Technology & IT | Sunday 27 September, 2015 4:25 am

BlackBerry to release smartphone to run on Android OS

BlackBerry has revealed plans to release the BlackBerry Priv as its first smartphone to run on the Android operating system. CEO John Chen said that the new phone, which is named after the privacy of its high-level security technology, will arrive before the end of this year in major...

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Government | Sunday 27 September, 2015 3:59 am

Pilgrims stream out of Mina as Haj 2015 ends

Pilgrims streamed out of Mina after performing the ritual stoning of the devil for one last time on Saturday. There was no respite from the hot weather and the mercury hovered around 45 degrees Celsius in the afternoon. The pilgrims had poured into the Jamrat Complex since morning to perform the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 26 September, 2015 4:37 pm

Etihad Airways Showcase its Innovation in Europe with Mobile Product Exhibition

Etihad Airways has launched a unique new mobile exhibition which will visit its key European markets to give commercial partners and consumers first-hand experience of the airline’s revolutionary new cabin products and inflight service elements.   Weighing approximately 22 tonnes...

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Business & Money | Saturday 26 September, 2015 4:32 pm

ADP Receive 210 SMS via the 5999 Service Number for People with Special Needs

According to Lt. Colonel Nasser Al Maskari, Head of the Operations Department at Abu Dhabi Police, the Abu Dhabi Police Operations Room has received 210 SMS via the text messaging service system number 5999 for people with special needs; between January 1st and August 31st 2015. Most of the...

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Business & Money | Saturday 26 September, 2015 4:23 pm

Qatar Rail’s tunneling operations enter Guinness World Records Book

MARKING a milestone for large-scale transport projects in Qatar and across the region, Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail), the company overseeing the construction of Qatar’s integrated railway network, has been officially recognized by the Guinness World Records (the global authority on...

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Business & Money | Saturday 26 September, 2015 2:11 pm

ADNOC, Dubai Duty Free and RAK Ceramics Named “Brand of the Year”

In a glittering ceremony at the State Apartments of Kensington Palace in London last night, 118 brands from 30 countries were honoured at the prestigious World Branding Awards.  The Awards is organised by the World Branding Forum (WBF), a global non-profit organisation dedicated to...

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Government | Saturday 26 September, 2015 12:48 pm

Al-Mashaer Train has all but eliminated congestion

Prior to the introduction of Al-Mashaer Train, millions of pilgrims used to be in their buses and other means of transport for hours on end moving form one place to another as part of their Haj rituals.  The announcement of plans to build a series of tunnels, bridges and the holy...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 26 September, 2015 12:44 pm

Apple fans brave Sydney rain as new iPhone 6s hit stores

The new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus hit stores on Friday, with dozens of people — and a robot — queuing in Sydney to kick off a global sales cycle that will be scrutinized for signs of how much juice Apple Inc's  marquee product has left. Analysts expect 12 million to 13 million...

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Sports | Saturday 26 September, 2015 12:41 pm

Qatar World Cup to kick off Nov. 21

 Despite hastily canceling a news conference scheduled with President Sepp Blatter after the surprise arrival of Swiss federal police at its headquarters, FIFA did make some decisions during its two-day executive committee meeting that ended Friday. Among the decisions announced through a...

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Government | Saturday 26 September, 2015 4:22 am

Citizen offers free use of taxis to Hajis

A concerned Saudi citizen has joined collective efforts of both the government and private sectors in rendering service to pilgrims in the holy sites.  “The citizen is one among those who have shown to the pilgrims magnanimity and benevolence which are in accordance with the spirit of ...

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