Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 31 August, 2016 8:55 am

14 new caves discovered in Al-Ahsa’s Al-Qara Mountain

About 14 new caves were discovered in Al-Qara Mountain of Al-Ahsa Oasis by enthusiastic mountaineers who undertook a long journey, during which they faced stray dogs, scary bats and landslides, to see what the mountain had to offer. Hussain Al-Issa, a mounteer, said that his mountain climbing...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 30 August, 2016 10:12 am

Prince Faisal opens new Saudia building in Madinah

Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman opened the new building of the Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) in Madinah in the presence of Saudia Director General Saleh Al-Jasser and other officials. The new building contains all departments of the national carrier, including those delivering services...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 30 August, 2016 10:09 am

Visit takes China ties to new level

Saudi Ambassador to China Turki bin Mohammed Al-Madhi has stressed the importance of Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to China, noting that it promotes the march of relations between Saudi Arabia and China and pushes them toward wider levels to serve the interests of the two...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 30 August, 2016 9:16 am

Transport Ministry to employ women

Transport Minister Sulaiman Al-Hamdan has ordered departments in his ministry to have separate women’s sections for female workers. The minister has specifically said that these separate wings for women should have special facilities to ensure their privacy. In preparation for the...

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Government | Monday 29 August, 2016 11:57 am

KSA, China get down to business

Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, arrived here on Monday from Islamabad. He is on an official visit to China upon the directive of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, and in response to the invitation of the Chinese...

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Business & Money | Monday 29 August, 2016 10:45 am

SDiB 2016 conference to highlight safety and security systems in high occupancy buildings

Fire safety consultants, architects, engineers and, and safety system suppliers from the regional construction industry gathered in Riyadh, as the Saudi leg of the popular Safety Design in Buildings (SDiB) Conference got underway.   The 2016 round of the SDiB programme begins today (29...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 29 August, 2016 9:48 am

Qatar Airways to Increase Flights to Riyadh by Over 40 Per Cent

Qatar Airways has today announced that it will operate 20 flights per week to and from Riyadh starting 1 September 2016, increasing its services by more than 40 per cent. Passengers travelling into and out of Saudi Arabia will benefit from greater connectivity to the award-winning airline’s...

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Business & Money | Monday 29 August, 2016 9:22 am

Haqbani, Qasabi pledge exceptional support to SMEs

Minister of Labor and Social Development Mufrej Al-Haqbani and Minister of Trade and Investment Majid Al-Qasabi agreed to offer full and exceptional support for small and medium sized enterprises with the aim of improving work environments, tackling unemployment and generating new job...

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Government | Monday 29 August, 2016 9:13 am

King Salman receives education minister, new university directors

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman received at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Sunday Minister of Education Ahmed Al-Issa who was accompanied by Director of Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University Dr. Suleiman Aba Al-Khail, Director of King Abdulaziz University Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Youbi,...

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Technology & IT | Monday 29 August, 2016 6:53 am

Mobily partners with Ericsson to double its data speed using 4x4 MIMO Technology

Mobily, together with Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC), is introducing TDD 4x4 MIMO technology to its LTE network in the western region of Saudi Arabia. This technology will be deployed using the state-of-the-art Ericsson Radio System and L16 network software release. Thanks to 4x4 MIMO technology, ...

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