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OVER 2m PILGRIMS TAKE PART
Haj pilgrimage reaches climax
Over two million Muslim pilgrims gathered at Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia as the annual Haj pilgrimage reached its climax today.
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INVESTMENT REACHES $970m
MBF Group in deal to build medical city in Pakistan
Dubai-based MBF Group, a progressive and diversified group, has announced an agreement with Ibchez Housing and Nixon to establish an integrated medical city within the 100,000-sq-m Gulberg Greens in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad.
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MULTIPLE INDUSTRIES TARGETED
Sabic, US firm partner to develop breakthrough products
Saudi Arabia’s Sabic, a global leader in the chemical industry, has partnered with US-based innovation and product design firm Nottingham Spirk to accelerate innovations with speciality materials across multiple industrial verticals.
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ANALYSIS
Understanding the human side of digital workplace
The growth of devices, applications and networks has not only changed our personal lives, but our working lives too, says an industry expert, adding that workspaces that are investing in digital technologies are boosting productivity.
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ANALYSIS
Wellness segment of smart homes to top $22bn by 2022
The health and wellness segment of connected homes market revenues is expected to grow from $6.67 billion in 2017 to $22.26 billion by 2022, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27.3 per cent, a report said.
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NEWS IN PICTURES
Haj pilgrimage
Family members help an old woman to go to the plain of Arafat during the Haj pilgrimage, which began yesterday and reached its climax today. Over two million Muslims are taking part in the annual pilgrimage this year. Image courtesy: SPA
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