Business & Money | Sunday 21 June, 2015 9:23 am

IISJ celebrates ‘100% success rate’

A total of 396 awards, jubilant students and an auditorium reverberating with the applause of proud parents and teachers defined the 46th Annual Prize Day of IIS Jeddah.International Indian School, Jeddah celebrated the excellent results of students who sat for AISSCE XII and AISSE X exams...

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Healthcare | Sunday 21 June, 2015 9:22 am

New cancer drug approved

A new drug that delays the metastasis of solid tumors was introduced at a medical conference recently. The new drug relieves pain caused by cancer and helps to protect patients and achieves positive results.An international group of oncologists participated in the conference organized by the the...

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Government | Sunday 21 June, 2015 9:21 am

Thousands flock to Grand Mosque

Nearly 1 million people prayed at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on the first Friday of Ramadan.Worshippers and Umrah pilgrims from inside and outside the Kingdom flocked to the Grand Mosque from the early hours of Friday morning, filling its corridors, floors and the courtyards to pray there in an...

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Government | Sunday 21 June, 2015 8:34 am

Expat IDs to be sent by post from Aug. 16

The Passport Department has announced that companies and individuals would no longer need to visit its offices from Aug. 16 because services would be available online and identity cards for expatriate workers would be sent through Saudi Post, a media report has said. Col. Khaled Al-Saikhan,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 21 June, 2015 4:38 am

City Mall Celebrates Ramadan the Holy Month

This year, the holy month of Ramadan is extra special at City Mall, as the city’s favourite, will be transformed with decorations inspired by “Thousand and One nights” fairy tales. Raising the visitors’ spirits as they enter, City Mall, will be decorated with crescents, stars and...

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Business & Money | Sunday 21 June, 2015 4:33 am

This Ramadan Is Going To Be Great With Easy Taxi!

Since it’s the great month of forgiveness, love and peace, Easy Taxi wishes all passengers nothing but a blessed Ramadan spent happily among the family and friends. And continuing its amazing service in driving passengers safely and easily from one place to another inside Jeddah and Riyadh, Easy...

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Business & Money | Sunday 21 June, 2015 4:30 am

Crunch Doha Sheds Light on Fitness Transformation at “How Women Work 2015 Conference”

Nuwaid Pocker, CEO of Crunch Doha, Qatar's first body transformation company, spoke about the basics of transformation in the “How Women Work 2015” event, which was held at the Qatar Business incubation Centre under the patronage of HE Sheikha Alanoud Al-Thani. Taking part in this event is an...

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Business & Money | Sunday 21 June, 2015 12:00 am

STAR ALLIANCE LAX LOUNGE WINS SKYTRAX AWARD Voted Best Alliance Lounge

13 Star Alliance carriers receive 27 awardsThe Star Alliance Lounge in the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has been voted best Alliance Lounge by Skytrax.Accepting the award, Justin Erbacci, Vice President Customer Experience and Technology, Star ...

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Sports | Saturday 20 June, 2015 6:15 pm

ABU DHABI OCEAN RACING SET FOR CELEBRATION ON FINAL LEG TO SWEDEN

Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) champions-elect Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (ADOR) has set off from The Hague in The Netherlands on the final leg of the round the world race after arriving in fifth place on Friday for a scheduled pit stop.The ADOR crew left for Gothenburg, Sweden at precisely 1553 and 43...

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Business & Money | Saturday 20 June, 2015 5:45 pm

GECAS’ Cargo Aircraft Group Launches Boeing 737-800NG Passenger-to-Freighter Conversion Program

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the aviation leasing and financing arm of GE [NYSE:GE], today announced the launch of its 737-800NG passenger-to-freighter conversion program. GECAS plans to convert up to 20 of its Boeing 737-800NG passenger aircraft to freighters. AEI Aeronautical Engineers, ...

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