Business & Money | Thursday 1 March, 2018 7:00 am

Lockheed Martin partners with Saudi compsny to build LGBs

Lockheed Martin signed a teaming agreement on Wednesday with Riyadh-based Wahaj (Sipchem’s subsidiary) to develop the company’s in-country production capability to co-manufacture the Air Foil Group (tailkits) for Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bombs (LGBs) in Saudi Arabia. The...

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Business & Money | Thursday 1 March, 2018 5:26 am

IIROSA chief participates in Riyadh humanitarian forum

The International Islamic Relief Organization, Saudi Arabia (IIROSA), which is the humanitarian arm of the Muslim World League, participated in the international humanitarian forum in Riyadh on Tuesday. The forum was inaugurated by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and attended by...

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Business & Money | Thursday 1 March, 2018 3:04 am

‘AFED 2018’ Exhibition witnesses signing of pact with returns worth SR2.6b in next five years

The Armed Forces Exhibition to Support Local Industries “AFED 2018” on Wednesday witnessed the signing of an agreement between the Saudi Air Force and General Electric to transfer and localize technology for the maintenance and overhauling of engines for F-15S and the new F-15-SA...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 28 February, 2018 12:26 pm

The Pearl Initiative, King Khalid Foundation and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Collaborate work to Boost Governance in Philanthropy in Gulf Region

The Pearl Initiative, a leading Gulf-based non-profit organisation promoting a corporate culture of accountability and transparency as a key driver of competitiveness across the region, has launched its latest programme ‘Corporate Governance in the Philanthropic Sector’, with grant...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 28 February, 2018 6:45 am

Aramco shares experience in localization at AFED 2018

Saudi Aramco participates in the Armed Forces Exhibition for Diversity of Requirements and Capabilities (AFED) as a Diamond Localization Partner, and shares its experience in localization. The exhibition is taking place from Feb. 25 to March 5, 2018, under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 28 February, 2018 6:23 am

Keeping up with technology is must for progress, say experts at Saudi conference

Advances in technology are changing every aspect of human life and in order to adapt to the latest development, experts stress the need to raise awareness among the masses in this regard. Experts at the 15th annual Learning and Technology Conference organized by Effat University on Sunday...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 28 February, 2018 5:12 am

“News Briefcase”: new invention to develop PCFC’s media performance

As part of the UAE Innovation Month 2018, Communications Department at the Ports Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC) launched a new innovation called “News Briefcase”. The News Briefcase helps regulate and ease flow of PCFC news to the media. All PCFC entities update it with...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 28 February, 2018 2:15 am

Sharjah Business Women Council Workshops Helps Young Girls Unlock their Potential

As part of its vision to ‘Inspire, Empower, Encourage’, the Sharjah Business Women Council (SBWC) is giving girls aged 12-16 an opportunity to receive practical career counselling through two workshops.   The first workshop, ‘Unlock Your Potential’, which was held ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 28 February, 2018 12:47 am

ICLP Launches Innovative New Channel Loyalty Programme for NAMAT in Saudi Arabia

With the goal of building loyal sales partner relationships and promoting best practice, plumbing supplies distributor NAMAT has selected ICLP to design, launch and manage an innovative new channel loyalty programme.   Believed to be the first of its kind in the region, Sibakaty –...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 27 February, 2018 4:26 pm

Al Habtoor Group Chairman Receives His Excellency Bahodur Sharifi Mahmudzoda, Ambassador of Tajikistan to the UAE

Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, Founding Chairman of the Al Habtoor Group welcomed with His Excellency Bahodur Sharifi Mahmudzoda, the Ambassador of Tajikistan to the United Arab Emirates and Bahodur Safarzoda, Consul General of Tajikistan in Dubai at the Al Habtoor Group headquarters. The meeting was...

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