Business & Money | Sunday 15 February, 2015 2:13 pm

SEDCO Holding Group Marks its 28th Annual SEDCO Football Tournament

In presence of the CEO of SEDCO Holding Group, Anees Ahmed Moumina, the SEDCO Football Tournament was kicked off for the employees of the group. The opening ceremony was attended by a big number of media and professional football players from the Saudi league including Khaled Kahwaji, Marwan...

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Government | Sunday 15 February, 2015 2:31 am

Prince Faisal brings joy to orphans

Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman was present at the Arab Orphans’ Day celebration organized by the Ministry of Social Affairs on Thursday in the holy city.In Islam, according to the Holy Qur’an and Sunnah (the teachings of the Prophet [peace be upon him]), caring for orphans is of great...

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Government | Sunday 15 February, 2015 2:26 am

King appoints new members to Shoura

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has appointed Mohamed H. Al-Mady of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) as chairman of the General Organization for Military Industries (GOMI).The king issued a number of royal decrees appointing key people to other important positions.Abdullah...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 15 February, 2015 12:11 am

Mobily Wins 2015 IBM Beacon Award for Outstanding Resiliency Services Solution

Etihad Etisalat Mobily has won the 2015 IBM Beacon Award for Outstanding Resiliency Services Solution. Each year, this honor is awarded to a select number of IBM Business Partners who have delivered exceptional solutions to drive business value and transform the way their clients and industries do...

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Business & Money | Saturday 14 February, 2015 12:21 pm

Minister’s visit strengthens Saudi Arabia-New Zealand relationship

New Zealand Associate Trade Minister Todd McClay has today concluded bilateral talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. “My visit was an opportunity to further strengthen our relationship and highlight New Zealand’s commitment to partnering with Saudi Arabia in areas including food security,...

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Business & Money | Saturday 14 February, 2015 11:36 am

Microsoft targets more mobile-productivity app purchases

Microsoft CEO Officer Satya Nadella has a new strategy to make the company a purveyor of popular mobile applications: Acquire them.The software company is planning over the next few months to buy mobile-productivity applications that work on Apple and Google operating systems, according to people...

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Business & Money | Saturday 14 February, 2015 11:01 am

NCB Capital Launches AlAhli Freestyle Saudi Equity Fund

NCB Capital, the region’s leading wealth manager and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s largest asset manager has launched the AlAhli Freestyle Saudi Equity Fund. The fund is an open-ended Shariah-compliant fund that aims to achieve superior growth in capital through a more concentrated investment...

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Government | Friday 13 February, 2015 7:57 am

Shoura Council calls for more judges and courts

A drop in the number of judges and the high number of vacancies at the Justice Department has led to the accumulation of unresolved court cases, especially in the most populated regions, the Shoura Council revealed.Shoura members urged the Ministry of Justice to fill vacant jobs in judiciary, as...

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Government | Friday 13 February, 2015 7:55 am

Fingerprinting gains speed with more centers, mobile e-service

Riyadh Passport Department deployed Wednesday two mobile units offering e-services at two major locations.One was in King Khaled University Hospital at King Saud University’s main campus and the other at King Saud Medical Complex (formerly Al-Shumaisy Hospital) in southeast central part of the...

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Business & Money | Friday 13 February, 2015 7:44 am

Drowsy driving put to sleep 4,000 motorists in one year

Recent statistics released by Riyadh’s General Directorate of Traffic show that 4,000 people died because of drowsy driving in Saudi Arabia in 2014.According to a study carried out by the directorate, 70 percent of these accidents occurred on highways, 40 percent of them on the Jeddah-Madinah...

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