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Selevision teams with du and Akamai to enhance the delivery of digital content
Technology & IT | Saturday 24 January, 2015 12:10 am
du, the region’s fastest-growing telecommunications company and Akamai Technologies have announced that Selevision, the leading Saudi Arabian on demand service provider, has selected the companies’ content delivery services to support over-the-top delivery of its channels throughout the MENA...
Jeep® Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel Named 2015 Green SUV of the Year™
Business & Money | Saturday 24 January, 2015 12:05 am
D.C. - Green Car Journal has named the Jeep® Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel its 2015 Green SUV of the Year™. The announcement was made today at the Washington Auto Show in Washington, D.C. “The Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel delivers what today’s drivers really want in an efficient SUV,” said Ron ...
King Salman outlines vision for ‘stability and unity’
Government | Saturday 24 January, 2015 12:05 am
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has pledged to continue the current policies of the government, to ensure stability and unity in the country. In a speech following the death of King Abdullah on Friday, King Salman also urged the nation’s citizens to pledge their allegiance to new...
Restoration of Diriyah heritage site ‘on track’
Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 23 January, 2015 1:52 am
The Riyadh Development Authority has announced that the rehabilitation of the Diriyah heritage site is on track and would be completed in about two and a half years.“The rehabilitation of Diriyah is being completed with a combination of old and new technology,” a spokesman told Arab News in an...
Al-Khodairy unveils new vision
Culture & Education | Friday 23 January, 2015 1:48 am
Newly appointed Culture and Information Minister Abdul Aziz Al-Khodairy has unveiled a new vision for the Kingdom’s media to foster cooperation between the people and the authorities and to ensure development and improve quality.Speaking to the editors in chief of Saudi newspapers and magazines...
SEDCO Holding Group Discusses Myths and Showcasing the Real Estate Market
Business & Money | Friday 23 January, 2015 1:33 am
SEDCO Holding participates through a panel discussion and a workshop in the 8th edition of the Global Competitiveness Forum (GCF) which lasts from January 25-27th, in the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh. The annual Forum brings together global business leaders, international political leaders and...
Govt studies causes of violence in school
Culture & Education | Friday 23 January, 2015 12:57 am
The Ministry of Education has been researching the problem of violence and bullying among students in public schools to determine reasons and ways of taking action to stop it.A committee formed by the ministry has been working on a plan to reduce and combat the rising levels of violence among...
College students suffer from ‘weather phobia’
Environment & Energy | Friday 23 January, 2015 12:54 am
Some 90 percent of Saudi college students are suffering from "weather phobia," which has resulted in the absence of considerable number of students from colleges, a local daily said quoting a recently published study undertaken by King Khalid University (KKU).Ninety-five percent of students who...
Xylem’s intelligent pump control solution recognised at International Water Summit
Environment & Energy | Friday 23 January, 2015 12:35 am
Xylem Inc., (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, has been announced as a finalist in the Innovate@IWS competition at the International Water Summit, Abu Dhabi. Xylem is one of four finalists in the municipal water...
Johnson Controls and Hitachi sign definitive agreement 
to form global HVAC joint venture
Business & Money | Friday 23 January, 2015 12:32 am
Today, Johnson Controls, Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Appliances, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement for their global joint venture while at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The new Johnson Controls-Hitachi joint venture will allow both companies to deliver the most diverse...
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