Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 3 July, 2016 11:50 am

Jeddah gears up for ‘Eidna Kida3’ festival

Following the final days of the historical festival ‘Ramadanna Kida3’ in the district of Jeddah, the Eid festival “Eidna Kida3” (We celebrate our Eid like this) is set to run from the second day of Shawwal 1437 until the ninth day of Shawwal. This eight-day festivities...

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Business & Money | Sunday 3 July, 2016 11:49 am

French see business opportunities in KSA

French media outlets unanimously agree that Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to France on June 27-28 represented a turning point in the strategic partnership between the two countries. During the visit, Prince Mohammed shared Vision 2030, the reform program he architected...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 3 July, 2016 3:46 am

Samsung Electronics Reaffirms Market Leadership As Industry-Leading Reviews Recommend Its Curved Monitors

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a global leader in display technology, announced the CF591 curved monitor and the industry has already started to acknowledge the product. Recently, several leading IT media outlets awarded the CF591 with “Recommended” status, indicating that the monitor...

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Business & Money | Sunday 3 July, 2016 2:51 am

Bentley and Shell Announce Global Framework Agreement

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced a new Global Framework Agreement with Shell. The agreement serves to improve Shell’s capital project construction execution through automated 4D/5D...

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Beauty & Style | Saturday 2 July, 2016 3:44 pm

Calvin Klein Watches, Life in the now: His and Hers

Raw. Alluring. Calvin Klein even. This unisex timepiece draws its inspiration from the enigmatic textures abounding in natural landscapes. Pairing simplistic forms with rhythmic elemental surfaces, the Calvin Klein even watch comes with a silver, black, cool grey or green dial that is enhanced with ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 2 July, 2016 2:56 pm

Investcorp and its partners complete IPO of L’azurde after steering company towards growth

Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, (“the Firm”), today announced the successful listing of its Gulf Opportunity Fund I portfolio company, L'azurde Company for Jewellery (“L'azurde” or “the Company”), on the Saudi ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 2 July, 2016 8:15 am

1.9m workers joined labor force in 2015

A recent report for the Ministry of Labor and Social Development confirmed that the number of workers recruited for economic activities last year reached 1,938,080. The Riyadh region ranked first in attracting workers in agriculture, mining and oil extraction, manufacturing, construction, and...

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Business & Money | Saturday 2 July, 2016 8:10 am

Kingdom’s logistics industry ‘undergoing major expansion’

Messe Frankfurt Middle East, one of the region’s largest exhibition organizers, is expanding its regional reach with the announcement of the inaugural Materials Handling Saudi Arabia 2016.  The two-day conference and exhibition will take place from Nov. 28-29 in Jeddah, offering...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 2 July, 2016 8:04 am

Al-Balad — A trip down memory lane

OVER the weekend, I managed to convince some of my family members to go with me down to Al-Balad, where the annual Ramadan festival is under way. It was not hard to convince my grandfather, who was proud of having grown up in Al-Balad as a child. When my mother and younger sister heard that a trip ...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 2 July, 2016 8:01 am

Al-Falih meets with Chinese officials

Khalid Al-Falih, minister of energy, industry and mineral resources, held a number of important meetings with senior Chinese officials. The talks focused on enhancing economic cooperation between Saudi Arabia and China. Al-Falih has met with Chinese Deputy Prime Minister Zhang Gaoli, who is...

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