Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 12 December, 2015 3:15 am

A place where history is alive

Saudi Arabia has not always been known for its preservation of history. The Kingdom has in the past been more focussed on modernization, often to the detriment of its ancient heritage. However, in Turaif, on the northwestern outskirts of Riyadh, the government is engaged in a major development...

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Business & Money | Friday 11 December, 2015 5:54 am

Al Masah Capital Ltd reviews 11.9% CAGR for GCC Real Estate markets

Hinting at positive growth rates for the real estate markets in the GCC; Al Masah Capital Ltd, region’s leading investment firm published its report announcing a booming GCC economy at USD 1.65 trillion in 2014 as compared to USD 535.7 billion a decade ago. The reports were in comparison...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 11 December, 2015 5:12 am

The Saudi Water & Electricity Forum 2016 in Riyadh 7 – 9 February

The Ministry of Water & Electricity & the CWC group will gather the government and the key players of KSA’s water and electricity industries in Riyadh 7 – 9 February to discuss the latest project developments, tenders, future plans and policy updates in these...

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Technology & IT | Friday 11 December, 2015 3:19 am

Twitter and Car Enthusiasts in Saudi Arabia

Saudis have always been car enthusiasts, and it is no surprise that many car devotees use Twitter to keep up with the latest  car models and vehicle updates in Saudi Arabia. Not only do they share news of new models, but they also share pictures and updates of their own vehicles to their...

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Technology & IT | Friday 11 December, 2015 12:19 am

Yahoo Provides Update on Planned Spin Off of Remaining Stake in Alibaba Group

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) today announced that its Board of Directors, after careful review and consideration of how to best drive long-term value for shareholders, has unanimously decided to suspend work on the pending plan, announced in January of 2015, to spin off the company’s remaining...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 10 December, 2015 3:06 pm

Turkish Airlines and Avianca Brazil Sign Code Share Agreement

Turkish Airlines has signed a code-share agreement with its fellow Star Alliance member Avianca Brazil. The Brazilian company stated it will add its code (O6) to selected flights operated by the partner, offering its customers access to Istanbul and connections to several destinations in the world. ...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 10 December, 2015 4:18 am

New water tariffs for govt offices, industries from Dec. 16

The Ministry of Water and Electricity has announced new tariffs for water and sanitary drainage services for consumers in the government, industrial and commercial sectors will be in force from Dec. 16, Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday. The Council of Ministers approved the new tariffs...

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Business & Money | Thursday 10 December, 2015 3:24 am

Shoura panel moots hiring of maids via GCC offices

The Shoura Council’s committee for human resources management has proposed that Saudi Arabia starts recruiting domestic workers through recruitment offices in all six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.  The committee had at a recent meeting adopted the recommendations of Shoura ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 10 December, 2015 3:16 am

Saudi scholarship student makes major discovery

A Saudi scholarship student in Australia has improved and developed a method to recover ascaris eggs from sludge samples used as natural fertilizers for agricultural crops. Basma Ashour Khallaf who has enrolled in Biotechnology and Biology PhD course at RMIT in Melbourne, Australia, published...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 10 December, 2015 1:21 am

Twitter experiments reordering tweets by relevance

Twitter Inc. confirmed on Tuesday it is testing a timeline format for its tweets, calling it an experiment. The microblogging website's new format will result in tweets being sorted by relevance instead of in reverse chronological order. "Yes, this is an experiment. We're...

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