Business & Money | Tuesday 2 July, 2019 12:05 pm

Award-winning Saudi medical app aiming to take world by storm

The founders of an award-winning Saudi app, aimed at revolutionizing the provision of care and educational services for people with special needs, are hoping to take the world by storm. Ynmo (@ynmodata), which means “to grow” in Arabic, is the first Arabic-English digital solution of...

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Government | Tuesday 2 July, 2019 12:00 pm

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Japanese emperor in Tokyo Previous

Japanese Emperor Naruhito welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday, SPA state news agency reported. The Crown Prince attended the G20 summit between June 28-29 in Osaka, where world leaders met to discuss international issues.  Crown...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 2 July, 2019 11:40 am

Visa Unveils Installment Payment Capabilities to Give Shoppers Simple and Flexible Way to Pay

Visa (NYSE: V) is making it easier to provide shoppers the ability to choose how they pay before, during or after purchase with the introduction of a suite of Visa’s installment solutions APIs. Through a pilot program, participating issuers and merchants will be able to offer their customers...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 2 July, 2019 11:04 am

American University of Sharjah announces new Vice Provost for Student Life

Dr. Lisa Bardill Moscaritolo has been named as the new Vice Provost for Student Life at American University of Sharjah (AUS). Dr. Bardill Moscaritolo will officially commence her tenure at AUS in August, 2019.   Dr. Bardill Moscaritolo is currently the Associate Vice President for...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 2 July, 2019 10:39 am

Beverages Industry Improves Brand Intimacy Slightly, Shifts from #12 to #11 Ranking, According to MBLM’s 2019 Brand Intimacy Study

The beverages industry enjoyed a slight lift in measuring its overall emotional connection with consumers this year, rising one rank to #11 out of 15 industries showcased in the 2019 Brand Intimacy Report. Nescafe in particular had a strong year, ranking #1 for the industry and dominating all...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 2 July, 2019 10:00 am

UK economy feels the strain of global slowdown as well as Brexit

Britain’s economy has lost momentum and might have shrunk in the second quarter of 2019, according to data that showed the double impact of Brexit and the slowdown in the global economy. Manufacturers had their worst month in more than six years and consumers increased their borrowing at...

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Government | Tuesday 2 July, 2019 8:48 am

Cabinet approves new excavations, forms committee to review mining regulations

Cabinet approves new excavations, forms committee to review mining regulations Gov’t also meets with JIC over efforts to stimulate foreign, local investment The Cabinet on Monday approved new excavation and mining rights licences for the Jordan Phosphate Mining Company (JPMC). Under...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 2 July, 2019 8:37 am

RJ launches new sales promo

Royal Jordanian (RJ) launched a new 'super saver' sales promo "Less Go," offering discounted airfares from July 1 to 15. In a statement on Monday, the airliner said Economy Class travel to any of RJ’s route destinations using this attractive offer has to take place...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 2 July, 2019 8:29 am

Remittances of Jordanian expats rise to USD1.5 billion, says CBJ

  Remittances of Jordanian expats rise to USD 1.5 billion, says CBJ The Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) said the Jordanian remittances into the country has risen 5 percent on a monthly basis while increasing 2.3 percent at the end of June 2019.  The CBJ said in a statement published ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 2 July, 2019 8:24 am

Whopping 500,000 tourists visited Petra since January 2019

The Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority (PDTRA) has registered an unprecedented number of foreign visitors to the historic city of Petra with more than 500,000 visitors in overall in the first half of 2019.  The chief commissioner of the PDTRA, Suleiman Farajat told the Jordan...

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