Technology & IT | Wednesday 4 March, 2015 8:19 am

Day two of Cyber Defence Summit discusses employee awareness and the shift to third platform technologies.

Following a day focused on ensuring that cyber security is a boardroom discussion, day two of the Cyber Defence Summit was opened by Eng. Mohammed E. Al-Ghamdi, Assistant Director General, National Center for Digital Certification (NCDC), Ministry of Communication and Information Technology...

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Government | Wednesday 4 March, 2015 7:44 am

S. Korea to build SR7.5bn nuclear reactors in KSA

Saudi Arabia and South Korea signed five key accords on Tuesday in Riyadh including a plan to study the feasibility of building nuclear reactors worth SR7.5 billion across the country.Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and South Korean President Park Geun-hye also held wide-ranging talks ...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 4 March, 2015 6:47 am

Prince Saud Al-Faisal returns today

Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal is expected to return to the Kingdom on Wednesday after undergoing a successful back surgery in the United States.According to a report carried by sabq.org, Prince Saud will meet with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Riyadh and address a joint press...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 4 March, 2015 5:50 am

21 Saudis among 100 most powerful Arab women

Saudi Arabia has 21 women ranked in the top 100 list of the most powerful Arab women, determined by Arabian Business magazine every year for the past five years.Number one on the list is Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for her achievements in government. Lawyer Amal...

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Sports | Wednesday 4 March, 2015 12:54 am

HH The Emir’s International Equestrian Sword Festival presented by Longines marks a successful culmination

Doha set the scene for an exhilaration filled conclusion of HH The Emir’s Trophy presented by Longines. Held at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club, HH The Emir’s Trophy is one of the most-awaited equestrian events on Qatar’s horse-racing calendar every year and fittingly so as it delights...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 4 March, 2015 12:52 am

Kingdom wants Darb Zubaida on UNESCO world heritage list

The historic pilgrimage route from Iraq to the holy city of Makkah — Darb Zubaida — is the new entry from the Kingdom for UNESCO’s world heritage list.After successful quest last year for historic Jeddah to be listed, the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) began preparations...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 4 March, 2015 12:39 am

Mobily final financial results of 2014

The Chairman of Etihad Etisalat, Mobily, Sulaiman Al Gwaiz confirmed that the final financial results of 2014 reflect the revisions considering all precaution measures to ensure the mitigation of future risks.Al Gwaiz stressed in a press statement released earlier by the company that what Mobily...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 4 March, 2015 12:16 am

STC DEPLOYS FIRST ERICSSON RADIO DOT SYSTEM IN MIDDLE EAST

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and Saudi Telecom Company (STC) have teamed up to deploy Ericsson’s state-of-the-art Radio Dot System solution. It is the first deployment of its kind in the Middle East.The Ericsson Indoor Radio Dot System fully integrates with the outdoor WCDMA and LTE networks. It...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 4 March, 2015 12:08 am

Intel Launches New Mobile SoCs, LTE Solution

MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, Barcelona, Spain, March 3, 2015 – Intel Corporation CEO Brian Krzanich today announced a series of mobile platforms including the company’s new low-cost system-on-chip (SoC) for phones, phablets and tablets, a global LTE solution, innovative personal computing...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 4 March, 2015 12:05 am

OOREDOO AND ERICSSON LAUNCHES M2M PLATFORM IN INDONESIA

Ooredoo’s Indosat and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has launched a cloud-based Machine-to-Machine (“M2M”) platform in Indonesia. The platform, Ericsson Device Connection Platform (DCP), uses innovative technologies suited to developing markets, which create connected solutions to existing problems. ...

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