Culture & Education | Sunday 20 November, 2016 3:08 pm

Work by AUS faculty member acquired by Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York recently acquired two pieces of work by American University of Sharjah (AUS) faculty member Ammar Kalo, for its permanent collection. The selected pieces were Kalo’s Stratum Chair and N-Bowl selected for their innovative design...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 20 November, 2016 12:59 pm

Caltex joins the Big 5 Exhibition

Caltex will launch its latest premium diesel engine oil - Caltex Delo® 400 MGX SAE 15W-40.  The revolutionary formulation constitutes a higher specification, and is specially designed to meet the GCC and Middle East market requirements. This improved formulation will benefit both new and...

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Business & Money | Sunday 20 November, 2016 12:53 pm

Kansai Paint Opens its First Design Centre in Jeddah

Kansai Paint, the leading Japanese paint and coatings manufacturer, today launched its first design centre in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The experience centre will offer design, colour, lighting and space design support for homeowners who seek a one-stop-solution where they can get an ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 20 November, 2016 12:43 pm

Indian Fest Concludes at Al Qasba

The region’s first ever Indian Fest, a four-day extravaganza of food, culture and entertainment established to celebrate the South Asian country, concluded yesterday (Saturday) at Al Qasba. Sharjah’s premier leisure, tourism and family destination hosted hundreds of visitors during the...

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Cars & Autos | Sunday 20 November, 2016 12:41 pm

Ford in Fight for Teams’ Title at WEC Season Finale

The Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team is in the Kingdom of Bahrain this week for the final round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship.   After two wins in a row for the #67 Ford GT, the GTE Pro teams’ title is within reach, although the latest Balance of Performance changes...

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Business & Money | Sunday 20 November, 2016 12:34 pm

Oxford Business Group's Research now available over Bloomberg terminal

Users of the Bloomberg Professional service can now access Oxford Business Group’sfull range of research on emerging economies, following a distribution agreement between the two firms.   Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 20 November, 2016 12:30 pm

Rocco Forte Hotels Open The Assila Hotel in Jeddah

Offering the world renowned hospitality of Rocco Forte Hotels to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the long awaited Assila Hotel is now open in Jeddah in a prime location on Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Street, formerly known as Tahlia Street.  A limited number of rooms are now available for...

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Business & Money | Sunday 20 November, 2016 12:27 pm

‘Entaliq with Airbus’ welcomes new partners

Airbus Middle East, today welcomed key industry leaders on-board the ‘Entaliq with Airbus’ entrepreneurship programme in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Aviation Australia Riyadh College, the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) in the US and Qotuf, Saudi’s leading think-tank...

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Business & Money | Sunday 20 November, 2016 12:25 pm

Siemens sign MoU to advance vocational education and training

To continuously drive the creation of employment opportunities for young Saudi nationals and increase workforce localization in line with Vision 2030 and the National Transformation Program 2020, Siemens signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Colleges of Excellence (CoE). The MoU marks...

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Sports | Sunday 20 November, 2016 11:34 am

King Abdulaziz Square in Janadriyah continues the equestrian activities

As usual King Abdulaziz square in Janaderiyah received thousands of visitors in every weekend from all different social groups, those who came from all the neighborhoods of Riyadh and all the surrounding areas, to watch the horse racing on one hand, and to participate with their children in several ...

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