Business & Money | Tuesday 28 August, 2018 9:57 am

Bayt.com Launches First Artificial Intelligence Tools to Enhance Job Searching and Hiring in the Middle East

Bayt.com, the Middle East’s #1 job site and home for half of the region’s labor force, launched a series of technological features and enhancements set to revolutionize job hunting and the recruitment process for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The new Artificial...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 28 August, 2018 9:55 am

MEPCO partners with Closir to enhance corporate access for investors

The Middle East Paper Co. (‘MEPCO’), the region’s leading vertically-integrated paper manufacturer, has partnered with global platform Closir, to enhance corporate access for regional and international investors. MEPCO is the first Saudi company to join the Closir platform. The...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 28 August, 2018 8:00 am

5 Saudi female pilots get GACA license

The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has issued five licenses for Saudi female pilots permitting them to work as captains on Saudi Arabian Airlines aircraft. The issuance of licenses to Saudi women is part of GACA’s move to empower Saudi women to work in the aviation sector which ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 28 August, 2018 7:37 am

Benten: Unprecedented developments in Haj and Umrah sector

The Hajj and Umrah sector is witnessing unprecedented developments through adoption of the latest technology, transparency, and applying quality standards and performance measures, to improve the work performance, enhance the capacity, and the operational efficiency, which helps in achieving the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 28 August, 2018 7:35 am

500,000 meals distributed among pilgrims in Madinah

Madinah Charity Society began the distribution of more than 500,000 meals and 600,000 water bottles to pilgrims visiting the holy city during the post-Hajj season. Fayez bin Taleb Al-Ahmadi, general supervisor of Madinah Gift Project, said that the total meals to be provided to pilgrims were 1...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 28 August, 2018 7:32 am

Four women appointed to key jobs at Jeddah Municipality

Jeddah Mayor Saleh Al-Turki has appointed four women to key positions in the municipality in an unprecedented move toward female empowerment in Saudi local government. The appointments are expected to pave the way for similar decisions across the Kingdom, increasing the contribution by women to...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 28 August, 2018 5:34 am

Saudi Arabia’s education minister inaugurates International Forum for Teachers

Saudi Arabia’s Education Minister Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Issa inaugurated the International Forum for Teachers on Monday. The forum will last for three days, and will be attended by 800 teachers from throughout Saudi Arabia, in addition to 100 teachers from 30 other countries. “The ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 28 August, 2018 5:00 am

Cannelloni Festival at Villa Toscana 20th – 30th September 2018

Culinary Chef Rosario Martorana invites to relish a fine selection of traditional and modern cannelloni, one of oldest Italian food traditions tracing back to 1770, at the capital’s renowned Villa Toscana. “Cannelloni” translates to “large reeds” from Italian, a...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 28 August, 2018 4:24 am

Why Are Chipmakers Making Smaller and Smaller Processors?

If you’re a hardware enthusiast who’s been keeping a finger on the pulse of the industry, you’ve probably already heard or read the news around postponing the launch of the new 10nm chipsets again, which were slated for a 2016 release. But first, what do those numbers really...

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Cars & Autos | Tuesday 28 August, 2018 3:36 am

All-electric Kia Niro EV crossover now on sale

The new Kia Niro EV has gone on sale in Korea, combining an all-electric, zero-emissions powertrain with crossover practicality, intelligent packaging and eye-catching design. A long-distance driving range of up to 385 kilometers makes it one of the most capable electric vehicles on sale anywhere...

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