Culture & Education | Tuesday 7 April, 2020 3:49 am

Saudi Arabia’s Year of Arabic Calligraphy extended into 2021 over coronavirus concerns

The Ministry of Culture’s Year of Arabic Calligraphy campaign has been extended into 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.  The decision was announced on Sunday in a tweet by the Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan.  “Due to the exceptional...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 7 April, 2020 3:08 am

ADDED urges local business sector to practice digital commerce by obtaining an 'e-commerce' license or listing it as an additional activity on existing licenses

The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) is calling on members of the local business sector to make full use and advantage of the e-commerce license initiative that has been made available since its launch in December 2017. The move falls in line with the Abu Dhabi...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 7 April, 2020 2:24 am

Stay Home with Limitless Gaming on your HONOR 9X PRO

Mobile gaming has seen a sharp growth in popularity recently, accounting for a high percentage of online consumption in the last month. The at-home entertainment option has becoming the preferred choice with more players entering the arena of multiplayer games and competition growing significantly. ...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 7 April, 2020 2:05 am

Acer Announces New Gaming Laptops Powered by the 10th Gen Intel Core Processors

Acer has announced its new Predator Triton 500 and Acer Nitro 5 gaming notebooks. Alongside significant developments in thermal performance, both devices come with the latest 10th Gen Intel Core processors and newly announced NVIDIA GeForce RTX SUPER and GTX GPUs.  “In addition...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 7 April, 2020 12:38 am

BGI Unveils Mobile, Inflatable Biosafety Lab: “Huo-Yan Air Lab” Offers an Effective, Rapid Deployment Solution for COVID-19 Testing

The ability of a country to quickly implement early screening and detection of COVID-19 cases has proven key to effectively managing the spread of the disease. But the scale and speed of infection has posed serious challenges to many governments.   In order to address these challenges...

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Government | Monday 6 April, 2020 10:02 pm

Saudi Arabia imposes 24-Hour Curfew on Riyadh, Tabuk, Dammam, Dhahran, Hafouf, Jeddah, Taif, Qatif and Khobar, Interior Ministry announces

An official source at the Ministry of Interior has stated that, as part of the Kingdom’s efforts to confront coronavirus pandemic, and in implementation of the recommendations of competent health authorities to raise the degree of precautionary and preventive measures to preserve the health...

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Business & Money | Monday 6 April, 2020 2:31 pm

SAGO calls on Saudi investors abroad to supply 355,000 tons of wheat

Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO) has called on Saudi investors abroad to supply 355,000 tons of wheat. SAGO Governor Engineer Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al-Faris pointed out that the quantity will be supplied during the period (May-November 2020) according to the harvest time in invested countries and...

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Technology & IT | Monday 6 April, 2020 1:59 pm

Twitter launches gaming wellness campaign in Saudi Arabia

Twitter has launched the  دايما_العبها_صح# (Always play it right) , an awareness campaign centered around wellness in gaming in Saudi Arabia. The campaign aims to highlight the importance of physical and mental wellness within the gaming community during a period...

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Business & Money | Monday 6 April, 2020 12:54 pm

Emirates NBD and Emirates Islamic jointly contribute AED 4 million to UAE Ministry of Education

Emirates NBD and Emirates Islamic have contributed AED 4 million (from their Charity Fund) to the UAE’s Ministry of Education in support of its online and distance learning initiatives launched for all UAE schools during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.   The contribution will help...

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Business & Money | Monday 6 April, 2020 12:51 pm

SADAFCO Provides Health Endowment Fund 10 SAR Million in Cash and Food Products to Combat COVID-19

As waves of the social and economic impact of COVID-19 are felt across the world and as part of their commitment to mitigating the effect of the virus, in a bid to support the health services in coping with heightened demand, Saudia Dairy and Foodstuff Company (SADAFCO), announced a commitment ...

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