Technology & IT | Monday 22 January, 2018 1:56 am

Saudi National Team Has Qualified to FIFA World Cup 2018 World Cup in Russia & Honor is Giving You a Chance to Attend

An outstanding winning goal from Fahad Al-Muwallad qualified the Saudi National team for the FIFA World Cup, for the first time since 2006. FIFA 2018 will be the fifth appearance for Saudi Arabia in the World Cup after qualifying for the first time back in 1994.  Football is a loved sport in...

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Business & Money | Sunday 21 January, 2018 2:06 pm

His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum opens 20th edition of Intersec

The 20th edition of Intersec, the world’s leading trade fair for security, safety, and fire protection was opened today (21st January 2018) by His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.   Taking place until 23rd January, the three-day event features 1,337...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 21 January, 2018 1:49 pm

EPA and Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information strategise ways to enhance cultural cooperation between the two countries

Representatives of the Emirates Publishers Association (EPA) and Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture and Information recently held a meeting in the Kingdom’s capital of Riyadh to explore ways to enhance cultural cooperation and intellectual exchange between the two nations in a way that...

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Business & Money | Sunday 21 January, 2018 1:29 pm

Airbus throws spotlight on Tactilon Dabat to develop apps for local security agencies

Airbus will throw the spotlight on the Tactilon Dabat, the world's first integrated smartphone and full TETRA radio--all rolled into one, during their first time participation at the 20th edition of Intersec, the world’s leading trade fair for Security, Safety and Fire Protection, which...

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Business & Money | Sunday 21 January, 2018 9:00 am

The Saudi Plastics & Petrochemicals, and the Saudi Printing and Packaging 2018 Exhibitions kick off Today

The 15th edition of the Saudi Plastics and Petrochemicals and the Saudi Printing & Packaging Exhibitions (Saudi PPPP), are set to launch on Sunday, 21st of January and will continue till the 24th of January at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center   With the...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 21 January, 2018 4:32 am

Electricity e-bills now on 28th of each month

The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) will now issue e-bills on the 28th of each Gregorian month. The move follows a royal decree issued earlier this month according to which utility bills should only be issued after the payment of monthly salaries to government staff on 27th of each Gregorian ...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 21 January, 2018 3:30 am

Saudi mobile service providers forced to correct prices and offers

Communication companies must correct violations that had been found in some promotional offers and packages, the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) . The commission has referred some violations to a committee looking into such things and obliged companies to launch fair...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 21 January, 2018 2:36 am

Hotels in Makkah report high occupancy

There has been a sharp increase in hotel occupancy in Makkah in the first phase of the Umrah season, which coincided with the mid-year school break. A tour of the holy city by Okaz/Saudi Gazette revealed that 85 to 95 percent of rooms in most hotels in the central region of the city and...

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Business & Money | Sunday 21 January, 2018 12:44 am

Coca-Cola sets 100% recycling goal for 2030

Coca-Cola announced long-term recycling goals Friday, including attempting to recycle a bottle or can for every beverage it sells by 2030. The soda maker and other consumer products companies have been under pressure from customers and environmental advocates to stop using plastic packaging, and...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 20 January, 2018 5:03 am

SEC secures SR9.75 billion syndicated bridge loan

Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) said on Thursday it had signed a SR9.75 billion ($2.6 billion) bridge syndicated loan. Ziyad Al-Shiha, CEO of the company, said that the unsecured debt facility, with a one-year maturity, would be used for general corporate purposes and to back the...

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