Government | Sunday 15 May, 2016 4:25 am

M-E’s biggest security center coming up in Makkah soon

The Ministry of Interior is set to launch in Makkah province the biggest and most modern security command center in the Middle East. Road security control room has already started working in the center. It receives reports via 911, which was launched by Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 15 May, 2016 3:35 am

Over 2.6 million students start annual school exams today

Over 1.6 million male and female school students are scheduled to start their annual examinations Sunday morning, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Examinations will be held for intermediate and secondary school students in all public and private schools all over the Kingdom. Elementary school ...

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Beauty & Style | Sunday 15 May, 2016 3:28 am

Beautyworld Middle East 2016 kicks off today in Dubai

The stage is set for the grand opening of the three-day Beautyworld Middle East 2016 in Dubai today (May 15), in what promises to be the most exciting edition yet in its 21-year history. More than 1,500 exhibitors from 60 countries are participating at the region’s largest international...

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Business & Money | Saturday 14 May, 2016 4:10 pm

Deal to boost transparency in real estate market

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), the world's leading real estate investment and advisory firm, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Saudi Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Asharqia Chamber) to improve transparency in the region’s residential, retail, office...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 14 May, 2016 3:06 pm

Saudia’s Al Bayraq to start service on June 1

Saudia Private Aviation, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Airlines, will launch its Al Bayraq flight service between Jeddah and Riyadh from June 1, according to Saleh Al-Jasser, director general of Saudia. There will be 12 scheduled flights daily in both directions from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m., he...

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Government | Saturday 14 May, 2016 8:15 am

Temporary mataf bridge dismantled

A view of the mataf (the circumambulation area around the Holy Kaaba) after the temporary mataf bridge was completely dismantled on Friday. With the removal of the bridge, worshippers in the Grand Mosque in Makkah will now be able to take advantage of the expanded mataf entirely. The temporary...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 13 May, 2016 5:37 am

75 international hotels in the Kingdom soon

 International hotelier companies are expected to enter the Saudi market during the coming four years to build or operate about 75 hotels, a senior official of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) has said. “The commission has paved the way for the arrival of...

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Business & Money | Friday 13 May, 2016 5:26 am

Hajjar to replace Ahmed Ali as IDB chief

Saudi Arabia has proposed Bandar Hajjar, former minister of Haj, as the new president of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group. Hajjar will replace Dr. Ahmed Muhammad Ali, who has been serving as the president of IDB for most of the period ever since its inception in 1975, the Saudi Press Agency ...

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Government | Friday 13 May, 2016 4:25 am

900 houses distributed in Hafr Al-Batin

A total of 900 housing units were distributed to deserving families within a housing project established in Hafr Al-Batin.  The project was inaugurated Wednesday by Eastern Province Gov. Prince Saud bin Naif and Minister of Housing Majid Al-Hogail. The 1,159,958 square meter project includes ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 12 May, 2016 1:47 pm

King Abdullah Economic City Exhibits Upscale Aspirational Lifestyle at AL-Murooj District

King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) will hold an exhibition for its ready-to-deliver “Al-Manazel” land plots in the Al-Murooj district, an upscale living solution to the aspirational needs of today’s affluent Saudis and investors. The event will be held at the Jeddah Hilton Hotel...

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