Technology & IT | Sunday 23 August, 2015 10:30 am

Nikon D5500 awarded as EISA Consumer DSLR Camera 2015-2016

The Nikon D5500 is the recipient of the European Consumer DSLR Camera 2015-2016 award from EISA Awards 2015-2016, as proudly announced by Nikon Middle East FZE Ltd today. The honour from European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) makes it the second major award for the D5500 which picked up the...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 23 August, 2015 8:41 am

NEW GILLETTE FLEXBALL IS A SOUQ.COM SELL OUT SUCCESS

Souq.com, the leading online retailer in the Middle East, has announced that the new Gillette Fusion ProGlide with FlexBall™ Technology launched on 13th August has already sold out on its site within four days of its launch. Gillette®, the leader in global shave care and industry pioneer, ...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 23 August, 2015 4:30 am

KSU in skills upgrade tie-up

 King Saud University (KSU), which is in the vanguard of academic excellence in the Kingdom, this year tied up with the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada in order to develop the skills of its faculty members. Commenting on the program, a media department official at KSU said: "The...

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Government | Sunday 23 August, 2015 2:22 am

Mataaf to have four floors by Sept.

The Grand Mosque will have four floors of mataaf  (the area where Haj and Umrah pilgrims circle the Kaaba during the tawaf ritual) by early September. The construction of the third floor has been completed, said Sultan Al-Qurashi, projects manager at the General Presidency for the Affairs...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 23 August, 2015 2:17 am

Nurseries set to receive 18,000 children

The Education Ministry announced that more than 2,000 nurseries in various regions of the Kingdom were ready to receive 18,000 children, under the care of 2,709 sitters, 2,185 administrative staff and 1,355 servants, according to a website. The guide published by the ministry, which is available...

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Business & Money | Sunday 23 August, 2015 2:15 am

Sponsorship transfer rule tightened

The Labor Ministry has barred private sector companies from transferring expat employees at a short notice. This sponsorship transfer is known in local jargon as naql kafala. A private sector company can apply for a request to transfer sponsorship or naql kafala only once within a period of...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 23 August, 2015 2:11 am

Schools reopen: 5m begin new academic year

Around five million students were gearing up on Sunday to attend the first day of school for the new academic year, amid fears by parents about non-working air conditioners, lack of cleanliness in classrooms and a delay in receiving books. The Ministry of Education, however, assured the parents...

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Business & Money | Sunday 23 August, 2015 1:28 am

Saudis sign up to vote in Dec. 12 elections

Citizens all over the Kingdom except the two holy cities of Makkah and Madinah on Saturday started registering to vote in the nationwide municipal council elections in December. A source from the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs said the registration process would continue for 21 days....

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Healthcare | Sunday 23 August, 2015 1:01 am

Experts say hospitals need to prevent MERS infections

Infection control experts have warned of the spread of MERS coronavirus in hospitals across the Kingdom, as the concentration of vulnerable patients, the frequent movement of patients, and the many daily contacts make health-care facilities the perfect breeding ground for MERS-CoV...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 22 August, 2015 2:26 pm

Online classes for students in southern region proposed

The Ministry of Education has proposed a plan to have top teachers conduct online classes for students in the southern region for security and safety reasons. An educational services company, which would implement the plan, said interested teachers would be paid SR400 per class, a local...

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