinda Ibrahim as Director of Media Partnerships for the MENA region

Twitter has appointed Kinda Ibrahim (@kindaibrahim) as Director of Media Partnerships for the Middle East and North Africa.    Based in Twitter’s recently opened Dubai office, Kinda’s team will work to accelerate Twitter’s push for content partnerships across the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 10 November, 2015 2:40 pm

Barco opens new regional office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  Barco, a leader in visualization technology, has opened a new office in Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The official opening event took place on November 9, 2015 at Al Nemer Center 1 in Riyadh’s Olaya District, in the presence of the Belgian Ambassador in...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 10 November, 2015 2:01 pm

Hilton Garden Inn Reveals New Property in Saudi Arabia

Guests Will Have Convenient Access to Historic Sites, Shopping Malls and Government Offices  Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Worldwide’s (NYSE: HLT) award-winning brand of hotels has announced the opening of Hilton Garden Inn Tabuk, adding to the brand’s growing portfolio of nearly...

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