Business & Money | Friday 16 October, 2015 3:39 am

Nitaqat: Saudis in private sector up to 1.7 million

The number of Saudis working in the private sector during 2015 rose to 1.7 million, up from about 700,000 in 2011, while the number of Saudi women working in the sector reached about 400,000 employees, up from only 50,000 four years ago. Ibrahim Al-Mouaikel, director general of the Human Resources ...

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Business & Money | Friday 16 October, 2015 2:43 am

Top French firms and sovereign fund acquire $150 million of KHC shares

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), met Laurent Fabius, French minister of foreign affairs in Riyadh.  The meeting was also attended by Mohammed Fahmi, KHC’s CFO, Hassna Alturki, executive manager for International Relations to the chairman, Fahad bin...

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Business & Money | Friday 16 October, 2015 2:36 am

KSA to boost quality and efficiency in industries

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman wants the country to improve its production of top quality products to help boost the economy. The king’s strategies were outlined in a speech delivered on his behalf by Minister of Trade and Industry Tawfiq Al-Rabiah at the opening of the Fifth...

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Business & Money | Thursday 15 October, 2015 3:11 pm

(Taqeem) participates in (Restatex Al-Sharqiya)

The Authority for Accredited Valuers (Taqeem) participates in Al Sharqia Exhibition for real-estate, housing and constructional development (Restatex Al-Sharqiya 2015), which is held in Al zahran International Center for Exhibitions and Conferences, under the patronage of His Royal Highness prince...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 15 October, 2015 12:58 pm

Microsoft Arabia releases Office 2016 in the Kingdom

Microsoft Arabia launched Office 2016 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is the latest addition to Office 365, Microsoft’s cloud-based subscription service that helps people do their best work, together. The company also announced new and enhanced Office 365 services built for team...

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Business & Money | Thursday 15 October, 2015 10:21 am

New cooperation accords mark Saudi-French business forum

Easing administrative and government procedures for French investors wishing to do business in Saudi Arabia and vice versa was one of the main recommendations to come out of the second Saudi-French Business Opportunities Forum, which concluded in Riyadh on Tuesday. The two-day event kicked off...

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Government | Thursday 15 October, 2015 10:17 am

SR858 million announced for disabled to buy cars

The Ministry of Social Affairs is to soon pay out SR858 million for 5,721 people with disabilities to buy special cars. The amount would allow for the purchase of 6,300 cars, according to Abdullah Al-Muaiqil, the undersecretary for social and family affairs, a local publication reported. Each ...

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Government | Thursday 15 October, 2015 10:15 am

Muqeem era begins

The Passport Department has started issuing the new identity card, Muqeem, for expats. However, the department has denied a report on MBC.net that the card would allow expatriates to travel without visas to GCC countries, according to Maj. Talal Al-Shalhoub, spokesman of the department. The...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 14 October, 2015 3:23 pm

Redington Brings EMC's Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Appliances to Saudi Arabia

to Help Redefine Corporate IT for Mid-Market and Enterprise Customers VSPEX BLUE combines compute, storage, virtualization, and management into a single appliance designed to address the unique needs of mid-market and enterprise customers   Redington Value, a distribution division of...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 14 October, 2015 2:31 pm

Roomz & Zahra Breast Cancer Association comes together to inspire women in KSA

Roomz by Al Mutlaq has comes together with Zahra Breast Cancer Association in a major initiative to fight breast cancer by raising awareness about the disease among women and inspire them to do more to confront cancer.  The Zahra annual campaign against breast cancer will have a new slogan...

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