Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 20 July, 2015 2:24 am

ATLANTIS, THE PALM LAUNCHES THE FAMILY FUN FACTORY

Atlantis, The Palm welcomes its newest family attraction this summer with the launch of Atlantis Family Fun Factory, an exciting indoor entertainment destination packed with video games, prizes, treats and arts and crafts, all available for unlimited play at one fixed price: perfect for keeping...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 20 July, 2015 1:31 am

Landmark Reichshof Hamburg Opens as First Curio

Hilton Worldwide today opened the iconic Reichshof Hamburg hotel, adding another exceptional hotel to its growing global brand, Curio – A Collection by Hilton. The grand, central Hamburg hotel, operated by Event Hotelgruppe, is the brand’s first hotel in Europe and combines Hanseatic...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 20 July, 2015 1:04 am

ZTE Becomes One of the First Group of Partners in China Mobile Open NFV Test Lab

ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, is pleased to be selected as one of the first group of partners in China Mobile’s Open NFV Test lab, aiming at driving the global...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 19 July, 2015 4:50 am

Call to turn Sharbatly house into art museum

Two Saudi designers, Fatima Tameem Samman and Sama Suhail Abu Najam, have urged authorities to convert the Sharbatly’s heritage house, located in Jeddah’s historic Al-Balad historic district, into a museum of traditional Hijazi arts and craft. The suggestion was made as their...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 19 July, 2015 4:46 am

Public urged to take safety precautions on beaches

The Coast Guard in the Eastern Province has intensified patrolling on the beaches during the ongoing Eid holidays to deal quickly with any drowning cases that result from ignoring marine safety rules.  Commander of the Coast Guard in the Eastern Province, Major General Abdullah bin Mubarak...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 19 July, 2015 4:34 am

‘Your Eid is Our Eid’ festival in full swing

Eid here is a family occasion, where traditional customs will be revived throughout the annual Eid festival.   After the Eid mashhad prayer in the morning, families unite and start their day of celebration.   Jeddah’s annual Eid festival has lots of events to choose...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 19 July, 2015 4:31 am

NY landmark lit green for Eid

ew York’s Empire State Building was lit up green on Friday evening in celebration of Eid Al-Fitr that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. It was reported that the famous skyscraper will glow green until it closes to the public at 2 a.m. (0600 GMT), when the building traditionally...

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Business & Money | Sunday 19 July, 2015 4:30 am

Replies on delayed projects ‘fail to satisfy Nazaha’

 The National Anti-Corruption Commission, Nazaha, is not satisfied with the explanations and reasons provided by some ministries for delayed projects, sources in the know of things have said. Some of the ministries concerned failed to even conduct investigations into the lapses leading to ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 19 July, 2015 4:27 am

Aden street named after King Salman

In a unique Eid gift from one head of state to another, Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi named the most important street in liberated Aden after Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman in recognition of his efforts to restore the legitimate government in Yemen. Hadi, who is...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 19 July, 2015 4:16 am

Panasonic's Solar Lanterns Donated to UNDP Have Begun to be distributed to Ebola Affected Regions

Panasonic Corporation today announced that it donated 3,000 solar lanterns to United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for use in Ebola affected regions. These lanterns have started to be distributed in 3 West African countries (Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone). Panasonic first donated 240...

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