Culture & Education | Sunday 19 April, 2015 7:43 am

Imagine Cup 2015 to broaden prospects through innovation.

Thursday , 16th April 2015, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Microsoft is once again opening its doors for young innovators to rise and shine through its premier technology competition. Currently in its thirteenth year, Imagine Cup, a cornerstone of the Microsoft YouthSpark initiative is a global...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 19 April, 2015 7:33 am

Samsung Electronics Levant Introduces Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge

Samsung Electronics Levant and BCI Group, Samsung’s dealer for mobile phones in Jordan, celebrated the launch of its latest flagship additions to the GALAXY S series in the Jordanian market and announced its entirely redefined smartphones, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge in an event held at the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 19 April, 2015 6:51 am

Saudi woman sets up marketing firm

Noura Balsharaf started out small at the Balsharaf Group with newly qualified graduates to manage research and marketing, but has now set up her own independent company called Golden Research.The company is now a member of the European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research.In the beginning,...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 18 April, 2015 1:05 pm

Europe charges google with market upuse

Google faces a fine of up to $6 billion -- more than a quarter's worth of profits for the search company. It also could have to change the way it displays search results in the EU (the changes wouldn't affect results in other countries, including the United States).The European Commission's main...

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Business & Money | Saturday 18 April, 2015 12:53 pm

RCJY industrial cities attract SR1 trillion investments

The volume of investments injected into Jubail, Yanbu and Ras Al-Khair industrial cities reached SR1 trillion, said Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Thunayyan Al-Saud, president of the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY).He was addressing a forum at RCJY head office in Riyadh on investment...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 18 April, 2015 12:50 pm

Alwaleed foundation buys 100 artworks of special kids

Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation purchased all the 100 artworks that had been put for auction at the “Salman In Their Eyes” exhibition which concluded here on April 16.The three-day exhibition, organized by the Disabled Children’s Association (DCA), was the first of its kind to deliver a message ...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 18 April, 2015 12:49 pm

More women want jobs in IT sector

Many Saudi women are breaking stereotypes by seeking work in the information technology sector rather than in the fields of education and health, say experts.Fatima Asiri, a project manager in IT engineering at Asir education department, told Arab News that many women want these jobs because they...

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Healthcare | Saturday 18 April, 2015 12:47 pm

‘One in three drugs fake in Arab world’

A GCC health official has called for strict penalties on countries and companies found engaged in exporting or importing adulterated and counterfeit drugs in order to curb the spread of such drugs in Arab countries.Director General of the Executive Office of the Council of Ministers of Health of...

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Business & Money | Saturday 18 April, 2015 12:36 pm

Barwa Bank net profit up by 41.5% in 2014

Barwa Bank’s financial results for 2014 showed strong growth across all segments, with Net Profit reaching QAR 713 million, up by 41.5% as compared to 2013. Total assets grew by 14% reaching QAR 38 billion, driven mainly by strong growth in the bank’s financing portfolio which grew from QAR...

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Business & Money | Saturday 18 April, 2015 12:30 pm

DME Oman Crude Oil settled above $60/b for first time in four months

Oman crude oil prices on the Dubai Mercantile Exchange settled above $60/b for the first time in four months, as prices continued to climb on signs of a slowdown in US shale oil production. Front-month June DME Oman futures contract settled 12:30 Dubai time at $60.22/b, up $1.94 on the previous...

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