Government | Sunday 3 April, 2016 4:13 am

Floral designs add to beauty of Grand Mosque

The inside portion of the newly constructed Haram building that overlooks mataf (circumambulation area around the Holy Kaba) has been decorated with Islamic floral designs. The prayer areas inside the Grand Mosque are also adorned by various engineering and geometrical designs adding beauty to...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 3 April, 2016 3:15 am

Old Jeddah buildings to be torn down

Dilapidated buildings in the south and north of Jeddah in an area of 500,000 square meters are set for demolition because they pose a threat to people’s lives. The municipality has served notices to the owners and residents of these buildings to evacuate the premises, an official committee...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 3 April, 2016 3:14 am

Turkish Airlines and Plug and Play are announcing a new collaboration on innovation

Plug and Play is nurturing innovation in a wide range of industries, while Turkish Airlines has a deeper focus on innovations in travel sector. Travel & Hospitality Program aims to discover, support, and scale technologies that are defining the future of travel and hospitality. In parallel ...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 3 April, 2016 2:47 am

Samsung Bioepis' Flixabi® Infliximab Biosimilar Recommended for Approval in the European Union

 Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. today announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion on Flixabi® – a biosimilar version of Remicade® (infliximab), also known as SB2 – for the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 3 April, 2016 1:50 am

Oman Air And SATS Form Cargo Handling Joint Venture In Oman

Oman Air SAOC (Oman Air) and SATS Ltd. (SATS), through its wholly-owned subsidiary SATS Investments Ptd Ltd, today signed a joint venture agreement for cargo handling at Muscat International Airport.    Under the agreement, Oman Air will transfer its cargo handling business and related ...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 3 April, 2016 12:51 am

World Memon Organisation Middle East explores Dubai Heritage Village

Event part of the organisation's efforts to encourage a deeper understanding of Emirati culture among members The Middle East Chapter of the World Memon Organisation (WMOME) in association with Dubai Culture & Arts Authority recently organised a cultural tour around the Heritage Village...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 2 April, 2016 6:32 am

223 photos depict king’s sincere care for KSU

 King Saud University (KSU) has documented the care and support given by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman to the university for more than four decades through a photo album containing 223 photos depicting the king’s historic relations with KSU since its...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 2 April, 2016 6:09 am

The results of the 2016 Air Transport News Awards were announced: Success for Turkish Companies!

As the only international prizes that award all the main categories of the air transport industry, 2016 Air Transport News Awards Ceremony took place in Mozart Residence, Salzburg. Turkish Airlines and its sub-brands were again among the winners. Turkish Airlines has been awarded "Airline of...

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Business & Money | Saturday 2 April, 2016 5:44 am

Airbus Defence and Space to Enhance Qatar Armed Forces Command and Control Capabilities with Direct Access to Satellite Imagery

Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded a contract to provide Qatar Armed Forces (QAF) with a multi-mission Direct Receiving Station and image analysis capabilities.  This complete infrastructure will allow QAF to receive and process satellite data and give them the capacity to produce...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 2 April, 2016 5:20 am

King’s support for Qur’an memorization lauded

Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar honored winners at the 18th edition of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Local Competition for Holy Qur’an Memorization and Interpretation in Riyadh on Wednesday night.  Addressing the large audience of scholars, the prince lauded the ...

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