Technology & IT | Wednesday 9 January, 2019 1:00 am

Samsung Smart TVs to Launch iTunes Movies & TV Shows and Support AirPlay 2 Beginning Spring 2019

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced it will offer iTunes Movies and TV Shows and Apple AirPlay 2 support on 2019 Samsung Smart TV models beginning this spring. Support on 2018 Samsung Smart TVs will be made available via firmware update. In an industry first, a new iTunes Movies and TV Shows...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 9 January, 2019 12:15 am

Public-private partnership to boost education sector in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is making efforts to improve the quality of its education sector’s infrastructure by encouraging public-private partnerships, said Education Minister Dr. Hamad bin Mohammed Al-Asheikh. The Ministry of Education and Tatweer Buildings Co. (a government-owned entity) on Tuesday...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 9 January, 2019 12:06 am

HRH Prince Khalid Al-Faisal chairs Service to Islam prize selection committee meeting

A prize selection committee, headed by His Royal Highness Prince Khalid Al-Faisal Bin Abd Al-Aziz, Chairman of the King Faisal Prize Board, met today (8thof January) to select the King Faisal Prize 2019 winner in the Service to Islam category, one of the Prize’s five...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 8 January, 2019 6:10 pm

Azizi Developments awards contract of over AED 216 million to Chirag Contracting

Azizi Developments, one of the leading private developers in the UAE, has awarded a major contract valued at over AED 216 million to Chirag Contracting, a BRV GLOBAL GROUP company, for developing four plots with a total area of over 1 million square feet.   The contract is divided into...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 8 January, 2019 5:30 pm

SHUAA successfully issues and places USD135 million (SAR 506 million) Sukuk for Jabal Omar Development Company

SHUAA Capital psc (SHUAA), the UAE-based financial services group is pleased to announce the issuance and private placement of a USD135 million SAR 506 million dollar-denominated five-year Sukuk for Jabal Omar Development Company (JODC), one of the largest publicly-listed real estate companies in...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 8 January, 2019 5:12 pm

Hilton Hotel Promoted Mohammed Tariq Deen as New GM

Jabal Omar Hilton Makkah & Convention Center, a leading name in the hospitality sector, is proud to announce that Mohammed Tariq Deen has been promoted as General Manager. Mohammed Tariq Deen has been with Hilton for the past 20 years with extensive experience in the hospitality sector. Most...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 8 January, 2019 4:04 pm

Mastercard Evolves Its Brand Mark by Dropping its Name

Mastercard today announced that it is dropping its name from its iconic brand mark in select contexts. The interlocking red and yellow circles, referred to as the Mastercard Symbol, will now stand on its own across cards using the red and yellow brand mark, acceptance marks at retail locations both ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 8 January, 2019 3:45 pm

Bahri CEO Joins ITOPF Board of Directors

The CEO of Bahri, Abdullah Aldubaikhi, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of ITOPF, the world’s largest ship owner organization providing objective advice on effective response to spills of oil, chemicals and other substances in the marine environment. With the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 8 January, 2019 2:27 pm

19 reasons to fly with British Airways in 2019

British Airways’ new year’s resolution is to provide its customers with even more quality and choice in every cabin on every route -  with a £6.5bn investment and 19 great reasons to look forward to flying with the airline in 2019. Here are some of the reasons to fly with...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 8 January, 2019 2:05 pm

India through the Eyes of Ibn Battuta and other Arab Travel Writers

The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has taken the occasion of their participation at the 27th New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF 2019) – where Sharjah is guest of honour – to highlight the enduring bridge between India and the Arab world as presented in the myriad of travel writings by...

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