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Dubai joins the global “Smart City App Hack” challenge
Business & Money | Monday 27 April, 2015 12:52 am
Dubai Internet City named official partner for the initiativeDubai, Barcelona, Helsinki and Ghent are the four cities currently confirmed to participate in the global Smart City App Hack competition. The cities will join forces to create a network of citizens who will collaborate to develop mobile...
HEMPEL opens its largest flagship showroom in the Middle East from Riyadh
Business & Money | Sunday 26 April, 2015 4:31 pm
HEMPEL Paints has opened its newest showroom in Riyadh, its largest in the Middle East. The inauguration falls in parallel of the Group’s 100th anniversary. HEMPEL’s Group President & CEO, Pierre-Yves Jullien flew in to the Kingdom for the special occasion.The showroom was opened in line with...
Rawabi Holding’s Talent Exhibit continues to inspire Saudi youth
Business & Money | Sunday 26 April, 2015 4:18 pm
Rawabi Holding Group launched the 4th and final round of the 5th Rawabi Talent Exhibit at the Sultan bin Abdulaziz Science and Technology Centre (Scitech) in Al-Khobar on Thursday (April 23, 2015) with the presence of Group Chairman Sheikh Abdulaziz AlTurki and a number of personalities.The event...
RIYADH HOSTS THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF SAUDI’S PREMIERE DESIGN WEEK
Beauty & Style | Sunday 26 April, 2015 2:14 pm
Oasis Magazine, in partnership with The King Faisal Centre for Research and Islamic studies, is proud to announce the second edition of Saudi Design Week (SDW). The SDW founders Munira Al-Ajlani, Noura Bouzo, and Basma Bouzo are joined by an esteemed advisory board: HRH Prince Faisal bin Saud bin...
Ministry: Citizens will be allowed to choose homes
Government | Sunday 26 April, 2015 7:47 am
Nationals eligible for housing have the option to choose units through the designated website, but will have to wait until what they want is ready, the Ministry of Housing has said. “The distribution of houses is based on what is available and the number of points presented, and not on the date...
EWAAN SHOWCASING ALJAWAN RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE PROJECT AT RESTATEX 2015
Business & Money | Sunday 26 April, 2015 7:29 am
Ewaan Global Residential Company, one of the leading real estate development companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is once again Gold Sponsor of the Riyadh Real Estate, Housing and Urban Development Exhibition - RESTATEX – being held April 26 – 29, 2015 at Riyadh International Convention...
Shoura to vote on Haj Ministry’s proposals tomorrow
Government | Sunday 26 April, 2015 6:49 am
The Shoura Council on Monday will vote on the recommendation of the Committee on Haj, Pilgrim Housing and Services to publish the exact text of the penal measures against any violator of the pilgrim service regulations in a local newspaper published at the location of the violator and at the...
SCTA to develop handicraft sector
Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 25 April, 2015 9:13 am
The Ministry of Social Affairs and the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has signed an agreement to boost the handicraft sector.The National Handicraft Program, known as Bari, is also involved in the initiative to raise the quality of products for sale on international...
OIC chief calls for all-out fight against malaria
Healthcare | Saturday 25 April, 2015 9:04 am
Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General Iyad Madani has called upon the member states to continue to accord due attention to malaria control and elimination. He was speaking at a conference and photo exhibition organized on the eve of World Malaria Day, which falls on April...
Mataf will be fully operational in Ramadan
Business & Money | Saturday 25 April, 2015 9:02 am
The expansion of the mataf, or circumambulation area around the Kaaba, will be ready this Ramadan, with a capacity for 100,000 worshippers an hour.This was confirmed on Friday by Sultan Al-Qurashi, director of project management at the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, according...
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