Cars & Autos | Wednesday 16 December, 2015 4:18 am

Nissan reveals its muscles with the unveiling of its ‘NISMO’ range at the 38th Saudi International Motor Show

Nissan’s world famous motorsport and road car performance brand, NISMO, made its first debut in Saudi Arabia at the Saudi international Motor Show 2015 in Jeddah, heralding the next step in ‘Innovation that Excites’ for driving enthusiasts across the Kingdom.  The...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 16 December, 2015 3:44 am

Madinah governor chairs Takaful meeting

Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman, who is chairman of the board of directors of the Takaful Charity Association for Orphans' Care in the region, chaired a meeting of the board of directors of the association and investment committee.  Members discussed a number of issues related to...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 16 December, 2015 2:53 am

Al Faisaliah Suites reign supreme at the 2015 World Travel Awards

Luxury Riyadh property, Al Faisaliah Suites, scoops two awards at the prestigious World Travel Awards held in Morocco on the 12th December 2015. Guests of honor at the event included Moroccan Minister of Tourism, Dr. Lahcen Haddad, and Maldives Minister of Tourism Mr. Moosa Zameer. The World...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 15 December, 2015 8:47 am

Saudia projects 30m passengers for next year

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has announced that it expects their total number of passengers to exceed 30 million next year. This statement came during a workshop held by Saudia at Nova Resort to the west of Riyadh which was held over two days with the intention of reviewing the goals of the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 15 December, 2015 8:44 am

Riyadh-Dammam high-speed train planned

The cities of Riyadh and Dammam will soon be connected by a high-speed electric train that will run at a speed of up to 300 kilometers per hour compared to the current 140km/h diesel-powered train, which will be increased to 160km/h before the end of this year, said president of the Saudi...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 15 December, 2015 3:19 am

Ambitious mega projects pushes sustainable triple bottom-line as Green Building day

In the company of His Royal Highness Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed Al Saud, with the participation of His Excellency Mario Boffo, Italian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saleh bin Abdul-Aziz Al ash-Sheikh, Minister of Islamic Affairs and the Mayor of Makkah, the Saudi Mega Projects...

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Business & Money | Monday 14 December, 2015 3:29 pm

Prince Sultan bin Salman and Mobily CEO Sign Agreement to launch “Mobily Customers Charity Project”

Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) has launched “Mobily Customers” project to support Disabled Children’s Association; for this purpose, a unified number 5050 has been allocated to the charity and all proceeds ...

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Cars & Autos | Monday 14 December, 2015 1:45 pm

Nissan Affirms Commitment to Saudi Arabia with debuts of its all-new Patrol Desert Edition

As Motoring enthusiasts and automotive fans from across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia welcome the 38th Saudi International Motor Show, Nissan has announced the debut of its Nissan Patrol Desert Edition and its world famous motorsport and road car performance brand, NISMO, for the very first time in...

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Business & Money | Monday 14 December, 2015 4:50 am

Women taste victory in civic polls

It was a red-letter day for Saudi women as at least 17 female candidates won municipal council seats in the Kingdom’s first-ever election open to them. Abdullateef Abdulmalik Al-Asheikh, minister of municipal and rural affairs and chairman of the general committee for municipal elections,...

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Business & Money | Monday 14 December, 2015 3:52 am

Pink ribbon draws attention to rising breast cancer cases

Over 10,000 women gathered on Saturday night at the Princess Nora University, the world's biggest women-only university, to form what is believed to be the world's largest human pink ribbon shape on record. Forming the shape was a major component of several activities conducted...

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