Business & Money | Tuesday 10 March, 2015 10:28 am

Bayt.com Named Among Top 10 Best Places to Work in Asia

Bayt.com, the Middle East’s leading career site, has been named among the top 10 Best Small and Medium Workplaces in Asia, in the prestigious 2015 Best Workplaces in Asia awards that were announced this month. The ranking follows Bayt.com’s top-10 ranking in the Top Places to Work in the UAE...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 10 March, 2015 10:22 am

McDonald’s and MasterCard Announce Three-Year Strategic Collaboration

MasterCard and McDonald’s today announced a strategic collaboration to introduce innovative electronic payment solutions at McDonald’s restaurants in Saudi Arabia and across other key markets in the Middle East and Africa. The announcement, which highlights the iconic quick-service brand’s...

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Government | Tuesday 10 March, 2015 7:38 am

Cabinet discusses nuclear pacts with South Korea

Adel Al-Toraifi, minister of culture and information, said the Cabinet meeting on Monday discussed several draft agreements signed with South Korea on nuclear energy. The two sides agreed last week to conduct a feasibility study on building nuclear reactors worth SR7.5 billion across the country....

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 10 March, 2015 7:31 am

Makkah governor stresses key role of universities

Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, said that scientific research is the launch pad for universities to play greater role in community services. He said this while receiving President of the Umm Al-Qura University Bakri Assas, a science research team of the Technology Invention Center at the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 10 March, 2015 7:29 am

Transport, telecom services reviewed

The Council of Economic and Development Affairs held a meeting in Riyadh on Monday under the chairmanship of Defense Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman, chief of the Royal Court, and discussed matters related to transport, telecom services and other development projects.The meeting heard a...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 10 March, 2015 6:41 am

Eight-year limit on expats’ stay to be implemented in stages

The Labor Ministry has denied a report that it plans to limit the stay of foreign workers to eight years, but a ministry source on Monday insisted that the proposal is being studied and would be implemented. The source was quoted in a local publication as saying that the implementation would be...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 10 March, 2015 1:08 am

New Retina MacBook release

Apple CEO Tim Cook took to the stage on 9 March at the company's Spring Forward Apple Watch event to unveil the latest development in its MacBook line-up, simply named the New MacBook to create an all-new notebook line, rather than MacBook Pro or MacBook Air (those got their own, smaller updates)....

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Business & Money | Tuesday 10 March, 2015 12:21 am

Jeddah Deputy Mayor Officially Inaugurates The Big 5 Saudi

Jeddah Municipality Deputy Mayor, Eng. Abdullah Mohammed Al-Qarni last night officially inaugurated The Big 5 Saudi – international building and construction show, which celebrates its 5th anniversary this year. The event runs every day from 4:00 -10:00pm at Jeddah Centre for Forums and Events...

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Cars & Autos | Tuesday 10 March, 2015 12:06 am

Audi and the ‘DTM 2015’ project

In less than ten weeks from now, the ‘DTM 2015’ project will begin in earnest for the Audi squad. On May 2, the first of a total of 18 races of the new season will be held at the Hockenheimring. Audi’s mission for 2015: to defend the manufacturers’ title in the internationally popular...

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Beauty & Style | Monday 9 March, 2015 4:23 pm

twenty4: The Middle East’s Best Kept Fashion Secret

Summer is coming, and in a region renowned for its appreciation for luxury fashion and the finer things in life, it can be hard to keep your wardrobe up to date with ever-changing fashion trends. However, we’re ready to let you in on an extremely well-kept secret. Having first launched in 2013,...

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