Culture & Education | Tuesday 18 April, 2017 11:38 am

KAU students hold ‘heritage of peoples’ and cultural fest

JEDDAH — King Abdul Aziz University’s (KAU) international students organized a two days heritage of peoples and cultural festival 2017 at the university Sports Tent recently. Prof. Dr. Abdullah Bin Mefreh Theyabi, vice president of academic section, was the chief guest of the opening ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 18 April, 2017 6:30 am

DAMAC Properties Launches New Residential Units at AYKON City Overlooking Dubai Canal

DAMAC Properties, one of the region’s largest luxury real estate developers, has announced that it is launching new residential units comprising studios, and one, two and three-bedroom apartments in the east towers within The Residences at AYKON City, a freehold project on Sheikh Zayed Road...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 18 April, 2017 5:40 am

Mobily Conducts The First Successful Trial of LoRa Network in the Kingdom

Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) has conducted the first successful trial of LoRa – LPWA network (Low Power Wide Area) for IoT Applications in the Kingdom in collaboration with CISCO Systems. LoRa, known as long range, low-power wide area network technology provides a lower cost connectivity...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 18 April, 2017 5:31 am

Children of Qatar get to ‘Live the Role’ at the Edutainment City

Every parent wants their kids to realize their potential and grow up to become successful, accomplished adults who make a difference in their own lives as well as the lives of those around them. In today’s world, that’s no easy feat, especially considering the constant barrage of 21st...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 18 April, 2017 5:22 am

Nahdi Wins Gulf Sustainability and CSR Award

Nahdi, Saudi Arabia’s leading retail pharmacy chain, ranked second in the Learning and Education Programmes category of the Gulf Sustainability and CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Awards 2016. The new achievement reflects Nahdi’s diligent efforts to apply best international...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 18 April, 2017 4:26 am

Zahira, the art of modern middle eastern dining, dubai’s newest homegrown restaurant and lounge

Diversity in cuisine, this city lacks not, yet few have tried to raise the stakes with regional fare.  Zahira, set to open in May at H Hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road, is Chef Greg Malouf’s latest project and it promises to show diners a stylish take on traditional Middle Eastern dishes....

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Business & Money | Tuesday 18 April, 2017 4:19 am

IGC organize “4th Saudi Insurance Symposium” in Riyadh on 30 April

Under the patronage of Dr. Ahmed Abdulkarim Al Kholifey, Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA), the Insurance General Committee holds the “4th Saudi Insurance Symposium” at King Fahd Cultural Center in Riyadh on 30 April and 1 May 2017....

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Business & Money | Monday 17 April, 2017 2:20 pm

New Saudi-Korean Joint Venture to establish facility in PlasChem Park

A new joint venture between Maydan Industry for Industrial Development & Investments Co. «Maydan Industry», Ahmad Kassim Al-Amoudi Group Co. Ltd. «AKA», and the South Korean technology company «SFC» was signed to establish a manufacturing plant in PlasChem...

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Business & Money | Monday 17 April, 2017 10:39 am

Saudi Labor Ministry identifies car rental suggestions

The Ministry of Labor and Social Development held a workshop in Riyadh to hear suggestions from rental-car dealership owners in a step to coordinate efforts to nationalize the industry. Deputy Minister for Private Programs Ibrahim Al-Shafi and partners and investors in the car rental activities...

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Government | Monday 17 April, 2017 8:36 am

King Salman holds talks with Russian Parliament speaker

King Salman held talks on Sunday with Valentina Matviyenko, speaker of Russia’s Federation Council, on “relations between the two countries and the prospects of bilateral cooperation,” according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). “Besides King Salman, Russian Parliament...

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