Culture & Education | Sunday 6 February, 2022 7:19 pm

National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity honors 40 Saudi innovators

Forty talented Saudi students were crowned with grand prizes in the 2022 National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity — Ibdaa 2022 — on Saturday by Madinah Deputy Gov. Prince Saud bin Khalid Al-Faisal, on behalf of the governor Prince Faisal bin Salman. The event, which was held for the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 6 February, 2022 7:16 pm

Dubai’s Museum of the Future set to open to the public this month

The long-awaited Museum of the Future in Dubai finally has an opening date, with the new structure slated to open its doors to the public on Feb. 22. It will offer exhibitions, themed attractions and immersive theater. Each floor will be like an immersive film set from the future, while...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 6 February, 2022 7:12 pm

Female developers join the program as Apple academy opens in Riyadh

The first Apple Developer Academy in the Middle East opened its doors last week in Riyadh, offering female tech enthusiasts an opportunity to become programmers and developers. “Our goal is to become the region’s premier center for female iOS developers while supporting them in becoming...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 5 February, 2022 12:47 pm

100,000 registered attendees see LEAP22 leapfrog into first place in international technology events

The inaugural edition of LEAP has set new records for a debut technology event, attracting over 100,000 registered attendees from more than 80 countries. Over 700 exhibitors including the world’s leading technology companies and over 1,500 of the most innovative start-ups, along with more than...

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Sports | Saturday 5 February, 2022 12:46 pm

Saudi Arabia makes debut appearance in Winter Olympics

Saudi Arabia on Friday made its first appearance at the Winter Olympics after alpine skier Fayik Abdi qualified to compete in Beijing 2022.The Saudi delegation led by Abdi walked into the opening ceremony at the Beijing National Stadium raising the Kingdom’s green and white flag for the first...

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Business & Money | Friday 4 February, 2022 1:45 pm

98 new economic activities added to Dubai's vital sectors in 2021: Dubai DET

The Business Registration and Licensing (BRL) sector at the Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), Dubai, has added 98 new economic activities across a number of vital sectors in 2021, bringing the total number of economic activities to more than 2,200. This entails an increase of 88 percent ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 4 February, 2022 1:34 pm

Dubai welcomes 7.28 million overnight visitors in 2021, setting momentous marker for global tourism recovery

Dubai welcomed 7.28 million international overnight visitors between January and December 2021, representing 32 per cent year-over-year growth (YoY), establishing a momentous marker in the global tourism recovery, and setting the city firmly on course to achieve sustainable growth on its way to...

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Business & Money | Friday 4 February, 2022 1:30 pm

CDF to support Saudi film sector with SR879 million financing

The Cultural Development Fund (CDF) announced on Wednesday its “Film Sector Financing Program" which aims to enhance the Saudi film sector’s infrastructure and boost its production with a budget of SR879 million.Mohammed Bin Dayel, CEO of the CDF, said on his Twitter: “The Film Sector...

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Culture & Education | Friday 4 February, 2022 1:26 pm

Kingdom launches ‘Year of Saudi Coffee’

The government has designated 2022 as the “Year of Saudi Coffee” and is seeking ideas from the public on how to mark the occasion. Coffee has long been an intrinsic part of Saudi culture, representing values such as generosity and hospitality, and regularly features in songs, poems and...

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Culture & Education | Friday 4 February, 2022 1:21 pm

National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity showcases Saudi students’ projects

More than 150 Saudi students are participating in the 2022 National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity — Ibdaa 2022. More than 103,000 students applied to take part.The event — organized by King Abdulaziz and his Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity, also known as Mawhiba, in...

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