Business & Money | Monday 15 July, 2019 11:27 am

Rent-to-own: an alternative way to finance your own home in the UAE

The UAE property market has been coined a ‘buyers-market’ over the past 18-months, however, buyers are spoilt for choice. According to fäm Properties, in 2019, apart from the overdue projects, there are around 59,976 properties scheduled for delivery, and new projects constantly...

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Government | Monday 15 July, 2019 11:00 am

Riyadh Unveils New Integrated Waste Management and Recycling Plan

A landmark initiative launched today in Riyadh aims to improve the collection and recycling of the waste in the city of Riyadh as part of Saudi Vision 2030 goals to preserve and protect the environment and achieve environmental sustainability by improving recycling rates.   The National...

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Cars & Autos | Monday 15 July, 2019 10:50 am

Volkswagen & Ford unite for Self-Driving Electric Cars

The long-expected alliance between Volkswagen and Ford is official. As part of the deal, VW will become an equal stakeholder in Ford’s self-driving cars venture, while Ford will get access to VW’s electric vehicle technology. In detail this means, Ford will use the MEB platform to...

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Cars & Autos | Monday 15 July, 2019 10:45 am

A year on the road: Saudi Women boost Volkswagen sales over the last year

SAMACO Automotive Company, the exclusive dealer for Volkswagen in Saudi Arabia, has announced a boost in sales to women following the first anniversary of women driving in the Kingdom.   A milestone for women across the country with almost 50,000 driver licences issued so far, the...

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Cars & Autos | Monday 15 July, 2019 10:30 am

Hyundai Motor Company Heralds Global Launch of Venue SUV in Showstopping Video Advert

Hyundai Motor Company this week released a cinema-worthy video advert to mark the global debut of its newest entry sports utility vehicle, the Venue, catering to its young target audience’s viewing preferences.    Designed to win the hearts of millennials and young consumers...

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Technology & IT | Monday 15 July, 2019 10:30 am

Securing space: Kaspersky to Give Cosmonauts Cybersecurity Training

Kaspersky is proud to announce its new partnership with the Gagarin Research and Test Cosmonaut Training Center – the location in Star City where cosmonauts from all over the world prepare to go to space. As part of this collaboration, the company will hold special training for cosmonauts, as ...

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Business & Money | Monday 15 July, 2019 10:15 am

While emerging market debt has always been a diverse asset class, it continues to expand its boundaries.

Alongside solid investment grade companies, which can be benchmarked against the best de- veloped market peers, there are also less established – but equally as impressive – smaller companies. Some of these are from newer geographies or making their bond market debut. Together, these...

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Healthcare | Monday 15 July, 2019 10:06 am

The AAAASF supports day surgical centres achieve new mandatory accreditation in Dubai

On May 21st, 2019, the Dubai Health Authority issued a circular whereby it is mandatory for all Day Surgical Centers to achieve international accreditation. The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF) has been named as an approved accreditation agency. In ...

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Technology & IT | Monday 15 July, 2019 9:41 am

CITC: Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia remains ahead of mobile providers in terms of customer satisfaction

Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia is the telecom provider with the lowest number of customer complaints in the kingdom, a report by the Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission has revealed. The CITC report for the first quarter of 2019 showed only one complaint against the company per...

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Business & Money | Monday 15 July, 2019 9:39 am

Ministry of Labor increases the efficiency of managing its projects and public facilities by cooperating with Mashroat

The Ministry of Labor “MOL” and the National Program to Support the Management of Projects in Public Entities “Mashroat” have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to appoint Mashroat as the enabling arm to support infrastructure projects. Mashroat will provide...

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