Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 23 April, 2017 4:52 am

Valley of Tourism to Host the Biggest Business Party for Arabian Travel Market 2017 Professionals

Valley of Tourism the leading travel agency of Turkey will host elite business owners and influential leaders from cities across the Middle East, at the biggest networking reception gala dinner held in Dubai’s favorite address, Viceroy Palm Jumeirah. The special Turkish-themed night will...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 23 April, 2017 4:17 am

Child Safety Campaign Conducts Smart Device Safety Workshop

The Child Safety Campaign, an initiative of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs, organised two awareness workshops for parents to advise them on how they can protect their children from the negative aspects of smart device usage. The workshops took place at Kalba and Khorfakkan Children’s...

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Cars & Autos | Sunday 23 April, 2017 4:14 am

Stunning New Land Rover Discovery Officially Unveiledin Saudi Arabia

Mohamed YousufNaghi Motors Company (MYNM), the authorized dealer of Jaguar Land Rover cars in Saudi Arabia, has unveiled the newLand Rover Discovery 5, the long-awaited car in the Middle East and North Africabrought to life the philosophy of true adventure and combining British desirability with an ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 23 April, 2017 4:10 am

Newmont Adds Profitable Gold Production through Expansion of Ahafo in Ghana

Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) (Newmont or the Company) announced plans to extend profitable production at its Ahafo operations by building a new underground mine and expanding plant capacity by more than 50 percent. The Subika Underground mine is expected to produce 1.8 million ounces ...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 23 April, 2017 4:05 am

‘Growing Together’ Kalimat’s Message to Society on their Tenth Anniversary

To mark 10 years of success in publishing, Kalimat Publishing House – a Kalimat Group subsidiary, chose World Book Day 2017 to organise a series of celebratory events under the slogan, ‘Growing Together’ at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2017). The...

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Government | Sunday 23 April, 2017 12:11 am

Saudi Arabia announces new information minister

Saudi Arabia on Saturday announced the removal of Information Minister Adel Al-Toraifi. In a series of Royal Decrees announced on State TV, Al-Toraifi was replaced by former ambassador to Germany, Dr. Awwad bin Al-Awwad. Among other appointments, Prince Khalid bin Salman has been named as...

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Government | Saturday 22 April, 2017 4:58 pm

Saudi Shoura calls for deducting Real Estate Fund installments from employee salaries

The Shoura Council’s committee on Haj and housing has called on all government departments and private-sector entities to support the Real Estate Development Fund by deducting installments from employee salaries. The Fund announced its research on methods of collecting as much as possible of ...

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Government | Saturday 22 April, 2017 4:55 pm

Deputy crown prince: ‘Sky is the limit’ for Saudi society amid reforms

The “sky is the limit” for Saudi Arabian society if people are willing to embrace the change, the Kingdom’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said. In a wide-ranging interview with American columnist David Ignatius, the deputy crown prince reflected on the...

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Business & Money | Saturday 22 April, 2017 4:52 pm

Tadawul to implement new settlement cycle for listed securities on Sunday

 The Saudi Stock Exchange, known as Tadawul, announced here on Thursday that it will implement the “T+2” settlement cycle for listed securities with effect from Sunday. Speaking at a news conference held at the Tadawul Media Center, Khalid Abdullah Al-Hussan, chief executive of...

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Government | Saturday 22 April, 2017 4:49 pm

Mali president, OIC chief discuss bilateral cooperation

Malian President Ibrahim Boubakar Keita and Youssef Al-Othaimeen, secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), discussed bilateral cooperation on Thursday in Jeddah. Keita and his delegation arrived in Jeddah on Thursday to perform Umrah, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)...

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