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Saudi scholarship student makes major discovery
Culture & Education | Thursday 10 December, 2015 3:16 am
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...
Twitter experiments reordering tweets by relevance
Technology & IT | Thursday 10 December, 2015 1:21 am
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...
Arab Aviation and Media Summit 2015 concludes with positive outlook  for regional aviation and tourism
Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 9 December, 2015 5:11 pm
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 ...
On-board catering stars get their gongs at SIAL’s Mercury awards
Business & Money | Wednesday 9 December, 2015 4:36 pm
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 ...
GCC plastics producers deliver solutions for climate change
Business & Money | Wednesday 9 December, 2015 12:49 pm
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...
Thuraya Supports Crossing of the Empty Quarter Expedition
Business & Money | Wednesday 9 December, 2015 9:34 am
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 ...
Human rights bodies can observe Dec. 12 civic polls
Business & Money | Wednesday 9 December, 2015 4:10 am
All preparations have been completed to hold the country’s third municipal council elections on Saturday, according to the committee overseeing the polls. Judai Al-Qahtani, spokesman for the committee, was quoted as saying at a press conference this week that all civil society...
ETIHAD AIRWAYS SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH SWISS-AS TO DRIVE GROUP-WIDE MAINTENANCE STRATEGY
Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 9 December, 2015 2:51 am
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, today announced the signing of a strategic relationship agreement with Swiss AviationSoftware (Swiss-AS), which will enable the airline and its equity partners to move to a common maintenance platform, and provide them with ...
Deloitte: GCC is one step closer to VAT implementation
Business & Money | Wednesday 9 December, 2015 2:48 am
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 ...
GOIC:
Business & Money | Wednesday 9 December, 2015 1:52 am
The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) announced that "Specialist Group" is the exclusive sponsor of transportation in the First Gulf Metrology Forum and accompanying exhibition. The Forum is held in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment in the State of Qatar, and...
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