Business & Money | Friday 28 August, 2015 2:15 am

Highway stations must upgrade by Jan. 19

There has been a flurry of activity on the Kingdom’s highways as service companies race to meet the Jan. 19 deadline for the revamp of dilapidated gas stations. The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs has previously handed out rehabilitation certificates for a period of three years to...

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Business & Money | Friday 28 August, 2015 1:42 am

GOIC and ARADO discuss the “liberalisation of global trade and commodities and access to markets”

The Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO) affiliated with the League of Arab States and the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) are organising a series of workshops on developing skills to deal with WTO agreements and regulations. The first workshop...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 27 August, 2015 5:05 pm

‘Terrace Grill’ steakhouse offers “Flavors of Argentina” at Riyadh Marriott Hotel

Terrace Grill, the MENA Travel Award winner steakhouse, featuring finest quality of certified Angus beef steaks, succulent chops as well as a variety of delicious seafood, served by professional staff. Centrally located in the glorious lobby of Riyadh Marriott Hotel, Terrace Grill can...

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Business & Money | Thursday 27 August, 2015 3:15 pm

SABIC DISTRIBUTES 60,000 SCHOOL BAGS IN KINGDOM THROUGH 128 CHARITIES

SABIC organized its annual “Back to School” program for the academic year 2015-2016, coinciding with the new school year, in association with the Ministry of Social Affairs and in cooperation with the SABIC Employees Charity Fund (BERR).   A ceremony to mark the successful...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 27 August, 2015 2:40 pm

THE LUXURY COLLECTION HOTELS & RESORTS DEBUTS
IN LEBANON WITH GRAND HILLS, A LUXURY COLLECTION HOTEL & SPA

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announced the opening of Grand Hills, a Luxury Collection Hotel & Spa, a sanctuary set amidst exquisite gardens in the picturesque mountain village of Broumana, Lebanon. Owned by Mouawad Village Broumana Sal., Grand Hills marks the entry ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 27 August, 2015 2:33 pm

NISSAN’S UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PARTNERSHIP GOES GLOBAL FOR 2015/16 SEASON

Following a successful first year as the Official Automotive Sponsor for the UEFA Champions League, Nissan’s partnership has been extended into all global territories for the next three seasons up to 2017/18. The announcement of the deal comes ahead of the UEFA Champions League Group Stage...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 27 August, 2015 2:28 pm

Windows 10 downloads reach 75 million

Downloads for the Microsoft’s latest operating system, Window 10 have risen to 75 million since its launch on 29 July, with numbers continuing to grow every day. Windows 10 was downloaded on 14 million machines within 24 hours of its launch and reached a peak of 1500 downloads per second in...

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Business & Money | Thursday 27 August, 2015 2:18 pm

City Max rebrands all stores in Saudi Arabia to Max

Max, the largest and fastest growing value fashion brand across the MENA region and India has announced that its stores named – Citymax in the Kingdom, will now be rebranded to Max. This rebranding is in line with Max’s global brand guidelines.  Max is a category leader in the...

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Business & Money | Thursday 27 August, 2015 1:32 pm

The Big 5 gears up for a big 2015

Construction in the GCC will increase in value despite a slight dip in the overall contract awards this year, according to the man behind the region’s biggest construction event. Andy White is vice president of dmg events ME, the company responsible for The Big 5...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 27 August, 2015 1:27 pm

AQYLON is innovating in renewable energies and energy efficiency

AQYLON designs, manufactures and installs Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) solutions for the industrial generation of green electricity. ORC technology makes it possible to generate clean, renewable energy deployable from low to high power ratings with a minimal environmental impact and at a competitive ...

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