Business & Money | Saturday 14 May, 2016 4:10 pm

Deal to boost transparency in real estate market

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), the world's leading real estate investment and advisory firm, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Saudi Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Asharqia Chamber) to improve transparency in the region’s residential, retail, office...

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Business & Money | Saturday 14 May, 2016 4:07 pm

Facebook delivers the scoop on how it delivers the news

Will “Trending topics” become a “trending” topic on Facebook? The social media giant on Thursday pulled back the curtain on how its Trending Topics feature works, a reaction to a report in the tech blog Gizmodo that claimed Facebook downplays conservative news subjects....

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Business & Money | Saturday 14 May, 2016 4:02 pm

Project Qatar 2016 Successfully Concludes its 13th Edition

Project Qatar 2016, the 13th International Construction Technology and Building Materials Exhibition, held under the patronage of HE Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, concluded today with great success. The 2016 edition surpassed all...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 14 May, 2016 3:06 pm

Saudia’s Al Bayraq to start service on June 1

Saudia Private Aviation, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Airlines, will launch its Al Bayraq flight service between Jeddah and Riyadh from June 1, according to Saleh Al-Jasser, director general of Saudia. There will be 12 scheduled flights daily in both directions from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m., he...

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Business & Money | Saturday 14 May, 2016 3:03 pm

Glowork Saudi project named among 15 WISE Awards finalists

The Saudi project Glowork, has been named amongst the 15 finalists selected for the 2016 WISE Awards organized by the World Innovation Summit for Education. Glowork is a Saudi social enterprise that was founded in 2011 in Saudi Arabia. The project is the first women’s employment...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 14 May, 2016 2:53 pm

Mobily grants prepaid customers a chance to win one million Riyals

Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) announced the launch of a new competition allowing all prepaid packages subscribers, both new and existing, to enter the draw on valuable prizes upon sending SMS to enter the draw or when visiting Mobily’s branch to register their fingerprint. The company clarified ...

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Government | Saturday 14 May, 2016 8:15 am

Temporary mataf bridge dismantled

A view of the mataf (the circumambulation area around the Holy Kaaba) after the temporary mataf bridge was completely dismantled on Friday. With the removal of the bridge, worshippers in the Grand Mosque in Makkah will now be able to take advantage of the expanded mataf entirely. The temporary...

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Business & Money | Friday 13 May, 2016 6:21 am

Saudi Vision 2030 Enables Kingdom to Leapfrog in Digital Economy Innovation

Public-private partnerships in technology will drive Saudi Vision 2030, and support the Kingdom to leapfrog in Digital Economy innovation, industry experts announced today at the SAP Saudi Forum.   “Technology mega-trends such as hyper-connectivity and the cloud can enable the...

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Culture & Education | Friday 13 May, 2016 5:39 am

World Academy at KAEC advances design-led education

The World Academy at KAEC is showcasing the achievements of its students at the school’s 2016 Science Fair, which features projects designed and built in the school’s new Design and Technology Center. The event, on the theme of Green Energy, Sustainability, Renewability, and...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 13 May, 2016 5:37 am

75 international hotels in the Kingdom soon

 International hotelier companies are expected to enter the Saudi market during the coming four years to build or operate about 75 hotels, a senior official of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) has said. “The commission has paved the way for the arrival of...

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