Business & Money | Saturday 16 May, 2015 8:55 am

Saudi, Korean firms to build car manufacturing plant

The Saudi National Automobile Manufacturing Company (SNAM) and the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) are working closely with South Korea’s Daewoo International, to establish an automobile manufacturing plant.The plant to be located in the Kingdom is aimed to meet domestic demand and...

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Government | Saturday 16 May, 2015 8:55 am

The 21st GCC sGovernment and sServices Conference begins today at Ritz Carlton Hotel in Dubai

Amidst the celebration of 26 years of unwavering commitment and success in knowledge orientation and business building, Datamatix brings to the region the 21st edition of the GCC sGovernment and sServices Conference. The 21st GCC sGovernment and sServices Conference underlines the journey of the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 16 May, 2015 2:23 am

Citizens, expats urged to visit museums

Citizens and expatriates should be encouraged to visit the country’s growing number of public and private museums, say owners and government officials.There are nearly 200 private museums in the Kingdom, including 64 that have met the government’s stringent operating conditions, according to...

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Business & Money | Saturday 16 May, 2015 2:20 am

New committee to resolve high recruitment costs

The Ministry of Labor and the Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) have begun consultations to form a committee to resolve the issue of the high costs of recruiting domestic workers.Abdul Hadi Bayomi, an investor in the recruitment sector, said: “The plethora of different recruitment regulations is...

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Business & Money | Saturday 16 May, 2015 2:17 am

Sheikh Waleed wins Media Personality of the Year award

Sheikh Waleed Al-Ibrahim, founder and chairman of the MBC Group, has won the prestigious Media Personality of the Year award for his efforts to promote and develop the Arab media industry over the past 25 years.Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the United...

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Business & Money | Saturday 16 May, 2015 1:52 am

Omani Products Exhibition targets Saudi market

Jeddah to host the fourth Omani Products Exhibition (OPEX), at the Jeddah Center for Exhibitions and Forums from 18-21 May, with the participation of more than 120 Omani companies representing various industrial sectors such as food and construction, electricity, furniture, marble tiles and other...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 16 May, 2015 1:46 am

ICT Titans Prepare to Land in Taiwan for COMPUTEX

The annual international ICT trade show, COMPUTEX TAIPEI will unfold on June 2nd until the 6th. This year, 1702 overseas and domestic vendors will be spread out across TWTC Exhibition Halls 1 and 3, the Nangang Exhibition Hall, and TICC. This year’s vendors features an impressive array of...

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Beauty & Style | Saturday 16 May, 2015 1:44 am

L’Oréal Paris Spokespeople grace Cannes Red Carpet

On May 13th L’Oréal Paris Spokespeople Julianne Moore, Naomi Watts, Liya Kebede, Katrina Kaif, Karlie Kloss, Doutzen Kroes, Fan Bingbing and Leila Bekhti marked fashionable appearances on the Red Carpet of the 68th Cannes Film Festival. Wowing in stunning gowns, the beauties opted for slick,...

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Business & Money | Saturday 16 May, 2015 1:40 am

Zenith commits itself to the Eric Abidal Foundation

Fighting for your passion, or against the vagaries of life. Following your star or quite simply your heart.A sporting challenge, personal project or lifetime dream - whatever the story, it tells us first and foremost about a personal journey made, about an experience which ultimately becomes an...

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Government | Friday 15 May, 2015 10:15 am

Scholarships for 12,000 more students in US

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman instructed authorities Thursday to include some 12,000 male and female Saudi students studying in the US at their own expense in the government’s foreign scholarship program.The royal gesture came on the recommendation of Crown Prince Mohammed bin...

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