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Mr. Fahad Alshareef, Saudi Cultural Counsellor in China, meets Huawei for ICT Talent Cultivation Summit
Technology & IT | Thursday 4 January, 2018 4:09 pm
Mr. Fahad Alshareef, Saudi Cultural Counsellor in China, along with other Middle Eastern government representatives in China, traveled to Huawei’s ICT Talent Cultivation Summit this week in Shenzhen. The congregation addressed the future needs of local sectors and industries, and how ICT...
Saudi inventors team up for innovation to generate electricity for NEOM
Technology & IT | Thursday 4 January, 2018 11:08 am
A team of Saudi inventors came up with an innovation that can generate electricity for NEOM, the new $500-billion business and industrial zone coming up in the north of the Kingdom.   Inventor Meshal Al-Harasani announced the completion of the first phases of the invention, which is...
Ground services recruit Saudi women to work at local airports
Business & Money | Thursday 4 January, 2018 11:03 am
Bassam Al-Bokhari, chief shared-services officer at Saudi Ground Services Co. (SGS), told Arab News that new Saudi female recruits will join the company and start their training program in February. Al-Bokhari said that the women will work at check-in counters. To help them prepare,...
‘Shop Bahrain’ GCC Roadshow Kicks-off from Riyadh
Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 4 January, 2018 10:51 am
The fourth-edition of the Bahrain Shopping Festival ‘Shop Bahrain’, the largest event in the Kingdom of Bahrain, will be held from January 11 until February 10, 2018, it was announced yesterday during a press conference held in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.   The press...
Mobily Business Unit Holds Its 7th CIO Summit
Technology & IT | Wednesday 3 January, 2018 3:58 pm
Mobily Business conducted its 7th CIO Summit, which is held every year. The Summit was conducted this year in London, in the presence of several IT executives from both public and private sectors in the Kingdom.   The Summit presented a number of global issues, developments and new...
Efs Facilities Services Wins Integrated Facilities Management Contract With King Abdullah Economic City
Business & Money | Wednesday 3 January, 2018 3:51 pm
EFS Facilities Services, a regional leader in facilities management services across the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Turkey, has been awarded a contract to launch a SAR 13 million integrated facility management venture at King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC).   Under the terms of...
 Saudi Crown Prince Announces Return of Famous King Abdulaziz Camels Festival with Prizes for Camel Beauty Reaching
Culture & Education | Wednesday 3 January, 2018 12:18 pm
The King Abdulaziz Camels Festival 2018 will take place from January 1 – February 1 in the southern desert terrains of Al-Dahna, 120km from Riyadh. Thanks to the efforts of custodians King Salman bin Adulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown...
Saudi Customs launches Approved Economic Operator program
Business & Money | Wednesday 3 January, 2018 11:58 am
Saudi Customs has launched the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program to enhance partnership with the private sector and encourage teamwork to facilitate trade and customs procedures. The AEO program will improve trade procedures for exporters, importers, customs trustees, carriers,...
Apple buys app development service Buddybuild
Technology & IT | Wednesday 3 January, 2018 10:51 am
Apple continues to ramp up its efforts to court developers by making it easier to create and iterate their apps for its platforms. The iPhone giant has now acquired Buddybuild, a Vancouver-based app tools startup that describes itself as “mobile iteration platform” focused on...
Saudi Food and Drug Authority: No VAT on human medicines, vitamins, and registered medical equipment
Healthcare | Wednesday 3 January, 2018 10:07 am
The Food and Drug Authority (FDA) said that the VAT will not be applied on human medicines, vitamins, and registered medical devices and products. Abdul Rahman Al-Sultan, pharmacist and director of the SFDA’s department of pharmaceutical information and awareness, said that the FDA is...
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