Technology & IT | Sunday 3 March, 2019 4:59 pm

Mobily is Building its Own Cloud Network with Ericsson's and Huawei's Cloud Solutions

In collaboration with Ericson and Huawei, Etihad Etisalat “Mobily” has built its own cloud network, to provide a flexible and agile network that can support the development of new services and improve customer experience. Cloud solutions contribute in improving the core...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 3 March, 2019 1:00 pm

Shaza Al Madina Hotel hosts students from male and female colleges to explore rewarding career opportunities

Shaza Al Madina is supporting talented Saudi nationals by providing learning and development programmes in various departments of the multiple award-winning hotel.   “At Shaza we believe in contributing towards the betterment of society by providing local talents with a unique...

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Government | Sunday 3 March, 2019 5:44 am

Saudi Arabia ranks 9 on list of world’s most powerful countries

Saudi Arabia has landed a spot on the list of world’s most powerful countries and has been ranked number 9 in the US News and World Report rankings. The ranking examines a country’s political and financial influence as well as its international alliances, military strength and how it ...

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Healthcare | Sunday 3 March, 2019 3:18 am

Saudi Arabia to set a global example in patient safety

The Saudi Ministry of Health launched an application aimed at reducing diagnostic errors and enhancing patient safety on Saturday. This was revealed by Saudi Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah in his speech on the 4th Global Ministerial Patient Safety Summit, which opened at the Ritz...

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Business & Money | Sunday 3 March, 2019 2:46 am

Saudi Arabia to hold Financial Sector Conference in April

Under the aegis of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman the first edition of the Financial Sector Conference, which is part of the Financial Sector Development Program (a Saudi Vision 2030 program), will be held on April 24-25 here. The Financial Sector Conference aims to become the...

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Sports | Sunday 3 March, 2019 1:50 am

Saudi Special Olympics body established ahead of Abu Dhabi games

A Saudi Special Olympics Federation has been set up after a decree from Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, Saudi Press Agency announced on Saturday. The General Sports Authority chairman and head of the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee appointed Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan as the new...

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Business & Money | Saturday 2 March, 2019 4:31 am

Initiative to establish environment-friendly factories in 30 Jeddah districts

The head of the JCCI Industrial Committee Ibrahim Batarji said they would start a new initiative to establish factories in districts. This move, he said, is to reduce the pressure on industrial cities and provide easy access to jobs for women. The factories will be built based on specific...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 2 March, 2019 3:28 am

Saudi Arabia steps up tourism push with new visas

Tourists will be offered special “event” visas to visit Saudi Arabia as part of plans by the Kingdom to become a major global entertainment destination. The new one-off visas will allow foreign visitors to choose from the growing number of sporting, entertainment and business...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 2 March, 2019 1:27 am

GEA CEO: Saudi entertainment sector could create 200,000 jobs, billions in profit

The CEO of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), Amr bin Ahmed Banaja, has claimed that Jeddah is a fertile region for private sphere investment in the leisure and entertainment industries. “The GEA has sought to provide the necessary infrastructure for developing new entertainment...

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Government | Friday 1 March, 2019 12:07 pm

Saudi Defense Ministry to strengthen partnership with local factories

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense is to strengthen partnerships with local factories to ensure they are involved in ministry projects, a government official said Thursday. Maj. Gen. Atiyah Al-Malki, from the Defense Ministry, was speaking at a specialist conference focusing on the...

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