Business & Money | Tuesday 21 April, 2015 8:14 am

Saudis head back to small towns

Many Saudis are now leaving the big cities and heading back to their small towns and villages because of lower rents, available jobs and adequate health and education services.In addition, they say that these rural areas offer a better standard of living than crowded and congested cities. They are...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 21 April, 2015 8:09 am

KACST Science, Technology week to begin Sunday

Extensive arrangements are being made by the King Abdul Aziz City For Science and Technology (KACST) for the Science and Technology week that begins in Riyadh Sunday.The event, aimed at communicating with society and promoting interest in science, will be opened by Prince Turki bin Saud bin...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 21 April, 2015 8:06 am

Princess Hussa honors top Saudi women achievers

Sayidaty magazine has recognized the outstanding contribution of 37 Saudi women in different walks of life such as education, health, media, arts and economics.Princess Hussa bint Salman, who attended the Creativity Awards 2015, praised the winners for their work in advancing the country and the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 21 April, 2015 7:46 am

Baker & McKenzie Affiliate advises on SACO IPO

Legal Advisors, Abdulaziz I. Al-Ajlan & Partners in Association with Baker & McKenzie has advised Saudi Company for Hardware (SACO) on its Initial Public Offering (IPO). Approved by the Saudi Capital Market Authority on 31 March 2015, the sale of 7.2 million shares representing 30% of SACO's share ...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 21 April, 2015 7:38 am

Nahdi’s Commitment Support the “Run For Hope” Campaign

Nahdi Medical Company, the largest retail pharmacy chain in the Middle East and North Africa, in its continued commitment to enhance the health and wellness of the community, and as the official health partner of the 12th Jeddah Marathon, has carried out its “Run for Hope” campaign through...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 21 April, 2015 7:12 am

Top-class education facilities pledged

Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman has launched an educational endowment initiative, the SR200 million Madinah International Academy, and the Madinah educational endowment worth SR500 million.The governor launched the two projects while opening an educational forum that aims at improving the...

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Sports | Tuesday 21 April, 2015 6:59 am

Zenith El Primero Stratos, a team custom-made to compete

Zenith. A century and a half of innovation and awards in haute horlogerie, and its revolutionary El Primero chronograph, currently the only timepiece able to measure short times to the nearest 10th of a second.The Lancia Stratos. An extraordinary car, designed with one sole purpose: to compete....

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Technology & IT | Monday 20 April, 2015 4:06 pm

Mobily Offers “Wajid” Subscribers A Distinguished Discount for Three Months

Mobily provided earlier through “Wajid” packages a special discount for new subscribers for a period of three consecutive months. The discount on “Wajid Extra” reached 60%, whereas “Wajid Smart” and “ Wajid +” packages discount reached 40% and 20%, respectively, noting that this...

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Technology & IT | Monday 20 April, 2015 4:00 pm

Second MEA Microsoft Dynamics Summit highlights new trends

The second Microsoft Dynamics Summit in Dubai has concluded with Microsoft and customers providing insights on how Dynamics tools that will enable organizations and its people to more effectively make sense of data, and make insights actionable at greater speed and accuracy. The summit took place...

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Business & Money | Monday 20 April, 2015 3:44 pm

Kingdom’s Small and Medium Business Sector offers “Significant” Growth Potential

Increased government focus on the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector in Saudi Arabia is likely to create significant opportunities for private capital, according to the organisers of the tenth Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference. The event, which is co-hosted with the Ministry of Finance, is...

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