Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 29 November, 2015 11:46 am

Jeddah Children celebrate International Peace Day

A recent celebratory event was held in Jeddah Prep and Grammar School (JPGS) to commemorate The International Peace Day, which the United Nations recognizes annually on the 21st of September. The aim of the event, which will take place on a yearly basis and be part of the school’s culture, is ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 29 November, 2015 4:37 am

Campaigning for historic Saudi poll begins today

Election fever is set to grip the Kingdom with campaigning for the historic Dec. 12 municipal elections beginning on Sunday, even as poll officials are ready to keep an eye on candidates who may violate their code of conduct. The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs has launched an election...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 29 November, 2015 4:35 am

Umrah hotel booking through ‘Sijjil’ saves time and money

Around 250,000 Umrah pilgrims have booked hotel rooms in Makkah and Madinah through the new “Sijjil” electronic system, Abdullah Qadi, deputy president of the National Committee for Haj and Umrah, has said. Reserving hotel accommodation through the system, introduced by the Ministry...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 29 November, 2015 3:31 am

Kingdom ‘has talent to push boundaries of technology’

Analysts recently predicted that Saudi Arabia’s spending on information and communication technologies (ICT) will top the $36 billion (SR135 billion) mark this year, driven in part by a desire to improve efficiencies and foster innovation in local industry. One of the companies at the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 29 November, 2015 2:38 am

Construction of King Salman and Prince Sultan towers to begin soon in Makkah

Construction of the King Salman Bin Abdulaziz and Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz investment towers in Makkah is expected to begin soon, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported Saturday. The two 12-storey hotel towers are charity projects belonging to the Disabled Children Association. The total cost is...

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Healthcare | Sunday 29 November, 2015 2:29 am

Incentive for border health workers

The director of the Health Department in Jazan, Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Sahli, has said that the Health Ministry will pay SR20 million to workers at hospitals in the southern borders, pointing out that these incentives had been promised by the ministry to workers who continue to work...

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Business & Money | Sunday 29 November, 2015 2:25 am

GCC boards identify risk management as key issue in company governance

Following the last financial crisis and with the current economic climate, companies have been paying more attention to risk management. Boards play a crucial role in risk oversight, however, not enough board directors in the Gulf region are aware of and have clear visibility on the top risks...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 28 November, 2015 1:54 pm

Mobily Wins Hosting and Cloud Services Assurance Excellence Award

Mobily received Hosting and Cloud Services Assurance Excellence Award during the BMC Exchange 2015 conference that took place in Dubai. The award has been received by Faisal A. Bakhashwain Acting General Manager Infrastructure Technologies Planning and Ahmed A. AlOsaili, Executive Manager of Data...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 28 November, 2015 12:21 pm

Microsoft’s Gates to start multi-billion-dollar clean tech initiative

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will launch a multi-billion-dollar clean energy research and development initiative with heads of state on Monday, the opening day of the UN climate change summit in Paris, the French government said. Gates and a group of developing and developed countries will...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 28 November, 2015 12:19 pm

Schools to improve science education

The Ministry of Education and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) have signed several agreements to boost science and technology teaching at schools. The agreements were inked by Prince Turki bin Saud bin Mohammad Al-Saud, president of KACST, and Azzam Al-Dakhil, minister of...

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