Culture & Education | Sunday 28 October, 2018 4:53 pm

Eighteen students in Saudi Arabia top the world in Cambridge exams

Cambridge Assessment International Education today awarded secondary school learners in Saudi Arabia from the June 2018 Cambridge examination series for their globally outstanding achievements.   A total of 194 awards are being awarded to students from Saudi Arabia for exceptional...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 28 October, 2018 2:01 pm

NWC launches a SAR700-million wastewater-pipeline south Riyadh

The National Water Company launched one of its most important strategic projects for developing environmental services and achieving environmental balance in Riyadh. The project includes the installation of a wastewater pipeline from Manfoha treatment plant to the new treatment plant in the south...

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Business & Money | Sunday 28 October, 2018 1:17 pm

Al-Mubarak Appointed as Chief Ground Handling Officer for Saudia Cargo

Saudi Airlines Cargo Company appointed Abdulrahman Al-Mubarak as Chief Ground Handling Officer for the company’s ground handling business unit.   This appointment comes as part of Saudia Cargo’s recognition of the important role its ground handling business unit has in...

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Healthcare | Sunday 28 October, 2018 4:14 am

Deal signed to invest $1.6bn in health, education sectors across KSA

NMC Healthcare and Hassana Investment Co., the investment arm of Saudi Arabia’s General Organization for Social Insurance (GoSI), have signed a memorandum of understanding with the aim of establishing a network of medical facilities across Saudi Arabia. The MoU targets a total investment of...

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Business & Money | Sunday 28 October, 2018 3:53 am

Cutting-edge technology to transform Haj: Benten

The Haj pilgrimage to the holy city of Makkah is a religious obligation that every able-bodied adult Muslim must perform at least once in life. It is also one of the world’s largest annual migrations, with more than 2 million pilgrims performing the ritual in 2018. In addition, millions of ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 28 October, 2018 3:52 am

Nearly 2,500 compete in Saudi Arabia’s second Baloot championship

The Kingdom's second Baloot championship, sponsored by the General Sport Authority, ends today at the Prince Faisal bin Fahad Olympic Stadium. The 12-day tournament has had 2,480 participants, selected from a random lottery system, and more than 140,000 registered. The participants were of...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 28 October, 2018 1:17 am

Saudi Civil Defense warns of heavy rainfall in Riyadh region

The General Directorate of Civil Defense in the Riyadh region called on the public to be careful and to take precautionary measures after moderate to heavy rainfall was predicted in the region, starting from Saturday. The directorate urged people in the region not to go out in heavy rainfall...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 27 October, 2018 3:42 am

Moderate to heavy rain predicted in some regions next week

Preliminary indicators show that there will be moderate to heavy rainfall on Makkah, Madinah, Hail and Al-Qassim regions and the Southwestern Highlands during the middle of next week, Saudi Press Agency quoted Deputy President of the General Authority for Meteorology and Environmental Protection...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 27 October, 2018 3:40 am

Prince Sultan bin Salman: Aviation is ‘not just a hobby for me, but a lifelong passion’

The World Air Sports Federation honored Prince Sultan bin Salman at its General Assembly in Luxor, Egypt on Friday. Prince Sultan, who is the chairman of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH), was honored for being the first Arab astronaut, and for his work with the Saudi ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 26 October, 2018 4:39 am

Heritage (SCTH) concludes outstanding participation in GITEX Technology Week 2018

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) has concluded its outstanding participation in GITEX Technology Week 2018 which was held at the Dubai World Trade Centre in the United Arab Emirates in the period October 14-18. During its participation, the commission launched five...

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