Technology & IT | Friday 11 December, 2015 12:19 am

Yahoo Provides Update on Planned Spin Off of Remaining Stake in Alibaba Group

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) today announced that its Board of Directors, after careful review and consideration of how to best drive long-term value for shareholders, has unanimously decided to suspend work on the pending plan, announced in January of 2015, to spin off the company’s remaining...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 10 December, 2015 3:06 pm

Turkish Airlines and Avianca Brazil Sign Code Share Agreement

Turkish Airlines has signed a code-share agreement with its fellow Star Alliance member Avianca Brazil. The Brazilian company stated it will add its code (O6) to selected flights operated by the partner, offering its customers access to Istanbul and connections to several destinations in the world. ...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 10 December, 2015 4:18 am

New water tariffs for govt offices, industries from Dec. 16

The Ministry of Water and Electricity has announced new tariffs for water and sanitary drainage services for consumers in the government, industrial and commercial sectors will be in force from Dec. 16, Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday. The Council of Ministers approved the new tariffs...

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Business & Money | Thursday 10 December, 2015 3:24 am

Shoura panel moots hiring of maids via GCC offices

The Shoura Council’s committee for human resources management has proposed that Saudi Arabia starts recruiting domestic workers through recruitment offices in all six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.  The committee had at a recent meeting adopted the recommendations of Shoura ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 10 December, 2015 3:16 am

Saudi scholarship student makes major discovery

A Saudi scholarship student in Australia has improved and developed a method to recover ascaris eggs from sludge samples used as natural fertilizers for agricultural crops. Basma Ashour Khallaf who has enrolled in Biotechnology and Biology PhD course at RMIT in Melbourne, Australia, published...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 10 December, 2015 1:21 am

Twitter experiments reordering tweets by relevance

Twitter Inc. confirmed on Tuesday it is testing a timeline format for its tweets, calling it an experiment. The microblogging website's new format will result in tweets being sorted by relevance instead of in reverse chronological order. "Yes, this is an experiment. We're...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 9 December, 2015 5:11 pm

Arab Aviation and Media Summit 2015 concludes with positive outlook for regional aviation and tourism

The fifth Arab Aviation and Media Summit (AAMS) concluded yesterday with speakers in broad agreement about the positive outlook for the Middle East’s aviation and tourism industry, despite the potential impact from a number of existing and emerging challenges.    More than 200 ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 9 December, 2015 4:36 pm

On-board catering stars get their gongs at SIAL’s Mercury awards

Leaders in on-board catering from around the world have been honoured at the 34th annual Mercury by SIAL Group, during a ceremony attended by the crème de la crème of the global travel catering industry.      The awards recognise the very best in on-board catering ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 9 December, 2015 12:49 pm

GCC plastics producers deliver solutions for climate change

Plastics producers in the Arabian Gulf region are taking strides forward in doing their part to contribute to climate protection, says the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association, on the sideline of the 21st edition of the Conference of Parties (COP21) climate talks underway in Paris from 30...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 9 December, 2015 9:34 am

Thuraya Supports Crossing of the Empty Quarter Expedition

Leading Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) operator Thuraya Telecommunications Company has announced its support of a re-enactment of the first-ever crossing of The Empty Quarter (Rub' Al Khali), the largest sand desert on earth. To coincide with the 45th National Day of the Sultanate ...

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