The Kingdom is launching a massive health care sector spending programme, a priority in a country where population growth, increasing numbers of religious tourists and a rise in lifestyle-associated illnesses are putting pressure on existing medical infrastructure. In late December 2011, the Saudi government pledged to increase budgetary spending on health care by...
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GCC soon to adopt common visas for cruise passengers
DUBAI/JEDDAH – The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries will soon introduce a single visa system for cruise passengers as part of ongoing efforts to boost regional tourism industry. The plans have been under discussion for almost four years, media reports said. According to the report, the visa will enable visitors to tour...
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Iraq says Six International companies compete for Anbar power plant
AMMAN -Iraq said Saturday that six international companies have submitted bids to build a 1,500-megawatt power plant in the central Iraqi province of Anbar. “The competing companies are Italy’s Saipem SpA, Greece-based Metka (METKK.AT), South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering Co. (00720.SE), Turkey’s Gama and a consortium consists of Italy’s Techint Engineering and Turkey’s Calik,”...
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Saudi minister inks deals for local water, sewage projects worth SAR348m
BEIRUT -Saudi Arabia’s minister of water and electricity has signed contracts for local water and sewage projects with a combined cost of more than 348 million Saudi riyals ($92.8 million), the official Saudi Press Agency, or SPA, reports Saturday. The deals include implementing the first phase of a sewage network project in Najran...
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UAE, Qatar issue Lebanon travel warning
DUBAI,- The United Arab Emirates and Qatar on Saturday urged their citizens to avoid travel to Lebanon, where clashes linked to the conflict in neighbouring Syria have left 10 people dead. “The UAE foreign ministry has urged citizens not to travel to Lebanon until the tense security situation there is cleared,” it said...
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JOB: Senior Sales Consultant – Saudi Arabia
Senior Sales Consultant FranklinCovey Middle East – Saudi Arabia Location: Based in Saudi Arabia Nationality: Saudi or GCC...
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شركة الخطوط الحديدية “سار” تعلن عن وظائف شاغرة
أعلنت الشركة السعودية للخطوط الحديدية «سار» عن فتح عدد من مناصب الشغل لفائدة خريجي الإدارة، القانون، المالية، الفنية، الهندسية،...
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Opening for Utility Operator in UAE with Leading company Job
Date Posted: 2012/05/18 12:13:24Ref. JB1787287 Report Abuse Job Description We are pleased to inform you that...
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RESEARCH ANALYST – OIL & GAS Job – Frost & Sullivan
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The Energy & Power Systems (EPS) business unit of Frost & Sullivan is seeking industry...
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Deputy Technical Manager Job – ABC
Job Description Job Scope: Responsible for assisting the Technical Manager in running the day-to-day operations at ABC Ashrafieh and...
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World Business News
China to Google: Android must remain open
by Edward Moyer In OKing the Google-Motorola merger, regulators in China stipulate that Google must make the Android OS free and open for five years. In giving the thumbs-up to Google’s acquisition of Motorola, regulators in China stipulated that Google must make Android free and open for five years, a source with knowledge...
Wall Street Week Ahead: Market is oversold, but major signs say "sell"
By Angela Moon NEW YORK | Sun May 20, 2012 10:29am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – Normally a big decline would set up Wall Street for a technical rebound. But that may not be the case this week, even after the market posted its worst weekly loss for the year and the S&P fell...
Apple, Samsung CEOs set for U.S. court talks
By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO | Sun May 20, 2012 12:56pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The chief executives of Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd are used to running the show at their global tech empires, but they will be in for a different experience when they arrive at a San Francisco...
Euro zone row gets fat pay rise for German workers
By Erik Kirschbaum BERLIN | Sun May 20, 2012 11:25am EDT BERLIN (Reuters) – A record-breaking pay deal will give millions of German workers their biggest rise in wages in two decades, boost consumption in Europe’s biggest economy and help towards adjusting the regional imbalances that have caused severe tensions within the euro zone,...
