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Amazon unveils cargo plane as it expands delivery network
Business & Money | Sunday 7 August, 2016 2:23 am
Seattle-based Amazon is unveiling its first branded cargo plane, one of 40 jetliners that will make up the e-commerce giant’s own air transportation network as it takes more control of its delivery process. The latest push to speed delivery of its products comes as the company ships an...
Car sales among 69 retail jobs to be nationalized
Business & Money | Sunday 7 August, 2016 1:57 am
 Ibrahim Al-Shafi, director of the Guided Saudization Program at the Ministry of Labor and Social Development, has said that the ministry is planning to nationalize nearly 69 professions in the retail sector in the next phase. The plan will cover 2,228 retail establishment, 77 car agencies...
Megapolis crowns winners of The Bowling Challenge 2016
Sports | Saturday 6 August, 2016 6:15 pm
Qatar’s top bowling fans flocked to Medina Centrale, The Pearl for the Megapolis Bowling Challenge 2016 that kicked off on Wednesday 3rd of August and concluded last night.   The first community sports competition organized by the popular indoor entertainment leisure centre scored...
Etihad Group to support 108,000 jobs
Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 6 August, 2016 7:40 am
Abu Dhabi-headquartered Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) and its equity partner airlines will support 108,000 jobs across the United States in 2016 and make a $10.7 billion (Dh39.27 billion) contribution to the national economy this year, demonstrating a significant impact in one of the world's...
Worst flooding since 1998 leaves $33bn economic toll in China, according to Aon catastrophe report
Business & Money | Saturday 6 August, 2016 7:13 am
Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield's catastrophe model development team, today launches the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred worldwide during July 2016. Aon...
Madinah firms violating midday work ban fined SR250,000
Business & Money | Saturday 6 August, 2016 7:00 am
The Ministry of Labor and Social Development imposed fines of around a SR250,000 on a number of companies in Madinah that forced laborers to work under the midday sun in violation of a ban currently in place. The director of the ministry's branch in Madinah, Awad Al-Hazmi, said inspectors...
 KSA seeks to solve housing crisis with 3D-printed homes
Business & Money | Saturday 6 August, 2016 6:59 am
Saudi officials have begun studying the use of 3D-printed houses as a way to solve the housing crisis in the Kingdom, which is expected to affect some 1.5 million people during the next five years. The homes are printed in prefabricated panels, which are fit together on site. Saudi officials met...
Rio Olympics 2016: opening ceremony
Sports | Saturday 6 August, 2016 6:51 am
Rebirth and regeneration. That was the message behind a vibrant Opening Ceremony that heralded the start of the Rio 2016 Olympics. From supermodel Gisele Bundchen's tribute to the "Girl from Ipanema" to the promise of an athletes' forest to be planted after the Games,...
Nissan BladeGlider  Brings Cutting-Edge Intelligent Mobility to Life
Cars & Autos | Saturday 6 August, 2016 6:33 am
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd today unveiled the working prototype of its futuristic BladeGlider vehicle, combining zero-emissions with high-performance in a revolutionary sports car design.   The vehicles, developed from concept cars first shown at the Tokyo Auto Show in 2013, have arrived in...
SADAFCO Expands Beverage Portfolio by Introducing Unique Nutritious Drinks
Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 6 August, 2016 6:22 am
In line with its commitment to constantly innovate and introduce delicious dairy and foodstuff products for consumers, Saudia Dairy and Foodstuff Company (SADAFCO) has further strengthened its beverage portfolio by recently introducing two market firsts in Saudi Arabia. SADAFCO...
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