Business & Money | Wednesday 17 June, 2015 11:59 am

Twitter Brings Back Ramadan Hashflags

This week, more than 1.6 billion Muslims around the world will be observing the holy month of Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. In 2013, people from across the globe Tweeted over 74.2 million times about Ramadan, and in 2014, this number increased to more than 215 million Tweets...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 17 June, 2015 5:40 am

MAN demonstrates next-generation emergency rescue vehicles

As it celebrates its 100th anniversary of commercial vehicle manufacturing, MAN Truck & Bus demonstrated its long-standing relationship with the rescue and fire services industry by presenting its lineup of next-generation emergency rescue vehicles at the Interschutz 2015 trade fair in Hanover,...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 17 June, 2015 5:30 am

National Trade Company to supply more than 1000 "King Long" school bus to SEITCO

National Trade Company, the sole agent for King Long buses in Saudi Arabia, and the Saudi-Emirate Integrated Transportation Company (SEITCO), signed an agreement whereby SEITCO buys more than 1000 "King Long" school buses fully equipped for transportation according to school buses standards in...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 17 June, 2015 5:06 am

Saudi Arabia orders four Airbus C295W aircraft

The Ministry of Interior of Saudi Arabia has purchased in open competition, and after carrying out a complete evaluation, four C295W aircraft to enhance its capabilities. The C295W has been chosen based on its demonstrated excellent operational capabilities in hot and severe conditions and its...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 17 June, 2015 4:33 am

Anjum Hotel Makkah receives TripAdvisor 2015 Certificate of Excellence

Anjum Hotel Makkah, the largest hotel in the Middle East region, has been awarded with the 2015 Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor, The world’s largest travel site providing reviews of travel and tourism related content. The certificate was awarded to the hotel in recognition of the high...

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Cars & Autos | Wednesday 17 June, 2015 4:03 am

AVI Rolls Out First Volvo Truck at KAEC

Arabian Vehicles & Trucks Industry Ltd (AVI), a joint venture between Zahid Tractor & Heavy Machinery Co. Ltd and Volvo Truck Corporation, a world-renowned manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks, has commenced production at its new facility located in the Industrial Valley of King Abdullah Economic City ...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 17 June, 2015 12:51 am

Schneider Electric Introduces Altivar Process

Schneider Electric™, the global specialist in energy management™, has announced the release of Altivar® Process – a range of drives for process applications from 0.75kW to 1.5MW. The product is the first variable speed drive in the market with embedded intelligent services.The launch took...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 17 June, 2015 12:10 am

IHI Releases Practical Guide to Designing and Executing Large-Scale Improvement Initiatives

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has released a new, interactive guide designed to help inform the success of those in any health care setting striving to design and execute large-scale improvement initiatives. The guide draws on lessons learned from seven years of work on Project...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 16 June, 2015 2:30 pm

InnJoo Fire Series Set to Fire the Smartphone Market

Well known by its flagship model ONE launched in March, InnJoo today introduced its brand new Fire series of smartphones in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Fire series has two versions and both the devices have 2GB RAM built-in as exceptional features for a low-budget phone, while Fire supports 3G and...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 16 June, 2015 2:23 pm

Mobily Concludes the “Valuable Prizes” Campaign by Handing Over 8 BMW Cars

Mobily conducted the last draw of the“valuable prizes” campaign that was launched by the company two months ago. The total prizes handed over to the winners reached 8 BMW cars, 200 air tickets to Dubai and 650 smart devices.Mobily was keen to offer those prizes to its subscribers as part of...

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