The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs has announced that women would have separate administrative offices, rest areas and entry points to joint meetings with their men colleagues on the country’s newly elected municipal councils.Prince Mansour bin Miteb, the minister, has ordered the...
Nissan Motor Co., through its North American-based organization, and NASA announced the formation of a five-year research and development partnership to advance autonomous vehicle systems and prepare for commercial application of the technology.Researchers from Nissan's U.S. Silicon Valley Research ...
Mindshare, part of WPP, is a global media agency network helping clients to make collaborative and adaptive decisions across their paid, owned, and earned marketing. Recently, food product leader DANONE selected Mindshare to expand their existing business relationship across their entire portfolio. ...
Intex Technologies, one of the fastest growing mobile companies in the Middle East, has announced the launch in the GCC of its latest Aqua Amaze handset, which is packed with intriguing features such as the 1.4 gigahertz (GHz) Octa Core Processor, as well as 13 megapixel (MP) rear and 5 MP front...
Air Arabia will create another piece of history next month when it becomes the first low-cost airline from the Middle East and Africa to enter the Chinese market. Starting on February 10, 2015, the carrier will fly regular non-stop services to Urumqi, the largest city in Western China. Located in...
Showcasing the unique and exceptional talents of the Olympics Creativity and Giftedness program #Doroob officially opened its Visual Arts Exhibition at Arab Mall this Saturday January 17, 2015 presenting the works of the 72 finalists in the 2014 Photography and Vlogging categories. The goal of the ...
The Ministry of Education recently launched a national campaign to discover the visual problems of kindergarten and elementary students. The campaign was launched with the cooperation of the National Commission for Children and the Ebsar Foundation for the visually impaired.The four-day campaign...
Fingerprinting will be a must for all male and female expatriates for renewal and issuance of iqama from Rabi Al-Thani 1 (Jan. 21).Sources at the Passport Department said that the fingerprint of male and female expatriates will be necessary for the renewal of residence permits (iqama); the...
Culture and Information Minister Abdul Aziz Al-Khudairi said new regulations for social media sites are being studied in a bid to promote the new media. He called on all Saudi newspapers to provide their proposals and opinions in this regard.These proposals will help the ministry to create an...
The Shoura Council on Tuesday voted a proposal to establish a special executive committee to deal with domestic violence. This topic is a priority on the council’s agenda, sources told Arab News.The Ministry of Social Affairs recently submitted a proposal to establish a special executive...
