Business & Money | Wednesday 22 July, 2020 3:03 am

Saudi Payments, JCB hold partnership to enable the acceptance of its cards through "mada"

Saudi Payments, Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) subsidiary, and the operator of national payment network (mada), has partnered with JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co. Ltd., to enable the acceptance of JCB cards in the Kingdom as part of...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 22 July, 2020 2:00 am

Dubai Culture invites local and international talents to participate in ‘Dubai Creativity Short Films industry’ competition

Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has launched a short filmmaking competition titled ‘Dubai Creativity Short Films industry’ competition. The Authority is calling local and international amateurs and professionals in the creative field aged 15 and above to participate in the...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 22 July, 2020 1:39 am

Finastra and Microsoft announce a multiyear global strategic agreement to accelerate transformation of financial services

Finastra and Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced a strategic, multiyear cloud agreement to help accelerate the digital transformation of financial services. “This is a truly exciting step change in the relationship between our two companies,” said Simon Paris, CEO, Finastra. “We believe...

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Government | Wednesday 22 July, 2020 1:08 am

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Chairs Cabinet's Virtual Session from his headquarters at King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet's virtual session from his headquarters at King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh.At the outset of the session, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques thanked and praised Allah Almighty for the health and...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 22 July, 2020 12:58 am

Emirates NBD: First Bank in Saudi Arabia to offer “Buy 1 Get 1 Free” movie tickets at VOX Cinemas

Emirates NBD KSA has signed a partnership agreement with VOX Cinemas, offering significant value to their Credit Card customers. With this partnership, Emirates NBD cardholders can enjoy free movie tickets at VOX Cinemas during weekends. In collaboration with one of the leading entertainment...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 22 July, 2020 12:52 am

EITC Announces its Q2 and H1 2020 Financial Results Reporting

Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC (“EITC”) published today its financial results for the second quarter of 2020. EITC reported for the first half of the year (H1 2020) Revenues of AED 5.66 billion and a Net Income of AED 570 million.   The Board of Directors...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 21 July, 2020 3:49 pm

Taf-Heem Group Launches the first Antibacterial & Antivirus Protective Masks proudly made in the UAE

Taf-heem Masks are the first fabric, re-useable, anti-bacterial/ anti-viral masks tested  by Dubai Municipality Central labTaf-heem Group  is proud to announce the launch of Smart971 masks, the first ever reusable antibacterial/antiviral protective fabric masks tested by Dubai...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 21 July, 2020 2:48 pm

Federal Tax Authority (“FTA”) Board of Directors holds first meeting, chaired by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum post-Cabinet reconstitution

The FTA Board of Directors, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, UAE Minister of Finance and Chairman of the FTA Board of Directors, has held its first meeting since the UAE Cabinet of Ministers approved the decision to reconstitute the FTA’s Board...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 21 July, 2020 11:50 am

Emirates Post Employee Recognised With Global Award for Delivering Great Customer Service

Customer service employees deal with hundreds of inquiries during their shifts. Most interactions are solved on the spot, but some require employees to go the extra mile by showing special care for customers’ needs by contacting the concerned departments and gathering all necessary information to ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 21 July, 2020 11:32 am

Women 20 and Aramco announce ground-breaking partnership to promote gender equality

Women 20 (W20), an official G20 engagement group, and Aramco, the world’s largest integrated energy and chemicals company, announced their partnership as part of this year’s Saudi Presidency of the G20. In the lead up to the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Riyadh in November 2020, W20 will...

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