Culture & Education | Sunday 14 July, 2019 11:20 am

Education Above All (EAA) and Strategic Partners

Education Above All foundation (EAA), Mission of Qatar, Permanent Missions of Argentina, State of Qatar, Singapore and Uruguay, UNESCO and Qatar Fund for Development attended the annual High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) for Sustainable Development from 9-18 July at UNHQ in New York, issuing a joint ...

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Healthcare | Sunday 14 July, 2019 11:15 am

Avivo Group, Worldplast Foundation to help poor in Pakistan with pro bono reconstructive surgery this month

Avivo Group, one of the fastest-growing healthcare service providers in the GCC, has joined hands with Worldplast Foundation to help poor patients requiring reconstructive surgery during a leading charity programme in Pakistan later this month. Beside others, the third mission of the Worldwide...

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Business & Money | Sunday 14 July, 2019 11:01 am

IT Managers are Inundated with Cyberattacks from All Directions and Struggling to Keep Up, According to Sophos Global Survey

a global leader in network and endpoint security, today announced the findings of its global survey, The Impossible Puzzle of Cybersecurity, which reveals IT managers are inundated with cyberattacks coming from all directions and are struggling to keep up due to a lack of security expertise, budget ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 14 July, 2019 10:56 am

First results from Arc Skills’ programme show how gamification can transform education in UAE

Arc Skills, the world’s first lifelong learning company, has developed a unique gamified programme to teach a comprehensive set of 21st century skills in UAE schools, and it is showing its first, extremely positive, results. Every one of the 1,200 children taught across nine UAE schools...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 14 July, 2019 10:51 am

Jadwa Investment Portfolio Company Completes Dividend Capitalization

Innova Holdings Limited, a private equity portfolio company of Jadwa Investment, recently completed a SAR 187.5 million dividend recapitalization transaction. The transaction allowed Jadwa Refining Opportunity Fund, a private equity fund managed by Jadwa Investment, to return 64% of invested...

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Business & Money | Sunday 14 July, 2019 10:46 am

Terra Drone Sets Up Joint Venture with NDTCCS, the Largest NDT Inspection Services Provider in the Middle East

One of the largest providers of industrial drone solutions in the world, Tokyo-headquartered Terra Drone Corporation, has entered into an investment agreement with NDT Corrosion Control Services Co. (NDTCCS), a leading Saudi company which has been providing nondestructive testing and inspection...

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Business & Money | Sunday 14 July, 2019 10:33 am

Region’s logistics market to reach $66.3bn by 2020

Materials Handling Middle East, the region’s dedicated trade show for warehousing, intralogistics and supply chain solutions, has evolved into a futuristic showcase of robotics and automation for its 2019 edition, as the 4th Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0, continues to reshape the...

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Sports | Sunday 14 July, 2019 10:19 am

Benton inspection readiness of ARBHAJ for Hajj season

Mohammed Salih Bentin, minister of Haj and Umrah, visited the headquarters of the National Tawafa Establishment for Pilgrims of Arab Countries (ARBHAJ) on Friday to inspect its readiness for this year’s Haj season. Bentin held a meeting with Abbas Bin Abdul Ghani Qattan, CEO of ARBHAJ, and...

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Government | Sunday 14 July, 2019 10:17 am

King to host 1,300 pilgrims from 72 countries

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has directed to host 1,300 pilgrims from around the world to perform Haj for the year 1440 AH, as part of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Haj Program, Saudi Press Agency said Saturday. The Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance...

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Business & Money | Sunday 14 July, 2019 10:10 am

Five popular restaurants fined SR8 million for inflating prices

 A judicial committee at the Administrative Court in Riyadh has upheld an earlier ruling sentencing five popular restaurants a total amount of SR8.26 million for conspiring among themselves to fix their prices at a time the prices of the foodstuffs have come down. Court sources said the...

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