Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 22 August, 2018 10:40 am

All Day Eid Al Adha Celebrations at Al Ghurair Centre

Al Ghurair Centre, the GCC’s first shopping Centre, invites family and friends to celebrate Eid Al Adha with a host of diverse and exciting entertainment. For three days commencing 21 August, the mall will host spectacular visuals, filling guests with festive cheer while they...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 22 August, 2018 10:37 am

Gems United School: New Name, New Leadership, New Vision

GEMS United School, known previously as Bradenton Preparatory Academy (BPA), is announcing a new year with new leadership and a new direction.  Senior Leadership includes four Americans and one Canadian, each with advanced degrees, with a combined 100 years of education experience in...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 22 August, 2018 10:24 am

Al Majaz Waterfront Celebrates Eid Al Adha with Spectacular Fireworks Display

Al Majaz Waterfront, one of Sharjah’s premiere leisure, tourist and family destinations, hosted a spectacular firework display to celebrate Eid Al Adha.   Held on the first and second day of Eid, the extravaganza drew families and friends from across the UAE to take part in the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 22 August, 2018 10:13 am

Food trucks serve in holy places for first time

Food trucks run by Saudi men and women have begun for the first time to serve food and drinks in the holy places. This was after Deputy Makkah Gov. Prince Abdullah bin Bandar directed the Secretariat of the Holy Capital to allow local entrepreneurs to provide their services inside the holy...

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Government | Wednesday 22 August, 2018 10:10 am

2.4 million pilgrims in final Hajj rituals as world’s Muslims begin Eid celebrations

More than two million Muslims took part in the symbolic stoning of the devil on Tuesday, the last major ritual of the Hajj pilgrimage that heralded the start of Eid Al-Adha. Clad in white robes signifying a state of purity, men and women from 165 countries converged on Jamrat to perform the...

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Government | Wednesday 22 August, 2018 8:11 am

Pilgrims stone Jamrat Al-Aqaba

Hajj pilgrims threw pebbles in Mina on the first day of Eid Al-Adha, and stoned Jamrat Al-Aqaba with seven pebbles. Pilgrims expressed happiness with the ease of throwing pebbles, security, health and ambulatory services, cleanliness and their ease of movement. They moved gradually and safely...

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Government | Wednesday 22 August, 2018 8:10 am

Pilgrims win accolades for compliance of crowd management rules

Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, security spokesman at the Minister of Interior, praised the Haj pilgrims for their compliance to the crowd management regulations that contributed to the smooth conduct of stoning ritual at Jamarat on Tuesday. “The role of pilgrims is very important in the...

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Government | Wednesday 22 August, 2018 6:19 am

Makkah emir appreciates services of MoH staff for pilgrims

Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah, advisor to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and chairman of the Central Haj Committee, met with Minister of Health Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah and senior ministry officials at his office in Mina on Tuesday. During the meeting, the emir appreciated the great...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 22 August, 2018 5:29 am

LG Chem Marches into the Brackish Water RO Market After Establishing Leadership in Seawater Desalination

LG Chem(KRX:051910), supplier of the full line of NanoH2OTMreverse osmosis (RO) membranes, announced that it has been recently awarded three contracts to supply Brackish Water (BW) RO membranes to major utilities in the U.S.  In August 2018, LG Chem was awarded a contract to supply...

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Government | Tuesday 21 August, 2018 6:49 am

Nearly 2.4 million pilgrims ascend Arafat for peak of Haj

A white sea of pilgrims ascended the vast plains of Arafat on Monday to pray and repent at the climax of the annual pilgrimage of Haj, bringing together nearly 2.4 million faithful from around the world. Men in white seamless garments and women in loose dresses, who came from 165 countries,...

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