Business & Money | Sunday 29 March, 2020 10:53 am

Saudi Re Posts Strong 2019 Financial Results

Saudi Reinsurance Company (Saudi Re), listed on the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul), reported a net profit before zakat of SR 59.32 million for the full year ended 31 December 2019, a three-fold increase (332%), from SR 13.72 million in the same period last year.   Gross written premium...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 29 March, 2020 10:02 am

What We Can Learn from Earth Hour during the Pandemic

Global Approach to Global Problems With COVID-19 sweeping the planet and putting much of the world in lockdown, broader, longer-term issues like the environment tend to – understandably – take a backseat. While the spread of the coronavirus is a much more immediate concern for...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 29 March, 2020 9:58 am

Virgin Mobile implement work-from-home for its customer care team

Virgin Mobile has set up home working for all employees, including its contact care champions, making it the first mobile brand in the UAE to operate a fully remote customer care centre.   As a fully digital mobile brand, Virgin Mobile is able to deploy work-from-home for its entire...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 29 March, 2020 9:56 am

Pearson Middle East offers eLearning solutions to educational institutions in the UAE in the wake of COVID-19

Pearson Middle East, the world’s leading learning company has introduced a range of e-learning tools to support the education ecosystem and help academic institutions counter the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. With the government’s directive to close schools and...

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Government | Sunday 29 March, 2020 6:18 am

US Embassy in Saudi Arabia working with authorities to evacuate citizens

The US Embassy in Saudi Arabia sent out a nationwide alert on Saturday morning advising American expatriates looking to return to their country on what steps to take. The alert informed that the US mission would be working with Saudi authorities to arrange repatriation flights on a commercial...

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Healthcare | Sunday 29 March, 2020 4:32 am

WHO Thanks G20's Commitment to Help the World in Confronting Coronavirus Pandemic

The World Health Organization (WHO) thanked the Group of Twenty (G20) countries for their commitment to help the world in tackling the novel Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), saving the global economy and directing supply chains to confront the virus. In the final communique issued by Extraordinary ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 29 March, 2020 3:36 am

Saudi municipalities cleaning up to combat coronavirus

Municipalities in Saudi regions have stepped up their environmental sanitation campaign and sterilization of public sites, markets and streets to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Atif Al-Sharaan, mayor of Al-Jouf region, said that the municipality is working to disinfect ...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 29 March, 2020 1:40 am

The new HUAWEI nova 7i is the mid-range smartphone we've all been waiting for!

In today’s day and age you depend on your smartphone for almost everything. Want to take a quick picture or create the latest episode of your vlog? Or how about getting some work done during your commute to office or even a kicked back session of smartphone gaming? Your smartphone comes to...

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Healthcare | Sunday 29 March, 2020 12:42 am

COVID-19 Follow-up Committee Holds Meeting

Under the chairmanship of Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, the COVID-19 Follow-up Committee held its 38th meeting today. During the meeting, all relevant COVID-19 updates and reports were reviewed. The committee discussed the epidemiological situation globally, as well as the cases ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 28 March, 2020 5:03 pm

B20 Saudi Arabia welcomes the G20 Leaders’ commitment to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic

B20 Saudi Arabia welcomes the statement on the need for global coordination to respond to the impact of COVID-19, announced at the end of the Extraordinary G20 Leaders’ Summit. We commend the leadership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in particular The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King...

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