Environment & Energy | Sunday 26 August, 2018 11:07 am

Pilgrimage season sees success of “Green Haj”

The annual pilgrimage of Haj 2018 saw successful implementation of the first phase of an experimental initiative of “Green Haj.” The initiative, titled “Haj Without plastics” was carried out at a section of pilgrims’ tents in Mina and this initiative will be expanded...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 26 August, 2018 11:00 am

(WHO) praises Health Ministry’s ‘exceptional’ work during Hajj

The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) praised the services provided by the Health Ministry to Hajj pilgrims, and the efforts exerted to care for them and maintain their health. In a tweet on his official Twitter account, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus congratulated the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 26 August, 2018 10:59 am

Celebrate Emirati Women’s Day with Media Rotana

 Dubai, 19th August 2018,  Media Rotana celebrates, along with the Nashama Emirati Volunteers, the Emirati Women in our lives with their event happening on the 28th of this month which will take place in the Media Rotana Dubai.   The fourth annual UAE women's event will...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 August, 2018 10:50 am

FedEx Express Gives Greater Access to Vietnam With New Flight to Hanoi

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world's largest express transportation company, is enhancing its services into and out of the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, with the introduction of a new flight connecting the city to the FedEx Hub in Guangzhou, China.  This ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 August, 2018 10:12 am

UAE-based Female Entrepreneurs Visit UK to Learn How to Increase the Social Value of Their Business

ThirteenUAE-based female entrepreneurs have started their social entrepreneurship training journey with the pilot edition of Badiri Social Entrepreneurship Programme (BSEP), which kicked-off in the UK.    BSEP is the brainchild of Sharjah-based NAMA Women Advancement...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 August, 2018 10:05 am

Kuwait terminates more than 3,000 expat public sector employees

Kuwait has terminated the employment contracts of 3,140 expatriate public sector employees, the chairman of the Civil Service Commission Ahmad Al-Jassar said, according to local daily Kuwait Times. The contracts were terminated as part of the Kuwaitization push to replace expat employees with...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 26 August, 2018 9:04 am

Hajj stories ‘reach 32m viewers worldwide’

Media coverage of this year’s Hajj season reached 100 countries and almost 32 million viewers around the world, Saudi Minister of Media Dr. Awwad bin Saleh Al-Awwad said. Speaking at a ceremony to honor the ministry’s guests in Jeddah, Al-Awwad congratulated the Saudi leadership on the ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 August, 2018 8:06 am

Bahrain set to be next GCC country to introduce VAT

Bahrain is set to be the next GCC country to implement a five percent value-added tax (VAT), UAE daily Khaleej Times reported. The move is part of a framework agreed by GCC countries, with the UAE and Saudi Arabia already having implemented tax on payments earlier this year. Stevens added that he ...

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Government | Saturday 25 August, 2018 12:00 pm

Saudi leadership hailed for resounding success of Haj

Several emirs, princes, scholars and senior officials praised Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, for their wise leadership in making the Kingdom’s operation of the annual pilgrimage of Haj a resounding...

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Business & Money | Saturday 25 August, 2018 11:55 am

IMF sees pickup in Saudi Arabia's economy

Saudi Arabia is moving ahead with economic reforms and growth in its non-oil economy is expected to accelerate, according to the IMF. The findings are contained in a report from the Washington-based organization published on Friday following the conclusion of its consultations with the Kingdom...

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