Technology & IT | Monday 25 April, 2016 3:30 pm

Nikon D5 and D500 awarded the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2016

 Nikon Middle East & Africa FZE is pleased to announce that Nikon digital SLR cameras, the D5 and D500, have been awarded the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2016. The Red Dot Award: Product Design is a world-class award presented to products released over the past two years that exhibit...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 25 April, 2016 3:18 pm

South Korea Aims to Attract 1 Million Muslim Tourists in 2016

V isitors to the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai will discover the perfect destination in South Korea when the event opens later this month. That is the aspiration of the Korea National Tourism Organization (KNTO), whose regional offices in Dubai will be hosting the Korean pavilion at the...

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Government | Monday 25 April, 2016 3:09 pm

Date with future today

Saudis are anticipating with hope the release today of a government plan to liberate the Kingdom from its reliance on oil, which could solve deep-rooted problems. Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is to announce Monday the “Saudi Vision 2030,” which is expected to set goals for ...

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Business & Money | Monday 25 April, 2016 3:04 pm

American giant “ Do It Best” Opens Its First Store in Saudi Arabia

Attken International, part of Saudi Arabia-based Albawardi Group, announced its partnership with the U.S.-based Do it Best Corp, a member-owned fully integrated hardware, lumber, and building materials cooperative in the home improvement industry, to develop the first store of its kind in Saudi...

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Cars & Autos | Monday 25 April, 2016 2:42 pm

Volkswagen recalls Touareg, model years 2011 to 2016, for service

Volkswagen is recalling 391,000 vehicles worldwide of the Touareg, model years 2011 to 2016, for preventive inspection at service shops. Just around 1522 of these vehicles are in Saudi Arabia.  The reason is possible loosening of a retaining ring on the bearing block of the pedal system. The...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 25 April, 2016 2:34 pm

Etihad Holidays Promises Gueste three Nights in the Maldives

Etihad Holidays, the leisure holiday division of Etihad Airways, has launched a new campaign promising guests a three- night stay at a luxurious Maldives resort for just 1AED per night.   As part of the ‘May Maldives Madness’ campaign, guests who pay for four nights at the...

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Business & Money | Monday 25 April, 2016 2:28 pm

OSN scores big wins in fight against TV piracy; steps up action to mark World Intellectual 
Property Day

OSN, the leading pay-TV network in the Middle East and North Africa, has scored big wins in its fight against television piracy across the region, having conducted more than 316 raids with the support of government authorities.    Marking the World Intellectual Property Day (World...

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Government | Monday 25 April, 2016 1:47 pm

Cabinet approves Saudi Vision 2030

The cabinet has approved a plan to transform Saudi Arabiain a meeting on Monday chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salaman in Riyadh. Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is to announce Monday the “Saudi Vision 2030,” which is expected to set goals for the next 15...

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Business & Money | Monday 25 April, 2016 12:33 pm

Alkhabeer Capital launches private equity fund targeting Saudi Arabia’s emergent education sector

Alkhabeer Capital, the asset management and investment firm based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, announced today the launch of Alkhabeer Education Private Equity Fund I (“The Fund”), the firsteducation-focused product in its Private Equity investment portfolio.    The Fundis a ...

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Business & Money | Monday 25 April, 2016 12:25 pm

DAMAC Towers by Paramount Hotels & Resorts Achieves Milestone Topping Out

DAMAC Properties, one of the region’s largest luxury real estate developers, has announced that its luxury hotel and serviced residences, DAMAC Towers by Paramount Hotels & Resorts, located in Dubai’s Burj area, is topped out.    At the opening of the 2016 Arabian...

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