Healthcare | Sunday 3 February, 2019 10:10 am

Mecca, Saudi Arabia, hosts first global project for ‘Heart Safe City’

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, announced a collaboration on the Heart Safe City project to increase survival rates from sudden cardiac arrest. The program will be tested in the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 3 February, 2019 4:13 am

Saudi, Japanese experts meet on home appliances energy efficiency

Saudi Electronics and Home Appliances Institute (SEHAI) AdDiriyah conducted recently the fifth workshop in “Energy Efficiency in Home Appliances in Saudi Arabia” with the participation of Saudi and Japanese expertise at SEHAI. Dr. Ismail Muhammed Mufarreh, Director of SEHAI, stressed ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 3 February, 2019 3:39 am

Prince of Medinah crowns the winners of the prestigious Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Endurance Cup

Held under the patronage of his Royal Highness Prince Muhammad Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Chairman of the Royal Commission for AlUla, His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Governor of Medinah AlMunawarah Province, awarded the winners of the...

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Government | Saturday 2 February, 2019 3:24 am

Acting Makkah Gov. briefed on regional development authority activities

Acting Makkah Gov. Prince Badr bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz chaired a meeting of the Makkah Region Development Authority at its headquarters in Jeddah. Prince Badr, who is vice president of the authority, was briefed on its organizational links, functions and tasks, including the provision of...

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Government | Saturday 2 February, 2019 2:23 am

Crown prince chairs first Defense Council meeting in Riyadh

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday chaired the first meeting of the Defense Council in Riyadh. The meeting reviewed the role and tasks of the council, which provides guidance on and supervision of all strategic areas of the Defense Ministry. The meeting approved the activation of the...

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Sports | Saturday 2 February, 2019 1:26 am

SAGIA embraces golf as Saudi Arabia targets growth

The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) has announced its partnership with the inaugural PGA European Tour golf championship to be played in the Kingdom: The Saudi International powered by SBIA. The event, which will see four of the world’s top five golfers compete within...

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Business & Money | Friday 1 February, 2019 5:28 am

National Labor Observatory launched

The National Labor Observatory (NLO.sa) and the Saudi Labor Market Indices with the objective of further boosting Saudization and regulating labor market was launched in Riyadh on Thursday. The launch was made in the presence of Minister of Labor and Social Development Ahmed Al-Rajhi, Minister...

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Business & Money | Friday 1 February, 2019 3:26 am

Saudi-UAE Business Forum in Riyadh highlights investment opportunities

The second Saudi-UAE Business Forum was held on Thursday in Riyadh. Participants discussed various ways to enhance potential investment and commercial ties between the two countries across different sectors. The Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) organized the forum in cooperation with the United...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 1 February, 2019 2:25 am

New online booking system for Dammam’s King Abdul Aziz Port

Saudi Arabia’s Transport Minister Nabeel Al-Amoudi launched a new online booking system on Thursday, for reserving dates, times and slots for trucks carrying freight to and from King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam. The system, called “Fash,” was installed by electronic solutions...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 31 January, 2019 1:16 pm

Avaya Opens Customer Experience Center in Saudi Arabia

Avaya Holdings Corp. (NYSE: AVYA) is celebrating the launch of its new office space at the Information Technology and Communications Complex (ITCC), a commercial and housing development that serves as the epicenter of the Riyadh technology community. In what comes as a significant investment in the ...

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