Culture & Education | Friday 16 September, 2016 3:05 pm

This year’s book fair in Jeddah won’t be international

This year’s edition of the Jeddah Book Fair will not be an international one, according to sources at the Arab Publishers’ Association. One of the key reasons that led to this decision was the organizer’s refusal to reduce the rental rate of pavilions from $200 to $110 per square ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 15 September, 2016 1:10 pm

Stage set of 9th Paper Arabia 2016 from December 13-15 at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre

Al Fajer information and Services announced that preparations are completed to hold the 9th edition of Paper Arabia that will be held at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre from December 13 to 15, 2016.     Organizers of the show said that Paper Arabia 2016 demonstrates the ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 15 September, 2016 12:46 pm

Ministry to have a new center for Haj coverage

A new media center will be set up in the Holy Sites next year to increase the number of foreign journalists covering the Haj, Dr. Adel Al-Turaifi, Minister of Culture and Information, has said. The Persian-speaking Channel ‘Farsi’, which started broadcasting this year for the first...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 15 September, 2016 11:37 am

Information minister: Persian TV not directed against any country

The Ministry of Information and Culture is gearing up to establish an international media center for Haj coverage next year. “The center will enable us to double the number of foreign media personnel coming from abroad,” Minister of Culture and Information Adel Al-Toraifi said during...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 15 September, 2016 10:45 am

Civil Defense teams inspect housing units as focus now shifts to Madinah

As the annual Haj pilgrimage draws to a close, thousands of Hajis will converge on Madinah to offer obeisance to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and to pray and supplicate in his mosque. The Civil Defense has exerted extra efforts to provide the highest safety services to the visitors to...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 14 September, 2016 2:02 pm

Saudi students in US: Developing voluntary work as per Vision 2030

Saudi Students on scholarship in the United States are demonstrating their passion for volunteering through transforming their experiences to the Kingdom to contribute to the development of the voluntary sector in accordance with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. The Saudi Press Agency in...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 14 September, 2016 1:50 pm

Future of Saudi telecom sector depends on home-grown talent

 The future of Saudi Arabia’s telecommunications industry rests in the hands of the Kingdom’s homegrown professionals, said Jamal Al Bugmi, General Manager of the Kingdom’s leading mobility retailer, axiom telecom. Speaking earlier before the Sept. 2 deadline for the 100%...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 14 September, 2016 1:48 pm

Of the 104 Mashaer Train drivers, 27 are young Saudis

Twenty seven of the 104 Mashaer Train drivers are young Saudis who undertook intensive courses abroad. All the Saudis are under 30. The first train took off with a young Saudi driving the train, Al-Hayat daily reported. This is the first time Saudi drivers are participating in the Haj...

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Government | Wednesday 14 September, 2016 1:47 pm

Fiber optic project to boost security: Crown Prince

Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier, minister of interior and chairman of the Supreme Haj Committee, expressed appreciation for the work done to complete a fiber optic cable network project for the Ministry of Interior. Work on the project has been completed in Riyadh city, the Holy...

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Government | Wednesday 14 September, 2016 11:45 am

All-seeing ‘eye’ watches over Makkah pilgrims

Under a bank of monitors broadcasting live footage from more than 5,000 cameras, Saudi officers have kept their eyes on every route and gathering spot at this year’s Haj pilgrimage. As custodians of the most sacred sites in Islam, the authorities have been at pains to assure the world that...

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