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 Waseela-KSA Bestowed Award for Training Programme from Prince Sultan University
Business & Money | Sunday 15 November, 2015 12:13 pm
The Waseela Saudi Arabia office has received an award from the Prince Sultan University in Riyadh in recognition of its training partnership programme. Dr. Rami Abu Alhiga, head of Waseela Operations in Saudi Arabia, accepted the award for ‘Strategic Cooperative Training Partner’ on...
Car executives: KSA holds greatest potential for growth
Cars & Autos | Sunday 15 November, 2015 7:54 am
Carmakers’ officials attending the Dubai International Motor Show (DIMS) this week, at Dubai World Trade Center, confirmed the increasing importance of regional markets.  In several interviews with car executives, they highlighted the relevance of GCC markets for achieving higher than...
G-20: King Salman, Erdogan focus on summit’s agenda
Government | Sunday 15 November, 2015 7:43 am
 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed a number of issues on the summit's agenda as well as bilateral relations and issues of common interest on Saturday. The president held a luncheon banquet in honor of King Salman in...
Private firms to hire ‘Mosque Watchers’
Government | Sunday 15 November, 2015 5:52 am
The government and private entities are introducing a new job category called “Mosque Watchers.”  The purpose of the job is to protect places of prayers, mostly at commercial centers. The job will also be a separate “wage category” under the private sector. The...
Mobily CIO Summit recommends using the “M2M” technology to raise productivity of energy and utilities sectors
Technology & IT | Saturday 14 November, 2015 1:27 pm
Mobily has concluded the fifth edition of “Mobily CIO Summit” recently, under the title of "A New Era in Business Efficiency" in Istanbul city with a remarkable presence of senior officials and specialists of information technology in both public and private...
Record oil glut stands at 3 billion barrels
Environment & Energy | Saturday 14 November, 2015 4:05 am
The world is awash with oil having built record stockpiles in recent months and slowing demand growth combined with resilient non-OPEC supply could worsen the glut well into next year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. “Stockpiles of oil at a record 3 billion barrels are providing...
Conference ponders ways to fight cybercrime
Business & Money | Saturday 14 November, 2015 4:03 am
Labor Minister Mufrej Al-Haqabani recently inaugurated the first international conference to combat computer-related crimes on behalf of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Salman. He commended Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic University for organizing the conference through the College of Computer ...
Abshir offers multiple, single exit/re-entry visa
Business & Money | Saturday 14 November, 2015 4:01 am
The Passport Department launched two additional services on its online Abshir system on Thursday, for multiple entry and exit visas, and single exit and re-entry visas. The department wants to provide a full online service so that people need not visit its offices in person, said Col. Khaled bin...
Jeddah hosts Saudi International Sport & Fitness Exhibition in November
Sports | Friday 13 November, 2015 5:14 am
A newly released economic report estimated that the value of Saudi sports products retail market is approaching SAR 30 billion (approx. $ 8 billion approx.) with an annual growth by 8 %. The report also estimated that investment in the Saudi sport market enabled it to top Middle East...
King Salman in Turkey to attend G-20 summit
Government | Friday 13 November, 2015 3:49 am
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman arrived in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya on Thursday evening, leading Saudi Arabia’s delegation at the G-20 summit. Earlier, before leaving Riyadh, the King deputized Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of...
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