Technology & IT | Sunday 17 May, 2015 9:20 am

Actifio lends its support to Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2015 in Dubai

Actifio, the copy data virtualisation company, today announced its participation at Gartner Symposium/IT Expo 2015, Dubai as a premier sponsor, to be held on 19th to 21st May 2015 at Mina A'Salam Convention Center, Madinat Jumeirah Hotel, Dubai, U.A.E.The three day event is the most strategic...

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Beauty & Style | Sunday 17 May, 2015 9:18 am

STERLING PARFUMS TO LAUNCH NEW FRAGRANCES AND PERSONAL CARE BRAND AT THE BEAUTYWORLD MIDDLE EAST 2015

Sterling Parfums, the regions specialist in the manufacture and distribution of fragrances, participates in the Beautyworld Middle East 2015, the largest international trade fair for beauty products, hair, fragrances and wellbeing in the Middle East. In fragrances, Sterling Parfums will be...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 17 May, 2015 9:15 am

Data Science Technologies Announces Partnership with MapR Technologies

Data Science Technologies (DST), a subsidiary of StorIT Distribution and a pioneer in the Big Data Analytics solutions and services space, today announced their new partnership with MapR Technologies, provider of the top-ranked distribution for Apache™ Hadoop®. With this partnership, DST will be ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 17 May, 2015 8:59 am

120 companies take part in Omani Products Exhibition

The fourth Omani Products Exhibition (OPEX) will be held at the Jeddah Center for Exhibitions and Forums from May 18-21.More than 120 Omani companies representing various industrial sectors such as food and construction, electricity, furniture, marble tiles and other products are participating in...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 17 May, 2015 7:01 am

Saudi rice imports from India rise 58% to SR4.5bn

The value of Saudi rice imports to the Kingdom from India grew by 58 percent, reaching $1.19 billion (SR4.46 billion) by the end of 2014, compared to $752.67 million (SR2.82 billion) in 2013, according to Indian Consul General Bawa Syed Mubarak.Speaking to local media, the Indian diplomat said that ...

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Government | Sunday 17 May, 2015 1:02 am

US-Gulf meetings to follow up on summit decisions

Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg, assistant secretary-general for negotiations and strategic dialogue at the Gulf Cooperation Council, said the meetings of the joint defense and security committees between the US and GCC countries will soon be held to follow up on the decisions taken in the recently held...

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Business & Money | Sunday 17 May, 2015 1:00 am

Experts call for national unity against extremism

The National Dialogue Forum has concluded its 10th Session in the Eastern Region this week with a call to stand firmly against the threats posed by extremism to domestic and regional security.The rotating event, which was organized by King Abdul Aziz Center for National Dialogue (KACND) on...

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Healthcare | Sunday 17 May, 2015 12:58 am

Seminar tackles challenge posed by red palm weevil

The Ministry of Agriculture and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in Saudi Arabia recently held a seminar at the Riyadh Marriott Hotel on controlling red palm weevil.“We realize the danger posed by weevils to the Kingdom’s 20 million date and palm trees which...

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Healthcare | Sunday 17 May, 2015 12:56 am

Al-Falih heads Saudi delegation to World Health Assembly

Minister of Health Khalid Al-Falih will head the Saudi delegation to the 68th session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) that will be held in Geneva on May18-26.The assembly, which will be attended by delegations from all WHO member states, is the supreme decision-making body of WHO. Its main...

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Healthcare | Sunday 17 May, 2015 12:52 am

A Balanced Diet Fast-Tracks Learning In Under-5s

A balanced diet during a child’s early years is proven to greatly influence learning and development, as well as manage hyperactivity and allergies, according to world-renowned educational psychologist, Dr Madeleine Portwood.She confirmed that recent studies have uncovered a direct relationship...

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