Business & Money | Friday 9 October, 2015 3:55 pm

Dubai’s Emirates NBD to offer banking through Twitter

Emirates NBD, the largest lender in Dubai in terms of assets, has announced that its customers can now carry out their banking transactions and enquiries through Twitter, a first of its kind offer in the country. The bank, which has 65,000 followers on Twitter, says the customers can...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 9 October, 2015 3:54 pm

Dubai expects 14m tourists in 2015, 15m in 2016

The emirate of Dubai is expecting 14 million tourists by the end of the current year and 15m in 2016, according to Marc Bennett, senior vice-president, International Operations of the Dubai Corporation of Tourism and Commerce Marketing. Bennett’s remarks came during the 11th Natalie Tours...

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Technology & IT | Friday 9 October, 2015 2:09 pm

With Direct Integration of 50+ WiFi-Enabled Cameras, Eyefi Now Offers One Photo App to Rule Them All

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Technology & IT | Friday 9 October, 2015 1:56 pm

Final 24 hours of GITEX Shopper 2015 sees savvy shoppers bagging best deals

  The weekend of the 25th edition of GITEX Shopper is drawing tens of thousands of visitors to the Dubai World Trade Centre as power retailers and the world’s top tech brands offer even greater deals and bargains on the latest consumer electronics products. The sales extravaganza...

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Business & Money | Friday 9 October, 2015 1:31 pm

Zain KSA among the list of Top 100 Saudi brands

ZAIN KSA brand was chosen for the second time in the list of top 100 brands in the Kingdom, based on a recent survey by a press institution.  During an event held for this occasion in Riyadh, Saud AlBawardi, Deputy CEO, chief operations officer, received an award of recognition on behalf of ...

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Business & Money | Friday 9 October, 2015 1:28 pm

Saudi investment in foreign securities rises in August

Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency’s net foreign assets stood at $659 billion at the end of August. Investment in foreign securities recorded a monthly increase for the first time in 2015, rising by $4.2 billion, according to a report from Jadwa Research. “We think (this) is partially due ...

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Business & Money | Friday 9 October, 2015 1:25 pm

Tadawul: Saudi petchems gain strength

News that Orascom Telecom Media and Technology is seeking to buy Beltone Financial boosted Egypt’s stock market on Thursday, while rebounding petrochemical shares continued to buoy Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All-Share Index, which had jumped 1.9 percent on Wednesday in...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 9 October, 2015 1:18 pm

UNWTO praises ‘amazing’ tourism development

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has praised the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH) for its development projects across the country. Omar Valdez, executive head of the UNWTO’s Themis Foundation, said that his organization was also working closely with the...

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Government | Friday 9 October, 2015 1:10 pm

New 5-year expatriate ID from Oct. 15

 The Passports Department has announced that it would start issuing new resident permits with a five-year lifespan for expatriates from next week, Oct. 15, the first day of the Islamic new year. Companies and expatriates would have to renew them yearly online, with no need to visit the...

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Technology & IT | Friday 9 October, 2015 1:05 pm

KSA has 21m Internet users

There are an estimated 21 million Internet users in the Kingdom, according to data released by the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC). According to the report, Internet penetration in the Kingdom stands at around 66 percent, a result of the increased use of social media...

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