Business & Money | Monday 27 August, 2018 6:00 am

Bahrain may seek bids for metro construction in 2019

Bahrain plans to seek bids to build a metro railway system in the fourth quarter of 2019, the newspaper al-Ayam reported on its website on Monday, citing a transport ministry official who estimated the project cost at $1 billion to $2 billion. The government may seek private investments to...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 26 August, 2018 5:00 pm

Air Arabia signs agreement with SAP for cloud-based Human Resources system

Air Arabia - the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC), has announced today that it has signed an agreement with SAP – a global market leader in enterprise application software for a new cloud-based Human Resources system. The new system “SAP...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 August, 2018 11:14 am

Schneider Electric partners with Tarmeem Charity Association to bring safe energy solutions to underprivileged homes

Schneider Electric, a leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has partnered with Tarmeem Charity Association, a Saudi non-profit association registered with the Saudi Ministry of Labour and Social Development, to build, repair and upgrade homes in underprivileged...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 26 August, 2018 11:00 am

(WHO) praises Health Ministry’s ‘exceptional’ work during Hajj

The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) praised the services provided by the Health Ministry to Hajj pilgrims, and the efforts exerted to care for them and maintain their health. In a tweet on his official Twitter account, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus congratulated the...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 26 August, 2018 9:04 am

Hajj stories ‘reach 32m viewers worldwide’

Media coverage of this year’s Hajj season reached 100 countries and almost 32 million viewers around the world, Saudi Minister of Media Dr. Awwad bin Saleh Al-Awwad said. Speaking at a ceremony to honor the ministry’s guests in Jeddah, Al-Awwad congratulated the Saudi leadership on the ...

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Government | Saturday 25 August, 2018 12:00 pm

Saudi leadership hailed for resounding success of Haj

Several emirs, princes, scholars and senior officials praised Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, for their wise leadership in making the Kingdom’s operation of the annual pilgrimage of Haj a resounding...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 25 August, 2018 11:53 am

Second phase of Saudi Crown Prince Camel Festival begins

The second phase of the Crown Prince Camel Festival kicks off on Saturday in Taif, after a one-week pause due to Eid Al-Adha. Ten racing rounds of 2-4 km will take place over the course of two days. The first phase witnessed the participation of camel owners from all over the Gulf. Participants...

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Government | Saturday 25 August, 2018 8:02 am

National Center for Security Operations receives over 280,000 calls in three days

The National Center for Security Operations (911) has received more than 280,000 calls in the three days between Monday and Wednesday, its director Maj. Gen. Abdul Rahman Bin Mohammed Al-Saleh told Saudi Gazette. "Most of the calls were of human and service nature," he explained. He...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 24 August, 2018 10:00 am

SGS ready for post Haj operation

The Saudi Ground Services (SGS) is ready for post Haj operation and to serve the guests of Allah to the utmost. Omar Al Najjar, CEO Saudi Ground Services (SGS),visited the Haj Terminal at King Abdul Aziz International Airport (KAIA) Jeddah recently to oversee the SGS operational...

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Government | Friday 24 August, 2018 9:00 am

Makkah governor thanks everyone who helped make Hajj 2018 a success

Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal thanked King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Interior Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Saud bin Naif for supervising this year’s Hajj season. During the concluding press conference for this year’s Hajj, which was held in Mina on...

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