Family visit visas will continue to be issued throughout the year without any interruption, an informed source at the Directorate General of Passports said. Renewal of such visas will also be possible in accordance with the rules laid down by the government, the source added.
“The total...
No person has been found infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Coronavirus in Makkah and Madinah, the Health Ministry said on Friday.
This clean bill of health could be attributed to the ministry’s comprehensive preventative measures at airports and border points,...
Bassam Saleh, Marketing Manager of Bawadi Mall, the largest in Al Ain city, said the UAE plays a vital role in international expansion of retail business. Quoting Deloitte’s Global Powers of Retailing Report, Saleh revealed that many of the world’s top 250 retailers opened debut stores...
T-PayTM, the first open mobile payment platform in the Arab region launched by ArpuPlus, revealed today that its business has seen an amazing 62-fold growth in revenue last year. The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt have been leading the pack, currently generating over half of the regional revenue....
New research reports produced by the GSMA, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Internet Society (iSOC) demonstrate that the development of digital societies have the potential to help solve key challenges faced by...
UBM EMEA has won this year’s UFI Marketing Award with its entry addressing the topic “personalised marketing”. The three finalists also included GES EMEA (UK) and Palais des Congrès de Montréal (Canada). Each presented a detailed PowerPoint presentation providing an...
YuMe, Inc. (NYSE:YUME), the global audience technology company powered by data-driven insights and multi-platform expertise, announces the launch of its programmatic video marketplace for agencies, brand advertisers and publishers. The offering includes both demand and supply side platforms,...
Saudi Aramco has revived plans to add a clean fuels unit in its biggest oil refinery in Ras Tanura and more environmentally-friendly units to its Rabigh refinery, industry sources said.
There has been a shift in Middle Eastern refineries to produce cleaner fuel to target export markets with...
The Saudi stock market ended Thursday’s trading session solidly in the green. The Tadawul All-Share Index (TASI) closed up 54.3 points or 0.58 percent to 9,367.29.
It performed within a trading range of 76 points, extending YTD gains to 12.41 percent.
Thirteen out of Tadawul's 15...
Saudi Butanol Company (SaBuCo) is preparing to start trial operations at its largest butanol plant in Jubail in the third quarter of this year.
Planned to be carried out for around six months, the trial operations will test equipment and production efficiency through technical licensing and...