Culture & Education | Sunday 10 April, 2016 5:49 am

21,39 KICKS OFF STRING OF SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS FOR ARTISTS AND ART LOVERS

After capturing the attention of Jeddah artists and art lovers with the opening of art exhibitions under the general rubric of this year’s theme, “Earth and Ever After,” on February 10, the 3rd annual Jeddah-based arts initiative, “21,39”, is now stretching its legs...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 10 April, 2016 4:22 am

(Mobily) introduces Monthly Hala add-on benefits for prepaid customers

Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) introduced monthly Hala to add more benefits to all prepaid customers in addition to the basic benefits, which allows more flexibility to the customers.   Mobily’s new Monthly Hala provides two plans; SAR 65 which introduces 2 GB internet and 500 on-net...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 10 April, 2016 4:04 am

Oman Air Launches Second Daily Service To London Heathrow

Oman Air is set to launch a second service between Muscat and London Heathrow from Tuesday 12th April 2016. The new service will complement Oman Air’s existing daily, non-stop and direct service between the two capitals.   The service is being launched in response to overwhelming...

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Business & Money | Saturday 9 April, 2016 9:41 am

King Abdullah Economic City Exhibits Resedintal Products of The Award Winning “AL-WAHA”

King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) has announced that exhibition of residential properties of Al-Waha will be held on 8-10th April 2016 at the Jeddah Hilton Hotel. Residential units on display include villas, town houses, paired homes, and apartments.  “Al-Waha” is an award...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 9 April, 2016 9:32 am

Huawei P9 Debuts in London with Dual Camera Lens

At an exclusive launch event at London’s Battersea Evolution, Huawei Consumer Business Group unveiled the much anticipated Huawei P9 and P9 Plus. Created in collaboration with Leica, the dual-lens P9 sets a new standard in smartphone photography. The Huawei P9 is the first smartphone...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 9 April, 2016 6:52 am

Madinah hosts 3.7m Umrah visitors from 30 countries

The branch of the Ministry of Haj in Madinah registered the arrival of 3.778 million visitors since the beginning of Umrah season, while the number of visas issued by the Kingdom’s embassies totaled 4.363 million. According to a report issued by the Ministry of Haj in Madinah on Thursday,...

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Business & Money | Saturday 9 April, 2016 6:41 am

Jotun Launches “A Winner Every Day” End-user Campaign

Jotun, the Kingdom’s No. 1 paint manufacturer, has just kicked off its first end-user campaign of 2016, designed to focus attention on Jotun’s premium brands, Jotashield, Fenomastic and Lady Design. The campaign is being conducted under the banner “A Winner Every Day,” as...

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Cars & Autos | Saturday 9 April, 2016 4:22 am

Nissan GT-R Breaks the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for Fastest Drift

Nissan has set the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the fastest ever drift. The record was broken with a speed of 304.96 km/hr and 30 degrees angle using a specially-tuned MY16 Nissan GT-R.  Masato Kawabata, the Japanese drift champion and title holder for the Japanese drifting  series,...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 8 April, 2016 12:55 pm

Kingdom building first solar energy plant

Bloomberg’s Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait and five other Bloomberg journalists spent five hours talking to Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, in Riyadh. In the wide-ranging interview, Prince Muhammad discussed selling shares of Saudi...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 8 April, 2016 7:25 am

Turkish Airlines starts new flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen, Ankara Esenboga and Trabzon airports to Riyadh, Jeddah and Medina

Turkish Airlines has launched new flights from the Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen (SAW), Ankara Esenboga and Trabzon airports to key Saudi Arabian cities including Riyadh, Jeddah and Medina.    The Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen (SAW)- Jeddah (JED) v.v. and Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen (SAW)-Riyadh (RUH) ...

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