Environment & Energy | Monday 14 December, 2015 7:00 am

GCC Municipalities Pressured to Reduce Debris Amid Increasing Construction Projects

Tadweer, the Center of Waste Management - Abu Dhabi, aims to set regional standards for Construction & Demolition (C&D) waste reduction, as part of the Abu Dhabi Waste Management Master Plan.   According to Waste and Recycling Middle East magazine, most GCC countries rank among...

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Business & Money | Monday 14 December, 2015 4:50 am

Women taste victory in civic polls

It was a red-letter day for Saudi women as at least 17 female candidates won municipal council seats in the Kingdom’s first-ever election open to them. Abdullateef Abdulmalik Al-Asheikh, minister of municipal and rural affairs and chairman of the general committee for municipal elections,...

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Business & Money | Monday 14 December, 2015 3:52 am

Pink ribbon draws attention to rising breast cancer cases

Over 10,000 women gathered on Saturday night at the Princess Nora University, the world's biggest women-only university, to form what is believed to be the world's largest human pink ribbon shape on record. Forming the shape was a major component of several activities conducted...

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Business & Money | Monday 14 December, 2015 3:48 am

Azzam Al-Dakhil appointed SRMG group’s CEO

The Board of Directors at the Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG), the publisher of Arab News, appointed on Sunday Prince Badr bin Abdullah Al-Saud as the chairman and an independent member of the board.  It followed the board’s acceptance of the resignation of Sulaiman...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 14 December, 2015 3:36 am

SABIC scores 97 out of 100 for sustainable supply chain and climate reporting

SABIC achieved a score of 97 out of 100 for environmental reporting to CDP, 37 percent above the average score, in a global program aimed at achieving sustainable supply chain management and reduction of climate change risk. The score by the CDP, formerly known as Carbon Disclosure Project, is...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 14 December, 2015 1:21 am

Foodex Saudi 2015

Many local and international food production experts from 209 domestic and international companies showcased the latest food products while looking out for new partnerships in the Saudi market at the third edition of the food and beverage international exhibition “Foodex Saudi 2015”,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 14 December, 2015 1:03 am

ETIHAD AIRWAYS RAISES MILLION DIRHAMS TO SUPPORT ‘WE CARE YEMEN’ AND TWO SCHOOLS IN KENYA

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has raised approximately one million dirhams to support  the ‘We Care Yemen’ campaign and has helped renovate two schools in Kenya as part of the airline’s annual charity fundraising in cooperation with the UAE ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 13 December, 2015 6:32 pm

Experts tackle HR challenges at the 3rd Annual Talent & Diversity Leadership Forum in KSA

The first day of the 3rd Annual Talent & Diversity Leadership Forum took place at the Burj Rafal Kempinski today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The forum, organised by business facilitation company Naseba in partnership with Saudi based Glowork, focuses on workplace diversity and inclusion. Over 100...

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Business & Money | Sunday 13 December, 2015 4:04 pm

Third round of winners announced for Barwa Bank’s Thara’a draw

Barwa Bank, Qatar's most progressive Shari’ah compliant service provider, has announced the third round of draw winners for Thara’a, the bank’s newest high profit Shari’ah compliant  savings account,during which Ziad Hesham Muadamani walked away with QAR 50,000, in...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 13 December, 2015 3:59 pm

Industry Partners help solve crimes at KidZania Kuwait

 KidZania Kuwait, the exciting kid-centric city, hosted a special event for its industry partners. As grown-ups walked the streets of KidZania collecting clues, solving crimes and engaging in activities at the various establishments, they got to see the city through a child’s...

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