Business & Money | Saturday 6 August, 2016 7:13 am

Worst flooding since 1998 leaves $33bn economic toll in China, according to Aon catastrophe report

Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield's catastrophe model development team, today launches the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred worldwide during July 2016. Aon...

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Business & Money | Saturday 6 August, 2016 7:00 am

Madinah firms violating midday work ban fined SR250,000

The Ministry of Labor and Social Development imposed fines of around a SR250,000 on a number of companies in Madinah that forced laborers to work under the midday sun in violation of a ban currently in place. The director of the ministry's branch in Madinah, Awad Al-Hazmi, said inspectors...

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Business & Money | Saturday 6 August, 2016 6:59 am

KSA seeks to solve housing crisis with 3D-printed homes

Saudi officials have begun studying the use of 3D-printed houses as a way to solve the housing crisis in the Kingdom, which is expected to affect some 1.5 million people during the next five years. The homes are printed in prefabricated panels, which are fit together on site. Saudi officials met...

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Sports | Saturday 6 August, 2016 6:51 am

Rio Olympics 2016: opening ceremony

Rebirth and regeneration. That was the message behind a vibrant Opening Ceremony that heralded the start of the Rio 2016 Olympics. From supermodel Gisele Bundchen's tribute to the "Girl from Ipanema" to the promise of an athletes' forest to be planted after the Games,...

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Cars & Autos | Saturday 6 August, 2016 6:33 am

Nissan BladeGlider Brings Cutting-Edge Intelligent Mobility to Life

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd today unveiled the working prototype of its futuristic BladeGlider vehicle, combining zero-emissions with high-performance in a revolutionary sports car design.   The vehicles, developed from concept cars first shown at the Tokyo Auto Show in 2013, have arrived in...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 6 August, 2016 6:22 am

SADAFCO Expands Beverage Portfolio by Introducing Unique Nutritious Drinks

In line with its commitment to constantly innovate and introduce delicious dairy and foodstuff products for consumers, Saudia Dairy and Foodstuff Company (SADAFCO) has further strengthened its beverage portfolio by recently introducing two market firsts in Saudi Arabia. SADAFCO...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 6 August, 2016 4:43 am

Panasonic Opens "cloud9 Innovation Center"

Panasonic today announced that Panasonic Factory Solutions Company of America, a Panasonic group company, opened the cloud9 Innovation Center featuring its partnership with best-in-class complementary technology companies with which it works to deliver integrated, turnkey solutions for building...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 6 August, 2016 4:30 am

Turkish Airlines inaugurates its direct Erbil (Iraq) flights to be operated from/to Gaziantep Airport

Already having the world's 4th largest flight network and flying to 290 destinations in 116 countries, Turkish Airlines continues to expand its extensive network.   The flag carrier, ranked as the “Best Airline in Europe”* for the sixth consecutive times...

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Technology & IT | Friday 5 August, 2016 8:28 am

A Very Note-worthy Evolution

As Samsung plans to introduce the latest addition to the Galaxy Note family with the launch of its all-new Galaxy Note7; we take a stroll down memory lane to revisit its extraordinary predecessors while touching upon some of their rather unique features and capabilities. From the original Galaxy...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 5 August, 2016 8:20 am

Jumeirah Golf Estates Scores Double Win at World’s Best Realty Brand Awards 2016

Dubai’s Jumeirah Golf Estates, host of the DP World Tour Championship, has taken home two major awards at Indian-based real estate awards ceremony - the World’s Best Realty Brand Awards 2016 Asia, as India is revealed as Dubai’s largest real estate investor group outside of the...

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