Technology & IT | Sunday 18 January, 2015 1:58 am

Mobily adds AVIS Rent A Car as a strategic Neqaty Partner

Mobily added AVIS Car Rental Company as a new strategic partner in "Neqaty Program" in a step enhances the diversity of the program, which is considered the best in customer’s loyalty in the region in terms of high added value and subscribers’ constant interaction. This new addition comes as a...

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Business & Money | Sunday 18 January, 2015 1:45 am

Google chief Eric Schmidt to visit Riyadh for the eighth Global Competitiveness Forum

Among the experts speaking at this year’s Global Competitiveness Forum is Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, who will be delivering a key note speech on the opening day of the Riyadh event, on 26 January. The Global Competitiveness Forum (GCF) is the most important of the Kingdom’s ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 17 January, 2015 3:02 am

Alwaleed commended for Korean investments

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), received at his office Lee Myung-bak, former president of Korea and an accompanying delegation. The delegation included Yoon Jeung-hyun, former minister of finance and economy, Hong Seok-woo, former minister of Knowledge Economy, ...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 17 January, 2015 2:59 am

Colorful start to Souk Okaz

Souk Okaz has organized a beauty contest and race for Arabian horses on Saturday, it was announced here on Friday.This is one of many highlights at the top tourist attraction. There have already been performances of the Ardah dance by the Bahra and Renia folklore teams, with 100 artists, on...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 17 January, 2015 2:57 am

KSA captures 15% of Arab green building projects

Saudi Arabia has captured 15 percent of the green building projects in the Middle East, Faisal Al-Fadl, head of the Initiative of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for Green Building, told media.The Kingdom currently has more than 300 projects out of 2,000 green projects spread throughout the...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 17 January, 2015 2:55 am

Translation awards ‘build bridges between nations’

The winners of the annual King Abdullah International Award for Translation (KAIAT) have praised Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah for helping to unite people across religious and cultural divides.These comments were made on the sidelines of the awards ceremony in Geneva on Thursday...

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Business & Money | Saturday 17 January, 2015 2:41 am

Riyadh Metro project ‘ahead of schedule’

The multibillion-riyal metro project is 10 percent ahead of schedule, said Riyadh Gov. Prince Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz here as he inspected progress in the capital city.Prince Turki, who is also president of the High Commission for the Development of Riyadh (HCDR), and King Abdulaziz...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 17 January, 2015 12:03 am

Liquid Jade S: Faster, More Powerful, Still Beautiful

Acer announces the Liquid Jade S that brings additional speed and performance into the Liquid Jade smartphone series. Akin to the original Liquid Jade, the new S version continues to astonish with its superb sleek looks featuring 4G LTE connectivity, true octa-core processing power with 64-bit...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 16 January, 2015 1:45 pm

Fawaz Alhokair Group launches first KidZania branch in Saudi Arabia

Fawaz Alhokair Group celebrated on Friday January 16, 2015 the official opening of the first KidZania in Saudi Arabia, located at Mall of Arabia in Jeddah.KidZania is described as the world's fastest-growing edutainment brand, introducing kids to more than 80 careers in an indoor replica of a...

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Technology & IT | Friday 16 January, 2015 10:23 am

MEA Broadcasters Must Enhance Customer Experience in Bid to Counter the Flood of OTT Content

– The acceleration of localized content production, the significant increase in the number of over-the-top (OTT) providers, and the defensive stances being employed by telcos and broadcasters against premium services will all shape the coming 12 months in the Middle East and Africa's rapidly...

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