Culture & Education | Saturday 29 August, 2020 3:19 pm

Saudi schools prepare for remote learning as new academic year begins

The new academic year begins on Sunday and schools across the Kingdom have been preparing for virtual learning.All students in Saudi Arabia will be attending classes remotely for the first seven weeks of the first semester as part of the Kingdom’s precautionary measures against the novel...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 29 August, 2020 3:13 pm

Abu Dhabi University announces nine additional Engineering degree offerings at its new campus in Al Ain

Abu Dhabi University (ADU) has expanded the academic offerings at its new Tahnoun bin Mohammed campus in Al Ain to include nine new degrees as part of Al Ain Campus’s 40 undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Following approval from the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) at the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 29 August, 2020 3:00 pm

Saudi leisure cruise sets off along Red Sea coast — but at a price

As tourist cruise operator Red Sea Spirit launched its first recreational cruise in Saudi Arabia on Thursday on board the luxury cruise ship Silver Spirit, the high prices of the packages on offer aroused comment. The Silver Spirit offers two luxurious packages: A three-night cruise from KAEC...

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Business & Money | Saturday 29 August, 2020 5:35 am

Corporate Social Responsibility Towards effective participation in the sustainable development of society

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an essential business management concept in all the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Middle East, but approaches to it differ from one country to another, depending on the system of governance and the applied economic reform strategies. In...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 29 August, 2020 2:25 am

Yahsat Boosts Thuraya’s Next Generation Capabilities With A Commitment Of Over Aed 2 Billion

Airbus has been selected by Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), the UAE’s leading global satellite operator, to build Thuraya 4-NGS, the next generation mobile telecommunications system that will drive the continued advancement of Thuraya’s L-band business. Thuraya 4-NGS will ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 29 August, 2020 1:47 am

Masdar Celebrates Achievements in Women’s Empowerment on Emirati Women’s Day

Emirati Women’s Day is being held this year under the theme “Preparing for the next 50 years: Women are the support of the nation” – capturing the importance women now command across Emirati society.  Women not only hold almost a third of cabinet posts in the UAE government, they...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 29 August, 2020 1:23 am

Umm Al-Qura University champions distance learning with Cisco

Umm Al-Qura University, one of Saudi Arabia’s largest educational institutions, has deployed Cisco’s most advanced collaboration software, Webex for Education, to enable distance learning for over 100,000 participants across its 36 colleges.  The successful implementation has enabled Umm...

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Business & Money | Saturday 29 August, 2020 1:17 am

RTA celebrates women’s achievements on Emirati Women’s Day

The Women Committee of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) celebrated the Emirati Women’s Day, which took place this year under the theme “Preparing for the Next 50: Women in Support of the Nation”.  The committee held a discussion panel in which Her Excellency Maryam ...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 29 August, 2020 1:14 am

Zain KSA world’s first telecom operator to offer 5G carrier aggregation

 Zain KSA announced the launch of the carrier aggregation feature for its 5G network, which enables ultra-fast Internet speeds of up to 2.4 Gbps, in line with releasing the latest 5G router that supports this technology and the WiFi 6+ technology that enables hi-speed wireless networks. Zain...

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Technology & IT | Friday 28 August, 2020 3:00 am

Ford Employee Donation Match Program Contributes More than $1 million to COVID-19 Relief Worldwide

Ford Motor Company Fund today announced Ford employees, and others contributed $1,133,447 million to COVID-19 related relief efforts around the world, surpassing its goal. The COVID-19 Donation Match Program was established in April to provide Ford employees, their families and friends a way...

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