Escorts cannot travel without the passport holder
Author: Arab News Tue, 2017-04-04 03:00ID: 1491258100773925600 JEDDAH: The Passports Department said that individuals included as escorts on one passport will not be able to travel without the passport’s holder. The agency also said in a statement that it is not possible to add escorts in Saudi passports when issued or renewed. Passports Department spokesman Col. Muhammad bin […]
Riyadh governor lays foundation for 911 Unified Security Operations Center
Author: Mohammed RasooldeenTue, 2017-04-04 03:00ID: 1491258019053915300 RIYADH: Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar on Sunday laid the foundation for the headquarters of the 911 Unified Security Operations Center in Riyadh. The center will consolidate emergency call-taking services into one physical location by utilizing a single emergency number for multiple agencies at a provincial level. The target operating […]
Saudi National Campaign continues to distribute aid to Syrians in Lebanon’s Al-Beddawi area
Author: Arab NewsTue, 2017-04-04 03:00ID: 1491258019103915600 BEIRUT: The Saudi National Campaign’s office in Lebanon continued its distribution of humanitarian aid, including winter clothing, household items and health packs as part of the agency’s aid campaigns. The campaigns targeted around 1,632 beneficiaries from 272 Syrian families, as part of Station 120 in Lebanon’s Al-Beddawi area. Waleed Al-Jalal, director […]
Saudi sentenced 8 years in prison for charging Arab rulers with infidelity
Author: MOHAMMED Al-SULAMITue, 2017-04-04 03:00ID: 1491258019133915900 JEDDAH: The Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh issued a preliminary ruling to sentence a Saudi man to eight years in prison after he was found guilty of charging some Arab rulers with infidelity. He was also convicted of being influenced by militant thought due to his follow-up to the situation in […]
Imprisonment for bad check issuance reiterated
Author: Arab News Tue, 2017-04-04 03:00ID: 1491258019003915000 JEDDAH: A new amendment to the law regulating commercial papers allows for imposing harsh punishments to individuals issuing bad checks. The revised Article 2 of the Fourth Section stipulates: “The competent authority responsible for commercial papers disputes shall work on maximizing sanctions on perpetrators of check crimes, particularly the sanction […]
Saudi Health Ministry spurs efforts to defeat breast cancer
Author: MOHAMMED RASOOLDEENTue, 2017-04-04 03:00ID: 1491251792973449000 RIYADH: The Ministry of Health has launched three breast cancer clinics in the Jazan region to promote awareness and early detection of breast cancer. The clinics are located at the Southern Rawdah Center and Southern Abu Areesh Center in the Central Health Sector and Al-Hussaini Center in the Western Health Sector, […]
Toshiba seeks new loan, offers memory chip unit stake as collateral
TOKYO – Toshiba Corp asked creditor banks for a new loan and offered as collateral a stake in its memory chip unit that is being split off, sources said, underlining the firm’s growing financial woes as it braces for a multi-billion dollar loss. The TVs-to-construction Japanese conglomerate expects to book a net loss of about […]
Amazon brings its business marketplace to Britain
Amazon.com Inc on Tuesday launched its business marketplace in Britain, selling products like office supplies, power tools, cleaning materials and lab equipment targeting an online sector worth $120.44 billion a year.Amazon started its business marketplace in the United States in April 2015, achieving $1 billion of sales in its first year, before launching in Germany […]
Accenture buys automation service provider Genfour
New Delhi: Global professional services company Accenture on Tuesday acquired UK-based Genfour, an automation service provider, for an undisclosed sum.The acquisition will strengthen Accenture’s capabilities as a leading provider of intelligent automation services. “Intelligent automation is transforming the way businesses across industries operate, driving new levels of productivity, innovation, compliance, quality user experiences and improved decision […]
Cyber security firm: more evidence North Korea linked to Bangladesh heist
Cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab on Monday said it had obtained digital evidence that bolsters suspicions by some researchers that North Korea was involved in last year’s $81 million cyber heist of the Bangladesh central bank’s account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.Russian-based Kaspersky released a 58-page report on Lazarus, a group linked […]
