Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 11 December, 2015 3:16 am

New airport projects to boost tourism

Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage President Prince Sultan bin Salman and General Authority for Civil Aviation President Suleiman bin Abdullah Al-Hamdan discussed the ongoing airport expansion projects across the Kingdom that will help in handling over 100 million passengers...

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Technology & IT | Friday 11 December, 2015 12:19 am

Yahoo Provides Update on Planned Spin Off of Remaining Stake in Alibaba Group

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) today announced that its Board of Directors, after careful review and consideration of how to best drive long-term value for shareholders, has unanimously decided to suspend work on the pending plan, announced in January of 2015, to spin off the company’s remaining...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 10 December, 2015 8:41 pm

Google to help local businesses in Saudi grow on the web

More than 500 businesses, agencies and brands  confirmed their attendance to join Google’s first ever ‘Think with Google’ event in the kingdom at the Faisaliah hotel on Thursday.  The company announced its intention to increase its efforts in supporting small to medium...

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Business & Money | Thursday 10 December, 2015 4:51 pm

Deloitte works with Greater Amman Municipality to improve internal management practices to deliver better services to residents of Amman

This week marks the completion of the CityPerform pilot project, a joint initiative by the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) and Deloitte Consulting that is striving to bring data to internal city management decisions to improve service delivery. Amman was chosen as the pilot city for this...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 10 December, 2015 3:07 pm

Arabnet Riyadh To Host Ministers And Top Decision Makers In Saudi Arabia’s Largest, Most Exceclusiv Digital Forum

Under the patronage of HRH Prince Dr. Turki Bin Saud Al Saud, President of KACST, a ministerial panel with key ministries and dignitaries entitled “Vision 2030:Moving the Kingdom Towards the Knowledge Economy.” The distinguished panel will be preceded by a keynote by HRH Prince Dr....

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 10 December, 2015 3:06 pm

Turkish Airlines and Avianca Brazil Sign Code Share Agreement

Turkish Airlines has signed a code-share agreement with its fellow Star Alliance member Avianca Brazil. The Brazilian company stated it will add its code (O6) to selected flights operated by the partner, offering its customers access to Istanbul and connections to several destinations in the world. ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 10 December, 2015 1:23 pm

British Airways to launch the new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on its Jeddah route from July 2016

British Airways has announced that its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, complete with a new First cabin, will start flying to Jeddah from July 2016. British Airways has also confirmed it will be flying the new 787-9 Dreamliner to Dubai from July 2016, its second UAE destination, following the launch ...

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Healthcare | Thursday 10 December, 2015 1:20 pm

“HARVONI®” Launch Is The Beginning of Hepatitis C Eradication in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia witnessed the launch of Harvoni (the new treatment for hepatitis C patients) at a medical launch seminar yesterday in Mövenpick Hotel under the title “Cure…Don’t Compromise”. In attendance were physicians specialized in Hepatology and Gastroenterology, as...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 10 December, 2015 10:05 am

Region’s first 3D Printing Olympiad for students to be held in Dubai

  Students from across the GCC will be participating in the region’s first 3D printing competition aimed at targeting young talent from schools and universities.   The Gulf 3D Printing Olympiad, inspired by the UAE Innovation Week, is the brainchild of ATLAB, a...

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Beauty & Style | Thursday 10 December, 2015 9:35 am

Fiorelli launches a collection of stunning handbags at Lifestyle

Suave colour palette and eye-catching designs are the highlights of the new collection   Make a statement this season with a unique and stylish collection of handbags from UK’s fashion forward brand Fiorelli, which has recently launched across all Lifestyle stores in the...

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