Dr. Abdullah bin Shakir Al-Ghalib, secretary general of the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), stressed the importance of local industries, especially for future development in the framework of industry development under the slogan “Made in Makkah.”
He said that the...
The United Arab Emirates is introducing labor reforms aimed at tightening oversight of employment agreements for the millions of temporary migrant workers who make up the bulk of the country’s workforce, a top Emirati official said Tuesday.
Like its oil-rich Gulf Arab neighbors, the Emirates ...
Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announced that Riyad Bank, one of Saudi Arabia’s foremost financial institutions, is migrating its entire portfolio to Gemalto’s Clarista Contactless EMV card, powered with the industry-standard MULTOS operating...
With just one month remaining before the submission of entries closes on October 18, 2015, Lexus is inviting designers from all over the globe to share their innovative projects for the Lexus Design Award 2016. First launched in 2013 to foster the growth of ideas that can contribute to society,...
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin, a hormone that allows the body to use blood sugar for energy. It is characterized by high levels of blood sugar, which can cause changes in the blood vessels of the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the ...
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. (“Takeda”) (TOKYO: 4502) has been selected for the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index (DJSI Asia Pacific) for the sixth consecutive year. Takeda has been included in the DJSI Asia Pacific since 2010 for its sustainability...
Today, the Western Union Company and the Western Union Foundation renewed their commitment to global education at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting (CGI).
Western Union CEO Hikmet Ersek laid out an agenda for the next phase of the Education for Better initiative,...
With strong growth in the telecommunications industry and a wide range of smartphone options to suit all budgets, smartphones sales in the Middle East and Africa are expected to grow to US$ 23,533.10 million by 2020, according to Euromonitor International. And as the region’s largest and most ...
IKEA Saudi Arabia customers will be able to create moments that last after a meal ends with the new limited tableware collection, SITTNING, now available in IKEA stores across the Kingdom for a limited time.
Ghassan Ahmed Al Sulaiman Furniture Trading Co. Ltd., IKEA Saudi...
New research commissioned by Virgin Mobile has found that four-in-five mobile phone users in Saudi Arabia (77%) say that they pay every month for minutes, texts or internet data which they do not use.
These losses add up to well over five hours just of calls on average each year,...