Healthcare | Tuesday 4 August, 2015 12:03 pm

Bupa Arabia Launches exclusive Maternity insurance program

Bupa Arabia launched unique insurance policies, Maternity and Maternity Plus, making it the first health insurance provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to offer such dedicated healthcare to pregnant women, in line with the company’s continued dedicated to provide the most innovative in...

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Government | Tuesday 4 August, 2015 5:10 am

Indonesia upbeat on early release of pilgrims

The Indonesian mission is hopeful detained Indonesian pilgrims will be free “very soon.” The mission is trying to persuade Saudi authorities of their nationals’ innocence. Eleven Indonesian pilgrims, who arrived in the holy city of Makkah to perform Umrah, were detained on...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 4 August, 2015 1:06 am

Oman Air unveils outstanding Muscat lounges following refurbishment programme

 Oman Air is to unveil its beautifully refurbished First and Business Class lounges at Muscat International Airport on 3rd August. The lounges will be formally opened by Her Excellency Maitha Bint Saif Al Mahrouqi, Under-Secretary at the Omani Ministry of Tourism and Deputy Chairman of Oman...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 4 August, 2015 12:14 am

GOIC hosts the technical committee’s meeting to discuss the strategy aiming at developing GCC non-oil industrial exports

The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) is hosting the meeting of the technical committee at its headquarters in Doha on the 4th and 5th of August 2015. The Secretariat-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council had convened this meeting of GCC members of the technical committee in...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 4 August, 2015 12:07 am

 Permanent MENA representatives to international organizations in Vienna visited Russian Atommash and Rostov NPP

The permanent representatives of foreign countries to international organizations in Vienna recently, paid a visit to Rostov region in the framework of cooperation in the area of use of atomic energy in peaceful purposes and for acquaintance with modern Russian technologies for NPP construction and ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 3 August, 2015 12:34 pm

ITALIAN TRAINEES SOURCE NEW OPPORTUNITES THROUGH ETIHAD AIRWAYS PARTNERSHIP

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has selected 12 Italian trainees to join its Engineering division and take part in a unique training opportunity on the fleet of one of the fastest growing airlines in the world.   The trainees were chosen after...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 3 August, 2015 4:10 am

ETIHAD AIRWAYS NEW B787-9 DREAMLINER RAISES THE BAR ON SINGAPORE ROUTE

Etihad Airways has set a new benchmark for luxury travel on the UAE-Singapore route with the start of daily Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner services this weekend.   Flight EY470 departed Abu Dhabi at 10pm last night and touched down at Singapore’s Changi Airport at 10.15am today. The...

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Business & Money | Monday 3 August, 2015 3:53 am

Sadara and Juffali Sign Multi-Year Supply Agreement

Sadara Chemical Company and E. A. Juffali & Brothers, a privately-owned Saudi company, have signed a supply agreement through which Sadara will supply methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) to a new Juffali chemical production facility in PlasChem Park in Jubail Industrial City II. The new...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 3 August, 2015 3:12 am

UAE Motorists Urged to Adopt Fuel Efficient Vehicles in Reaction to Fuel Subsidy Revision

In reaction to the UAE government recently revising fuel subsidies, industry experts today urged motorists to adopt fuel-efficient vehicles to save on petrol costs and support the UAE’s sustainable transportation agenda.   Starting on 1 August 2015, the UAE Ministry of Energy,...

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Business & Money | Monday 3 August, 2015 1:01 am

GOIC hosts a meeting to discuss a methodology to assess the performance of Saudi SMEs

The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) held a meeting to discuss a project to develop a comprehensive annual methodology to assess SMEs in Saudi Arabia at the Organization’s headquarters in Doha, Qatar from the 27th till the 29th of July 2015. The Saudi Ministry of Commerce...

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