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Half of Kingdom’s population will be diabetic by 2030
Government | Friday 3 April, 2015 9:34 am
Half of the Kingdom’s population will be diabetic by 2030 if precautionary measures are not taken, according to official statistics from the International Diabetes Federation. Dr. Kamel Salama, secretary general of the Diabetes and Endocrine Glands Association in the Eastern Region and former...
SCTA sees huge potential for ‘Made in Makkah’ initiative
Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 3 April, 2015 9:25 am
Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), lent his total support to the “Made in Makkah” project which was floated by Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, through a partnership between the SCTA and the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry ...
Tourism sector will provide 400,000 jobs in five years
Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 3 April, 2015 9:21 am
The tourism sector will throw up employment opportunities to more than 400,000 people in the next five years and all-out efforts are being made to train Saudis for these jobs, an official of the Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) has said.The organization is conducting studies and assessment...
Al Hokair Launches
Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 2 April, 2015 4:11 pm

Abdul Mohsen Al-Hokair Tourism and Development group launches its latest hotel in the Kingdom "Double Tree Hilton-Riyadh", the twelfth hotel in Al Hokair group in the central region.The group aims in the expansion in the development of tourist enterprises to double the number of beds in the...
TAQA, Archer ink deal to establish oil and gas services company
Business & Money | Thursday 2 April, 2015 8:56 am
Joint venture (JV) agreement was signed between Industrialization and Energy Services Company (TAQA) and Archer Assets Ltd. UK.The JV company will cover wireline and mechanical intervention services for oil and gas wells,The JV with Archer will complement other TAQA service offering aiming to...
L’Oréal Elvive Extends its Line of Oil Infused Hair Cream Products to Strengthen, Repair and Shine!
Beauty & Style | Thursday 2 April, 2015 8:29 am
L’Oréal Elvive presents the 1st hair cream range infused with oil that now consists of repairing oil replacement, anti-hair fall oil replacement in addition to the ever popular nourishing oil replacement. L’Oréal Elvive’s Extraordinary Oil range provides all the essential elements to...
MDA inks SR375 million program with Louis Berger
Business & Money | Thursday 2 April, 2015 1:53 am
Prince Faisal bin Salman, governor of Madinah and chairman of Madinah Development Authority (MDA), on Wednesday signed a contract with Louis Berger to be the program management office consultant (PMOC) for implementation of the Madinah Public Transportation Program (MPTP), one of the most ambitious ...
Lifting standard of education discussed
Culture & Education | Thursday 2 April, 2015 1:50 am
Ways to create a link between education and labor and build partnerships with ministries were among the issues discussed at a workshop organised by the Public Education Evaluation Commission (PEEC) in Riyadh on Tuesday.Creating an effective link between education and labor, besides unifying the...
Riyadh schools forced to close due to severe sandstorm
Culture & Education | Thursday 2 April, 2015 12:02 am
All schools in the Riyadh region, including the ones run by expat communities, will remain closed Thursday.The Education Department announced the suspension of schools on April 2 because of a major sandstorm that hit Riyadh on Wednesday.King Saud University’s Badran Al-Omar announced the...
THE ALL-NEW JAGUAR XF AT-A-GLANCE
Cars & Autos | Wednesday 1 April, 2015 5:32 pm
• The all-new Jaguar XF: lighter, more efficient and packed with technology• Unrivalled refinement, dynamics and design• Aluminium-intensive architecture enables class leading weight: 80kg lighter than the competition*• The lowest CO2 emissions of any non-hybrid model in the segment:...
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