Business & Money | Monday 5 January, 2015 12:30 pm

GCC Rail and Metro Conference 2015

The Minister of Transport and Communications in Oman will host the GCC Rail and Metro Conference 2015, which will be held under the auspices ofHis Highness Sayyid Shihab Bin Tariq Al Said, Advisor of His Majesty the Sultan, from-12 January 2015 at the Al Bustan Palace Muscat, Oman. The Event will...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 5 January, 2015 12:05 pm

SABIC signs joint venture agreement with Molecular Rebar Design to develop nanomaterials

SABIC and Molecular Rebar Design, LLC have signed a joint venture agreement to develop and commercialize nanomaterials for select market segments and applications. The joint venture, Black Diamond Structures, LLC will develop, manufacture, and commercialize products based on Molecular Rebar...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 5 January, 2015 10:15 am

GE integrates solar energy with combined cycle for landmark power project of Saudi Electricity

Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has selected its long-time partner GE (NYSE:GE) for a project that marks Saudi Arabia’s first integration of a solar field with a combined cycle plant and the first introduction of condensate as a gas turbine fuel. The landmark project, the ‘Green Duba’...

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Technology & IT | Monday 5 January, 2015 7:58 am

IT Security Risks and their Cost for Small Businesses

Small businesses often believe that criminals won’t waste time and effort on a company of their size and that they don’t have enough to be worth stealing from. Meanwhile because of not caring about security they give cybercriminals a great opportunity for easy money.This carelessness can cost a ...

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Technology & IT | Monday 5 January, 2015 6:58 am

Seagate Evolves Brand Identity Amidst Rapidly Expanding Portfolio

- New branding, ad campaign, and partnership with Getty Images demonstrates how data is alive and shaping the human experience around the worldSeagate—a world leader in storage solutions—is using the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to unveil a dramatic and contemporary...

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Culture & Education | Monday 5 January, 2015 1:06 am

National skills competition launched

Governor of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) Ali Ghafis launched Sunday the online National Competition for skills that targets Saudi youth who have skills and proficiency in various fields.Speaking on the occasion, he said the competition aims to highlight the importance of ...

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Business & Money | Monday 5 January, 2015 1:03 am

New deal for residential development fund

SEDCO Development, a major Jeddah-based real estate developer and a subsidiary of SEDCO Holding Group, signed with Dar Al-Wessal, a company specialized in marketing residential projects, to market its residential units. These units pertain to the AlAhli SEDCO Residential Development Fund and are...

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Healthcare | Monday 5 January, 2015 1:00 am

Ministries resolve to fight MERS jointly

The Ministries of Health and Agriculture will strengthen their cooperation in fighting diseases transmitted from animals to humans.This was revealed following a visit on Thursday by Health Minister Mohammed Al-Hayazie, heading a delegation, to Agricultural Minister Waleed Al-Khereiji. Assistant...

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Culture & Education | Monday 5 January, 2015 12:58 am

25,000 teachers to be trained abroad

The Ministry of Education is set to train 25,000 teachers and employee as part of the King Abdullah Public Education Development Project.Tatweer Education Holding, the company tasked with implementing the project, is expected to launch a new formal electronic portal soon for developing teachers’...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 5 January, 2015 12:54 am

Jeddah expects a million visitors

According to sources, Jeddah is likely to attract more than 1 million domestic tourists for the Historic Jeddah Festival later this month.More than 536 families reside in Jeddah’s historical district. The district, which has nearly 1,866 houses and buildings, was declared last year a World...

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