Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 8 January, 2022 11:51 pm

Women’s camel beauty contest concludes at King Abdulaziz Festival in Riyadh

RIYADH: Camel beauty contest judges at the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival, held in the northeast of Riyadh, have announced the results of the women’s singles contest. The contest involved Al-Mughateer camels, a famous breed among locals of the Arabian Peninsula. Bedouin tribes divide...

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Technology & IT | Friday 7 January, 2022 9:11 am

Acer Boosts Gaming Portfolio with Powerful New Predator Desktops and Monitors

The Predator X32 gaming monitor earns a CES Innovation AwardThe new Predator Orion 5000 gaming desktop features up to a 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor, paired with the latest Intel H670 chipset, up to an NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 GPU, and 64 GB of 4,000 MHz DDR5 RAM for the most serious,...

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Government | Thursday 6 January, 2022 10:03 am

Hajj Ministry sets 10-day mandatory interval between two Umrahs

RIYADH — The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has set an interval of 10 days between the issuance of two Umrah permits for pilgrims of all age groups.A pilgrim, who obtained a permit to perform Umrah, can book an appointment for a second Umrah through the Eatmarna or Tawakkalna applications at the end...

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Government | Wednesday 5 January, 2022 9:56 am

Saudi aviation sector aims for three-fold increase in passenger volume

RIYADH — The President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), Abdulaziz Al-Duailej, said the contribution of the civil aviation and air transport sector to the Kingdom’s GDP is expected to increase to more than SR280 billion by 2030. This in comparison to about SR80 billion in...

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Government | Wednesday 5 January, 2022 9:52 am

Saudi Arabia approves law to protect rights of elderly

RIYADH — The Council of Ministers on Tuesday approved the law for the protection of the rights of the elderly people and their care. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman chaired the virtual session of the Cabinet.The Cabinet’s approval of the law is regarded as a landmark initiative...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 5 January, 2022 9:17 am

Tourism In Hyderabad: The City That Can Mesmerise You

Hyderabad, the capital and also the largest city of the state of Telangana. The whole city is spread around 250 square miles on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of river Musi in the northern part. The whole of Hyderabad is on hilly terrain and surrounded by artificial lakes, which includes...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 5 January, 2022 1:36 am

FUTURE MINERALS FORUM ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF MINING

The Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, host and convener of the first-ever Future Minerals Forum, held under the patronage of the Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has formally unveiled the global event’s detailed program featuring an extensive...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 4 January, 2022 8:03 pm

FORM Hotel offers an exclusive 25% discount for all Saudi Nationals

Guests can enjoy a variety of benefits while staying at FORM Hotel.Dubai, UAE, January 2022 – FORM Hotel, the luxurious boutique hotel located in Al Jaddaf is offering a 25% discount for all Saudi Nationals along with other amenities. FORM Hotel, Design Hotel’s first property in the middle ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 4 January, 2022 9:53 am

Full steam ahead for Saudi women with train driver program

JEDDAH: The Saudi Railway Polytechnic is training women to drive trains on the Kingdom’s Haramain High Speed Railway, in a project seeking to break taboos. For decades, train driving has been viewed as a masculine career profession. And while women in Saudi Arabia have broken records in ...

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Cars & Autos | Tuesday 4 January, 2022 9:44 am

Saudi airports providing additional services for Dakar Rally

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said it has prepared the Kingdom’s airports to deliver a number of additional services during the 2022 Dakar Rally, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday. This year’s rally, organized by the Ministry of Sports with the...

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