Environment & Energy | Thursday 20 August, 2015 12:51 pm

NWC’s electronic apps to manage water systems for the first time during Hajj

NWC announced it would implement a new package of electronic applications for the first time during the upcoming Hajj season 1436. The initiative is part of NWC’s continuous efforts to develop its technical performance and improve the quality of water and environment services rendered to...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 20 August, 2015 12:37 pm

Intel Expands Developer Opportunities

In the opening address at Intel Developer Forum (IDF), CEO Brian Krzanich highlighted new products, tools and programs that support the growing personalization of computing and described the trends creating new opportunities for developers across an unprecedented breadth of technologies....

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Business & Money | Thursday 20 August, 2015 10:15 am

Rimini Street Increases Investment in Latin America, Appoints Industry Veteran to Lead Market Expansion

Rimini Street, Inc., the leading independent provider of enterprise software support for SAP AG’s (NYSE:SAP) Business Suite and BusinessObjects software and Oracle Corporation’s (NYSE:ORCL) Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, E-Business Suite, Oracle Database, Hyperion and Oracle Retail...

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Business & Money | Thursday 20 August, 2015 9:13 am

Afton Chemical Receives Approval to Expand Their New Singapore Manufacturing Facility

Afton Chemical Corporation has received approval from the NewMarket Corporation board to begin construction of the new second phase of its chemical additive manufacturing facility on Jurong Island, Singapore. The construction of the first phase (previously announced in July, 2012) is scheduled to...

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Business & Money | Thursday 20 August, 2015 9:04 am

Kyriba Surpasses 1,000 Clients Worldwide, Continues Rapid Growth

Kyriba Corp., the global leader in cloud Proactive Treasury Management, announced that it now has more than 1,000 organizations and 45,000 users worldwide, making it the world’s largest single platform treasury management software solution. Kyriba added nearly 100 new clients in the first...

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Beauty & Style | Thursday 20 August, 2015 6:19 am

Exciting part-sale at Lifestyle!

Lifestyle, the region’s preferred shopping destination has announced its ‘Part Sale’ that has opened doors to its customers across all standalone stores in the UAE. With a whopping 25% to 70% discount in stores in Dubai, Sharjah & RAK and 25% to 60%in stores in Abu Dhabi & ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 20 August, 2015 3:57 am

KSA oil exports rise by 430,000 bpd in June

Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports rose by 430,000 barrels per day (bpd) in June, while oil used by the country's power sector surged to its highest in almost a year, official data showed on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia ramped up its crude production to a record in June, reaffirming its strategy...

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Business & Money | Thursday 20 August, 2015 2:59 am

Hospital worker ‘victimized for reporting corruption’

A hospital worker in Jazan has claimed that he was victimized after reporting alleged corrupt activities at a health facility in the region to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha). Ahmed Ali Jumah, formerly a nursing technician at Al-Twal General Hospital, said that he had pay...

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Government | Thursday 20 August, 2015 2:46 am

Pilgrims sans permit, facilitators face heavy fines, imprisonment

The Ministry of Interior has announced that heavy penalties await pilgrims who try to perform Haj next month without the necessary permits. On its Twitter account, the ministry said that pilgrims without permits shall be punished by imprisonment for two months and a fine of SR25,000...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 20 August, 2015 2:34 am

Bonaldo joins Western Furniture’s exquisite portfolio of Furniture brands

Western Furniture LLC, the premier retailer of upscale home furniture in the UAE, welcomes Bonaldo, the luxurious brand which specializesin the production of furniture and interior design items through innovative ideas and cutting-edge machine...

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