Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 6 August, 2015 7:18 am

Asir cable cars attracting thousands

Cable cars that move at great heights over Asir region’s summer resorts are attracting high numbers of visitors and holidaymakers, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Chairman of the National Tourism Company Saleh Qadah said the cable cars are able to carry over 1,000 people an hour between...

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Government | Thursday 6 August, 2015 6:47 am

Chance to log in for .Gov awards

The government has for the first time instituted .Gov awards in the Kingdom, which will be presented at a grand ceremony in Riyadh on Sept. 14, and nominations for which are now open. The move is to recognize best practices in the government’s management with the use of Information and...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 5 August, 2015 8:32 pm

Five Reasons Not To Miss The Marketing Kingdom Cairo

Five Reasons Not To Miss The Marketing Kingdom Cairo With speakers from Twitter, Facebook, Google, Yahoo! and Shazam, the Marketing Kingdom Cairo, taking place from 25-26 October in Cairo, has been a frequent topic of discussion between Egyptian marketers in the past couple of weeks. So what...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 5 August, 2015 1:13 pm

Maskan Arabia on track to building Al Casaba Villas

Maskan Arabia Investment & Development Company, a leading construction real estate developer renowned for bringing the highest standards of innovation to life and implementing a new way of living through elegant designs, has announced the progress in its Al Casaba housing project in...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 5 August, 2015 10:54 am

GULFOOD MANUFACTURING 2015 TO DRIVE REGION’S FOOD PROCESSING, PACKAGING & MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

More than 1,500 International Suppliers & Providers Bring Global Ingredients, Equipment and Innovation Solutions to MEASA’s Biggest F&B Processing Event As the global F&B industry seeks new markets for both sourcing and supplying, the importance of Gulfood Manufacturing 2015 -...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 5 August, 2015 4:27 am

Solar power plant set to open in Aflaj

The solar-power plant, “Layla,” in Aflaj province, will be opened shortly, Saleh Al-Awaji, chairman of Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), has said. The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) is one of the signatories, along with King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and Taqnia...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 5 August, 2015 3:23 am

Dubai to build world’s largest indoor ski resort

Dubai announced Tuesday it would build the world’s largest indoor ski resort, with a 1.2-km run. Dubai’s current indoor ski resort, opened in 2005 in the Mall of the Emirates, remains the largest in the world, according to the Guinness World Records website, boasting a 400-meter...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 5 August, 2015 3:22 am

Five Saudi hospitals ranked among top 10 in Arab world

Five hospitals and health centers across the Kingdom have been ranked among the 10 top hospitals in the Arab World, according to the Webometrics Ranking of World Hospitals 2015 conducted by Cybermetrics Lab.  King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center topped the list of 10, followed...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 4 August, 2015 12:17 pm

Nahdi Medical Swipes First Place Locally and Seventh Globally in “The Fresh Connection” Competition

Nahdi Medical Company, the largest retail pharmacy chain in the Middle East and North Africa, has exemplified its strength and expertise in supply chain management, ranking first place locally and seventh place globally in the “Fresh Connection” competition, which concluded on June 5th, ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 4 August, 2015 12:00 pm

GIB Capital Wins ‘Best IPO’, ‘Best Sovereign Bond’ and ‘Best Merger & Acquisition’ 2015

GIB Capital LLC, the Saudi-based investment banking arm of Gulf International Bank (GIB), was recently granted three key awards by EMEA Finance magazine for their role in key transactions in 2014. GIB Capital won the“Best IPO Deal in the Middle East” award for acting as Co-Financial...

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