Culture & Education | Sunday 16 August, 2020 1:12 am

Administrative staff returning to schools Sunday

More than 114,000 administrative employees across the schools in Saudi Arabia will be back at work on Sunday in preparation for the new school year amid strict precautions against COVID-19.The return of the employees comes months after authorities closed educational institutions as part of measures ...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 16 August, 2020 12:08 am

Saudi Arabia to resume schools through distance learning for seven weeks

Saudi Arabia will resume the new school year via distance learning programs for seven weeks in all public schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minister of Education Dr. Hamad Al-Sheikh announced on Saturday."Distance education will begin on Aug. 30. We decided to start this year with distance...

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Business & Money | Saturday 15 August, 2020 4:29 pm

Bahri inks agreement with Tabadul to implement Fasah Pay

In line with its efforts to accelerate digital transformation and facilitate electronic billing and payment processes, Bahri, a global leader in logistics and transportation, has signed an agreement with Tabadul for the implementation of Fasah Pay. One of a collection of electronic solutions...

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Healthcare | Friday 14 August, 2020 3:13 pm

Riyadh Declaration" of Digital Health Summit outlines practical plan to confront epidemics

The "Riyadh Declaration" issued by the Riyadh Global Digital Health Summit has outlined an effective practical plan that would enable health care systems around the world to cope with epidemics.The Riyadh Declaration included basic ideas and recommendations prepared during the summit by a number of ...

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Technology & IT | Friday 14 August, 2020 2:36 am

5G from Zain KSA the broadest kingdom wide and the fastest in electronic games

Zain KSA has made significant progress in the ‘Meqyas Q2 2020’ report that measures the speed of access to digital content in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Meqyas report, issued quarterly by the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC), evaluates indicators related to Internet ...

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Business & Money | Friday 14 August, 2020 1:31 am

With 100 Days to the G20 Leaders’ Summit, Women 20 Group calls for Urgent Action on Women’s Economic Empowerment

As the 100-day countdown to the G20 Leaders’ Summit begins, the Women 20 (W20), an official Engagement Group of the G20, announced that it was intensifying its efforts calling on G20 leaders to put women’s economic empowerment at the center of the commitments they will make during the G20...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 13 August, 2020 1:39 pm

Integrated Telecom Wins a Top International Award in GIS

Integrated Telecom Company (ITC) has won the Special Achievement in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) award). This award is given to global organizations to recognize them for using spatial analysis technology smartly to solve some of the world's toughest challenges. The award presented by ESRI, ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 13 August, 2020 12:47 pm

The Red Sea Development Company Launches Sustainability Stewards Initiative

The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), the developer behind the world’s most ambitious sustainable tourism project, is hiring a team of local Sustainability Stewards. The initiative will support with the delivery of several ongoing and new programs at the project site. Earlier this year, a ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 13 August, 2020 9:58 am

Saudi Arabia Launches First Luxury Cruises Along Red Sea Coast on August 27

The Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) announced the launch of the first of the Saudi cruise ship trips on August 27, 2020 to cruise the waters, beaches and islands of the Red Sea, in an exceptional tourism experience to be the first of its kind in the Kingdom to be accompanied by world-class service...

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Business & Money | Thursday 13 August, 2020 4:04 am

Samba receives a license from Dubai Financial Services Authority to operate as an Authorised Firm in Dubai International Financial Centre

Samba Financial Group has received a license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DSFA) for Samba Financial Group to operate as a branch from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) to offer selected financial services to professional clients and market...

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