Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 28 December, 2019 1:48 pm

200 Saudi women employed in Jeddah Airport client services

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) ground services have employed 200 Saudi young women in client services at King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah. Before employing them, the Saudi women underwent specialist training to provide them with experience and know-how to render the best...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 28 December, 2019 1:00 pm

Asian countries top list of pilgrims to Makkah

2,371,441 Umrah visas were issued between Aug. 31 and Dec. 20, 2019. These numbers are based on the weekly Umrah Index. It measures the number of Umrah visas issued, the total number of Umrah pilgrims arriving to the Kingdom through air, land and sea ports, nationalities of Umrah performers, and...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 28 December, 2019 12:25 pm

Saudi Arabia’s Hail Season inaugurate by region’s governor

Prince Abdul Aziz bin Saad Al-Saud, governor of Hail, inaugurated Hail Season 2019 at Al-Qishla Heritage Palace on Friday. In his speech for the occasion, Prince Abdul Aziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, chairman of the board of directors of the General Sports Authority (GSA), said: “During Hail...

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Business & Money | Saturday 28 December, 2019 10:52 am

GASTAT: Youth make up 67.02% of Saudi population

Youth make up 67.02 percent of the total Saudi population, that is those in the age category (0–34) years, the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) said in the report it issued on Friday. The report showed the results of the “Saudi Youth Development Survey for 2019”, which ...

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Sports | Friday 27 December, 2019 12:29 pm

Logistics in place as Dakar Saudi Arabia 2020 becomes ready to launch

The desert of Saudi Arabia is ready to be in action mode with all equipment and logistics in place ahead of the launch of Dakar Saudi Arabia 2020, which takes place in Asia for the first time and begins on Jan. 5. With less than 10 days to go until the attention of motorsport enthusiasts turns...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 27 December, 2019 10:26 am

7 more destinations moved to Terminal 1 at KAIA’s new airport

The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has announced the transfer of five international destinations and two domestic destinations to Terminal (1) at the new King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. The domestic destinations are from Jeddah to Dammam, and Jeddah to Al-Qassim,...

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Business & Money | Friday 27 December, 2019 2:13 am

DAMAC brings back its popular DSF offers on five of its in-demand luxury projects

With Dubai witnessing an increase in real estate transactions, DAMAC Properties, the region's leading luxury real estate developer, has introduced exclusive Dubai Shopping Festival offers on five of its most coveted luxury residential projects in Dubai. These include residential apartments in...

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Technology & IT | Friday 27 December, 2019 2:12 am

HONOR 9X in the quality lab – testing the durability of the pop-up camera

An inside look into the HONOR 9X resistance and durability testing reveals that the latest smartphone has been designed for long term functionality. In the quality test lab, the HONOR 9X has been subjected to rigorous testing to ensure perfection with regards to display and buttons durability as...

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Technology & IT | Friday 27 December, 2019 1:35 am

LG TVS First to Exceed Official Industry Definition for 8k Ultra HD TVS

 LG Electronics (LG) announced that its TVs are the first in the world to exceed the strict requirements established by the Consumer Technology Association to define the new generation of 8K Ultra HD products and services delivering four times more detail than 4K TV and 16 times more than...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 26 December, 2019 12:45 pm

The LEGO® Group Partners With Al-futtaim Mall Dubai Festival City To Launch Exclusive ‘Lego Festival & Imagine Show’

The LEGO® Group and Dubai Festival City Mall are joining forces to deliver a first-of-its-kind experience to the Middle East: ‘The LEGO Festival & IMAGINE Show’. Set to launch in 2020, the LEGO Festival & Show is the largest event organized in a shopping mall by LEGO to ...

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