Technology & IT | Sunday 18 December, 2016 10:00 am

Mobily Adds Ziebart To “Neqaty” Partners

Mobily announced that Ziebart (Al-Dosari International Business Ltd) joined “Neqaty” partners list in a signing ceremony held recently in Riyadh with the presence of Mr  Abdullah Al-Dosari, Chairman of Al-Dosari International Business Ltd, and Mr Sameer Al-Zbin, Ziebart General...

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Business & Money | Sunday 18 December, 2016 9:24 am

Finalists for the 7th Global Event Awards Now Announced

Eventex 2017 is nearly upon us in all its glory. The judging phase is now completed, and the shortlist of finalists revealed. Best Association Meeting 82nd IFLA World Library and Information Congress CEO Summit 2016 RCOG World Congress 2016 ESPID 2016 – Paediatric...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 18 December, 2016 1:14 am

Al Ghurair Rayhaan and Al Ghurair Arjaan by Rotana Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

Al Ghurair Rayhaan and Al Ghurair Arjaan by Rotana, the 5 star hotel and deluxe hotel apartments hosted a Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony to showcase the true essence of Festive Season. The two stunning Rotana properties in Deira invited valued media partners, bloggers, instagrammers, corporate ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 17 December, 2016 4:52 am

Prince Khaled Al-Faisal: Feature of Arab renaissance visible

Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg, assistant secretary-general for foreign affairs at the Gulf Cooperation Council, told a gathering of GCC government leaders and academics at the Arab Thought Foundation’s FIKR15 conference that the GCC is working on economic and developmental principles from scratch...

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Government | Saturday 17 December, 2016 3:47 am

Ministers, economists and Shoura members commend king’s speech

Government leaders and economists said Thursday that the speech of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman at the Shoura Council a day earlier provided a “road map” to the achievements of the Kingdom’s domestic and foreign affairs. Education Minister Ahmed Al-Isa described...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 17 December, 2016 3:01 am

Badir Program helped set up 100 companies in 2016, says CEO

THE three-day ArabNet 2016, the largest digital gathering in the Kingdom, concluded at Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh on Wednesday. Omar Christidis, founder and CEO of ArabNet, said, “We have great initiatives for entrepreneurs, we have got our competitions in startup battles, in which three ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 17 December, 2016 2:49 am

Arab tourism ministers adopt charter for protection of architectural heritage

Prince Sultan bin Salman, chairman of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH), said that the Kingdom will witness a revival of its tourism and national heritage sector in the next two years due in large part to the state’s ongoing support of large development projects...

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Business & Money | Saturday 17 December, 2016 1:58 am

The other side of online shopping

WHILE Saudi Arabia is becoming one of the top countries for e-commerce and local online shopping websites increasing each day, many Saudis still prefer to buy from international online shopping websites. Some Saudis still believe that Saudi and Arab online shopping sites can’t be trusted,...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 17 December, 2016 1:57 am

iKTVA, a cornerstone of Saudi Vision 2030

GLOBAL oil giant Saudi Aramco on Wednesday reaffirmed its steadfast commitment to its In-Kingdom Total Value Add (iKTVA) localization program by celebrating the accomplishments made by both the company and its suppliers since its launch a year ago. At a ceremony attended by Easter Province Emir...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 17 December, 2016 1:54 am

Book lovers throng as Jeddah international fair kicks off

Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah and adviser to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, on Thursday evening inaugurated the second edition of Jeddah International Book Fair at the Events Land in South Obhur. Thousands of book lovers, including many young Saudis, thronged the pavilions on Friday,...

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