Environment & Energy | Saturday 12 January, 2019 1:40 am

Saudi Arabia stresses building sustainable renewable energy sector

The Kingdom reiterated that it is working, in the framework of Vision 2030 and the National Transition Program 2020, to build a sustainable renewable energy sector, which includes industries, services, technologies localization and human resources training, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said. This...

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Business & Money | Saturday 12 January, 2019 12:42 am

Airbus achieves new commercial aircraft delivery record in 2018

Airbus SE delivered 800 commercial aircraft to 93 customers in 2018, meeting its full year delivery guidance and setting a new company record. Deliveries were 11 percent higher than the previous record of 718 units, set in 2017. For the 16th year in a row now, Airbus has increased the number of...

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Business & Money | Friday 11 January, 2019 2:34 pm

Saudi Int’l Franchise Expo 2019 set

Preparations have been started to hold “Saudi International franchise Expo 2019” in its second edition In a strategic partnership with “Monshaat”. Scheduled to take place in Riyadh on Feb. 4-6 at Riyadh International conferences and Exhibition Centre, the event is an...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 11 January, 2019 2:29 pm

NEOM airport welcomes its first Saudi Arabian Airlines flight

NEOM airport welcomed its first Saudi Arabian Airlines flight Thursday with 130 passengers on board, the Saudi Press Agency reported. NEOM, a $500 billion megacity in the Kingdom’s northwest, is a key part of Saudi Arabia’s vision to diversify its economy. Passengers traveled to NEOM...

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Culture & Education | Friday 11 January, 2019 10:31 am

‘Time’: Saudi Arabia’s KAUST announces theme of science festival

The theme of this year’s festival of science, being launched by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), will be “Time.” Part of KAUST’s Winter Enrichment Program (WEP), the festival will run from Jan. 13 to Jan. 24, and will feature 12 keynote...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 11 January, 2019 3:23 am

First 14 airlines confirmed for inaugural CONNECT Middle East, India & Africa forum

Fourteen airlines have already confirmed their participation at CONNECT Middle East, India & Africa – co-located with Arabian Travel Market 2019and taking place at Dubai World Trade Centre on Tuesday 30th April and Wednesday 1st May.  Senior network...

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Culture & Education | Friday 11 January, 2019 3:00 am

Emirati Writers Sign their Works for Indian Book Lovers

An overwhelming number of visitors at the 27th edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair have been visiting the Sharjah Pavilion to have their picks of Hindi translations of the 57 Arabic language books written by renowned authors, some of who are at the book fair and signing these...

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Technology & IT | Friday 11 January, 2019 2:00 am

Cool photography features that cater to our day and age social media needs

As time progresses we change our habits of how we do things. Decades or even hundreds of years ago, people knew about their ancestors and older generations through books and storytelling – or relaying their own unique version of events to others. They either saw events and occasions with...

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Technology & IT | Friday 11 January, 2019 1:00 am

Panasonic’s CES 2019 Showcase Spotlights Future Smart Home, Smart Car & Smart City

Panasonic Corporation is showcasing its ideas for intelligently integrating physical products with new digital platforms powered by human insight technologies at CES 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The booth is divided into four zones – Connected Mobility, Intelligent Living Spaces, Immersive...

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Culture & Education | Friday 11 January, 2019 1:00 am

Historic Indo-Arab Relations Prominent in Arabic Writings

Sharjah, as the guest of honour of the 27th New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF 2019), has hosted a historical symposium shedding light on India’s prominent position in the cultural legacy of Arabic books and manuscripts.    In an intellectual discussion titled ‘India in...

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