Government | Thursday 16 July, 2015 2:57 am

King approves revised plan for Prophet’s Mosque

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has approved the revised designs for the Prophet’s Mosque expansion project, which includes expansion of the mosque, Darb Al-Sunnah project (3km stretch between the Prophet’s Mosque and Quba Mosque and rebuilding of the Quba Mosque. The...

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Government | Thursday 16 July, 2015 2:54 am

658 Riyadh sites set aside for Eid prayers

The Ministry of Islamic Affairs has announced that Eid Al-Fitr prayers will be offered at 5:35 a.m on the day of the Eid Al-Fitr at 625 designated mosques in Riyadh. Arrangements have also been made to conduct prayers in 33 open spaces, including Suleimania, Deira and Manfouha with special...

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Business & Money | Thursday 16 July, 2015 2:35 am

Al-Jazeera Paints sponsors a Ramadan Iftar banquet in Al Riyadh City

As part of its corporate social responsibility, Al-Jazeera Paints, the high quality paints industry giant in the Middle East and surrounding regions sponsored a Ramadan Iftar banquet held yesterday in Narsis Hotel in Al Riyadh City. The event was attended by Mr. Abd Al Elah Bin Saud Alromaih,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 15 July, 2015 5:21 pm

Charity Event by Riyadh Marriott Hotel in collaboration with Charitable Society of Autism Families - Saudi Arabia.

On 13th July 2015, senior management team of Riyadh Marriott Hotel in co-operation with the media conducted a Charity Event for Special Charitable Society of Autism Families Saudi Arabia. Event was aimed to support children and families facing issues of Autism. During the event, children...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 15 July, 2015 1:06 pm

KAUST's New Shaheen XC40 Ranks Seventh in World's Top Ten Supercomputers

Shaheen XC40, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology's (KAUST's) new Cray system, is the seventh fastest supercomputer in the world according to the TOP500 list announced today at the International Supercomputing Conference in Frankfurt,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 15 July, 2015 5:49 am

2,606 additional flights for Eid

King Abdulaziz International Airport reported the number of flights for Eid break reached 2,606 additional flights. Badr Al-Shihrani said the airport was very crowded as thousands of people wish to travel for the Eid break. “I was very happy to find reservations during this rush season. ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 15 July, 2015 5:45 am

80 percent of Saudis to get homes by 2024

About 80 percent of the Kingdom’s population will have a house in about 9 years, if plans by the Ministry of Housing do not go awry. The ministry is seriously working on its plan to build 1 million residential units that will be sufficient to house 80 percent of Saudis by 2024. A ministry...

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Government | Wednesday 15 July, 2015 5:43 am

Look for Eid crescent tomorrow

The Supreme Court has urged Muslims across the Kingdom to look for the Shawwal crescent soon after the Magreb prayers on Thursday to determine Eid Al-Fitr. Anyone who sights the crescent on the 29th of Ramadan should register the testimony with the nearest court or report it to a competent...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 14 July, 2015 4:31 pm

Towards the realisation of a new model of South-South cooperation

The countdown has started, 10 billion CFA francs will be soon released to launch the first phase of the project. This priority funding has been provided ahead of the release of the 100 billion CFA francs needed to complete the whole of the project.   This first part, made available to...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 14 July, 2015 2:19 pm

BUILDING SMART CITIES WITH THE POWER OF CLOUD

Use of cloud computing and analytics to help create smarter cities Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been a key enabler to drive productivity, improve collaboration and accelerate innovation. Large-scale infrastructure-driven projects have been the key growth drivers for cloud...

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