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 King Salman patronizes opening of Janadriya 31
Culture & Education | Thursday 2 February, 2017 12:41 am
King Salman Wednesday patronized the opening ceremony of the 31st session of the Janadriya Festival, the national event for heritage and culture named to celebrate Saudi identity.  The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Bahraini King...
Million jobs await Saudis in hotel, tourism sector
Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 2 February, 2017 12:41 am
Hotel and tourism sector offers good opportunity for young Saudi men and women to prove their capabilities and get promising jobs and many of them have already established their position in the industry by holding different positions from baggage porter to cook and managers. Majed Al-Anazi,...
Kingdom, Japan to step up economic cooperation
Business & Money | Thursday 2 February, 2017 12:38 am
Saudi Arabia and Japan have agreed to exchange information and technical expertise to promote new areas of economic and investment cooperation between the two countries. Representatives of the Japan Cooperation Center for the Middle East (JCCME) and key officials of the Council of Saudi Chambers...
Riyadh governor opens Alzheimer’s conference
Healthcare | Thursday 2 February, 2017 12:35 am
On behalf of Prince Ahmad bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, honorary president of the Saudi Alzheimer’s Disease Association (SADA), Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar inaugurated the third International Alzheimer’s Conference at the headquarters of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology...
Investment scope in the Kingdom is broad and limitless: Al-Qassabi
Business & Money | Thursday 2 February, 2017 12:29 am
Majid Al-Qassabi, minister of Commerce and Investment, told the members of the visiting Joint Bosnian-Serb delegation here on Monday that the investment scope in the Kingdom is broad. The minister was addressing members of the visiting delegation at the ministry’s headquarters. The first...
Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 2 February, 2017 12:25 am
With a booming travel industry, Saudi Arabia will be “one of the biggest players” in global tourism, with almost SR3 billion ($800 million) announced by the government to finance tourism projects this year, Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and...
Saudi Banks confirm their confidence in Mobily strong credit worthiness and its future prospects with a SAR 7.9 billion refinancing facility (USD 2.1 Billion)
Technology & IT | Thursday 2 February, 2017 12:01 am
  Mobily announced today (01-02-2017) that it has concluded successfully with a group of Saudi banks (National Commercial Bank, Banque Saudi Fransi, Samba Financial Group, Saudi British Bank, Riyad Bank and Al-Rajhi Bank) a SAR 7.9 billion Murabaha facility to refinance a significant part...
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Attends Giving Retreat
Government | Wednesday 1 February, 2017 8:34 pm
  The Giving Retreat was held today under the patronage of UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The retreat included the largest brainstorm of its kind in the UAE, bringing together over 100 experts, stakeholders,...
Eventex 2017: A Unique Educational, Networking and Entertainment Platform
Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 1 February, 2017 6:25 pm
Every year, Eventex attracts hundreds of attendees from a variety of countries around the world with its unique mix of awards ceremony and educational and networking platform for event professionals. The 9th edition of the disruptive event brought together more than 200 meeting and event planners, ...
IDE announces exciting activities and various economic sectors oriented events
Business & Money | Wednesday 1 February, 2017 5:52 pm
IDE, the global leading procurement firm, has announced a promising agenda for 2017, scheduling 8 summits in the hospitality, real estate, education and healthcare sectors across India, Africa, Middle East and Europe. IDE has indeed organised 11 big events during the previous year with a total...
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