Business & Money | Saturday 24 January, 2015 12:37 am

LinkedIn warns why being ‘Motivated’, ‘Dynamic’ & ‘Creative’ may be stalling your career

Professionals from across the world will head online in their droves today as they put their career resolutions into practice, according to research released by LinkedIn. The insight, based on the behaviour of LinkedIn’s more than 300 million global members, (including more than 1 million in...

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Government | Saturday 24 January, 2015 12:22 am

World leaders remember ‘Islam-West mediator’ Abdullah

World leaders paid tribute to Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah on Friday, praising the late ruler as a key mediator between Muslims and the West.US President Barack Obama said he and Abdullah, whose country has for decades been a strategic ally of Washington, had enjoyed a “genuine and warm...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 24 January, 2015 12:10 am

Selevision teams with du and Akamai to enhance the delivery of digital content

du, the region’s fastest-growing telecommunications company and Akamai Technologies have announced that Selevision, the leading Saudi Arabian on demand service provider, has selected the companies’ content delivery services to support over-the-top delivery of its channels throughout the MENA...

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Business & Money | Saturday 24 January, 2015 12:05 am

Jeep® Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel Named 2015 Green SUV of the Year™

D.C. - Green Car Journal has named the Jeep® Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel its 2015 Green SUV of the Year™. The announcement was made today at the Washington Auto Show in Washington, D.C. “The Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel delivers what today’s drivers really want in an efficient SUV,” said Ron ...

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Government | Saturday 24 January, 2015 12:05 am

King Salman outlines vision for ‘stability and unity’

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has pledged to continue the current policies of the government, to ensure stability and unity in the country. In a speech following the death of King Abdullah on Friday, King Salman also urged the nation’s citizens to pledge their allegiance to new...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 23 January, 2015 1:52 am

Restoration of Diriyah heritage site ‘on track’

The Riyadh Development Authority has announced that the rehabilitation of the Diriyah heritage site is on track and would be completed in about two and a half years.“The rehabilitation of Diriyah is being completed with a combination of old and new technology,” a spokesman told Arab News in an...

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Culture & Education | Friday 23 January, 2015 1:48 am

Al-Khodairy unveils new vision

Newly appointed Culture and Information Minister Abdul Aziz Al-Khodairy has unveiled a new vision for the Kingdom’s media to foster cooperation between the people and the authorities and to ensure development and improve quality.Speaking to the editors in chief of Saudi newspapers and magazines...

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Business & Money | Friday 23 January, 2015 1:33 am

SEDCO Holding Group Discusses Myths and Showcasing the Real Estate Market

SEDCO Holding participates through a panel discussion and a workshop in the 8th edition of the Global Competitiveness Forum (GCF) which lasts from January 25-27th, in the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh. The annual Forum brings together global business leaders, international political leaders and...

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Culture & Education | Friday 23 January, 2015 12:57 am

Govt studies causes of violence in school

The Ministry of Education has been researching the problem of violence and bullying among students in public schools to determine reasons and ways of taking action to stop it.A committee formed by the ministry has been working on a plan to reduce and combat the rising levels of violence among...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 23 January, 2015 12:54 am

College students suffer from ‘weather phobia’

Some 90 percent of Saudi college students are suffering from "weather phobia," which has resulted in the absence of considerable number of students from colleges, a local daily said quoting a recently published study undertaken by King Khalid University (KKU).Ninety-five percent of students who...

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