Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 20 April, 2017 2:15 pm

Lufthansa celebrates 30th anniversary in Riyadh

  Marking 30 years in Riyadh and nearly 60 years’ presence in Saudi Arabia, Lufthansa strengthens its service to the Kingdom with a total of 24 weekly flights to its hubs in Frankfurt and Munich from key cities in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam.   For the whole of Saudi Arabia,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 20 April, 2017 1:57 pm

Marka Hospitality introduces Reem Al Bawadi to Abu Dhabi this Spring

Marka PJSC (DFM: MARKA), the first public joint stock retail operator in the UAE, has announced that it is opening the first Reem Al Bawadi outlet in Abu Dhabi – a strategic location that has been selected to meet consumer demand and further Marka’s ongoing expansion plans for its...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 20 April, 2017 1:38 pm

Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi promotes Employability during its “Masters Open House” event

In line with its strategy to attract excellent professionals from the UAE and the region who are looking to enhance their academic and professional journeys, Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi organized its “Masters Open House” for the fifth consecutive year under the theme...

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Beauty & Style | Thursday 20 April, 2017 1:30 pm

Azyame Fashion Entrepreneurship Programme to Launch Second Edition

Launched last year, ‘Azyame’ is one of Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council’s flagship projects, which aims to support the next generation of Emirati designers through a first-class mentorship course organised in collaboration with London College of Fashion – one of the...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 20 April, 2017 12:23 pm

AUS freshmen fight for top honors at popular engineering competition

More than 150 first-year students from the College of Engineering (CEN) at American University of Sharjah (AUS) participated in an exciting competition held yesterday April 19, to build a dome that can carry the maximum amount of paper, yet have the lightest weight.   Thirty two teams...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 20 April, 2017 12:11 pm

DXB ENTERTAINMENTS ANNOUNCES PLANS TO GROW ITS LAPITA BRAND

DXB Entertainments PJSC (DFM:DXBE), the Dubai based leisure and entertainments company, owner of Dubai Parks and Resorts, the region’s largest integrated theme park destination, has announced its intent to grow its Lapita™ brand in the region. This announcement comes following the...

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Business & Money | Thursday 20 April, 2017 11:42 am

Arab News partners with YouGov to survey hearts and minds of public in Middle East and beyond

Arab News, the Middle East’s leading international English-language daily, has entered an exclusive partnership with the globally-acclaimed online polling firm YouGov. The deal will see YouGov conduct regular polls relating to the Middle East and North Africa, which will help shed light on ...

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Government | Thursday 20 April, 2017 10:29 am

Smart city initiative launched

The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs has launched the “application of smart city concepts” initiative as one of the municipal transformation projects emanating from the National Transformation Program 2020 and the Vision 2030, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said. The initiative...

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Government | Thursday 20 April, 2017 10:22 am

99,000 hits on workers’ culture site in March: Labor Ministry

 A report published by the Ministry of Labor and Social Development stated that the number of hits on its website reached 99,888 in March, including 51,782 new visitors. The ministry established the website to raise laborers’ awareness about their rights and duties, and familiarize them ...

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Government | Thursday 20 April, 2017 9:24 am

Reinvigorating’ Saudi-US ties

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and US Defense Secretary James Mattis discussed here on Wednesday ways of enhancing strategic bilateral relations, especially in the field of defense. They also reviewed the latest regional and international developments. The Kingdom and the US...

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