Business & Money | Thursday 15 June, 2017 4:27 pm

IHG® and Bukhamseen Group sign an exclusive agreement in Kuwait

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, today announced an agreement with Bukhamseen Group Holding Company, a Kuwaiti business conglomerate, to build and operate IHG hotels exclusively in the State of Kuwait. Under the terms of the agreement, IHG...

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Business & Money | Thursday 15 June, 2017 4:24 pm

PCFC organizes its Ramadan Suhur gathering

The Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation held its Ramadan Suhur gathering to its staff in the presence of Sultan bin Sulayem, DP World Group Chairman & CEO and Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, and senior directors and heads of PCFC’s subsidiaries at...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 15 June, 2017 4:19 pm

JANNAH HOTELS & RESORTS SHINES AT WORLD LUXURY HOTEL AWARDS 2017 WITH 9 NOMINATIONS

Jannah Hotels and Resorts has been honored with staggering nine nominations at the prestigious World Luxury Hotel Awards 2017.   Its flagship property in Abu Dhabi Jannah Burj Al Sarab, is up for the categories, Best Luxury Business Hotel, Best Luxury Contemporary Hotel and Best Luxury...

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Cars & Autos | Thursday 15 June, 2017 4:13 pm

Kia to transport players and officials at FIFA Confederations Cup 2017

Kia Motors has supplied 83 vehicles to ensure smooth running of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017. The vehicle handover ceremony took place on June 8 at the Spartak Moscow stadium in the Russian capital.   The FIFA Confederations Cup will start on the 17th of June, with eight teams vying...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 15 June, 2017 3:48 pm

Heart of Sharjah Gathers Media for Iftar Banquet and ‘Past Meets Present’ Experience

A host of Arab media and their families were treated to a special Iftar banquet held by Heart of Sharjah, the largest heritage project in the region, and taken on a journey that linked the emirate’s historic past with its cosmopolitan progress via some of its most important...

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Government | Thursday 15 June, 2017 3:34 pm

King Salman arrives in Makkah

King Salman arrived in Makkah on Wednesday evening to spend the last ten days of Ramadan in the holy city. He was received by a number of dignitaries upon his arrival, including the Governor of the Makkah Province, Prince Khalid Al-Faisal. The king was also received by religious leaders and...

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Government | Thursday 15 June, 2017 3:32 pm

Saudi public sector Eid holiday brought forward

 Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday that public sector holiday for Eid Al-Fitr has been brought forward a few days. Public servants will now begin their Eid vacation on Friday instead of next Tuesday, according to the Saudi Press Agency citing a directive from King Salman. ...

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Cars & Autos | Thursday 15 June, 2017 3:30 pm

Cars, computing: Saudi adult courses seek self-reliance

 The smell of automotive grease fills a college hallway and clanging noises emerge from the workshop where Saudi Arabian men gather around an engine. These are not high school graduates, but older students in a pioneering program for extending skills throughout society. The kingdom for the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 15 June, 2017 3:27 pm

Winners of Souq Okaz prizes announced

 Prince Sultan bin Salman on Tuesday announced the winners of the Souq Okaz prizes for the 11th session, which will open next month in Taif under the patronage of King Salman. Prince Sultan, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) and the head of the...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 15 June, 2017 3:26 pm

Water Ministry launches new projects worth SR4.9bn

 In keeping with the Vision 2030 and the National Transformation Program (NTP) 2020, several water-related projects costing SR4.9 billion ($1.3 billion) were launched at a special sahoor party hosted by the Ministry of Water, Environment, and Agriculture at a hotel in Riyadh on...

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