Culture & Education | Sunday 30 August, 2015 6:00 am

500-year-old miniature document top attraction at Madinah exhibition

The King Abdul Aziz Foundation will put on display next week a 500-year-old miniature manuscript, according to the SPA.  The manuscript is one of the oldest documents owned by the foundation.  The miniature, a decorative painting on a manuscript, will be displayed at an exhibition in...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 30 August, 2015 5:57 am

SR795m daily loss if oil use not checked

 A group of economic experts has warned that the Kingdom stands to lose SR795 million per day by using oil to generate electricity and for water desalination, and called for tapping renewable and alternative energy resources. According to statistics, the Kingdom’s current oil...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 30 August, 2015 5:53 am

NWC makes early arrangements for Hajj and provides electronic services for pilgrims

NWC held a workshop for discussing the activities of Executive Hajj Committee in Makkah and Masha’er for serving pilgrims of Hajj season 1436h. The workshop was attended by CEO, executive management and Company Hajj team. During this workshop, NWC reviewed its readiness plan for managing...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 30 August, 2015 5:50 am

Mobily launches new Data Centre in Buraidah

Mobily, a leading provider of innovative communications services, has increased its data center Infrastructure capacity after launching a new data center in the city of Buraidah; this massively enhances the company’s telecommunication and information Space. The opening of the data centre...

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Business & Money | Sunday 30 August, 2015 4:32 am

Saudi Arabia online hiring activity grows 19% y-o-y

Saudi Arabia is looking to hire software, hardware, telecom professionals, the Monster Employment Index for the month of July 2015 revealed. KSA registered a 19 percent growth in online hiring activity between July 2014 and 2015. KSA has been registering steep growth since February 2015. The...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 30 August, 2015 4:19 am

Apple iPhone event announced for Wednesday, September 9

Apple Inc on Thursday invited journalists to a Sept. 9 event, where it is expected to unveil new iPhones and potentially a new version of its Apple TV set-top box.  The email invitation includes a colorful Apple logo with the sentence "Hey Siri, give us a hint," referring to...

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Business & Money | Saturday 29 August, 2015 4:05 pm

Apollo Tyres Expands Manchester United Partnership to 129 Countries

Taking forward its very fruitful association with Manchester United Football Club, leading tyre maker, Apollo Tyres today announced the extension of this association to the whole of Africa, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Brunei. This is in addition to the...

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Healthcare | Saturday 29 August, 2015 6:08 am

Complex to treat cancer for free

A contract was signed recently to establish a specialist medical complex to treat cancer patients for free. The contract was signed in the presence of Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal on Monday. The complex, which will cost SR147 million, will be established in the Jeddah governorate on the...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 29 August, 2015 5:30 am

Technical colleges to ease enrollment of soldiers’ kin

As a mark of support for Saudi soldiers stationed on the southern borders, the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) has pledged to secure the admission of their children to various institutions and colleges to further their education. The announcement was made by TVTC Gov. Ali...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 29 August, 2015 5:12 am

Dates festival highlights Jubail heritage

The Date and Palm Festival's activities were launched on Thursday at the Al-Fanateer waterfront in Jubail Industrial City. The event, organized by the Royal Commission for Jubail (RCJ), will run through Sept. 5 and include various events centered on dates and palms and all related industries,...

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