Culture & Education | Sunday 21 January, 2018 12:26 am

Over 6 million students return to schools for 2nd semester today

More than six million students and half a million teachers will begin on Sunday the second semester of the current academic year. The education administrations in various regions have started a social media campaign to stress the importance of discipline and punctuality. Awareness messages...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 20 January, 2018 12:32 pm

'Sugar City', 'Little Merchant' highlights of Makkah spring festival

SPRING festivals and activities have been launched in Makkah, specifically in Al-Dhiafah Mall and Al-Hejaz Mall. Coinciding with the Umrah Season this year, the festivals target all segments of society including families and children. Umm Al-Qura Women Charity Organization has organized (UWCO)...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 20 January, 2018 11:33 am

Wadi Al-Bardani is Saudi Arabia's most beautiful valley

GIVEN its green landscape and flowing water, Wadi Al-Bardani is one of Saudi Arabia’s most beautiful valleys. The valley, which is located in Bareq governorate north of Mahayil Asir, is distinguished for its river that flows all year round from the town of Al-Mashbah and other areas in...

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Business & Money | Saturday 20 January, 2018 9:35 am

LuLu on expansion track in sync with Vision 2030

LULU Group which have 10 Hypermarkets and 8 Aramco commissionaires in the Kingdom has further expanded its presence in Saudi Arabia by opening its 2nd LuLu store in the Kingdom, that was officially inaugurated by Wajih Malibari, administrator area home ownership development division, Saudi Aramco...

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Government | Friday 19 January, 2018 2:08 am

King receives Iraqi minister

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman receives Dr. Salman Al-Jumaili, Iraqi acting minister of planning and commerce and co-chairman of the Saudi-Iraqi Coordination Council, and his accompanying delegation at Al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh on Thursday. During the meeting, they reviewed...

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Government | Friday 19 January, 2018 2:01 am

Vision 2030 provides mutual opportunity, says Chinese envoy

The Chinese ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Li Huaxin, has said that his country considers Vision 2030 an opportunity for integration between the two countries, and that China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is compatible with it. In a press statement, Li said that a visit to China by the...

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Culture & Education | Friday 19 January, 2018 1:16 am

Riyadh meeting focuses on boosting media industry

Minister of Culture and Information Awwad Al-Awwad explored the prospect of further improving the local media industry in the Kingdom during his meeting with editors-in-chief of local newspapers at a workshop held at King Fahd Cultural Center in Riyadh on Thursday. The meeting discussed a...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 18 January, 2018 4:17 pm

Al Salem Johnson Controls (YORK) Exhibits Solutions for Energy Conservation at the Saudi HVAC R Expo 2018

Al Salem Johnson Controls (YORK) - the Pioneering and specialist in providing integrated solutions in the Heating, Ventilation, Air-conditioning and Cooling (HVAC) field, fire safety systems, enterprise security and control and smart solutions for energy conservations – participated in the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 18 January, 2018 1:09 pm

flyadeal Announces Abha as its newest destination

flyadeal, Saudi Arabia’s Everyday Low Fares Airline, will add Abha to its growing route network this month. Abha will be the airline’s fifth destination from Jeddah and third from Riyadh, after having launched flights to Dammam, Qassim and Jazan in its first three months of commencing...

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Business & Money | Thursday 18 January, 2018 7:00 am

Emerson opens $25m technology centre in Dhahran

US-based Emerson, a global technology and engineering company, yesterday (January 17) inaugurated its new technology and innovation centre, worth SR94 million ($25 million), at Dhahran Techno Valley, in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The inauguration ceremony was held under the patronage of Prince...

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