Business & Money | Monday 2 February, 2015 12:03 am

Jaguar Land Rover powerS UP new Ingenium engine family

Ingenium, the new family of premium diesel and petrol engines designed, engineered and manufactured by Jaguar Land Rover, delivers class-leading levels of torque, horsepower and refinement while reducing emissions and fuel consumption.The company today revealed more of the technical details of...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 1 February, 2015 3:21 pm

SABIC to hold drawing and photography competition to encourage eco-friendly behavior

SABIC will conduct an environmental competition for school students in three cities in the Kingdom to raise awareness among the community on the need for better management of natural resources and care for the environment.The competition is designed for boys and girls of select schools in Riyadh,...

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Business & Money | Sunday 1 February, 2015 3:12 pm

Reed Exhibitions appoints Nick Pilbeam as new Travel Divisional Director

Reed Exhibitions has appointed Nick Pilbeam to the position of Divisional Director – Travel.Newly appointed Pilbeam, who brings with him an enormous amount of growth strategy knowledge and industry insight, will head up the travel division of the world’s leading events organiser Reed...

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Business & Money | Sunday 1 February, 2015 2:31 pm

Manitou: unique, innovative material-handling solutions for aeronautical maintenance

Manitou will be on hand at the Aircraft Interiors and MRO Middle East tradeshow held in Dubai on February 2nd and 3rd, 2015 (at booth 618 in the Ubifrance Pavilion). The world leader in rough terrain material handling will use this tradeshow as an opportunity to showcase the extent of its range of ...

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Government | Sunday 1 February, 2015 9:31 am

Riyadh municipality plans to overhaul city markets

The Riyadh municipality has announced a plan to overhaul markets in the central business district and other areas, to create more jobs, attract investors and boost commerce.The plan includes the development of markets for fruit and vegetables; fish, meat and poultry; second hand goods; and...

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Business & Money | Sunday 1 February, 2015 9:25 am

Public Security, SASO in quality control tie-up

The General Directorate of Public Security and Saudi Standards and the Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) have signed a agreement to activate strong cooperation between the two in the application of quality control and to boost services and upgrade their level of performance, local media...

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Government | Sunday 1 February, 2015 9:22 am

Royal orders promise continued development

Recent royal decrees issued by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman confirm the state's development after it pumped young blood into the state's administration without overlooking competence, observers said.The orders have pumped SR110 billion into crucial service sectors, including a...

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Healthcare | Sunday 1 February, 2015 9:20 am

Saudi, expat infected with MERS

Two new cases of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus ((MERS-CoV) were recorded by the Ministry of Health late Friday. The Command and Control Center (CCC) at the ministry reported that an expatriate worker in Riyadh and a Saudi national in Hofuf had contracted the infection,...

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Government | Sunday 1 February, 2015 9:16 am

King Salman’s new team has accomplished administrators

The new Cabinet announced by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Thursday has several appointees who are accomplished administrators with vast experience and expertise in their fields.Azzam Al-Dakhil, the new minister of education, is also chief executive officer of the Prince Mohammed ...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 1 February, 2015 8:30 am

Cisco Exposes Widening Gulf between Perception and Reality of Cyber Threats

The Cisco 2015 Annual Security Report released today, which examines both threat intelligence and cybersecurity trends, reveals that organizations must adopt an ‘all hands on deck’ approach to defend against cyber attacks. Attackers have become more proficient at taking advantage of gaps in...

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