Technology & IT | Monday 6 April, 2020 1:21 am

Microsoft partners with the industry to unlock new 5G scenarios with Azure Edge Zones

Microsoft has announced that it has partnered with carriers and technology partners around the world to combine the power of cloud and 5G and bring Azure Edge Zones. The move will enable new scenarios for developers, customers, and partners by providing seamless experiences with ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 5 April, 2020 5:10 pm

Joint Statement on Employment, Skills & Women

The COVID-19 pandemic has severely constrained hundreds of millions of workers around the world. Not only have workers been exposed to the health risk, they have also been constrained by lockdown of geographies and widespread shutdown of businesses, including the global value chains. Women are...

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Business & Money | Sunday 5 April, 2020 5:00 pm

AliExpress records strong growth in ‘Home Demand’ segment in Saudi Arabia

AliExpress, a global retail online marketplace under Alibaba Group and a world-wide partner for Olympic Games, has recorded an exponential growth in the ‘Home Demand’ segment across Saudi Arabia.    With more people working from home, there is a stronger demand across...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 5 April, 2020 4:52 pm

ENOC Link dedicates fueling vehicles to support nation-wide disinfection drive

ENOC Link, The Group’s fuel delivery digital venture, extended its support to Dubai Municipality’s national disinfection drive to curb the COVID-19 outbreak by dedicating mobile fueling trucks to provide free petrol and diesel fuel to all the vehicles and equipment used in the campaign...

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Healthcare | Sunday 5 April, 2020 12:00 pm

OIC Health Ministers to Hold Emergency Virtual Meeting on Combating Coronavirus

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Coordination with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Chair of the Seventh Islamic Health Ministers Conference,, will organize an emergency video conference meeting of the OIC steering ministerial committee on health on combating Coronavirus, on 9 April...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 5 April, 2020 11:56 am

MBC Group’s #STAY_AT_HOME Operation Registers Significant Growth

At the onset of the unprecedented Covid-19 situation, MBC Group launched this operation during March, with the aim of providing the ultimate in entertainment and informative content, luring people-in to stay glued to their screens at home.   After three weeks, the region’s leading...

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Cars & Autos | Sunday 5 April, 2020 11:03 am

MG HS wins “Car of the Year 2020” & “Sub-Compact Crossover” Middle East Awards And MG5 wins “Sub-Compact Sedan” Award

During the 2020 Middle East Car of the Year (MECOTY) Awards, which are the biggest and most coveted awards in the regional automotive industry, MG brand achieved tremendous success by winning 3 awards in total, the most coveted of which is the “Car of the Year” award for its HS model,...

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Healthcare | Sunday 5 April, 2020 10:46 am

Bayer launches recruitment drive in Saudi Arabia supporting continued growth of healthcare sector and Saudization goals

Bayer, the German multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company, has today launched a focused campaign (#MoveForwardwithBayer) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, designed to drive the recruitment of Saudi nationals within its growing pharmaceutical business in the region.   The...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 5 April, 2020 10:43 am

OPEC+ Meeting Delayed

OPEC+ has postponed a Monday meeting to discuss oil output, OPEC sources told Reuters, as tension over plunging crude prices intensified.   Saudi Arabia was the first to call for an emergency meeting of OPEC and other oil producers, a grouping known as OPEC+, to stabilize the oil...

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Business & Money | Sunday 5 April, 2020 10:24 am

Saudi’s Amlak International Achieves 14.5% Net Income Growth for FY19

Saudi Arabia’s leading non-bank real estate lender, Amlak International (“Amlak” or the “Company”), has announced its financial results for the 12-month period ended 31 December 2019. Net income grew by 14.5% to SAR 70 million, with total revenues increasing by 11% to...

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