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The Emir  of Asir honors Al-Jazeera Paints during the International Day for Civil Defense
Business & Money | Saturday 7 March, 2015 1:05 am
His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdul Aziz, Emir of Asir honored Al-Jazeera Paints, the giant of high quality paints industry in the Middle East and surrounding regions on the International Day for Civil Defense 1436H which was held under the slogan: “Risk Free Sustainable...
The 488 GTB – extreme power for unique driving pleasure
Cars & Autos | Saturday 7 March, 2015 12:41 am
On its official debut at the Geneva Motor Show, the 488 GTB sets a new benchmark for the sports car sector. Forty years on from the launch of Ferrari’s iconic first-ever mid-rear-engined V8 berlinetta, the 308, the 488 GTB opens a new chapter in the history of cars with this particular...
Taxi shortage as raids apply brakes on illegal drivers
Business & Money | Saturday 7 March, 2015 12:34 am
Wary of labor raids, several taxi drivers have stopped working. This development has led to a taxi shortage. Also, many taxi drivers refuse to ferry people to places that require passing security checkpoints.Many taxi drivers have not transferred their sponsorships to their respective employers....
SanDisk Unveils the World’s Highest Capacity microSD™ Card
Technology & IT | Saturday 7 March, 2015 12:04 am
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a global leader in flash storage solutions, today introduced the 200GB* SanDisk Ultra® microSDXC™ UHS-I card, Premium Edition, the world’s highest capacity microSD card for use in mobile devices. In just one year after introducing its record-breaking 128GB...
Commercial building rents to be regulated
Business & Money | Friday 6 March, 2015 11:50 am
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry is welcoming opinion of experts on regulating rent contracts for commercial real estate property and find solutions for rising real estate rents.Those interested can express their opinion by logging into the ministry’s website mci.gov.sa/lease. But the...
BMC pens cooperation deal with Canadian university
Culture & Education | Friday 6 March, 2015 11:48 am
A delegation from the University of Manitoba in Canada recently visited the Kingdom to study a joint cooperation agreement with the Batterjee Medical College (BMC). The Canadian representatives were led by Dr. Emily Atfery, dean of the university’s faculty of medicine, and met with Dr. Khaled...
Housing in Makkah ‘too expensive for families’
Business & Money | Friday 6 March, 2015 11:17 am
The SR500,000 home loan provided by the government for citizens is not enough to pay for a three-bedroom apartment with a living room in Makkah, developers and real estate experts said recently.The average family would need to take out an extra SR150,000 to SR200,000 just to buy an apartment built...
Expats have right to keep their passports
Business & Money | Friday 6 March, 2015 11:10 am
The Labor Ministry has reiterated that it is the right of foreign workers to keep their passports and official documents.“Anybody violating this rule will face serious penalties,” said Taysir Al-Mofraj, the ministry’s spokesman.According to him, holding on to employees’ passports does not...
NetApp Delivers Data Backup and Archive to the Cloud
Technology & IT | Friday 6 March, 2015 11:06 am
NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP) today introduced new software and solutions for hybrid IT deployments that improve data backup and recovery times and give customers more control over how, when and where they store their data throughout its lifecycle.Customers can leverage the flexibility of Amazon Web...
‘DEAL 2015’ to showcase the potential of multimillion dollar animatronics industry
Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 6 March, 2015 11:03 am
One of the world’s largest industry events in the entertainment industry – ‘Dubai Entertainment Amusement and Leisure show’ (DEAL 2015) will be showcasing the potential of the multimillion dollar ‘Animatronics’ industry. Animatronics is used primarily in the entertainment, theme park...
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