Business & Money | Thursday 2 April, 2015 1:53 am

MDA inks SR375 million program with Louis Berger

Prince Faisal bin Salman, governor of Madinah and chairman of Madinah Development Authority (MDA), on Wednesday signed a contract with Louis Berger to be the program management office consultant (PMOC) for implementation of the Madinah Public Transportation Program (MPTP), one of the most ambitious ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 2 April, 2015 1:50 am

Lifting standard of education discussed

Ways to create a link between education and labor and build partnerships with ministries were among the issues discussed at a workshop organised by the Public Education Evaluation Commission (PEEC) in Riyadh on Tuesday.Creating an effective link between education and labor, besides unifying the...

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Business & Money | Thursday 2 April, 2015 12:56 am

New booth concept presents GROHE as complete bathroom supplier

A new booth concept and a new location present GROHE as a complete bathroom supplier at this year’s ISH show. Showcasing the GROHE Group as an integral entity called for more space and a new booth structure to illustrate the wide range of the Group’s product portfolio. GROHE has found this...

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Cars & Autos | Thursday 2 April, 2015 12:52 am

A benchmark in its class: the Porsche Cayman GT4

The new member of the Porsche GT family is the Cayman GT4. This is the first time Porsche is introducing a GT sports car based on the Cayman which has components of the 911 GT3. A lap time of 7 minutes and 40 seconds on the North Loop of the Nürburgring positions the Cayman GT4 as the new...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 2 April, 2015 12:45 am

Casio set to unveil innovative Lamp-Free Projector across Middle East

Casio, pioneers of Laser and LED hybrid light sources for projectors, are all set to introduce the unique XJ-V1 Lamp-Free Projector, that will for the first time bring consumers the benefits of path-breaking lamp-free design technology at an affordable price. The next-generation XJ-V1, with a...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 2 April, 2015 12:02 am

Riyadh schools forced to close due to severe sandstorm

All schools in the Riyadh region, including the ones run by expat communities, will remain closed Thursday.The Education Department announced the suspension of schools on April 2 because of a major sandstorm that hit Riyadh on Wednesday.King Saud University’s Badran Al-Omar announced the...

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Cars & Autos | Wednesday 1 April, 2015 5:32 pm

THE ALL-NEW JAGUAR XF AT-A-GLANCE

• The all-new Jaguar XF: lighter, more efficient and packed with technology• Unrivalled refinement, dynamics and design• Aluminium-intensive architecture enables class leading weight: 80kg lighter than the competition*• The lowest CO2 emissions of any non-hybrid model in the segment:...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 1 April, 2015 4:39 pm

STRIKE A POSE Back to the Maldives

Picture this. The glisten of seawater on muscle. Sand-dusted skin. Ex-model turned photographer-to-the-stars Paul Reiffer will cast his lens on a small number of very lucky Maldives holiday-goers in April at Per AQUUM’s lusciously beautiful Huvafen Fushi and NIYAMA resorts.Paul has over 10...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 1 April, 2015 4:17 pm

Qatar Rail Meets for Management Summit to Review Company Progress

Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail) held a management summit for its senior leadership team from March 25th to 28th, where the company reviewed progress reports and performance’s targets, and explored the best strategic initiatives to develop the leadership of the company and achieve continuous...

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Cars & Autos | Wednesday 1 April, 2015 3:45 pm

Alissa Auto shows fleet, government clients around Nissan’s innovative Yokohama production lines

Continuing a tradition of unique and unprecedented excellence in customer care, Alissa Auto, a member of Abdullatif Alissa Group Holding Company and Nissan’s official dealer in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, took its fleet and government clients on a tour of Nissan’s Japanese headquarters in...

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