Business & Money | Saturday 14 November, 2015 1:21 pm

Dulsco, a home grown UAE company touches the 80 year milestone

Dulsco, a regional leader in human resource solutions and waste management services, has touched the 80 year milestone this year. Dulsco was set up in 1935 as a stevedoring company. During its initial years of operation, the company used to provide stevedoring services to ships at the anchorage and ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 14 November, 2015 4:11 am

SABIC gets CLO magazine award

A learning initiative, jointly designed by SABIC and Penn State University’s Smeal College of Business for the benefit of SABIC employees, has been recognized by Chief Learning Officer magazine with the 2015 Gold (highest-level) award in the category of “Excellence in Academic...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 14 November, 2015 4:08 am

Facebook tests vanishing messages

Facebook users in France were able to send vanishing missives with its smartphone Messenger application, ramping up the challenge to Snapchat. “We’re conducting a small test in France of a feature that allows people to send messages that disappear an hour after they’re...

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Business & Money | Saturday 14 November, 2015 4:07 am

G-20 nations ‘spend $452bn a year to prop up fossil fuels’

The G-20 group of major economies spend $452 billion per year supporting fossil fuel industries, despite their primary role in causing climate change, according to a study. The report, which comes ahead of a crunch UN meeting in Paris to try to forge a global deal to avoid disastrous levels of...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 14 November, 2015 4:05 am

Record oil glut stands at 3 billion barrels

The world is awash with oil having built record stockpiles in recent months and slowing demand growth combined with resilient non-OPEC supply could worsen the glut well into next year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. “Stockpiles of oil at a record 3 billion barrels are providing...

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Business & Money | Saturday 14 November, 2015 4:03 am

Conference ponders ways to fight cybercrime

Labor Minister Mufrej Al-Haqabani recently inaugurated the first international conference to combat computer-related crimes on behalf of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Salman. He commended Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic University for organizing the conference through the College of Computer ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 14 November, 2015 4:01 am

Abshir offers multiple, single exit/re-entry visa

The Passport Department launched two additional services on its online Abshir system on Thursday, for multiple entry and exit visas, and single exit and re-entry visas. The department wants to provide a full online service so that people need not visit its offices in person, said Col. Khaled bin...

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Healthcare | Saturday 14 November, 2015 1:54 am

DIABETES CLAIMS ONE LIFE EVERY SEVEN SECONDS AROUND THE WORLD

According to a report by World Health Organization (WHO), Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number one cause of deaths globally claiming more lives annually than from any other cause. CVD is a major complication of diabetes and the leading cause of early death among people...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 13 November, 2015 6:24 am

ETIHAD AIRWAYS WELCOMES ROYALTY AS IT BRINGS FLAGSHIP AIRBUS A380 TO DUBAI AIRSHOW 2015

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, welcomed Royalty to its flagship Airbus A380 at the Dubai Airshow, giving visitors a glimpse of the airline’s award-winning inflight products.   The aircraft was toured by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid ...

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Sports | Friday 13 November, 2015 5:14 am

Jeddah hosts Saudi International Sport & Fitness Exhibition in November

A newly released economic report estimated that the value of Saudi sports products retail market is approaching SAR 30 billion (approx. $ 8 billion approx.) with an annual growth by 8 %. The report also estimated that investment in the Saudi sport market enabled it to top Middle East...

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