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Half of consumers in Saudi Arabia on hold to call centres give up within five minutes
Technology & IT | Thursday 5 February, 2015 1:10 am
Half of the consumers in Saudi Arabia (48%) using call centres get frustrated and hang up within five minutes of waiting for an answer, according to new research commissioned by Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia. After 10 minutes fewer than one-in-10 callers (8%) is still on the line waiting for an...
Jubail to get thousands of new houses
Business & Money | Thursday 5 February, 2015 12:04 am
Several leading Saudi companies are planning to build thousands of houses for new employees in Jubail Industrial City.The Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY) is preparing to start construction on 8,000 units that will be completed at the end of 2016. This is a result of the expansion of...
IDF Oman – Oman’s Premier International Interior Design, Décor & Furniture Exhibition
Business & Money | Wednesday 4 February, 2015 6:34 pm
Interior Design, Décor & Furniture Exhibition which is organized by Al Nimr Expo, under the patronage of the Ministry of Housing, Sultanate of Oman will be held from 17 – 19 February, 2015 at the Oman International Exhibition Centre in Seeb.The Exhibition will be inaugurated by H.E. Sheikha...
Instagram introduces endlessly looping videos
Culture & Education | Wednesday 4 February, 2015 6:19 pm
When Vine introduced loop counts, it instantly replaced likes and shares to become the default metric to gauge the popularity of a video. Facebook has dabbled with a similar technique for auto-play videos in users' mobile Newsfeeds, but only now has it appeared on its other popular social network,...
PSI Successfully Participated at ‘Arab Health 2015’
Healthcare | Wednesday 4 February, 2015 6:10 pm
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA, February 4, 2015—Pharmaceutical Solutions Industry (PSI), the largest sterile IV solutions manufacturer in the MENA region, headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has successfully participated at the recently concluded ‘Arab Health 2015’, which took place from January...
GOIC: COVERTECH’s Official Sponsor
Business & Money | Wednesday 4 February, 2015 4:25 pm
The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) took part in the International Exhibition for Wall and Floor Covering Technologies (COVERTECH) as the official sponsor of the event. The exhibition was inaugurated today and will continue from the 4th till the 6th of February, 2015 at Doha...
Celebrity Chefs From Across the Middle East Set to Cook Up a Storm at Dubai Food Festival 2015
Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 4 February, 2015 3:02 pm
Visitors to Dubai in February will be able to rub shoulders with their favourite celebrity chefs at Dubai Food Festival, which takes place from 6-28 February at various locations across the city.As part of the delicious and diverse events lined up for the 2015 edition, Dubai Food Festival has...
A REMARKABLE 23% GROWTH ACHIEVED FOR ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS IN THE KINGDOM IN 2014
Cars & Autos | Wednesday 4 February, 2015 2:40 pm
Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors, the sole authorised dealer of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in KSA, has announced an impressive 23% increase in its Rolls-Royce sales in 2014, placing it among the top five biggest selling dealerships for Rolls-Royce globallyFollowing the recent global announcement that the...
Black & Veatch appointed consultant for major Jeddah desalination project
Environment & Energy | Wednesday 4 February, 2015 2:31 pm
Black & Veatch has been chosen by the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) as engineering and design consultant for the Jeddah 4 project. This major desalination scheme will augment dramatically water supply in Saudi Arabia’s second largest city. Jeddah 4 will enhance water resources for...
The first Nikon DSLR with touch screen LCD monitor and built-in Wi-Fi
Technology & IT | Wednesday 4 February, 2015 2:28 pm
Nikon Middle East & Africa FZE unveils the Nikon D5500 DSLR in the UAE, the world’s smallest, lightest and slimmest DSLR.The 24.2-megapixel DX-format camera is designed for aspiring photographers seeking to challenge convention by creating images in new and exciting ways. The D5500 also comes...
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