Business & Money | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 9:00 am

SAR and Huawei sign MoU to develop smart railway in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Railway Company (SAR) has selected Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT), as a partner to initiate smart railway and digital transformation in the Kingdom.    The companies signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 8:45 am

Agreement to increase the competitiveness of Jordanian olive oil in international markets

The Scientific Research and Development Support Fund in Industry signed an agreement with the Royal Scientific Society and the Zayod Modern Automatic squwisser on Monday and by the support of the Higher Council for Science and Technology (SCST) fund for the project "to identify the...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 8:37 am

Karak part of study to grow climate change resistant grains

 A research team from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) in Germany has recently bred a new line of barley that achieves good crop yields even under harsh heat and drought conditions.  Their study was originally published in “Scientific Reports” in April, and...

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Beauty & Style | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 1:05 am

Espionage in the world of the supernatural with The Rook: Now streaming exclusively on STARZPLAY

When Myfanwy Thomas (Emma Greenwell) wakes up under London’s rainy sky, with no memory of who she is, and surrounded by dead bodies, more questions arise than can simply be answered. And from this intriguing start, the new STARZ Original Series, The Rook, follows the heroine’s journey...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 1:00 am

Starkey to utilize power of artificial intelligence to empower people with disabilities

Artificial intelligence is making inroads into several industries, however, the recently launched world’s first AI enabled hearing aids by ‘Starkey Hearing Technologies’, has become the cynosure of all eyes globally and in the region.  The company is scheduled to participate...

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Cars & Autos | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 12:00 am

Porsche Centre Saudi Arabia welcomes the new 911

Faster, more powerful and, more efficient than ever before, the eighth generation of the Porsche 911 has arrived in Jeddah. Revealed at a special event held by Samaco Porsche Centre in Jeddah, two variants, the rear-wheel drive 911 Carrera S and the all-wheel drive 911 Carrera 4S, highlighted the...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 12:00 am

Instagram launches new tools to help lead the fight against online bullying

Instagram has announced it is rolling out new tools to help lead the fight against online bullying. The tools are grounded in a deep understanding of how people bully each other and how they respond to bullying on Instagram, and are only two steps on a longer path.    Instagram has...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 12:00 am

OYO unveils ‘Capital O’ for business travellers in UAE with 2 new hotels

OYO Hotels & Homes, South Asia’s largest, world’s third-largest and fastest-growing chain of leased and franchised hotels, homes and living spaces and China’s largest single hotel brand today announces the launch of its premium offerings for business travellers - Capital O -...

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Sports | Tuesday 16 July, 2019 6:16 pm

Registration of 15 new Jordanian figures in the Summer Swimming Championships

  The 15th Summer Swimming Championships, which ended yesterday, witnessed the registration of 15 new Jordanian numbers in the tournament organized by the Jordan Swimming Federation over the past five days with the participation of more than 100 swimmers and swimmers in all age groups. The...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 16 July, 2019 6:03 pm

Jordanian team conducts kidney transplantation in Bahrain

Two Jordanian and Bahraini medical teams succeeded in conducting two kidney transplant operations at the Salmaniya Medical Complex in Manama, which were successful. The two teams transported one of the young thirties to her 20-year-old brother to save his life after a severe renal failure, while...

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