Technology & IT | Sunday 14 June, 2015 12:58 pm

Cisco Embeds Security Everywhere Across the Extended Network

Cisco today announced new offerings to embed security throughout the extended network – from the data center out to endpoints, branch offices, and the cloud – for pervasive threat visibility and control. By integrating security everywhere, enterprises and service providers gain the ability to...

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Business & Money | Sunday 14 June, 2015 12:12 pm

Closure of Riyad Real Estate Income Fund with Capital of SAR 500 Million

Riyad Capital announced in alliance with Naif Al-Rajhi Investment Company the closure of subscriptions in the private placement of Riyad Real Estate Income Fund, after raising the target capital for the fund at SAR 500 million ahead of schedule. ‘Riyad Real Estate Income Fund’, the latest...

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Government | Sunday 14 June, 2015 6:27 am

MCI to oversee 18,000 housing units

More than 18,000 real estate units at an estimated value of SR20 billion, have been earmarked throughout the Kingdom for housing projects under the supervision of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MCI).A team from the ministry, representing the program for selling real estate units, paid a...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 14 June, 2015 6:26 am

SCTA, Aramco tie up to promote tourism

Saudi Aramco will participate in the “Live Saudi Arabia” program by organizing trips to King Abdul Aziz World Cultural Center, after it opens next year.At least 5,000 students from various regions of the Kingdom are expected to take the trips each year.A partnership agreement in this regard has ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 14 June, 2015 3:25 am

SCTA explores Al-Ula finds

A team of archaeologists from the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) recently conducted an exploratory mission to the summit of the Umm Darj mountain in Al-Ula.The explorers, headed by Hussein Abu Hassan, STCA vice president for antiquities and museums, said that the site is one of ...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 14 June, 2015 3:04 am

NWC is Ready to Deliver 543,000 m3 of Water a Day in Mecca this Summer

The NWC has approved the operation plan to provide water and environment services for Omra and Holy Mosque visitors in Mecca for summer 2015. An increasing number of domestic and international visitors are expected to visit Mecca this year. NWC anticipates that 540 m3 from the Wadi Malakan wells...

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Beauty & Style | Sunday 14 June, 2015 1:40 am

Olay discovers unique skin fingerprint

Doesn’t everyone know a woman who looks much younger than her actual age? We all wonder what her secret is – was she blessed with great genes, does she use a “magic” cream or has she had a cosmetic procedure? For the first time, there is in-depth research from Olay that shows how gene...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 14 June, 2015 1:35 am

Colombini Casa’s latest Children’s Bedrooms in Dubai

Children’s bedrooms are creative, colourful spaces with imaginative forms and shapes, which should be fun. At Colombini Casa, everything within the children’s bedroom range is specially designed for them, creating unique spaces and fulfilling all possible design needs for little ones. The new...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 14 June, 2015 1:24 am

Best in region: Saudi universities stay ahead

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) has been ranked first among the region’s Top 100 universities, according to QS World University Rankings 2015.According to the report, the American University of Beirut (Lebanon), King Saud University (Riyadh) and King Abdul Aziz University...

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Business & Money | Sunday 14 June, 2015 1:21 am

Nitaqat review on the cards

Authorities are likely to review the Nitaqat (Saudization) program, following complaints from employers that Saudi nationals refuse to take up some types of jobs.The applications, endorsed by some ministries, state that the situation has created a big problem for employers in filling up the Saudi...

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