Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 10 January, 2021 8:41 am

About 18 million passengers travel though Dubai airports in 2020

The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai has revealed that the number of passengers traveling through Dubai airports during the past year was 17 million and 889 thousand and 183 passengers, while smart gates’ user exceeded the one million mark with 706 thousand and 619 ...

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Government | Saturday 9 January, 2021 1:21 pm

Saudi Arabia sets up health center at border crossing with Qatar

A COVID-19 health center in Saudi Arabia was established at the Salwa border crossing with Qatar on Friday, Al-Arabiya TV reported. Saudi Arabia reopened its airspace and land and sea borders with Qatar on Monday, in a breakthrough agreement aimed at ending the three-year diplomatic dispute...

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Sports | Saturday 9 January, 2021 1:13 pm

Sainz takes another Dakar stage win in shortened and delayed 6th leg

Reigning champion Carlos Sainz rebounded strongly with a dominant win on Friday’s stage from Al Qaisumah to Hail. The Spaniard was the quickest driver at the first intermediate point and went on to open the gap over his pursuers who were not able to catch him. All in all, a fine performance from...

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Government | Friday 8 January, 2021 10:39 pm

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Receives 1st Dose of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccine

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received here today the first dose of Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine.For his part, the Minister of Health Dr. Tawfig bin Fawzan Al Rabiah extended thanks to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques who provided all support for the ...

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Healthcare | Thursday 7 January, 2021 12:39 pm

1 million apply for vaccine through Health Ministry’s Sehhaty app

About 1 million registered users have applied to receive the COVID-19 vaccine through the Ministry of Health’s Sehhaty app with more than 100,000 residents inoculated to date across the three vaccine centers in the Riyadh region, Makkah region and the Eastern Province. The ministry is...

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| Thursday 7 January, 2021 11:48 am

Saudi artist wins global recognition for work celebrating GCC Summit

A young Saudi artist has attracted global attention with her eye-catching piece of artwork to mark the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit held in AlUla. Basma Al-Balawi’s piece depicting the history of AlUla has been the talk of social media since Gulf leaders signed a normalization...

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Sports | Thursday 7 January, 2021 11:45 am

Minister of Sports Meets with FIFA President

Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, Minister of Sports and Chairman of the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee met here today with President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Gianni Infantino. During the meeting, they reviewed the most prominent international...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 7 January, 2021 11:38 am

Cisco reveals the top 6 tech trends for 2021 and beyond

Cisco has revealed the top tech trends for 2021 and beyond with technologies that enable businesses to be more agile, resilient, and better prepared for unexpected challenges coming to the fore. In 2020, the arrival of future digital transformation occurred far faster than expected and research...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 7 January, 2021 11:05 am

Tabreed, Miral sign cooling agreement for SeaWorld Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, 6th January, 2021 (WAM) -- The National Central Cooling Company (Tabreed) has announced the signing of an agreement with Miral to provide district cooling services to SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, a first-of-its-kind marine life theme park being developed by Miral on Yas Island.Tabreed will...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 7 January, 2021 10:58 am

Sharjah National Oil Corporation launches Gas Storage Project

Sharjah National Oil Corporation (SNOC) has announced the start-up of its new gas storage project. This follows a small-scale pilot phase using existing infrastructure that has been running since early 2017. The first gas was introduced to the project on 1st January 2021 following a turbulent...

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