Business & Money | Thursday 8 October, 2015 11:24 am

Chinese Yuan demonstrates strong momentum to reach #4 as an international payments currency

SWIFT’s RMB Tracker shows the currency has entered the top four of world payment currencies by value in August 2015, overtaking the Japanese Yen and reaching a record high share of 2.79% in global payments. In the last three years, the RMB has overtaken seven currencies rising from position...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 8 October, 2015 11:11 am

Veolia Water Technologies to introduce its latest innovative solutions at District Cooling Arabia Summit

Veolia Water Technologies Saudi Arabia, a leading provider of innovative, sustainable and environmentally friendly water treatment solutions, has announced its participation at the upcoming District Cooling Arabia industry exhibition to be held in Riyadh on October 12-13, 2015.   As...

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Business & Money | Thursday 8 October, 2015 11:08 am

Moments, the best of Twitter in an instant

When you open Twitter today you’ll see something new: Moments, the best of what’s happening on Twitter in an instant. Every day, people share hundreds of millions of Tweets. Among them are things you can’t experience anywhere but on Twitter: conversations between world leaders...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 8 October, 2015 10:51 am

AOC official monitor partner of new movie The Martian

display specialist AOC partners with 20th Century Fox as the official monitor partner for the upcoming movie The Martian, starring Matt Damon. As part of the cooperation, AOC displays will appear in the movie. Moreover, AOC and its retail partners will have access to exclusive The Martian online...

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Healthcare | Thursday 8 October, 2015 10:39 am

Abscessed Tooth Awareness: Are you at Risk?

What is an abscessed tooth and what causes it? An abscess is a term used to describe the collection of bacteria and their products (pus) around the causing agent which is usually the tooth and its surrounding structures.  A presenting dental abscess can be classified broadly...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 8 October, 2015 5:02 am

Microsoft redefines the laptop with Surface Book, ushers in new era of Windows 10 devices

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday unveiled new Surface, Lumia and Microsoft Band devices, taking advantage of powerful and versatile hardware to unlock new Windows 10 experiences, including fast and secured login with Windows Hello1; new Cortana2 experiences that turn Windows 10 devices into a personal...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 8 October, 2015 4:12 am

KFIA bags two international prizes this year

The King Fahd International Airport (KFIA) recently received a prize as part of the Aviation Achievement Awards (AAA) for the rapid development of the civil aviation industry. It also received the International Certificate of Quality in the services provided by the Airports Council International...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 8 October, 2015 3:21 am

Dubai’s Al-Maktoum International Airport to see preparation work next year for Emirates’ move

Dubai’s Al-Maktoum International Airport will begin the preparations next year for Emirates Airlines to move operations there in about a decade, an airport official said . “By next year, we will do a lot of preparations,” Khalifa Zaffin, executive chairman of Dubai Aviation City...

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Business & Money | Thursday 8 October, 2015 3:11 am

Haramain train project undergoes rigorous tests

Minister of Transport Abdullah Al-Muqbil checked on the progress of the multibillion-riyal Haramain high-speed railway this week, and rode on a train during a test run. Al-Muqbil inspected all components and stages of the rail project which will run between Makkah, Jeddah, Rabigh and Madinah,...

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Cars & Autos | Thursday 8 October, 2015 2:57 am

New Audi A4 family of models makes first public appearance including new S4

At the 2015 International Motor Show (IAA),  in Frankfurt am Main, Audi is presenting many different new products. The main focus is on the new A4 model line and the near-production Audi etron quattro concept car – a sporty SUV with an all-electric drive. The company is also...

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