Business & Money | Monday 31 October, 2016 3:46 am

Intelligent Food Logistics Could Save 5 Per Cent of UAE’S Food Wastage

A new breed of intelligent logistics solutions could save five per cent of the UAE’s multi-billion billion food wastage, according to industry experts. As food wastage becomes a key global public and social issue, suppliers and transport providers say the stage is set for innovation to...

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Healthcare | Monday 31 October, 2016 3:17 am

Sudanese Siamese twins surgically separated

King Abdullah Specialized Hospital announced the success of the surgical separation of a Sudanese Siamese twins. The head of the Surgical and Medical Team for Siamese Twins Separation Operations Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabiah said the latest Siamese twins separation operation is the 42nd successful...

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Business & Money | Sunday 30 October, 2016 4:27 pm

The Coca-Cola Foundation and INJAZ Al-Arab announce the winners of the 9th Cycle of Ripples of Happiness

The Coca-Cola Foundation and Injaz Al-Arab announced today the winning teams of the ninth cycle of the Ripples of Happiness program. The university award was won by The Princess Noura University team. Their project titled ‘We Are All One’ aims to put a smile on the faces of cancer...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 30 October, 2016 4:23 pm

Etihad Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Touches Down In Riyadh

Etihad Airways’ latest Boeing 787 Dreamliner route was launched today with the state-of-the art aircraft touching down in Riyadh, capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.   The occasion was marked with an official welcome ceremony attended by the airline’s senior management...

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Business & Money | Sunday 30 October, 2016 5:31 am

Prince Khaled to head traffic safety panel

 A high-level traffic safety committee will be constituted in Makkah province under the chairmanship of Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal. A decision in this regard was taken by the first meeting of the executive committee of Makkah Development Authority. Prince Khaled chaired the meeting of the ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 30 October, 2016 4:28 am

Labor minister wants private sector to hire more Saudis

Labor and Social Development Minister Mufrej Al-Haqabani has called for the consolidated support of the private sector's participation in the Saudization program, in line with the Saudi Vision 2030 and the National Transformation Program (NTP) 2020. The minister made these comments while...

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Business & Money | Sunday 30 October, 2016 2:27 am

Better technology sought to improve maritime transport

International experts discussed the development of Kingdom’s maritime sector at the 12th International Conference and Exhibition on Transport and Logistics in Jeddah recently.  The conference was launched by Nabeel Mohammed Al-Amudi, president of the Saudi Ports Authority, in the...

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Business & Money | Saturday 29 October, 2016 6:30 am

ITFC discusses key development projects

THE International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, hosted the 5th Board Meeting of the Aid for Trade Initiative for the Arab States (AfTIAS) on Oct. 26 at its headquarters in Jeddah. The meeting was inaugurated by Dr. Bandar Hajjar, president...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 29 October, 2016 5:29 am

Nesma Airlines starts operations

HAIL Regional Airport will witness effective Thursday (Oct. 27) the first flight operated by Nesma Airlines, after the company gained national commercial air operation license from the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA). The Director General of Northern Airports at GACA, Hamad Alkhemaish ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 29 October, 2016 4:26 am

Aramco confirms Embraer graft case

 A former employee of Saudi Aramco received a bribe in return for the purchase of airplanes from Embraer SA of Brazil, according to a company statement. “With significant and extensive assistance from the Ministry of Interior, Saudi Aramco’s internal investigations established...

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