Business & Money | Monday 3 October, 2016 10:16 am

Mimecast Announces Middle East Expansion Plans

Mimecast Limited (NASDAQ: MIME), a leading email and data security company, announced its Middle East expansion plans in Dubai and has appointed two reputed security focused distributors to accelerate its growth and enhance customer experience in the region. This expansion is in response to the...

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Business & Money | Monday 3 October, 2016 10:09 am

Tourism Ireland and Etihad Airways Launch Superseller Trade Incentive During Abu Dhabi Roadshow Event

Tourism Ireland CEO, Niall Gibbons, and Peter Baumgartner, CEO of Etihad Airways, have launched the Etihad Airways and Tourism Ireland trade incentive during the Abu Dhabi roadshow event at Sofitel, Abu Dhabi Corniche. The travel trade incentive, which is part of the Etihad...

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Business & Money | Monday 3 October, 2016 10:04 am

The September Meetings of the Bank of Japan and the US Federal Reserve: Indirect Implications and How Consensus May Be Underestimating Inflation

Rarely do central bank meetings attract so much attention, but in a world of low interest rates and subdued inflation, the attention is warranted. The September meeting of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the Federal Reserve (Fed) were watched by market participants as harbingers for future indications...

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Business & Money | Monday 3 October, 2016 6:17 am

Qur’an Printing Complex denies renewing Saudi Oger contract

King Fahd Holy Qur’an Printing Complex Secretary-General Dr. Mohammed Salim Al-Awfi has denied several media reports, of which Arab News is one of them, that Saudi Oger has been granted afresh the contract to operate the complex. In a written statement in response to a report in Arab News, ...

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Technology & IT | Monday 3 October, 2016 4:23 am

KACST brings KSA’s economy into digital age

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in partnership with Siemens hosted on Sept. 27 a workshop titled “Optimizing the product value chain in the digital manufacturing age,” an event that kickstarts an ambitious program toward the implementation of “Industry 4.0”...

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Healthcare | Monday 3 October, 2016 4:22 am

Breast cancer drive launched

In a Kingdom-wide awareness program to reduce the incidence of breast cancer, the Ministry of Health on Sunday launched a program “Test and Be Assured,” in the capital. “The national campaign against breast cancer is being launched to reduce the incidence of breast cancer in the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 3 October, 2016 4:19 am

Let the show begin: World-class entertainment comes to Saudi Arabia

Since its establishment a few months ago, the General Authority for Entertainment (GAE) has been working relentlessly to introduce the Saudi public to a new form of entertainment that takes the Saudi cultural life into new dimensions. With a view to changing local and international perceptions, a...

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Technology & IT | Monday 3 October, 2016 3:43 am

(Mobily) finalizes the first phase of (Qyady) program for career development

 Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) has finished the first phase of (Qyady) career development program, which has been launched recently to cover different employees managerial levels. Mobily finished this phase successfully in collaboration with well-known business schools such as Harvard Business...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 3 October, 2016 2:53 am

Nirvana Travel and Tourism Takes Home 5 Coveted Awards at World Travel Awards 2016

The leading tour operator of the United Arab Emirates, Nirvana Travel and Tourism has scooped a handful of awards at the prestigious World Travel Awards 2016 including two of the biggest accolades of the night - Middle East’s Leading Tour Operator 2016 & United Arab Emirates’...

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Government | Monday 3 October, 2016 2:26 am

Govt staff to be paid by Gregorian calendar

Pay and perks of employees working in the public sector will be disbursed in accordance with the Gregorian calendar effective from Oct. 1. This was reported by Online news sites Sabq and Ain Al-Yaum, quoting a decision of the Council of Ministers issued on Sept. 26. The Cabinet took the...

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