Culture & Education | Saturday 13 May, 2017 1:34 pm

Aisha Badia Crowned Winner of Arab Reading Challenge in Bahrain.

  Arab Reading Challenge (ARC) participants were honoured at a ceremony held under the patronage of the Minister of Education His Excellency Dr. Majed bin Ali Al Nuaimi and ARC Secretary General Najla Al Shamsi at the Ministry of Education in Isa Town. His Excellency honoured Aisha Badia ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 13 May, 2017 1:30 pm

Nakheel awards AED1.5 billion contract to build The Palm Gateway triple tower and beach complex

Dubai master developer Nakheel has signed a construction contract worth nearly AED1.5 billion for The Palm Gateway, a new, three-tower residential, retail and beach club complex at the foot of the world-famous Palm Jumeirah. Nakheel has appointed Shapoorji Pallonji Mideast LLC to carry out the...

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Cars & Autos | Saturday 13 May, 2017 1:24 pm

Petromin Celebrates Winners of Petromin’s First Marathon

Petromin, the leading company in lubricants and automotive services in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, launched its first Marathon in line with Petromin’s celebration of first year as Nissan kingdom-wide authorized dealer. The Event was organized in collaboration with “Khayrokom”...

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Business & Money | Saturday 13 May, 2017 1:22 pm

Alinma CEO highlights corporate governance, best practices in meet

ALINMA Bank CEO, Abdulmohsen Al-Fares, recently participated in the General Auditing Bureau’s 14th annual seminar, where he spoke about applying corporate governance and best practices in public sector institutions. The event, which was held at Intercontinental Hotel in Riyadh, featured a...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 13 May, 2017 1:19 pm

1,200 Saudis apply for 700 hotel jobs up for grabs in Makkah

AS many as 1,200 Saudi men took part in a career fair organized by the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), completing applications for some 700 jobs offered by 38 hotels in the holy city with an average salary of SR4,000. Ibrahim Bardisi, secretary-general of the Makkah Chamber of...

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Business & Money | Saturday 13 May, 2017 1:11 pm

Taqdeer Award starts awareness campaign for companies in Dubai

Taqdeer Award has launched an awareness campaign about the award for companies across Dubai, marking the beginning of the second edition of the award. More than 60 companies attended the first session of the campaign, which focusses on construction, manufacturing, electrical and mechanical...

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Business & Money | Saturday 13 May, 2017 1:06 pm

Global Airport Leaders Forum (GALF) 2017 to discuss global aviation outlook 2026, airport expansion, airlines requirements, trends and aviation industry challenges

Globally-renowned aviation thought leaders and experts will discuss global airports outlook 2026, airport capacity, impact of Brexit, Trump and rising nationalism on aviation, how airports can most effectively respond to the requirements of airlines, onboard retail, the latest technology trends and ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 13 May, 2017 7:10 am

FUNN Concludes SFX with the Participation of More Than 2,000 Visitors

More than 2,000 cinema enthusiasts walked through the doors of Expo Centre Sharjah in the past two days, eager to find out how special effects aids the production of the highest-grossing movies. In an unprecedented effort in the UAE, the Sharjah-based media arts organisation, FUNN, successfully...

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Government | Saturday 13 May, 2017 6:53 am

Riyadh Metro 54% complete, on schedule

The Riyadh Metro project is 54 percent complete and on schedule, Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar, chairman of the High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh, said Thursday following the second meeting of the commission at its headquarters in the capital. The metro network will constitute ...

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Government | Saturday 13 May, 2017 6:50 am

Labor arbitration center ready for launch: Ministry adviser

 A labor arbitration center is ready for launch to protect those in the labor market, Abdullah Al-Abdullatif, adviser to the justice minister, said Wednesday at the Development Dialogue Symposium in Riyadh. The Justice Ministry plans to establish a modern labor court as part of the National...

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