Beauty & Style | Tuesday 20 February, 2018 9:12 am

Floris Launches Patchouli Exclusively at Rubaiyat in Jeddah

Exclusively available at Rubaiyat, Floris London has created Patchouli, an exquisite fragrance developed under the guidance of 9th generation Perfumery Director Edward Bodenham, who was inspired by the mellow early hours of a Chelsea studio in London, circa 1967, a time of burgeoning creative...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 20 February, 2018 8:30 am

UBT’s Sponsored 7th Annual Gulf Confab Begins Today

The 7th Annual Gulf Education Conference and Exhibition featuring two days of robust speeches, rousing moments and profound reassurance from the stakeholders to take forward the Saudi Arab’s Education Vision 2030 begins today. The University of Business and Technology (UBT), Jeddah, is...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 20 February, 2018 8:16 am

“Bidaya” Organizes a workgroup to Develop Real Estate Financing and Support Citizens’ Homeownership

In line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, which seeks to increase the percentage of homeowners and enable citizens to own their first homes, Bidaya Home Finance has organized a special workgroup of real estate companies at the Hyatt Regency Residency Hotel in Riyadh. The purpose of the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 20 February, 2018 8:12 am

Nestlé reports full-year results for 2017, 2.4% organic growth

Organic growth of 2.4%, with 1.6% of real internal growth (RIG) and pricing of 0.8%. Total reported sales increased by 0.4% to CHF 89.8 billion (2016: CHF 89.5 billion). Net divestments had a negative impact of 1.9% (mainly due to the creation of the Froneri joint venture). Underlying...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 20 February, 2018 8:08 am

AUS faculty and students present seven innovative solutions to real-world challenges at the UAE Innovation Week

American University of Sharjah (AUS) students and faculty are presenting seven high-quality projects that provide innovative solutions to real-world challenges at the 2018 Innovation Week currently ongoing at the Sharjah Centre for Astronomy and Space Sciences. The AUS projects are presented...

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Government | Tuesday 20 February, 2018 8:00 am

Saudi Arabia, Switzerland sign agreement to avoid double taxation

Saudi Arabia and the Swiss Federal Council on Sunday signed an agreement to avoid double taxation on income and capital, as well as to prevent tax evasion. The Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan and the Swiss Minister of Finance Ueli Maurer, who is visiting Saudi Arabia, signed the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 20 February, 2018 7:35 am

Daily train service between Riyadh, Hail and Qassim

Saudi Railway Company (SAR) will operate new daily train service between Riyadh and Hail as well as between Riyadh and Al-Qassim from Sunday. Ammar Al-Nahdi, director general of marketing and communications at SAR, said the new service coincides with celebration of the first anniversary of...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 20 February, 2018 7:29 am

Cyber security body inks deal for Saudi students’ skill development

The Saudi Cyber Security and Programming Federation signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SANS Institute on Monday to exchange knowledge, transfer technology and Saudize capabilities. The MoU was signed by the Federation’s Vice Chairman Dr. Abdullah Sharaf...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 20 February, 2018 7:25 am

Saudi Arabia, Switzerland to increase cooperation in financial sector

Switzerland has assured the Kingdom that the two countries can work closely together in the financial sector by holding regular meetings and that it will provide all necessary assistance to Saudi financial regulators and bankers. The assurances were given by Ueli Maurer, Swiss vice president...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 20 February, 2018 7:20 am

More than 20 Saudi artists display work at heritage show

More than 20 renowned Saudi artists displayed their works at an exhibition inaugurated by Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar in the mud houses of the King Abdulaziz Historical Center on Sunday. The show, dubbed “Our Heritage is Our Love,” is being held for the fourth consecutive...

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