Technology & IT | Tuesday 9 June, 2015 1:49 pm

Careem, MENA’s leading car booking service, adds public taxis to its Saudi Arabian offering

Careem, established in July 2012, is MENA’s leading app for the booking of private, chauffeur-driven cars. The service is also available on the Careem website or by calling their 24 hour global call centre. Since launch, Careem has expanded rapidly in the region, adding a further 16 cities to its ...

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Beauty & Style | Tuesday 9 June, 2015 12:43 pm

Madi International celebrates Goldwell’s 1st anniversary in the GCC

Madi International, one of the leading distributors of internationally reputed professional beauty brands across the entire Middle East, introduced Goldwell to UAE in June last year. On June 1, Madi International, the exclusive distributor for the brand in the GCC, joined in to celebrate...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 9 June, 2015 12:41 pm

DAMAC Properties Awards AED 2.8 Billion in Contracts in first 5 months of 2015

Leading luxury real estate developer DAMAC Properties has already awarded more than AED 2.8 billion in construction contracts in the first five months of 2015.Awards include the main works packages on more than 1,500 villas within its luxury lifestyle community, AKOYA Oxygen, three new apartment...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 9 June, 2015 12:38 pm

Lenovo Launches New High-Performance Storage for Small and Midsized Businesses in Middle East

Lenovo, the world’s No.1 PC vendor, today launched two new SAN offerings in select countries in the Middle East – the Lenovo Storage S2200 and S3200 storage arrays. Designed for simplicity, speed, scalability and availability, these feature-rich arrays easily integrate into any network...

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Government | Tuesday 9 June, 2015 12:47 am

Shoura members demand consumer protection body

Shoura Council members called for the establishment of a consumer protection commission, which would monitor prices, assure fair competition in the market, oversee consumer protection regulations, and promote awareness about consumer rights in coordination with relevant authorities.According to the ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 9 June, 2015 12:46 am

Riyadh shopping fest opens

Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar on Sunday opened the Riyadh Shopping and Entertainment Festival 2015.The large attendance at the launch included tourism officials, businessmen, families and the media.“The festival should be used as a vehicle for promoting good social values and not for only...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 9 June, 2015 12:44 am

Minister says job-oriented govt moves paid off

Minister of Labor Mufrej Al-Haqabani said the private sector has employed more than 900,000 citizens over the past three years through a number of social and employment-focused initiatives launched by the ministry in collaboration with other institutions.He said such initiatives have contributed to ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 9 June, 2015 12:30 am

Saudi Delegation Reviews MoI’s Efforts in Combating Human Trafficking

A delegation from the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, headed by Munif bin Hajes Al Harbi, Director of Wage Protection Department at the Saudi Ministry of Labor, currently on a visit the UAE, was briefed on the Ministry of Interior’s experience and best practices in the area of anti-human...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 9 June, 2015 12:27 am

ETIHAD AIRWAYS LAUNCHES NEW DAILY EDINBURGH SERVICE

Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, has launched a new daily service between the capital of the UAE, Abu Dhabi and the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. The inaugural flight EY28, took off this morning at 0220, from Abu Dhabi Airport. Staff from Scotland that are based in...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 9 June, 2015 12:09 am

Northrop Grumman Hosts Successful Cyber Defence Workshop for Saudi Students

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) hosted a two-day cyber security awareness and training session called “CyberArabia” last month for students at King Saud University. The purpose of the event, held April 28-29, was to build interest and excitement for this critical, in-demand career...

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