Business & Money | Sunday 5 July, 2015 3:35 am

Qatar Rail receives ISO certification for occupational health and safety management

Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail), the company overseeing the construction of the Qatar’s integrated railway network, was recently awarded the ISO certification OHSAS 18001:2007 for occupational health and safety management systems, following management systems audits of the Qatar Rail...

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Business & Money | Sunday 5 July, 2015 1:36 am

Marketing Kingdom Middle East 2 Brings Global Marketing Elite To Qatar

Marketing experts from Twitter, Yahoo!, the Body Shop, eBay, Cambridge University and Virgin Media have been confirmed to present at the second edition of the Marketing Kingdom Middle East, scheduled to take place from 18-19 October 2015 at the W Hotel in Doha. “After last year’s...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 4 July, 2015 3:53 pm

Mobily’s 4G Network Records 270% Growth Rate During Ramadan 2015

Etihad Etisalat Mobily’s 4G network has achieved a growth rate exceeded all expectations during the holy month of Ramadan, where the network recorded 270% growth rate in the average of transferred data compared to Ramadan of last year. The high capacity rates for the 4G reflect the success ...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 4 July, 2015 6:24 am

All parallel programs of universities suspended

The Ministry of Education has suspended all parallel education programs, except in medical and engineering specialties, as well as bridging programs for health diploma certificates. Education Minister Azzam Al-Dhakil gave directions to the rectors at the Saudi universities to suspend the...

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Business & Money | Saturday 4 July, 2015 5:22 am

Campaign for safe driving to reduce disabilities begins

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH) and the Disabled Children’s Association (DCA) have launched a traffic safety campaign, to reduce the number of accidents that cause disability. Prince Sultan bin Salman, the SCTNH president and chairman of the DAC board of...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 4 July, 2015 4:30 am

Riyadh’s Ramadan tents are a big draw

Hotels in the capital have made special arrangements by setting up Ramadan tents, where diners can visit to begin and break their fast with special suhoor and iftar meals during the ongoing fasting month. As the Ramadan tent is a popular phenomenon in the Kingdom and other Arab countries, Arab...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 4 July, 2015 4:25 am

Kingdom’s universities have a bigger role to play

The Kingdom has, over the past few years, seen a wave of extremism that has tried to influence the minds of young Saudis. Certain elements on satellite channels, websites and social media networks have hijacked the will and mind of young citizens and brainwashed them.  Al-Riyadh daily...

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Government | Saturday 4 July, 2015 4:21 am

105 pilgrims rescued

The Civil Defense has rescued 105 pilgrims trapped in vehicles and buildings for various reasons since the start of Ramadan.  During the first 10 days of the month, it also had to deal with 255 complaints, which included 150 accidents due to fires in apartments and commercial...

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Government | Saturday 4 July, 2015 4:19 am

King Salman opens mega airport in Madinah

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman opened the new Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz International Airport in Madinah on Thursday night. He was met at the airport by Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman and Suleiman bin Abdullah Al-Hamdan, head of the General Authority for Civil Aviation...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 4 July, 2015 3:56 am

Solar Impulse 2 Makes History; Arrives Safely in Hawaii

Solar Impulse 2, the revolutionary solar-powered aircraft able to fly day and night without a drop of fuel, arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii on Friday at 19:57 UAE time after crossing the Pacific Ocean. The 118 hour 8,261km flight from Nagoya, Japan to Honolulu made history, as it was a feat that had...

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