Government | Monday 10 June, 2019 9:43 am

‘Furijat’ initiative releasing detainees from financial debt

On May 29, Minister of Interior Prince Abdul Aziz bin Saud bin Naif launched the “Furijat” initiative, which allows people to contribute funds to assist detainees in prison for failing to pay off their debts through the proper channels or for defaulting on payments. So far, thanks to ...

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Business & Money | Monday 10 June, 2019 9:34 am

Young Saudi Football Fan Becomes 
UEFA Champions League Mascot Thanks to Mastercard

Basmah Nawaf Alshnaifi, a ten-year-old girl from Saudi with a passion for football, has been given the opportunity of a lifetime, to become the first female Saudi mascot at the UEFA Champions League. The priceless experience was made possible for her thanks to...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 10 June, 2019 5:00 am

Oman Air partners with the Grand Millennium Muscat to offer all its Stopover passengers a complimentary luxury stay in Oman

After the success of the recently extended Business and First class stopover offer, Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, is launching another similarly attractive offer; this time open to all its passengers.  Partnering with the Grand Millennium Muscat, Oman Air’s...

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Cars & Autos | Monday 10 June, 2019 4:44 am

All-new Kia Telluride Wins Suv Category at Inaugural

 The all-new Kia Telluride won first place in the SUV category at the first-ever Texas Off-Road Invitational held by the Texas Motor Press Association. More than 30 truck and sport-utility media evaluated the all-new mid-size SUV at General Sam’s Offroad Park in Huntsville, Texas. After...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 10 June, 2019 3:45 am

Visa in 3 minutes for Jeddah Season visitors

Authorities have announced issuance of instant e-tourism visa for the visitors of the ongoing 40-day ‘Jeddah Season’ festival. The visa will be issued within three minutes with a condition that the visa applicant shall buy ticket for any one of the events of the festival. Raed Abu...

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Technology & IT | Monday 10 June, 2019 2:33 am

Saudi Arabia, Japan ink deal for CIT cooperation

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) on Sunday signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to boost cooperation and achieve further development and growth in the field of communications and information technology...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 10 June, 2019 1:00 am

Salamair Receives Second A320neo Aircraft

Taking passenger comfort to new heights, Omani homegrown airline SalamAir has received a brand-new Airbus A32neo aircraft, the second of this model in the airline’s fleet. With their wider aisles, wider seats, more stowage space and unbeatable fuel efficiency, the new A320neo is custom-built...

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Technology & IT | Monday 10 June, 2019 12:22 am

Panasonic Develops a New LUMIX S1H Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera

Panasonic is proud to announce the development of the LUMIX S1H, a new Digital Single Lens Mirrorless camera equipped with a full-frame image sensor. The LUMIX S1H is the world’s first camera capable of video recording at 6K/24p *1 (3:2 aspect ratio), 5.9K/30p (16:9 aspect ratio),...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 9 June, 2019 3:55 pm

Tourist traps: phishers and spammers lurk behind thousands of fake flight and accommodation offers

Kaspersky Lab researchers tracking the activity of malicious spammers and phishers have uncovered multiple operations during May seeking to exploit people’s desire to secure a good bargain. Among other things, the researchers found more than 8,000 phishing attacks disguised as offers from...

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Business & Money | Sunday 9 June, 2019 3:34 pm

BenQ 4K Projectors Garner No.1 in Market Share for 5 Consecutive Quarters

As the World’s No.1 DLP projector brand, BenQ garnered No.1 4K projector market share in Asia Pacific and the Middle East for five consecutive quarters. BenQ continues to take a stance at the No.1 Position in Q1'19 across the Middle East, with 65.54% in Saudi Arabia & 33.76% in UAE. ...

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