Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 13 March, 2017 1:59 pm

Al Raha Beach Hotel participates in ITB Berlin

Al Raha Beach Hotel, the luxury beachfront hotel of Abu Dhabi, will strengthen its presence with the European market as the team will be attending  this year’s ITB Berlin, the leading travel trade show in the world happening from 8 to 12 March. Rania Rahme, Director of Sales and...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 13 March, 2017 1:57 pm

LET’S MOVE TOGETHER FOR A BETTER WORLD WITH KHALIDIYA PALACE RAYHAAN BY ROTANA

The Beach Club at Khalidiya Palace Rayhaan by Rotana joins forces with Technogym’s ‘Let’s Move for a Better World’ to promote wellness and healthy lifestyle! The campaign will take place for the fourth year running, with the social goal of reducing obesity and...

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Culture & Education | Monday 13 March, 2017 1:36 pm

AUS offers 45-hour training course for drone operators

A ground school training course for drone operators will be offered at American University of Sharjah (AUS) in Fall 2017, in conjunction with Exponent Technology Services LLC (ETS). AUS and ETS recently signed a collaborative research agreement whereby the 45-hour course will be customized by ETS...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 13 March, 2017 1:00 pm

Ascott Rafal Olaya Riyadh opens in Saudi Arabia

The 234-apartment luxury executive residence opened on 12th March 2017 in the financial heart of KSA’s capital The Ascott Limited (Ascott), the world’s largest serviced residence owner-operator, is strengthening its presence in Saudi Arabia with the opening of its latest luxury...

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Culture & Education | Monday 13 March, 2017 9:36 am

KAU graduates first group of women engineers

King Abdulaziz University celebrated the graduation of its first batch of female electrical and industrial engineers. Hanaa Al-Naeem, dean of KAU’s Women’s College of Electronic and Industrial Engineering, congratulated the graduates and their parents for the...

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Culture & Education | Monday 13 March, 2017 9:35 am

Salman Youth Center helps incubate creative talent

 King Salman Youth Center has a strong presence in Riyadh International Book Fair. The center helps young talents by incubating them through the intuitive “Youth Writer” initiative, which gives all support to young authors to publish their creative works. The services include...

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Government | Monday 13 March, 2017 9:31 am

GACA issues new charter to protect rights of passengers

The General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) has approved a charter for the protection of passenger rights, which among other provisions calls for providing free hotel accommodation and transport to the passengers in case a flight was delayed for six hours or beyond. Quoting the official...

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Cars & Autos | Monday 13 March, 2017 4:00 am

F-150 Dependability Award Underscores Built Ford Tough

American truck owners who value Built Ford Tough pickups are taking in some more great news: Ford F-150 is J.D. Power’s 2017 Vehicle Dependability Study award recipient for large light duty pickup. “All customers demand quality vehicles, and truck customers depend on toughness and...

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Business & Money | Monday 13 March, 2017 3:00 am

GOIC: 1.6 million workers in Gulf manufacturing industries Most of them in the manufacture of fabricated metal products and cement

In its report on “labour force and productivity of manufacturing industries in GCC countries”, the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) announced an increase in the number of manufacturing factories in the GCC, paralleled by a rise in the manufacturing labour force from...

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Technology & IT | Monday 13 March, 2017 1:56 am

Even more live streaming Entertainment on OSN Play

OSN, the region’s premier entertainment company, has nearly doubled the viewing delight of customers, with 14 new live streaming channels added to OSN Play. The online catch-up service now features 32 world-class channels, with more to be introduced through the year. Provided as a free...

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