Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 25 June, 2016 5:40 am

Two trains every hour between the holy cities

Thirty-six trains would be running every day, two every hour between Makkah and Madinah, transporting on average 15,000 passengers.  Most parts of the multibillion high-speed Haramain railway line will be completed this year. There are major stations in each of these cities including Jeddah, ...

More Details

Government | Saturday 25 June, 2016 5:30 am

King arrives in Makkah

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman arrived in Makkah from Jeddah on Friday night to spend the last 10 days of the holy month of Ramadan in the vicinity of the Holy Kaaba. Upon arrival at Al-Safa Palace, the King was received by Prince Faisal Bin Abdullah Bin Turki, Prince Faisal Bin...

More Details

Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 25 June, 2016 5:15 am

Historic Philadelphia Bank Building Transformed a Multi-Million Dollar Reveal at The Ritz-Carlton

a storied hotel on the Avenue of the Arts, has unveiled a yearlong, multi-million dollar renewal project. Helmed by architect and interior designer Wimberly Interiors, the updates to the hotel include all new guest rooms and meeting spaces, a refreshed lobby experience and public spaces along with...

More Details

Culture & Education | Saturday 25 June, 2016 5:00 am

Learning must become more dynamic to prepare Middle East students for an uncertain world

The Problem Solvers, a new paper by leading authority on innovation and creativity Charlie Leadbeater launched in the Middle East today by Pearson, finds that the most successful schools across the globe are leveraging “dynamic learning” - a combination of four key ingredients - in...

More Details

Business & Money | Saturday 25 June, 2016 4:55 am

“New Beginnings”: Persil Abaya Shampoo empowers Saudi women

In association with Al Bir Society Jeddah which supports women and empowers productive families in Saudi Arabia, Persil Abaya Shampoo of Henkel is proud to launch for the second consecutive year the “New Beginnings” campaign in line with the holy month of Ramadan, as a step towards...

More Details

Business & Money | Saturday 25 June, 2016 3:19 am

Qatar First Bank and Novus Aviation Capital partner in an aircraft lease deal to acquire two Boeing 737s

Qatar First Bank L.L.C.(Public) (“QFB”), a leading Shari’ah-compliant bank based in Qatar and listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE), and Novus Aviation Capital, one of the world's long standing and fastest growing aircraft leasing platforms, have invested in the global...

More Details

Business & Money | Saturday 25 June, 2016 1:23 am

Tokyo Star Bank deploys Avaya contact center solutions to provide omni-channel service

The Tokyo Star Bank, Limited (TSB) and Avaya Japan, Ltd (Avaya) announced today that TSB deployed Avaya’s solutions to renew its contact center systems. By centralizing Avaya’s scalable solutions with TSB’s customer relationship management (CRM) system, TSB can further improve...

More Details

Healthcare | Friday 24 June, 2016 5:08 pm

Consanguineous couples (married to first- or second-degree relatives) are major cause of high infertility in the Gulf, reveals new study

A groundbreaking medical study published by Professor Dr Human Mousavi Fatemi, Medical Director, IVI Fertility Middle East, has revealed that consanguineous couples (those marrying first- or second-degree relatives) are a major cause of a high infertility in the Gulf. The study further highlights...

More Details

Technology & IT | Friday 24 June, 2016 5:05 pm

F5 Introduces Standalone Security Products to Defend Against Targeted Attacks

Today’s organizations are tasked to protect a growing number of attack vectors. A rising number of exploits seek to simply overwhelm servers with requests and deceptively use encryption to target networks and applications in ways that traditional products struggle to detect and defend. To...

More Details

Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 24 June, 2016 4:58 pm

Saudia to fly to Munich starting July 4

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has completed all arrangements to fly to Munich (Munchen) – capital of the state of Bavaria, in southeastern Germany – on July 4. The national carrier will be operating five flights weekly between Riyadh and the German city. This will be the second...

More Details