Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 8 February, 2018 7:55 am

City Sightseeing Sharjah Adds Two New Routes for the Emirate’s Light Festival

In keeping with its constant efforts to provide tourists and residents with prime opportunities to see Sharjah’s most impressive cultural features and events, two new routes have been added to City Sightseeing Sharjah during the eighth edition of the Sharjah Light Festival, which runs from...

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Business & Money | Thursday 8 February, 2018 7:48 am

Trials go paperless at DIFC Courts in regional first

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts has become the first court in the Middle East to introduce a new secure cloud-based technology to allow court documents to be uploaded from anywhere in the world. The e-bundling service will enable judges, lawyers and courts staff to access case...

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Government | Thursday 8 February, 2018 7:15 am

Saudi Arabia joins UN Big Data Global Working Group

Saudi Arabia, represented by the General Authority of Statistics (GAS), has become a member of the UN Big Data Global Working Group, the Saudi Press Agency said. The new membership of the Kingdom in the group has raised its members to 22 countries, and nine global agencies and regional...

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Sports | Thursday 8 February, 2018 6:30 am

Third Round of Basketball Event Sorts the Best from the Rest At Arab Women’s Sports Tournament 2018

It was a day of ‘do or die’ in the third round of the basketball event at the Arab Women Sports Tournament 2018 (AWST) as the teams vied for top spots in the qualifying table before heading into the finals decider in the fourth round. In the knowledge that the teams who rank first and...

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Business & Money | Thursday 8 February, 2018 5:51 am

UAE Exchange Partners with Groupe Banque Populaire for Remittances to Morocco

UAE Exchange, the leading global money transfer, foreign exchange and payment solutions brand, has partnered with Groupe Banque Populaire in Morocco, historical leader in the Moroccan Diaspora Market. The partnership will enable remitters to send money from UAE Exchange branch to Groupe Banque...

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Government | Thursday 8 February, 2018 5:40 am

Makkah governor: Projects for three provinces will cost SR4bn

Approved and ongoing projects in Khurma, Turba and Rania Provinces will cost nearly SR4 billion ($1.06 billion), Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Makkah governor and adviser to King Salman, has said. Addressing the local councils in the three provinces on Wednesday, Prince Khaled said within 10 years...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 8 February, 2018 5:39 am

Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature Holds Introductory Session for Egyptian Publishers in Cairo

One of the region’s most celebrated literary awards for Arabic children’s literature, the UAE-based Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature (Etisalat Award) was recently in Cairo, Egypt, to share its cultural vision with Egyptian and Arab publishers and media on the...

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Government | Thursday 8 February, 2018 5:20 am

WGS 2018: Sixth World Government Summit will help ‘find solutions to the most important issues’ facing our world today

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the sixth edition of the World Government Summit (WGS 2018) will get underway next week. A strong line-up including government representatives, dignitaries and ...

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Government | Thursday 8 February, 2018 5:17 am

Saudi Shoura allows 40-hour working week in localized jobs

The Shoura Council has approved a recommendation for the reduction of working hours to at least 40 hours a week, with one additional paid day for employees working in activities targeted for localization. The decision came on Wednesday after members deliberated on a report from the House...

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Business & Money | Thursday 8 February, 2018 5:11 am

Trademark deals signed as Saudi Int’l Exhibition for Franchise opens

The British companies appeared at the top of their enthusiasm as they compete with Arabian companies to invade the Saudi trademark market. This happened during the launching of the “Saudi International Exhibition for Franchise”, which was inaugurated by Eng. Ahmed bin Sulaiman Al Rajhi, ...

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