Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 13 July, 2015 11:58 am

KidzMondo, the Largest Edutainment Theme Park, is Coming Soon to Riyadh

 Starting today, in what is described as the largest entertainment, education, and learning project in Saudi Arabia, KidzMondo cities group commences the development of a plan to open the first KidzMondo theme park in Riyadh. The theme park in Riyadh will serve as a launch pad for Abdul Rahman ...

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Business & Money | Monday 13 July, 2015 5:26 am

SEDCO Holding Group launches ‘Volunteer Your Skills’ program

 As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, SEDCO Holding Group launched ‘Volunteer Your Skills’ program this Ramadan. It essentially relies on the goodwill and spirit of its employees. The group held two distinct initiatives to shape the values of community work and...

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Business & Money | Monday 13 July, 2015 4:28 am

King Salman to sponsor 2nd Women’s Business Forum

Under Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman’s aegis, the Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) will organize the 2nd National Business Women’s Forum (NBWF-2015) in September. The two-day forum will be held under the theme “The reality of women’s investments in the Kingdom ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 13 July, 2015 3:11 am

Shop at dawn is the new mantra

After a grueling night of prayers and supplications during the last ten days of Ramadan, one wishes to lie down a bit to be ready for the day's work. But some retailers are hoping to entice their customers out of bed and into stores as early as 5 a.m. The biggest shopping nights of the year...

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Business & Money | Sunday 12 July, 2015 6:06 pm

Centrepoint opens its 25th store in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia

Centrepoint has recently opened a new store in KSA located in Ibrahim Al Khalil Street in Shouqia-Makkah along with another store in Obhour- Jeddah as well. This marks the retailer’s 25th store in the Western Region. The 3371 sq.mtr. Shouqia store equipped with its Gender Wise Department...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 12 July, 2015 2:30 pm

EXCEPTIONAL EID AL FITR CELEBRATIONS AT FOUR SEASONS HOTEL RIYADH

The best place in Riyadh to spend your Eid El Fitr Holiday with special offers and packages. Celebrate Eid El Fitr with family and friends at Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh at Kingdom Centre. Our special offers and packages are tailor made to ensure you have nothing short of a memorable Eid filled...

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Government | Sunday 12 July, 2015 2:00 am

King launches key Grand Mosque expansion projects

 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman launched on Saturday night five giant projects that are implemented as part of the third Saudi expansion of the Grand Mosque. The expansion projects include the King Abdullah Expansion Structure, courtyards, tunnels, buildings for service...

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Government | Sunday 12 July, 2015 1:03 am

Teary farewell to Prince Saud

The funeral prayer for former Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal was held at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, in the presence of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, on Saturday night. Representatives from a number of countries and high-ranking royals attended the prayer, held after...

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Business & Money | Saturday 11 July, 2015 6:16 am

Nitaqat: MoL analyzing market needs

The Labor Ministry has announced that it is currently studying the needs of the market as part of its review of the delayed Nitaqat 3 proposals that would have raised Saudization requirements for companies in the country. Deputy Labor Minister Ahmad Al-Humaidan was quoted as saying in a local...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 11 July, 2015 5:20 am

60,000 additional seats for Umrah pilgrims

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has added over 60,000 seats during the holy month of Ramadan on flights from domestic airports Kingdomwide to King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah in order to accommodate domestic passengers wishing to perform Umrah.  Khaled Hammad Al-Bluwi,...

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