Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 5 March, 2016 9:08 am

Saudi National Heritage Exhibition in Geneva

 As part of an effort to introduce the Kingdom’s rich cultural heritage to the world, the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH) is presenting an exhibition entitled “Saudi Arabia: National Heritage, Diversity and Richness” at the United Nations Office in...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 5 March, 2016 8:07 am

KSU students win professional ethics competition

Finance students from King Saud University emerged the winners of the 2015-16 CFA Research Challenge organized by the CFA Institute, Saudi Arabia chapter. The champion team will now represent Saudi universities in the upcoming CFA Institute Research Challenge to be held in April in Chicago. The ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 5 March, 2016 7:59 am

Gold holds steady after 20% surge in 2016

Gold held onto the previous session’s 2 percent gains on Friday as strong underlying investment demand helped prices rebound from a sharp drop in the wake of forecast-beating US payrolls data. Earlier gold hit its highest in 13 months, having been driven up nearly 20 percent this year by...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 5 March, 2016 7:13 am

Nozomi and Tugra bag awards

The inaugural ‘2016 Food and Travel GCC Awards’ was held in the Kingdom of Bahrain in the presence of internationally acclaimed chefs and restaurateurs. The glittery ceremony, held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel Bahrain, was organized by the prestigious Food & Travel magazine, and...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 5 March, 2016 6:05 am

Flower and garden festival opens in Yanbu

The 17-day 10th Flower and Garden Festival which opened here in Yanbu on Friday is expected to again attract thousands of visitors. The event was launched by Alaa bin Abdullah Nassif, chief executive of the Royal Commission for Yanbu, at the Events Garden in Yanbu Industrial City. Nassif said...

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Business & Money | Saturday 5 March, 2016 5:11 am

Boeing: 71 years of partnership

The Boeing Company enjoys a strong and long-standing relationship with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is a partnership that began on Feb. 14, 1945, when US President Franklin D. Roosevelt presented a DC-3 Dakota airplane to King Abdulaziz Al-Saud. This event marked both the beginning of the...

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Business & Money | Saturday 5 March, 2016 5:04 am

ARGAS lays foundations for a successful future

ARGAS, the Arabian Geophysical and Surveying Company, recently celebrated its first 50 years of success with an eye firmly on the future, as it laid the cornerstone of its new Center for Research and Development in the Dhahran Techno Valley, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The ceremony...

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Culture & Education | Friday 4 March, 2016 10:32 am

MoE seeks to ensure effective education

The Ministry of Education (MoE) seeks to create a system that ensures an effective and efficient method of education for modern times. Education Minister Ahmed Al-Issa said that to achieve this, the ministry has launched a number of projects.  He said this during the launch on Thursday of a...

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Business & Money | Friday 4 March, 2016 10:28 am

Saudi housing sector in transitional phase

Saudi Arabia’s housing sector is currently in a transitional phase due to changes in the mortgage law and taxes, industry experts said at Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF) 2016 on Thursday.  Speakers at a panel discussion on housing at the forum said they are anticipating the market dynamics...

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Business & Money | Friday 4 March, 2016 10:19 am

Housing Ministry, GACA sign cooperative pact

The Ministry of Housing and the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for increasing cooperation between the two entities. The agreement for joint cooperation was signed on Thursday between Housing Minister Majed Al-Hogail and GACA President...

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