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Saudia starts return journeys for pilgrims with 667 flights
Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 28 September, 2015 10:13 am
Saudi Arabian Airlines has completed preparations to fly pilgrims back home to various destinations around the world which started on Sept. 27 following the end of the annual pilgrimage.  Assistant general manager for public relations and official spokesman for the carrier Abdul Rahman...
World’s most innovative tech products for hotels coming to Dubai
Business & Money | Sunday 27 September, 2015 1:07 pm
OVER 120 technology brands are set to arrive at the Dubai World Trade Centre for 16th annual The Hotel Show Dubai on Sept. 28-30. Reflecting Dubai’s status as a leader in hospitality and innovation, the popular event will see over 120 tech brands this year showcasing a variety of products and ...
Madinah prepares for 600,000 visitors
Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 27 September, 2015 4:23 am
Government departments in Madinah have completed their preparations to receive over half a million pilgrims who have just completed the Haj rituals under the direct supervision of Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman.  These preparations involved the participation of 6,000 male and female...
Pilgrims stream out of Mina as Haj 2015 ends
Government | Sunday 27 September, 2015 3:59 am
Pilgrims streamed out of Mina after performing the ritual stoning of the devil for one last time on Saturday. There was no respite from the hot weather and the mercury hovered around 45 degrees Celsius in the afternoon. The pilgrims had poured into the Jamrat Complex since morning to perform the...
Etihad Airways Showcase its Innovation in Europe with Mobile Product Exhibition
Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 26 September, 2015 4:37 pm
Etihad Airways has launched a unique new mobile exhibition which will visit its key European markets to give commercial partners and consumers first-hand experience of the airline’s revolutionary new cabin products and inflight service elements.   Weighing approximately 22 tonnes...
Al-Mashaer Train has all but eliminated congestion
Government | Saturday 26 September, 2015 12:48 pm
Prior to the introduction of Al-Mashaer Train, millions of pilgrims used to be in their buses and other means of transport for hours on end moving form one place to another as part of their Haj rituals.  The announcement of plans to build a series of tunnels, bridges and the holy...
Citizen offers free use of taxis to Hajis
Government | Saturday 26 September, 2015 4:22 am
A concerned Saudi citizen has joined collective efforts of both the government and private sectors in rendering service to pilgrims in the holy sites.  “The citizen is one among those who have shown to the pilgrims magnanimity and benevolence which are in accordance with the spirit of ...
King orders review of Haj plans
Government | Friday 25 September, 2015 11:04 am
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has ordered a review of the Kingdom’s Haj plans and entire procedures for the annual pilgrimage of Haj following the stampede in Mina.  The King also directed the agencies concerned to carry out a prompt investigation into circumstances...
Water plan working, claims NWC
Business & Money | Friday 25 September, 2015 10:31 am
The National Water Company (NWC) said it has no record of any water shortages in the holy sites during Haj. The NWC’s head of operations in Makkah and Taif, Abdullah Bin Ahmad, said that new laboratory vehicles were deployed in holy sites to test water in tanks and in the water network to...
Samsung Engineering reaches milestone in Saudi Arabia project
Technology & IT | Friday 25 September, 2015 10:22 am
SAMSUNG Engineering Co., Ltd, revealed that it has reached a major milestone is terms of safety with Aramco’s Shaybah project. Samsung achieved the new record of 120 million man hours without lost time incident with the Shaybah Gas and Oil Project in the Shaybah region, Saudi Arabia. This...
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