Government | Monday 24 December, 2018 4:01 pm

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Receives Guests of the National Festival of Heritage and Culture

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at the Al Yamamah Palace in Riyadh yesterday guests of the National Festival of Heritage and Culture ‘Janadria 33’ who are intellectuals and writers.   The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques...

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Business & Money | Monday 24 December, 2018 3:05 pm

AIM Startup 2019 roadshows scouting startups in MENA

AIM Startup 2019 is gearing up for its third edition with an aim to link 500 startup companies with over 200 global investors. The event, in partnership with the National Program for SMEs and Projects, is an initiative of the UAE Ministry of Economy and will be happening on April 8-10, 2019 at the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 24 December, 2018 12:58 pm

Saudia Cargo brings the international Cirque du soleil to Riyadh

Saudi Airlines Cargo Company transported 400 tons of equipment and supplies for the international event Cirque du soleil by four B747-400 freighter flights recently, from Zagreb, Croatia to the Saudi Capital Riyadh, where the event is taking place from Dec 17-29. Saudia Cargo’s CEO, Omar...

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Business & Money | Monday 24 December, 2018 12:25 pm

Fintech Saudi in collaboration with its Partners organized a cluster of workshops and events

Fintech Saudi has successfully completed "Fintech Tour 18" which took place between 2nd and 13th December 2018. Covering the Kingdom's Central, Western and Eastern regions, Fintech Tour 18 aimed to spread knowledge and raise awareness about financial services technology...

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Government | Monday 24 December, 2018 3:00 am

Crown Prince attends Riyadh Air Academy graduation ceremony

Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, on Sunday attended the graduation ceremony of the 95thbatch of students of King Faisal Air Academy in Riyadh. Upon arrival at the academy headquarters, the Crown Prince was received by the Chief of Staff Gen. Fayyad...

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Culture & Education | Monday 24 December, 2018 2:44 am

King Khalid University signs over 40 deals to boost research

The Research and Advisory Center at King Khalid University (KKU) is making all efforts to boost its research activities in all spheres of life to achieve the Kingdom’s development goals. Since its inception in 2017, it has signed over 40 cooperation agreements with entities from various...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 24 December, 2018 1:45 am

New Jeddah airport operator ‘by second half of 2019’

A new private-sector operator of Jeddah airport will be appointed by the second half of next year, an aviation official confirmed to Arab News. Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) in February said it had terminated an agreement to allow a consortium consisting of...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 23 December, 2018 4:20 pm

Janadria Festival is a Valuable Opportunity to Promote Saudi Cultural Heritage Worldwide

The National Festival of Heritage and Culture in Janadria, which began last Thursday, is a valuable opportunity to highlight the elements of the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on an international level. Mainly as the festival is the most important event of...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 23 December, 2018 1:50 pm

Saudia Cargo extends its services to Calicut International Airport

Saudi Airlines Cargo Company ( SACC ) has extended its services to its customers offering a cargo capacity of 60 tons a week to Calicut International Airport (CCJ) in the Indian state of Kerala on the daily operation of Saudi Arabian Airlines passenger Airbus A330 flights, four flights...

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Business & Money | Sunday 23 December, 2018 1:09 pm

Uber hosts UberEXPO

Uber hosts UberEXPO – or “Madinat Uber” the largest open-day event for driver-partners in the Middle East – witnessing over 2,500 driver-partners engage in a series of interactive activities, held in Riyadh. The expo organised engaging sessions on stage including, awards, a...

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