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Saudia’s Al Bayraq to start service on June 1
Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 14 May, 2016 3:06 pm
Saudia Private Aviation, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Airlines, will launch its Al Bayraq flight service between Jeddah and Riyadh from June 1, according to Saleh Al-Jasser, director general of Saudia. There will be 12 scheduled flights daily in both directions from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m., he...
Glowork Saudi project named among 15 WISE Awards finalists
Business & Money | Saturday 14 May, 2016 3:03 pm
The Saudi project Glowork, has been named amongst the 15 finalists selected for the 2016 WISE Awards organized by the World Innovation Summit for Education. Glowork is a Saudi social enterprise that was founded in 2011 in Saudi Arabia. The project is the first women’s employment...
Mobily grants prepaid customers a chance to win one million Riyals
Technology & IT | Saturday 14 May, 2016 2:53 pm
Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) announced the launch of a new competition allowing all prepaid packages subscribers, both new and existing, to enter the draw on valuable prizes upon sending SMS to enter the draw or when visiting Mobily’s branch to register their fingerprint. The company clarified ...
Temporary mataf bridge dismantled
Government | Saturday 14 May, 2016 8:15 am
A view of the mataf (the circumambulation area around the Holy Kaaba) after the temporary mataf bridge was completely dismantled on Friday. With the removal of the bridge, worshippers in the Grand Mosque in Makkah will now be able to take advantage of the expanded mataf entirely. The temporary...
Saudi Vision 2030 Enables Kingdom to Leapfrog in Digital Economy Innovation
Business & Money | Friday 13 May, 2016 6:21 am
Public-private partnerships in technology will drive Saudi Vision 2030, and support the Kingdom to leapfrog in Digital Economy innovation, industry experts announced today at the SAP Saudi Forum.   “Technology mega-trends such as hyper-connectivity and the cloud can enable the...
World Academy at KAEC advances design-led education
Culture & Education | Friday 13 May, 2016 5:39 am
The World Academy at KAEC is showcasing the achievements of its students at the school’s 2016 Science Fair, which features projects designed and built in the school’s new Design and Technology Center. The event, on the theme of Green Energy, Sustainability, Renewability, and...
75 international hotels in the Kingdom soon
Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 13 May, 2016 5:37 am
 International hotelier companies are expected to enter the Saudi market during the coming four years to build or operate about 75 hotels, a senior official of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) has said. “The commission has paved the way for the arrival of...
Hajjar to replace Ahmed Ali as IDB chief
Business & Money | Friday 13 May, 2016 5:26 am
Saudi Arabia has proposed Bandar Hajjar, former minister of Haj, as the new president of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group. Hajjar will replace Dr. Ahmed Muhammad Ali, who has been serving as the president of IDB for most of the period ever since its inception in 1975, the Saudi Press Agency ...
MENA EFFIE Boot Camp Shapes Up for 2016
Culture & Education | Friday 13 May, 2016 5:05 am
MENA Effie successfully hosted its 2nd MENA Effie Bootcamp on 9th May, which saw Effie Worldwide President & CEO Neal Davies join social media gurus from YouTube, Google, Twitter and Facebook in providing highly valuable insights to attendant Marketing professionals.  The intensive,...
900 houses distributed in Hafr Al-Batin
Government | Friday 13 May, 2016 4:25 am
A total of 900 housing units were distributed to deserving families within a housing project established in Hafr Al-Batin.  The project was inaugurated Wednesday by Eastern Province Gov. Prince Saud bin Naif and Minister of Housing Majid Al-Hogail. The 1,159,958 square meter project includes ...
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