Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 5 June, 2018 4:22 am

USD 615 million Queen Alia Airport transaction sets benchmark for MENA infrastructure deals

The sale of 85.75% of Airport International Group (“AIG”) marks the first transaction of its kind in the Middle East. AIG, which holds the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) concession for Queen Alia International Airport in Jordan, was recently sold to a consortium of investors with the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 5 June, 2018 4:02 am

Dive Into The Wonders of the Sea at AQUATIS Aquarium-Vivarium Lausanne

 Lausanne takes visitors to a journey across the sea with AQUATIS Aquarium-Vivarium, the largest freshwater aquarium in Europe. Home to more than 10,000 fish and reptiles, the facility promises an immersive experience across the aquatic depths of more than five continents that seeks to...

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Cars & Autos | Tuesday 5 June, 2018 4:00 am

Samaco and Bentley launches VAT free sales initiative

AMACO, the new dealer for Bentley brand in Saudi Arabia,whereby Samaco incurs value added tax (VAT) dues on behalf of clients who are interested to own Bentley car model Bentayga W12; to be the first car dealer to offer such outstanding initiative, coinciding with the holy month Ramadan for this ...

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Government | Tuesday 5 June, 2018 4:00 am

King Salman arrives in Makkah for last 10 days of Ramadan

King Salman arrived in Makkah on Monday evening from Jeddah to spend the last ten days of the holy month of Ramadan in the holy city. King Salman was received in Makkah by Prince Khalid Al-Faisal Al-Saud, the governor of the Makkah region. ...

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Government | Tuesday 5 June, 2018 4:00 am

Monitoring safety, security from the sky

The Saudi Security Aviation keeps a watchful eye on the holy city of Makkah from helicopters throughout the month of Ramadan to ensure security and organize traffic flow. Brig. Gen. Hassan Al-Bassam, Commander-in-Chief of Security Aviation, said the Security Aviation carries out all humanitarian...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 5 June, 2018 3:00 am

CALLING ALL KIDS AND TEENS! GET SET FOR AN ACTION-PACKED SEASON IN DUBAI WITH ATLANTIS, THE PALM’S EXCITING RANGE OF SUMMER CAMPS

Whether parents are raising a water baby, or have teens that are budding athletes or chefs, Atlantis, The Palm’s range of Summer camp programmes has something for every child and teen aged 3-15 years old to enjoy. Starting from Sunday, 1st July until Thursday, 30th August 2018, Atlantis, The...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 5 June, 2018 2:17 am

PCFC’s Customs World receives Dominican Customs delegation

As part of its efforts to promote and advance customs systems worldwide, CustomsWorld, a subsidiary of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), received a high level delegation from the Dominican General Directorate of Customs. The delegates had the chance to learn...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 5 June, 2018 2:09 am

Samsung Empowers Small-Medium Businesses in the Middle East and North Africa with New Digital Platform

Samsung Electronics Middle East and North Africa (MENA), today officially announced the launch of Samsung Business Suite, a new Business-to-Business (B2B) cloud based platform that is developed to support Small-Medium Businesses (SMBs) in the MENA region by enhancing their digital and mobile...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 5 June, 2018 1:30 am

Microsoft to buy GitHub for $7.5 billion in cloud push

Microsoft said on Monday it would buy privately held coding website GitHub for $7.5 billion in an all-stock deal to beef up its cloud computing business and expand clout among software developers. The deal, which is Microsoft’s largest since the $26 billion acquisition of LinkedIn...

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Cars & Autos | Tuesday 5 June, 2018 12:41 am

Hyundai traffic safety day initiative achieves its goals

Hyundai Motor Company and its authorized dealers in Saudi Arabia, Wallan Trading Company, Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors Company and Almajdouie Motors Company, announced the success of “Safeway with Hyundai” initiative in achieving its desired goals, including educating college students of ...

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