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Madinah hosts 3.7m Umrah visitors from 30 countries
Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 9 April, 2016 6:52 am
The branch of the Ministry of Haj in Madinah registered the arrival of 3.778 million visitors since the beginning of Umrah season, while the number of visas issued by the Kingdom’s embassies totaled 4.363 million. According to a report issued by the Ministry of Haj in Madinah on Thursday,...
SCTNH chief to attend US tourism conference
Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 9 April, 2016 6:48 am
Prince Sultan bin Salman, the president of Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH), is scheduled to participate in a world tourism conference in the US next week, following an invitation by the executive president of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). The 16th WTTC...
Jotun Launches “A Winner Every Day” End-user Campaign
Business & Money | Saturday 9 April, 2016 6:41 am
Jotun, the Kingdom’s No. 1 paint manufacturer, has just kicked off its first end-user campaign of 2016, designed to focus attention on Jotun’s premium brands, Jotashield, Fenomastic and Lady Design. The campaign is being conducted under the banner “A Winner Every Day,” as...
The two nations that have kept the region secure
Government | Saturday 9 April, 2016 5:49 am
Egyptian newspapers celebrated the historic visit of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman to Egypt. Newspapers pointed out that the Egyptian summit between King Salman and Abdel Fattah El-Sisi confirm strong relations between the two countries and stress the fact that Egypt is a safety...
Nissan GT-R Breaks the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for Fastest Drift
Cars & Autos | Saturday 9 April, 2016 4:22 am
Nissan has set the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the fastest ever drift. The record was broken with a speed of 304.96 km/hr and 30 degrees angle using a specially-tuned MY16 Nissan GT-R.  Masato Kawabata, the Japanese drift champion and title holder for the Japanese drifting  series,...
King announces bridge to connect Kingdom, Egypt
Government | Saturday 9 April, 2016 2:15 am
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman announced on Friday that the Kingdom and Egypt have agreed to build a bridge over the Red Sea connecting the two countries. The monarch made the announcement on the second day of his five-day visit to Cairo, after meeting Egyptian President Abdel...
ETIHAD AIRWAYS Medical Center Signs Pioneering Partnership With The Royal College of Physicians Of Ireland
Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 8 April, 2016 1:09 pm
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Kingdom building first solar energy plant
Environment & Energy | Friday 8 April, 2016 12:55 pm
Bloomberg’s Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait and five other Bloomberg journalists spent five hours talking to Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, in Riyadh. In the wide-ranging interview, Prince Muhammad discussed selling shares of Saudi...
‏MOL, STC ink MOU to train Saudis in telecom
Technology & IT | Friday 8 April, 2016 12:52 pm
THE Ministry of Labor and Saudi Telecom Company (STC) inked a memorandum of understanding to train and support citizens with setting up their enterprises in the telecom sector.  The signing took place at the STC Headquarters, and was under the auspices of Labor Minister Dr. Mufarrej Bin Saad...
Riyadh-Cairo business talks to explore opportunities
Government | Friday 8 April, 2016 12:49 pm
Commerce and Industry Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah will lead the Saudi delegation at the fifth session of the Saudi-Egyptian Joint Committee which will be held in Cairo on Saturday in conjunction with the visit of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Thursday. The Egyptian side will be...
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