Technology & IT | Monday 28 September, 2015 9:51 am

Cisco to Demonstrate How Digital Business Transformation will deliver Secure IoE Strategies

Cisco announced today, that it is participating in the 35th anniversary edition of GITEX Technology Week 2015 with an expanded and focused presence this year. As part of its GITEX plans Cisco will showcase how implementing a digitization strategy will enable Middle East countries and organizations...

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Business & Money | Monday 28 September, 2015 3:33 am

Skills shortages a major challenge for regional construction industries

A report commissioned by the organisers of The Big 5, one of the largest and most respected construction events in the world, has revealed that a shortage in labour is currently one of the biggest challenges facing the Middle East construction industry.  In addition to ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 27 September, 2015 12:36 pm

Etihad Airways Selects BT for Global Contact Center Vvirtualistion

Etihad Airways has signed a five-year, multi-million dollar agreement with BT (British Telecom) one of the world’s leading providers of communications services and solutions, to virtualise its global contact centres. The partnership has enhanced the...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 27 September, 2015 4:30 am

220,000 cubic meters of water pumped since first day of Tashreeq in Mina

The National Water Company pumped 220,000 cubic meters of water in Mina without any disruption in supply since the first day of Tashreeq, according to Saudi Press Agency. Engineer Abdullah bin Ahmad Hasnain, director of the work unit of Makkah and Taif at the National Water Company, said that the...

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Government | Sunday 27 September, 2015 4:29 am

Golf carts a great help for pilgrims in Jamarat

The golf carts that have been provided by the Central Administration for Development Projects within the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs have transported 30,000 Haj pilgrims so far to their destinations including the sick, the elderly and those with special needs inside the Jamarat...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 27 September, 2015 4:25 am

BlackBerry to release smartphone to run on Android OS

BlackBerry has revealed plans to release the BlackBerry Priv as its first smartphone to run on the Android operating system. CEO John Chen said that the new phone, which is named after the privacy of its high-level security technology, will arrive before the end of this year in major...

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Business & Money | Saturday 26 September, 2015 4:23 pm

Qatar Rail’s tunneling operations enter Guinness World Records Book

MARKING a milestone for large-scale transport projects in Qatar and across the region, Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail), the company overseeing the construction of Qatar’s integrated railway network, has been officially recognized by the Guinness World Records (the global authority on...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 26 September, 2015 12:44 pm

Apple fans brave Sydney rain as new iPhone 6s hit stores

The new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus hit stores on Friday, with dozens of people — and a robot — queuing in Sydney to kick off a global sales cycle that will be scrutinized for signs of how much juice Apple Inc's  marquee product has left. Analysts expect 12 million to 13 million...

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Sports | Saturday 26 September, 2015 12:41 pm

Qatar World Cup to kick off Nov. 21

 Despite hastily canceling a news conference scheduled with President Sepp Blatter after the surprise arrival of Swiss federal police at its headquarters, FIFA did make some decisions during its two-day executive committee meeting that ended Friday. Among the decisions announced through a...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 26 September, 2015 4:23 am

Rare complete lunar eclipse over Kingdom early on Monday

The Astronomy Society of Jeddah said that the skies above Saudi Arabia would witness a complete lunar eclipse before sunrise on Monday morning, which will also be viewed in the skies of the entire Arab region, North and South America, Europe, Africa and West Asia. Engineer Majid Abu Zahirah,...

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