Technology & IT | Wednesday 9 December, 2015 12:44 pm

Gartner Says Smart Cities Will Use 1.6 Billion Connected Things in 2016

Gartner, Inc. estimates that 1.6 billion connected things will be used by smart cities* in 2016, an increase of 39 percent from 2015 (see Table 1). "Smart commercial buildings will be the highest user of Internet of Things (IoT) until 2017, after which smart homes will take the lead with...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 9 December, 2015 2:48 am

Deloitte: GCC is one step closer to VAT implementation

Agreements were reached in recent days by members of the GCC on certain design aspects of the Value Added Tax (VAT) systems that are expected to be implemented around the region over time. These agreements mark an important step forward in the increasingly important fiscal reform debate and provide ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 8 December, 2015 2:57 pm

WCU: Commodities relieved by weak dollar but Opec haunts oil

Commodities with the exception of energy traded higher this week not least due to a welcome boost from a weaker dollar. The Opec meeting in Vienna created a nervous backdrop for oil while gold traders remained transfixed on the potential negative impact of a near certain December US rate...

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Technology & IT | Monday 7 December, 2015 12:28 pm

2015: The Year on Twitter

2015 globally was the year of #TheDress debate and the year @KingSalman succeeded late King Abdullah back in early 2015. Saudi Arabia saw a number of historic changes that set the country’s #السعودية on a different course with a promising future. Also 2015 was the year that @AlNassrFC ...

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Cars & Autos | Monday 7 December, 2015 12:25 pm

Tips for Saving Money on a Car Rental

At the height of vacation season we all fear overpaying and not receiving value for money when renting out a car. The options can be attractive but there are usually a million confusing questions flying around in your head. Attaining a good value deal on your car rental can be easy this winter...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 6 December, 2015 12:31 pm

‘Organizations in Saudi Need to Beware of SSL Decryption Solutions that Prevent Better Security’, warns Security Expert

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is everywhere. Today, many of the most popular websites leverage encryption to keep data secure and private. On top of that, other applications such as email, instant messaging, and FTP use SSL or its successor TLS to encrypt traffic. Need proof that SSL is ubiquitous?...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 1 December, 2015 12:45 am

WCU: Oil market turning attention to Opec and Saudi Arabia

Hedge funds have accumulated the first net-short across key commodities and following six weeks of continuous selling the sector paused ahead of several critical event risks over the coming weeks.  Continued focus on oversupply ahead of the December 4 Opec meeting kept oil under pressure,...

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Healthcare | Sunday 29 November, 2015 3:32 pm

Dennis Daniel (Physiotherapist MPT MSK (UK))

  BACK PAIN if you are having back pain you are not alone, 8 out 10 people will be affected by it at some point in their lives. 90% of the time low back pain is recurrent.  The peak age of incidence of low back pain is 30 to 50 years old. 80% of the time acute neck and back pain...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 24 November, 2015 12:44 pm

SUCCESS OF GULFOOD MANUFACTURING 2015 REFLECTS STRONG MARKET GROWTH FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY

The second edition of Gulfood Manufacturing 2015, the largest and most influential F&B manufacturing trade event in the Middle East, Africa and South East Asia (MEASA) region drew to a close in Dubai on 29thOctober, having delivered exceptional order books, confirmed deals and new market...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 24 November, 2015 9:39 am

Local SMEs Hold Little Appeal for 94% of Young Women Jobseekers in the GCC

Despite the decades of regional advancements that have led to the improvement of gender equality in education, according to the OECD less than one in three women in MENA today are in the labor force. A white paper entitled ‘First Jobs for Young Women in the Middle East & North Africa:...

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