Culture & Education | Saturday 11 April, 2015 1:18 pm

School year ends early in some areas

Education Minister Azzam Al-Dakhil issued orders Thursday to end the school year for all schools located along the southern border, as a precautionary measure against any emergency situation in the region.Directors of schools along the border in Najran, Asir, Jazan, Sobya and Surah Abedia...

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Government | Saturday 11 April, 2015 12:55 pm

Shoura working on benefits package for martyr families

The Shoura Council is studying a proposal to create a martyrs’ directorate under the Ministry of Interior that would pay out SR1 million to their families, waive all their debts, appoint their sons in their positions if the law allows it, and pay their parents SR5,000 a month.The proposal...

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Business & Money | Saturday 11 April, 2015 12:48 pm

Mobily Ranan added (Yemen’s Victory) Tone

Mobily added to Ranan service the national song entitled (Yemen’s Victory). This exclusive song that was composed by the poet Hamid Zaid and was chanted by Mishary Al Afasy, is one among several national initiatives that Mobily is working on to share and celebrate the “Decisive Storm” with...

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Business & Money | Saturday 11 April, 2015 6:30 am

Deloitte responds to increasing demand for forensic services in Saudi Arabia and the region

With Saudi Arabia increasingly becoming a power house economy in the Middle East region and a significant source of capital to support the strengthening of the global economy, the rapid development of international and domestic business and the regulatory requirements to support it have led to a...

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Technology & IT | Friday 10 April, 2015 1:27 pm

Xerox Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape on MFP

Wins BLI’s Document Imaging Solutions Line of the Year Xerox office technology, software and apps continue to achieve industry recognition – most recently from IDC and Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) – while customers realize the benefits of Managed Print Services (MPS) facilitated by these...

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Business & Money | Friday 10 April, 2015 12:59 pm

Turkish Airlines’ Ordinary General Assembly Istanbul

As a result of the votes taken at the Turkish Airlines’ Ordinary General Assembly, Mr. İlker Aycı has been designated as Board Chairman of Turkish Airlines, and Dr. Temel Kotil will assume the role of Deputy Chairman in addition to his position as CEO.The Ordinary General Assembly of Turkish...

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Cars & Autos | Friday 10 April, 2015 10:00 am

Jeep® Performance Parts: Toughen Up for the Trail

Fresh off the 49th Annual Easter Jeep® Safari and the trails of Moab, Utah, the Mopar brand is highlighting its extensive portfolio of Jeep Performance Parts (JPP) available to arm off-roaders in pursuit of any path they choose."The seven new Mopar-modified Jeep concept vehicles that attacked the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 10 April, 2015 9:57 am

Checking of border resorts intensified

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has begun inspecting several tourist facilities on the border with Yemen because more guests are arriving as Operation Decisive Storm continues. It is inspecting hotels and furnished apartments in Asir, Jazan and Najran for hygiene, price and...

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Business & Money | Friday 10 April, 2015 2:27 am

MARGRAF EXPANDS IN ASIA

New international success for Margraf: the company from Vicenza, a world leader in the extraction and processing of marble and ambassador for the excellence of design "made in Italy" all over the world, promoted the conference "The Evolution in the Use of Marble in Architecture," in partnership...

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Government | Friday 10 April, 2015 2:24 am

Ministry postpones higher Saudization quotas

Minister of Labor Adel Fakeih has postponed implementing new legislation that would have forced private companies to raise their Saudization levels.The move is to help the private sector understand the new amendments, the minister was quoted as saying in a local publication on Wednesday. The...

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