Sports | Tuesday 6 February, 2018 12:13 am

General Sports Authority, Saudi Arabian Football Federation sign contract of broadcasting rights, marketing sponsorship with Saudi Telecom Company

the General Sports Authority, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation and the Saudi Telecom Company here today signed a contract giving the company the exclusive broadcasting rights of local Saudi soccer matches and marketing sponsorships of the professional league, the Saudi federation, the referees ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 5 February, 2018 10:41 am

Rove Hotels expands to Saudi Arabia with first hotel in 
King Abdullah Economic City’s Bay La Sun waterfront district

Rove Hotels, a joint venture of Meraas and Emaar Properties PJSC, has announced its expansion to Saudi Arabia with Rove King Abdullah Economic City, located centrally in the Bay La Sun waterfront district of King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) in the vicinity of the Prince Mohammad Bin Salman...

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Business & Money | Monday 5 February, 2018 4:13 am

Emerson launches new facility in Saudi Arabia to support local innovation

Under the patronage of Prince Saud Bin Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Governor of the Eastern Province, Suliman Abdulrhman Al-Thunayan, Governor of Al-Khobar, inaugurated on Sunday (Feb. 4) Emerson’s new technology and innovation center at Dhahran Techno Valley, in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The...

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Business & Money | Monday 5 February, 2018 2:10 am

Asharqiya Chamber elects new board

Asharqiya Chamber (the Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce and Industry) has elected a new board of directors comprising 12 members, six each from the commerce and industry sectors. Another six members will be nominated by the Ministry of Commerce and Investment. The full board of elected...

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Culture & Education | Monday 5 February, 2018 1:08 am

Swaraj to lead Indian delegation at Janadriya festival inauguration

Indian Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj will be leading an Indian delegation for the inauguration on Feb. 7 of the Saudi National Festival for Heritage and Culture (Janadriya festival) in which India is the guest of honor this year. This was announced by Indian Minister of State...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 4 February, 2018 5:21 pm

Air Arabia launches flights to Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport

Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC), today announced the launch of its inaugural flight to Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport, adding a second route for travel to the Russian capital.   The inaugural flight landed...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 4 February, 2018 1:45 pm

"Badir" launches 3 new tech start-ups in the Saudi market

Badir Program for Technology Incubators and Accelerators, one of the initiatives of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), launched three new technical startups, which all have received logistical and consultancy support from the program, and obtained the necessary guidance for...

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Business & Money | Sunday 4 February, 2018 3:05 am

15th Saudi Plastic & Petrochem underlines sector’s challenges

With the drive towards economic diversification, the chemical and petrochemical sector in Saudi Arabia is accelerating the achievement of the objectives of the Saudi vision 2030. The vision which have made manufacturing the core of the its industrial objectives, thus providing new business...

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Government | Sunday 4 February, 2018 1:46 am

7 VAT guidelines issued

The General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GAZT) has issued seven guidelines for various sectors related to tax transactions and implementation. The objective is to help value-added tax (VAT) registered companies. The guidelines cover the real estate, transport, healthcare, digital...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 4 February, 2018 1:15 am

Developing cyber security skills of Saudi students

The Prince Muhammad Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Philanthropic Foundation (MiSK) and the Saudi Federation for Cyber Security and Programming (SFCSP) signed a memorandum of understanding here on Saturday to develop the skills of students, professionals and amateurs in the field of cyber security and...

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