Culture & Education | Thursday 28 June, 2018 6:01 am

Effat University launches 10/10 initiative to back women drivers

In the presence of Princess Lolowah Al-Faisal, Effat University launched the website and the 10/10 application on Tuesday. 10/10 is a social initiative launched by Effat University in collaboration with Marfad Foundation, which focuses on the safety and security of the individual while driving...

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Business & Money | Thursday 28 June, 2018 5:56 am

5,000 women trained at Saudi Driving School

The Saudi Driving School, in partnership with Princess Nourah University (PNU), has trained some 5,000 women, according to the school’s CEO, Abdul Baset Al-Suwaidi. Al-Suwaidi said: “This came as part of our support for the royal decree (allowing women to drive), and our contribution ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 28 June, 2018 5:39 am

Emirates Islamic rewards three Kunooz savings account customers with Teslas

Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, announced that it has rewarded three customers with Tesla cars, as part of its Kunooz Savings Account promotional campaign.   Lucky winners Tariq Almutawa, Madiha Al Haddad and Ruffa Enano were all handed the ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 28 June, 2018 5:24 am

Eca Signs Mou With Scca in Support of Institutional Arbitration

The Economic Cities Authority (ECA) and the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in support of institutional arbitration in the economic cities and the Kingdom in general. The signing comes as part of the ECA’s vision to transform the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 28 June, 2018 4:48 am

Lufthansa Group sets new fuel efficiency record

The Lufthansa Group has set a new fuel efficiency record. In 2017, the aircraft of the passenger fleets required an average of just 3.68 liters of kerosene to transport a passenger 100 kilometers (2016: 3.85 l/100 pkm). This represents an improvement of 4.5 percent compared to the previous year....

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Cars & Autos | Thursday 28 June, 2018 3:43 am

Nissan Saudi Arabia’s #SheDrives Campaign Wins Gold at Cannes

Nissan Saudi Arabia was awarded PR Gold Lion Award at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for the #SheDrives Campaign, which was launched at the beginning of 2018. The campaign celebrated the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s historic decision to grant women driver’s licenses with ...

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Cars & Autos | Thursday 28 June, 2018 3:30 am

Approval authority German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) at Audi in Ingolstadt

The German Federal Motor Vehicle Transport Authority (KBA) will be fact finding about the current state of clarification of the diesel crisis directly at Audi. Besides the software modifications, the main focus will be on the new, optimized processes which are required on the way to achieving the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 28 June, 2018 3:01 am

Turkish Airlines introduces its domestic production "Wireless In-Flight Entertainment System"

Turkish Airlines introduced its domestic production "Wireless In-Flight Entertainment System". The flag carrier of Turkey has become the first user of this wireless in-flight entertainment system, that entirely developed by Turkish engineers in cooperation with Turkish Technic Inc., and...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 28 June, 2018 2:05 am

Emaar Hospitality Group enters Sub-Saharan Africa and partners with Kalyan Hospitality

Emaar Hospitality Group, the hospitality and leisure business of Dubai-based global developer Emaar Properties PJSC, has, in partnership with the Kalyan Group, marked its expansion to Sub-Saharan Africa to operate Address Hotel 2 Février Lomé Togo, an iconic hotel set in the...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 28 June, 2018 1:34 am

Emirates Environmental Group hosts 3rd of its series of Panel Discussions for the Year 2018

The Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) organised a Panel Discussion on the topic of “Zero Waste: Food for Thought?”, held on the 27thof June at the Modul University, Dubai. The event was conducted in association with the Arabia CSR Network, Emirates Green Building Council, Clean Energy...

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