Business & Money | Monday 26 November, 2018 12:24 am

Japan Pays Homage to Arabic Themes & Culture with Expo 2020 Pavilion

The Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) has projected a detailed and dynamic space with reverence to Arabic design and culture through the unveiling of Japan’s pavilion concept and design for Expo 2020 Dubai.  Positioning the pavilion as The Crosspoint for the Future, Japan ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 25 November, 2018 3:02 pm

noon | Yellow Friday extended and more tech deals on Cyber Monday

It’s not over yet. noon’s Yellow Friday Sale is extended for one more day with more deals across all categories until end of day 25thNovember before Cyber Monday kicks in.   noon, the Middle East’s home-grown digital marketplace, recently unveiled its first...

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Government | Sunday 25 November, 2018 1:39 am

Dubai ruler says Middle East can become the ‘new Europe’

The Middle East can become the new Europe if its countries adopt modernity and development, Dubai ruler, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum has said. The Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE told newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat he believed the conflicts in the region offered...

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Business & Money | Sunday 25 November, 2018 1:33 am

ABSHER services to expand further, says Prince Bandar

The Ministry of Interior is determined to expand e-services for citizens and residents offered through ABSHER to make it the principal conduit for them to interact with government agencies, according to Prince Bandar Bin Abdullah Al-Mashari, assistant minister of interior for technology...

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Government | Sunday 25 November, 2018 12:41 am

Global scientists to celebrate 40 years of King Faisal Prize in Riyadh

A “Pioneers in Medicine” conference to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the King Faisal Prize (KFP) will open at Alfaisal University in Riyadh on Dec. 1. The two-day conference will bring global and local medical scientists together to share the latest research.  It will be...

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Business & Money | Saturday 24 November, 2018 5:26 am

‘Big Four’ accountancy giants face UK probe

Almost two decades after the collapse of US giant Enron in a notorious accounting scandal, the accountancy sector is back in the spotlight, this time thanks to a string of scandals in Britain. The sector’s so-called “Big Four” — Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC — have a...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 24 November, 2018 3:25 am

Oil prices hit year low; OPEC considers output cut

Oil prices fell to their lowest in more than a year on Friday, on course for their biggest one-month decline since late 2014, even as oil producers considered cutting production to try to stem a rising global surplus. Oil supply, led by US producers, is growing more quickly than demand and to...

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Business & Money | Saturday 24 November, 2018 1:30 am

Saudi Arabia’s Monshaat opens SMEs support center

The Monshaat support center for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) provides a package of three programs in cooperation with the public/private sectors to develop entrepreneurs, startups and SMEs facing daily challenges to their growth. It connects “beneficiaries” with freelance...

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Government | Friday 23 November, 2018 5:32 am

Crown Prince arrives in Abu Dhabi

Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, arrived in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, on Thursday evening in the first leg of a tour that will take him to a number of Arab states. At Abu Dhabi airport, the Crown Prince was received by Sheikh...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 23 November, 2018 2:36 am

Arab energy ministers meet in Cairo

The executive office of the Arab Ministerial Council for Electricity held its 34th meeting at the headquarters of the Secretariat General of the League of Arab States in Cairo on Thursday. The meeting was led by Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed El-Markabi. The Saudi...

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