Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 22 July, 2018 11:01 am

Lufthansa Group Wins Four Skytrax Awards

Lufthansa was elected as the “Best Airline in Europe” and the “Best Western European Airline”. The awards were presented to Lufthansa on the occasion of a ceremony held by Skytrax in London. The market research institute Skytrax specializing in the aviation industry had...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 22 July, 2018 7:44 am

Makkah governor: Basmat Jeddah Gardens project will be harmonized with Jeddah's new airport

Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, governor of Makkah and adviser to King Salman, stressed the importance and aesthetic value of the Basmat Jeddah Gardens project, harmonized with the new King Abdul Aziz International Airport. He also underlined the need to join efforts to complete it on time. During a...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 22 July, 2018 4:08 am

Thousands attend Saudi Arabia’s 11th Honey Festival

Visitors flocked to Saudi Arabia’s 11th International Honey Festival in the southwestern region of Baha. The attendees and participants praised the festival’s events and the variety of honey products featured at the exhibition. The exhibition also attracted visitors from outside the...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 22 July, 2018 2:06 am

KSA must become more resilient against cyberattacks

Cybercrime attacks could double over the next two years and cost Saudi Arabia’s economy up to SR30 billion ($8 billion) by 2020, according to security experts who warn the Kingdom is the most targeted county in the GCC for online fraudsters. While Saudi Arabia is stepping up the war...

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Healthcare | Saturday 21 July, 2018 5:42 am

Saudi Arabia’s first ‘smart’ pharmacy inaugurated

Prince Fahd bin Sultan, governor of Tabuk region, inaugurated the Kingdom’s first smart pharmacy — operated by a robot — at King Fahd Specialist Hospital on Thursday, following his meeting with the province’s director general of health affairs, Ghurmallah bin Abdullah...

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Business & Money | Saturday 21 July, 2018 4:30 am

Saudi scouts to participate in the Inter-American forum in Peru

The Saudi Arabian Boy Scouts Association is set to participate in the Third Inter-American Scout Moot in Peru from Jul 27 to Aug 5, under the theme “Walking together through America.” It is an official event of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), hosted and organized...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 21 July, 2018 4:24 am

Potential SABIC deal would affect Saudi Aramco IPO time frame, says CEO Nasser

A potential deal to buy a stake in petrochemical maker SABIC would affect the time frame of Saudi Aramco's initial public offering (IPO), the oil firm's president and CEO Amin H. Nasser said Friday.  The IPO of around 5 percent of Aramco, which was initially to take place this...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 20 July, 2018 8:00 am

Farasan Islands initiative launched to boost Saudi tourism

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) has unveiled an initiative to develop the Farasan Islands in Jazan and turn them into a unique tourist destination as part of Saudi Arabia’s National Transformation Program 2020. The initiative seeks to take advantage of the...

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Business & Money | Friday 20 July, 2018 7:47 am

Saudi communications minister receives youngest Saudi female journalist

Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Abdullah Al-Sawah stressed the Kingdom's need to discover and support local talent. He said that the ministry has paid increasing attention to technical talents, which has been represented through the organization of several events,...

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Government | Friday 20 July, 2018 7:41 am

527 Public Prosecution personnel promoted

 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman issued a royal order promoting 527 members of the Public Prosecution authority in different ranks, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said on Thursday. On this occasion, Kingdom's Attorney General Sheikh Saud Bin Abdullah Al-Muajab lauded the royal...

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