Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 5 February, 2015 8:18 am

New tourism company to boost Uqair development

Prince Sultan bin Salman, chairman of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), said that Uqair Development Company is ready for launching. It awaits the signing of the relevant contract.“The shareholders deposited 25 percent of the SR500 million incorporation cost, and the SCTA...

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Government | Thursday 5 February, 2015 8:10 am

2,500 prisoners set free

More than 2,500 prisoners have been released from jails across the Kingdom following an amnesty declared by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Thursday.Disclosing this figure, Maj. Abdullah Al-Harbi, spokesman for the Department of Prisons, said the committees appointed for the...

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Government | Thursday 5 February, 2015 8:07 am

Makkans elated as Prince Khaled takes charge

Prince Khaled Al-Faisal arrived in Jeddah on Wednesday from Riyadh to take charge as the new governor of Makkah region. He was greeted on arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport by a large number of princes and government officials.People in the region have expressed their happiness over...

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Sports | Thursday 5 February, 2015 1:53 am

Baku regenerates itself for an athletic summer

Azerbaijan, a country at a crossroads between Eastern Europe and Western Asia will be going down in history this summer. The capital city, Baku, has been recognised for its exceptional efforts to make this event a grant triumph.1st European Games will be held in Baku from 12 to 28 June 2015, and...

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Business & Money | Thursday 5 February, 2015 1:22 am

Right Selection group unveils speaker plans for 2015

Right Selection Group known for inviting extremely influential and experienced speakers to Dubai have unveiled their speaker schedule for 2015. The list includes global thought leaders who by their learnings are expected to inspire success in the region.Speaker schedule 2015:Ron Kaufman – 4th...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 5 February, 2015 1:10 am

Half of consumers in Saudi Arabia on hold to call centres give up within five minutes

Half of the consumers in Saudi Arabia (48%) using call centres get frustrated and hang up within five minutes of waiting for an answer, according to new research commissioned by Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia. After 10 minutes fewer than one-in-10 callers (8%) is still on the line waiting for an...

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Business & Money | Thursday 5 February, 2015 12:04 am

Jubail to get thousands of new houses

Several leading Saudi companies are planning to build thousands of houses for new employees in Jubail Industrial City.The Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY) is preparing to start construction on 8,000 units that will be completed at the end of 2016. This is a result of the expansion of...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 4 February, 2015 6:34 pm

IDF Oman – Oman’s Premier International Interior Design, Décor & Furniture Exhibition

Interior Design, Décor & Furniture Exhibition which is organized by Al Nimr Expo, under the patronage of the Ministry of Housing, Sultanate of Oman will be held from 17 – 19 February, 2015 at the Oman International Exhibition Centre in Seeb.The Exhibition will be inaugurated by H.E. Sheikha...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 4 February, 2015 6:19 pm

Instagram introduces endlessly looping videos

When Vine introduced loop counts, it instantly replaced likes and shares to become the default metric to gauge the popularity of a video. Facebook has dabbled with a similar technique for auto-play videos in users' mobile Newsfeeds, but only now has it appeared on its other popular social network,...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 4 February, 2015 6:10 pm

PSI Successfully Participated at ‘Arab Health 2015’

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA, February 4, 2015—Pharmaceutical Solutions Industry (PSI), the largest sterile IV solutions manufacturer in the MENA region, headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has successfully participated at the recently concluded ‘Arab Health 2015’, which took place from January...

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