Business & Money | Saturday 29 September, 2018 8:03 am

GCC total capex in research facilities at 38.4bn by 2030

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are investing heavily in state-of-the-art labs, university buildings, and research facilities. Their total capital expenditure from 2010 to 2030 will reach $38.4 billion. However, so far, they have not put similar efforts into high quality research and...

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Business & Money | Friday 28 September, 2018 9:59 am

Reforms change Saudi shopping habits

Saudi Arabia’s malls and bazaars are changing as retailers embrace a shift in shopping habits brought about by reforms to diversify the economy away from oil. Reforms to bring women into the work force and encourage entertainment has lifted other types of spending. The reforms are part...

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Business & Money | Friday 28 September, 2018 8:02 am

Virgin Megastore set to open its biggest branch in ‘Riyadh Front’

Virgin Megastore is preparing to open its world’s largest and most modern store in Riyadh’s new mega project “Riyadh Front”. The store is expected to be ready during the first quarter of the 2019, after the completion of construction and preparation works.  The...

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Business & Money | Thursday 27 September, 2018 10:54 am

Korn Ferry 2018 Salary & Benefits Study Shows Strong Results for Saudi Companies Translating to Employee Salary Increases

New data from the Korn Ferry 2018 Salary and Benefits Study shows positive signs that the Saudi Arabia economic transformation strategy is helping drive strong business results. Those results are translating into measurable salary and bonus increases for employees at all levels, with “high...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 26 September, 2018 4:15 pm

Huawei unveils its latest wearable device TalkBand B5

Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) has today announced its latest wearable device, HUAWEI TalkBand B5, the fourth new generation of Huawei’s TalkBand products and the successor to HUAWEI TalkBand B3 launched in 2016. Equipped with a 1.13-inch AMOLED touchscreen display with 2.5D curved...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 26 September, 2018 3:45 pm

Creative Thought Leaders Take Center Stage at the SDW Design Forum 2018

Saudi Design Week 2018 (SDW 2018), the premier festival celebrating great design in the Kingdom and the region, is back. For its fifth anniversary, SDW will raise the bar by creating a diverse program that will tackle design and creativity in all its forms. This year’s theme, DES-topia,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 26 September, 2018 3:15 pm

Betty Crocker Sets New GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS for the “Largest Mug Cake Mosaic”

To celebrate the momentous and delightful occasion of Saudi Arabia’s 88th National Day, a new Guinness World Records™ title was set today by Betty Crocker, the leading brand of dessert mixes from General Mills for baking the Largest mug cake mosaic in collaboration with Panda Retail Company,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 26 September, 2018 1:39 pm

Steigenberger Hotel Business Bay, Dubai Appoints Torsten Obermann as its New General Manager

Steigenberger Hotel Business Bay, Dubai has appointed Torsten Obermann as the new General Manager to lead the cosmopolitan 5-star hotel. Torsten has taken over from Stephen Meredith who has assumed the role of General Manager of Steigenberger Hotel for the past two years.   Torsten has...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 26 September, 2018 11:45 am

Ring and Al Jammaz Kick Off Partner Roadshow to Help Make Homes Safer in Saudi Arabia

Ring, a leader in in neighbourhood security together with Al Jammaz Distribution, the leading Saudi based Value-Added Distributor, announced they have embarked on a two-city roadshow in Riyadh and Jeddah, to promote Ring’s innovative home security products and solutions and share insights...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 26 September, 2018 9:31 am

Saudi Arabia Celebrates its 88th National Day with major events organized by the General Entertainment Authority across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

On the occasion of the 88th Saudi National Day, The General Entertainment Authority (GEA) presented major events to celebrate on the 23rd of September at various cities across the Kingdom. This year’s events have been carefully selected by GEA who was keen to present world class events...

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