Business & Money | Sunday 29 October, 2017 12:09 am

Saudi engineer joins NASA microgravity project

US space agency NASA has involved a Saudi engineer in its prestigious microgravity research project. Mishaal Saeed Al-Shihrani and his team earned the best proposition among other participants to join the project. Shihrani said the project they are working involves designing a device...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 28 October, 2017 3:03 am

Panasonic’s New Marketing Campaign to Foster Stronger Customer Value for the Brand in the Region

Panasonic Marketing Middle East & Africa (PMMAF) has launched its one of the biggest consumer marketing campaign in the Middle East - ‘Makers of Quality. Mastered in Japan’, to emphasize on stronger customer value for the brand.   With this new campaign, Panasonic aims to ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 28 October, 2017 2:48 am

Foreign investors to be given full access to Saudi parallel market

Saudi Arabia plans to make its capital market more accessible to foreign investors by giving them full access to NOMU, a parallel market recently launched for small and medium-sized enterprises, Mohammed El-Kuwaiz, chairman of the Capital Market Authority (CMA) said Thursday. Non-resident...

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Healthcare | Saturday 28 October, 2017 2:15 am

Pink Caravan Painting Dubai Sky Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

The Friends of Cancer Patients (FoCP) initiative, Pink Caravan is one of the most prominent campaigner for breast cancer awareness in the UAE and will stop at nothing on their mission to educate the nation’s populace about the importance of awareness when it comes to tackling breast...

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Business & Money | Saturday 28 October, 2017 2:06 am

Noon to launch by end of year in Saudi Arabia, says CEO

Noon, the digital marketplace created in the region, for the region and powered by the region’s leading retailers, will launch in Saudi Arabia before the end of this year, said Faraz Khalid, Chief Executive Officer.   He was addressing a panel discussion at the Future Investment...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 28 October, 2017 1:34 am

Crown Prince statements push oil prices to two-year high

The recent statements by Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, have sent oil prices to over $60, the highest in more than two years, agencies said.   The Crown Prince statements have cleared the fogginess shrouding the markets, hence restoring...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 28 October, 2017 1:12 am

Dedicated Zone for Online and Audio Publishers At Sharjah International Book Fair

Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has announced a dedicated zone for publishers and distributors of e-books and audio books as part of the 36th edition of Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), which will take place from 1-11 November at Expo Centre Sharjah. The ‘Future Zone’ has been...

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Beauty & Style | Saturday 28 October, 2017 1:00 am

Swarovski Hosts the Second Edition of the Sparkling Couture Exhibition in Dubai

Swarovski, the global leader in cut crystal and fashion jewelry, recently hosted the second edition of the Sparkling Couture exhibition at the Madinat Arena in Dubai. Taking place two years after the first ever edition, Sparkling Couture Infinity, was inspired by the concept of Infinity and the...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 28 October, 2017 12:17 am

Toshiba is the Winner of the 2017 MIPI Corporate Award

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation today announced that Toshiba Corporation (Toshiba Corp.) has received the 2017 MIPI Corporate Award, one of the MIPI® Alliance Membership Awards. The award effectively recognizes the work and achievements of the company, Toshiba Corp’s...

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Business & Money | Saturday 28 October, 2017 12:05 am

High net worth expats in Saudi Arabia contributed a 42% increase in overall demand for second citizenship

According to Citizenship Invest, market leader specialized in the fastest citizenship programs to legally obtain a second passport, high net worth expats living in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia contributed a 42 per cent increase in overall demand for a second nationality and passport in 2017. The...

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