Government | Thursday 4 February, 2016 11:23 am

Ras Al Khaimah Exhibitions Visitor Numbers Increased by 27% during 2015

The RAK Exhibition Center, affiliated to RAK’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has seen a 27% increase in the number of visitors during 2015. 24 events, some independent and others under the Chamber’s auspices, attracted visitors throughout the year, including 15 exhibitions (up from...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 4 February, 2016 9:36 am

ATM 2016 roadshow highlights trending mid-market tourism

Reed Travel Exhibition’s (RTE’s) annual Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2016 roadshow series has arrived in Dubai, continuing the drive for key industry players to leverage marketing opportunities and explore leading industry trends ahead of the region’s largest travel, tourism and...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 4 February, 2016 7:43 am

Oman announces holiday packages for ‘Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series’ tailored for UAE market

The Ministry of Tourism, Oman along with its partners Oman Air and Oman Sail held a workshop for the UAE travel trade to announce holiday packages for the qualifiers of the prestigious international sailing event – the ‘Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series’ to be held in ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 4 February, 2016 7:26 am

Saif bin Zayed Attends Inauguration of Al Janadriyah Festival

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, attended the official launch of the 30th Janadriyah festival, the Saudi National Festival for Heritage and Culture. The festival, which was inaugurated by His Majesty the Custodian of the Two Holy...

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Business & Money | Thursday 4 February, 2016 7:22 am

KAEC enters into SR244m contract for development of Al Talah Gardens 4&5

King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) has signed a contract with Ruzaiq Abdullah Al-Jadrawi Al-Thubaiti and Company for the infrastructure and landscaping of the city’s Al Talah Gardens Phases 4 and 5. The contract valued at SR244 million is for the development of an overall area of 1,130,132 ...

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Government | Thursday 4 February, 2016 7:20 am

Population in Kingdom grows by 2.4 percent

The population in Saudi Arabia recorded an annual growth of 2.4 percent, reaching 31.5 million by the end of 2015, according to the Central Department of Statistics and Information. At 21.1 million, Saudis make up 67 percent of the population while expatriates at 10.4 million constitute 33...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 4 February, 2016 7:13 am

Kingdom jubilates at Janadriyah

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman launched the 30th Janadriyah festival here on Wednesday. He was received at the festival by Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal and the National Guard Minister Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, the head of the Janadriyah festival organizing...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 4 February, 2016 4:59 am

Saudi digitization agenda key to boosting economic diversification

As governments and businesses around the world work to become more competitive in a globalized economy, Huawei—a leading global ICT solutions provider—has recently linked with organizations across Saudi Arabia to investigate the role that information and communication technologies (ICT) ...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 4 February, 2016 3:36 am

Philips sheds light on the future of personalized cancer care

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AXE: PHIA) recently held a roundtable discussion as part of its wide range of activities during Arab Health 2016, to address the challenges of cancer care in the region as well as raise awareness around the need to have an earlier cancer diagnosis. The activity is in line...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 4 February, 2016 1:39 am

OSN Extends LONG-TERM Partnership with Discovery Communications across the Middle East and North Africa

OSN, the region’s leading pay-TV network, today announced the extension of its partnership with Discovery Communications across the Middle East and North Africa with a new distribution deal that will see the launch of 2 new HD channels exclusively for OSN subscribers, even more hours of new...

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