Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 18 September, 2016 7:53 am

Jeddah airport ‘to face overcapacity problem’

King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah will experience an overcapacity of 22.5 million passengers by the end of the year, an airport official has estimated. Turki Al-Zeeb, the manager of public relations and media at the airport, said an operational intensity of 31 million passengers is...

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Government | Sunday 18 September, 2016 7:49 am

Crown prince to highlight Saudi viewpoint at UN

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif is leaving for New York today as head of the Saudi delegation to the 71st session of the UN General Assembly. The crown prince will address the UN General Assembly, which brings together some 135 heads of state and government in addition to dozens of...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 18 September, 2016 7:17 am

Samsung to resume Galaxy Note 7 sales in South Korea from Sept. 28

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd said on Friday it would resume selling new Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to South Korean customers from Sept. 28, as it rushes to complete the costly recall and salvage second-half sales for the device. Analysts have cut their earnings expectations for the South Korean tech ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 18 September, 2016 7:15 am

Dubai’s hotel and leisure shows bolster Tourism Vision for 2020

MAJID Saif Al Ghurair, Chairman of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on Saturday morning cut the ribbon to launch the 2016 hosting of Dubai’s The Hotel Show and The Leisure Show. The leading events for the hospitality and leisure industry in the Middle East and Africa –...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 18 September, 2016 7:00 am

‘Net’ gain for 95% homes in Kingdom

Ninety-five percent of homes in Saudi Arabia are connected to the Internet, following Singapore (98.8 percent) and Qatar (96 percent). This has been revealed by a report of the United Nations Broadband Commission. Iceland retained the highest percentage of Internet users at 98.2 percent, followed ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 17 September, 2016 4:25 pm

Dubai Customs introduces its business model to visiting U.S academic delegation

In coordination with the University of Dubai, Dubai Customs (DC) received a delegation of business postgraduate students from the University of North Florida, USA. The aim of the delegation’s visit was to identify the latest mechanisms, business model, and systems applied by Dubai Customs at...

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Healthcare | Saturday 17 September, 2016 2:58 pm

More than 20 international experts Participate in the Excellence in Cardiac Care Congress next October in Dubai

Dubai hosts the Excellence in Cardiac Care Congress next October, with the participation of regional experts and more than 20 world-class experts. The leading event in the region sponsored by Gruppo Ospedaliero San Donato (Milan) and supported by Indian Association of Clinical...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 17 September, 2016 2:54 pm

Dubai hotel and leisure shows open today

GUESTS attending Dubai’s Hotel and Leisure Shows starting this Saturday can now have their three day experience propelled to new heights after the co-located events formed a partnership with two of the city’s top hotels – one of which is the tallest in the world. dmg events...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 17 September, 2016 2:50 pm

GE to invest $1.4 billion in 3D printing acquisitions

US conglomerate General Electric announced that it intends to buy two European companies that specialize in 3D printing — Arcam AB of Sweden and SLM Solutions Group of Germany — for $1.4 billion. The two companies would be put under GE’s aviation division, it said in a...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 17 September, 2016 2:15 pm

Oil prices fall to multi-week lows on oversupply jitters

Crude oil prices fell more than 1 percent on Friday to multi-week lows as swelling Iranian exports reinforced fears of a global glut, while gasoline rallied on refinery and pipeline outages. Falling US equity prices and a rising dollar also weighed on crude futures and other industrial commodities ...

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