Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 16 January, 2015 1:45 pm

Fawaz Alhokair Group launches first KidZania branch in Saudi Arabia

Fawaz Alhokair Group celebrated on Friday January 16, 2015 the official opening of the first KidZania in Saudi Arabia, located at Mall of Arabia in Jeddah.KidZania is described as the world's fastest-growing edutainment brand, introducing kids to more than 80 careers in an indoor replica of a...

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Culture & Education | Friday 16 January, 2015 1:54 am

Historic Jeddah Festival opens with fanfare

Jeddah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Majed, chairman of the Tourism Development Council, opened the second Historic Jeddah Festival here Wednesday, which will feature 89 heritage, recreational, cultural and marketing events.Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and...

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Business & Money | Friday 16 January, 2015 1:52 am

Saudia: Canceled ticket’s refund to be sent to account

Saudi Arabian Airlines announced Thursday it would deposit the refund amount of canceled cash tickets in customers’ accounts in seven days.“The new service will save a lot of time and energy of customers,” said Mohammed Al-Bakri, executive vice president for finance at the airline.Refund...

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Business & Money | Friday 16 January, 2015 1:50 am

Travel boost: Jazan, Abha, Arar to get new airports

The General Authority of Civil Aviation will build three new airports in Jazan, Abha and Arar this year as part of efforts to meet the demand of growing passenger traffic. This has been revealed by Prince Fahd bin Abdullah, president of GACA.Speaking to reporters after inspecting progress of work...

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Government | Thursday 15 January, 2015 3:01 am

Eight detours set to ease traffic at Grand Mosque

Makkah’s traffic department has approved eight detours to ease congestion close to the Grand Mosque caused by huge numbers of Umrah pilgrims and visitors.Col. Salman bin Mayous Al-Jumaihi, director of the traffic department, said the measures have been taken to prevent pilgrims heading to the...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 15 January, 2015 2:39 am

Governor of Riyadh and Saudi Minister of Water & Electricity Visit Schneider Electric booth at Saudi Water and Power Forum 2015

HRH Prince Turki Bin Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, Governor of Riyadh accompanied by His Excellency Eng. Abdullah Al-Hussayen, Minister of Water & Electricity, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, visited Schneider Electric’s booth on the eve of opening ceremony of Saudi Water and Power Forum held on 12th...

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Healthcare | Thursday 15 January, 2015 1:39 am

HRH Prince Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh Province inaugurates “Run 4 Riyadh” 2015

HRH Prince Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh Province, launched “Run 4 Riyadh 2015” at a press conference held at the Emarah palace. During the inauguration, HRH asserted the importance of such new events for Riyadh, which would realize the vision of Custodian of the Two...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 14 January, 2015 1:15 pm

REC launches Saudi Build – Interiors to tap country’s USD 3.6 billion market

Riyadh Exhibitions Company, the leading organizer of trade fairs and public events in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), organized a press conference to launch Saudi Build – Interiors yesterday (Tuesday January 13, 2015) at the Four Seasons Hotel - Riyadh. The event was attended by a group of...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 14 January, 2015 3:13 am

Ministry OKs educational projects worth SR319 million

Education Minister Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has approved a number of educational projects Kingdom-wide amounting to nearly SR319 million, according to a ministry announcement.The projects are aimed to either construct new or complete on-going educational facilities in a number of cities and...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 14 January, 2015 3:10 am

New Saudization steps for vegetable market mooted

The Saudization committee has proposed new regulations to localize the Jeddah central fruit and vegetable market in a bid to regulate the activities as also to nationalize the labor force by 100 percent.The committee has found labor laws irregularities in the market where papers such as forms of...

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