Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 10 January, 2021 8:56 pm

HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman announces THE LINE at NEOM

His Royal Highness Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Chairman of the NEOM Company Board of Directors, today announced THE LINE, a revolution in urban living at NEOM, and a blueprint for how people and planet can co-exist in harmony. THE LINE, a 170km belt of hyper-connected future...

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Business & Money | Sunday 10 January, 2021 2:33 pm

Emirates NBD introduces contactless identity verification to open new accounts on mobile

 Bank's new TruID digital identity verification solution leverages the power of Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology Customer identification information read electronically from Emirates ID and biometric passport Solution built as part of fintech collaboration with VisionLabs...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 10 January, 2021 2:28 pm

AlUla — The World’s Masterpiece

The first ever destination brand campaign for AlUla, the heritage and culture centrepiece of Saudi Arabia, was unveiled Sunday. The campaign, developed by the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) with creative partners Leo Burnett, includes a 90” film directed by renowned cinematographer Bruno...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 10 January, 2021 2:26 pm

STA promotes tourism through short films

 Tourism promotion through short films is expected to help advertise Saudi Arabia’s image to more domestic and foreign tourists, according to an expert. Short filmmaker Muhammad Al-Mousa, winner of the first place in the "Saudi Summer Award for Media Excellence" believes that "short...

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Business & Money | Sunday 10 January, 2021 2:26 pm

tabby, the Region’s Leading Buy Now Pay Later Fintech Raises $23m in one of the Largest Series A Funding Rounds in the Middle East

tabby (tabby.ai), the leading UAE and KSA-based BNPL provider announced that it has raised Series A financing of $23m in debt and equity led by Arbor Ventures and Mubadala Capital, with participation from STV, Raed Ventures, Global Founders Capital, JIMCO, Global Ventures, Venture Souq, Outliers...

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Business & Money | Sunday 10 January, 2021 2:19 pm

ACCIONA completes the construction of the Al Khobar I desalination plant in Saudi Arabia

Al-Khobar 1, built by ACCIONA and owned by Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), is one of the biggest desalination plants in Saudi Arabia. It will provide a service to 350,000 people ACCIONA has completed the commissioning phase for the plant and is now producing water beyond its...

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Business & Money | Sunday 10 January, 2021 2:13 pm

Saudization of Engineering Jobs in 2021 - Proven Takes the Driver’s Seat to Help Clients

Proven, the leading outsource business services provider in the region, announced services to help its Saudi customers fulfil their engineer’s Saudization requirements. As part of Proven’s Outsourcing (PEO) service, clients can now choose from candidates from a pool of engineers to work...

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Government | Sunday 10 January, 2021 2:05 pm

Saudi Customs welcome first arrivals from Qatar at Salwa Port

RIYADH — The Saudi Customs, at Salwa Port welcomed a number of arrivals, coming from Qatar, after completing all customs procedures, according to the health procedures followed in all ports.The Saudi Customs had started working immediately, following the announcement of the agreement to open the...

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Sports | Sunday 10 January, 2021 12:35 pm

Al Mouri Leads Hankook's Team through their Inaugural Participation in Dakar Rally 2021

Dakar Rally 2021 in Saudi Arabia will witness the inaugural participation of Hankook's team in the rally led by Saudi Motorsports Champion Saeed Al Mori, who set off the race in a T4 class vehicle equipped with Hankook’s Dyna Pro MT tires that are specially manufactured for this type of vehicle....

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Cars & Autos | Sunday 10 January, 2021 10:38 am

Nissan of Arabian Automobiles reveals first batch of ‘A Golden Start to 2021’ winners

The draw is the first of three taking place throughout DSFFive winners were rewarded 50 g of gold each Arabian Automobiles, the flagship company of the AW Rostamani Group and the exclusive dealer for Nissan in Dubai, Sharjah and the Northern Emirates, is announcing the winners of the first...

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