Technology & IT | Sunday 2 September, 2018 7:57 am

‘Next Generation Blockchain’ Helps Governments Achieve Sustainable Development Goals: Al Mazrouei

Khalfan Saeed Al Mazrouei, LCF Co-founder and Chairman (Middle East & Europe) and former Undersecretary for the Personal Department of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding father of the United Arab Emirates has inaugurated the Locus Chain World Summit – Singapore...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 2 September, 2018 7:41 am

Consumers can pay outstanding electricity bills in installment of six months

Electricity consumers can pay in installments spread over a period of six months the outstanding amount for the whole year after the payment of their monthly average electricity bill in the Tayseer program of the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC). Announcing this on Saturday, SEC said this...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 2 September, 2018 7:38 am

US media highlights Crown Prince’s ‘impressive reforms’

Reforms undertaken and spearheaded by Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, have not only won plaudits worldwide but are being highlighted by the US media. Writing in Fox News Joel C. Rosenberg said: “A reformer is rising, pursuing the most dramatic...

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Healthcare | Sunday 2 September, 2018 7:33 am

Saudi doctors get global patent for invention

A team of doctors at the King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah has won international recognition for their work on a new medical device that helps patients avoid surgery. The team from the university’s medical department developed a “KAU rasping tool,” an instrument that sculpts...

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Business & Money | Sunday 2 September, 2018 7:31 am

Saudi Embassy launches career day in London

The Saudi Arabian Cultural Bureau launched its Career Day and Career Guidance exhibition in London on Saturday. The exhibition is being held under the patronage of Prince Mohammed bin Nawwaf bin Abdul Aziz, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the UK, and its theme is “My Vision, My Future...

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Sports | Sunday 2 September, 2018 7:00 am

Saudi Arabian women compete behind the wheel for the first time

Amjad Al-Amari made history on Friday in Jeddah when she won the first karting championship for women at the IN10SO Center in Serafi Mall. The Petromin sponsored championship began in August to encourage women’s participation in motorsports by giving them an outlet to new experiences in the...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 2 September, 2018 6:34 am

Cultural ties will add new facet to Saudi-South Korean relations

Enhancing Saudi-South Korean cultural ties will add “an important facet” to the “very wide-ranging” bilateral relationship, South Korean Ambassador Jo Byung-Wook told Arab News on Saturday.  The Korea-Arab Friendship Caravan will be held in the Saudi capital on Oct....

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Culture & Education | Sunday 2 September, 2018 5:39 am

Over 5m start schools today

More than five million boy and girl students start their schools today (Sunday) after a long summer vacation. “We are starting a new academic year with great hope, high spirit and aspiration,” said Education Minister Ahmed Al-Issa. The best of efforts have been put in place so...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 2 September, 2018 5:35 am

Saudi grand mufti praises MWL’s control of halal meat imports

Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, who is also the head of the Supreme Council of Scholars, praised the efforts of the Muslim World League (MWL) to unify Muslims, advocate for their cause and protect them, making sure that everyone is aware of the league’s blessed ...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 2 September, 2018 5:13 am

Hazza bin Zayed wishes students exciting learning journey

H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, congratulated students on the start of the new academic year 2018-2019 and wished them an exciting learning journey. ''Congratulations on the beginning of the new academic year...I wish all students a...

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