Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 5 January, 2018 5:37 am

30,000 green carpets in Grand Mosque maintained thru sequenced stages

BELIEVE it or not, around 30,000 green carpets cover the area around Makkah and the Holy Mosque with a total length of almost 100 kilometers. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman pays special attention to the carpets that should smell of fine roses so that pilgrims can perform their...

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Business & Money | Friday 5 January, 2018 4:39 am

Saudi innovation to power NEOM

A team of Saudi inventors came up with an innovation that can generate electricity for NEOM, the new $500-billion business and industrial zone coming up in the north of the Kingdom. Inventor Meshal Al-Harasani announced the completion of the first phases of the invention, which is designed...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 4 January, 2018 4:09 pm

Mr. Fahad Alshareef, Saudi Cultural Counsellor in China, meets Huawei for ICT Talent Cultivation Summit

Mr. Fahad Alshareef, Saudi Cultural Counsellor in China, along with other Middle Eastern government representatives in China, traveled to Huawei’s ICT Talent Cultivation Summit this week in Shenzhen. The congregation addressed the future needs of local sectors and industries, and how ICT...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 4 January, 2018 11:08 am

Saudi inventors team up for innovation to generate electricity for NEOM

A team of Saudi inventors came up with an innovation that can generate electricity for NEOM, the new $500-billion business and industrial zone coming up in the north of the Kingdom.   Inventor Meshal Al-Harasani announced the completion of the first phases of the invention, which is...

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Business & Money | Thursday 4 January, 2018 11:03 am

Ground services recruit Saudi women to work at local airports

Bassam Al-Bokhari, chief shared-services officer at Saudi Ground Services Co. (SGS), told Arab News that new Saudi female recruits will join the company and start their training program in February. Al-Bokhari said that the women will work at check-in counters. To help them prepare,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 4 January, 2018 10:51 am

‘Shop Bahrain’ GCC Roadshow Kicks-off from Riyadh

The fourth-edition of the Bahrain Shopping Festival ‘Shop Bahrain’, the largest event in the Kingdom of Bahrain, will be held from January 11 until February 10, 2018, it was announced yesterday during a press conference held in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.   The press...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 3 January, 2018 3:58 pm

Mobily Business Unit Holds Its 7th CIO Summit

Mobily Business conducted its 7th CIO Summit, which is held every year. The Summit was conducted this year in London, in the presence of several IT executives from both public and private sectors in the Kingdom.   The Summit presented a number of global issues, developments and new...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 3 January, 2018 3:51 pm

Efs Facilities Services Wins Integrated Facilities Management Contract With King Abdullah Economic City

EFS Facilities Services, a regional leader in facilities management services across the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Turkey, has been awarded a contract to launch a SAR 13 million integrated facility management venture at King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC).   Under the terms of...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 3 January, 2018 12:18 pm

Saudi Crown Prince Announces Return of Famous King Abdulaziz Camels Festival with Prizes for Camel Beauty Reaching

The King Abdulaziz Camels Festival 2018 will take place from January 1 – February 1 in the southern desert terrains of Al-Dahna, 120km from Riyadh. Thanks to the efforts of custodians King Salman bin Adulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 3 January, 2018 11:58 am

Saudi Customs launches Approved Economic Operator program

Saudi Customs has launched the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program to enhance partnership with the private sector and encourage teamwork to facilitate trade and customs procedures. The AEO program will improve trade procedures for exporters, importers, customs trustees, carriers,...

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