Culture & Education | Friday 6 May, 2016 2:51 pm

King Faisal Foundation Receives Sultan Al Owais Award

In a ceremony held in Sharjah, Sultan Al Owais Foundation honoured King Faisal Foundation as one of the winners of the fourteenth session which was distributed by Dr Anwar Mohammad Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais...

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Cars & Autos | Friday 6 May, 2016 8:40 am

BMW 7 Series joins the fashion world for the Vogue Fashion Experience in Jeddah

The BMW 7 Series continues to prove itself as the car of choice for high profile events across the Kingdom, with the latest arrival at the Exclusive Jeddah Vogue Fashion Experience event. Mohamed Yousuf Naghi partnered with the world renowned fashion magazine that held its first event in Saudi...

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Business & Money | Friday 6 May, 2016 7:37 am

Souq.com opens Microsoft Online Store for Saudi and UAE customers

Souq.com, the Middle East’s largest online retail and marketplace platform today announced the launch of the Microsoft online store, providing consumers in the Saudi Arabia and UAE with an exclusive destination for the wide assortment of Microsoft’s ecosystem of products, ranging from...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 6 May, 2016 7:27 am

KFIA target: 21 million passengers in 2020

Khalid Al-Ghamdi, director of traffic development and corporatisation at King Fahd International Airport (KFIA), said during the monthly meeting held by Asharqia Chamber recently that the rate of air traffic growth has increased significantly in recent times, with a 12.4 percent rise since 2009,...

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Business & Money | Friday 6 May, 2016 6:23 am

18 German companies exhibit at German Catalogue Show in Riyadh

Picture shows the ribbon cutting by Mr. Oliver Oehms, Delegate of German Industry and Commerce for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Yemen, Mr. Boris Ruge, Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Dr. Mohammed Al Kathiri, General Secretary of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry...

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Business & Money | Friday 6 May, 2016 5:21 am

Riyadh Metro to create 23,000 jobs for citizens, says governor

Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar said that the multi-billion-riyal Riyadh Metro will create 23,000 jobs for citizens during the construction and operation phases. The governor made the comments after signing a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Labor, following an inspection tour ...

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Technology & IT | Friday 6 May, 2016 5:16 am

EMC Introduces Host of New Technologies to Help Customers Modernize Their Business

EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) today introduced new foundational offerings designed to support and accelerate customers’ digital transformation initiatives and address the four major pillars of the modern data center – flash, scale-out, software-defined and cloud-enabled. New offerings...

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Business & Money | Friday 6 May, 2016 5:06 am

Kingdom allows Binladin Group to return to construction after layoffs: Report

Authorities have allowed construction giant Binladin Group to tender for public building projects in the Kingdom again, Al-Watan reported, just days after the firm reportedly laid off 77,000 workers. Al-Watan reported on Thursday that a royal decree passed this week granting tender permission...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 6 May, 2016 4:05 am

HMH ‘Summer Celebration 2016’ Beckons Travellers with Cool 20% off Stay Offer

Summer is here and the temperatures are shooting up paving the way for holidays. HMH – Hospitality Management Holdings will get you through the scorching months with a cool 20% off stay offer that’s guaranteed to get the sting out of the season.   Rolling out the...

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Business & Money | Friday 6 May, 2016 2:31 am

Effie Index Reveals Rankings of Most Effective Agencies and Brands

Effie Worldwide released the global results for the 2016 Effie Effectiveness Index—the foremost ranking in the marketing and advertising industry — listing the most effective marketers, brands, agency holding groups, agency networks, agency offices and independent agencies around the...

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