Culture & Education | Saturday 17 January, 2015 2:59 am

Colorful start to Souk Okaz

Souk Okaz has organized a beauty contest and race for Arabian horses on Saturday, it was announced here on Friday.This is one of many highlights at the top tourist attraction. There have already been performances of the Ardah dance by the Bahra and Renia folklore teams, with 100 artists, on...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 17 January, 2015 2:57 am

KSA captures 15% of Arab green building projects

Saudi Arabia has captured 15 percent of the green building projects in the Middle East, Faisal Al-Fadl, head of the Initiative of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for Green Building, told media.The Kingdom currently has more than 300 projects out of 2,000 green projects spread throughout the...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 17 January, 2015 2:55 am

Translation awards ‘build bridges between nations’

The winners of the annual King Abdullah International Award for Translation (KAIAT) have praised Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah for helping to unite people across religious and cultural divides.These comments were made on the sidelines of the awards ceremony in Geneva on Thursday...

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Business & Money | Saturday 17 January, 2015 2:41 am

Riyadh Metro project ‘ahead of schedule’

The multibillion-riyal metro project is 10 percent ahead of schedule, said Riyadh Gov. Prince Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz here as he inspected progress in the capital city.Prince Turki, who is also president of the High Commission for the Development of Riyadh (HCDR), and King Abdulaziz...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 17 January, 2015 12:03 am

Liquid Jade S: Faster, More Powerful, Still Beautiful

Acer announces the Liquid Jade S that brings additional speed and performance into the Liquid Jade smartphone series. Akin to the original Liquid Jade, the new S version continues to astonish with its superb sleek looks featuring 4G LTE connectivity, true octa-core processing power with 64-bit...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 16 January, 2015 1:45 pm

Fawaz Alhokair Group launches first KidZania branch in Saudi Arabia

Fawaz Alhokair Group celebrated on Friday January 16, 2015 the official opening of the first KidZania in Saudi Arabia, located at Mall of Arabia in Jeddah.KidZania is described as the world's fastest-growing edutainment brand, introducing kids to more than 80 careers in an indoor replica of a...

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Technology & IT | Friday 16 January, 2015 10:23 am

MEA Broadcasters Must Enhance Customer Experience in Bid to Counter the Flood of OTT Content

– The acceleration of localized content production, the significant increase in the number of over-the-top (OTT) providers, and the defensive stances being employed by telcos and broadcasters against premium services will all shape the coming 12 months in the Middle East and Africa's rapidly...

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Culture & Education | Friday 16 January, 2015 1:54 am

Historic Jeddah Festival opens with fanfare

Jeddah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Majed, chairman of the Tourism Development Council, opened the second Historic Jeddah Festival here Wednesday, which will feature 89 heritage, recreational, cultural and marketing events.Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and...

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Business & Money | Friday 16 January, 2015 1:52 am

Saudia: Canceled ticket’s refund to be sent to account

Saudi Arabian Airlines announced Thursday it would deposit the refund amount of canceled cash tickets in customers’ accounts in seven days.“The new service will save a lot of time and energy of customers,” said Mohammed Al-Bakri, executive vice president for finance at the airline.Refund...

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Business & Money | Friday 16 January, 2015 1:50 am

Travel boost: Jazan, Abha, Arar to get new airports

The General Authority of Civil Aviation will build three new airports in Jazan, Abha and Arar this year as part of efforts to meet the demand of growing passenger traffic. This has been revealed by Prince Fahd bin Abdullah, president of GACA.Speaking to reporters after inspecting progress of work...

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