Culture & Education | Thursday 25 August, 2016 10:58 am

Deerfields Nursery Offers Special ‘Back to School’ Promotion on Fees

Deerfields Nursery is offering families a fresh start for the academic year, with an exclusive ‘Back to School’ promotion for parents who register their little ones before the new semester starts on 4 September. Based in Khalifa City A, Deerfields Nursery aims to offer safe and...

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Business & Money | Thursday 25 August, 2016 10:42 am

New luxury townhouse community in Dubai Sports City ready for handover to new owners

Dubai Sports City has today announced that the latest luxury villa complex Fortuna village is now ready to be handed over to their new owners, allowing more families to take advantage of the state-of-the-art sporting facilities and amenities in the expanding lifestyle-community. Fortuna Village, ...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 25 August, 2016 9:54 am

Industrial companies in the Middle East facing risk of cyber-attacks

 Booz Allen Hamilton, the global consulting and technology firm, has highlighted the most significant threats to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) in 2016 and 2017, and the most effective measures to counter them, in a recent report titled Industrial Cybersecurity Threat Briefing. These systems ...

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Sports | Thursday 25 August, 2016 9:51 am

Lexus RC F powered cars get 4 positions in the top 5 Of 2016 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series

The No. 39 DENSO KOBELCO SARD Lexus RC F driven by Heikki Kovalainen and Kohei Hirate came a creditable second in Round 4 of the 2016 AUTOBACS SUPER GT to make it yet another podium finish for Lexus in the GT 500 class. The No. 38 ZENT CERUMO RC F driven by Yuji Tachikawa and Hiroaki Ishiura...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 25 August, 2016 9:41 am

New Festival Announcement: Relive the 90s at the highly anticipated Sunset Music Festival

 Gear up to revive the 90s as the biggest hip-hop and RnB stars of that era come together for a packed, one day event, at the inaugural ‘Sunset Music Festival’ in Zayed Sports City. Taking place on 21st October 2016, the festival is set to be one of the music events of the year and ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 25 August, 2016 9:38 am

New school year to begin Sept. 18

Minister of Education Ahmad Al-Issa has announced the 2016-2017 academic year will begin on Sept. 18, a source in the ministry said. He said Thursday, Sept. 22, will be a holiday for all educational institutions to celebrate the National Day, which falls on a Friday this year. The mid-term...

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Business & Money | Thursday 25 August, 2016 9:27 am

Full Saudization of telecom sector expected by Sept. 2

Complete Saudization of the local telecommunications sector will come into effect after ten days in accordance with an order issued by the Minister Labor and Social Development Mufrej Al-Haqabani. The ministry is training about 40,000 male and female Saudis to work in the telecommunications sector ...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 25 August, 2016 9:17 am

KACST, TAQNIYA to set up solar plant in Taif

Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) for the establishment of a solar plant to produce solar panels at the Souk Okaz site in Taif. The accord, signed early this week, was inked by the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 25 August, 2016 8:36 am

Festival of dates launched in Al-Ahsa

Al-Ahsa farmers started reaping the dates of about 3 million palm trees in their region, coinciding with Al-Ahsa Date Festival 2016, which is being launched today by the region’s mayoralty at the King Abdullah City for Dates (KACD) in Al-Ahsa. The festival is an opportunity for farmers to...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 25 August, 2016 5:34 am

Local air operator license handed to Sky Prime Aviation

The Minister of Transport and Acting Chief of the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) Sulaiman Bin Abdullah Al-Hamdan handed over on Wednesday the national air operator license for chartered flights to the CEO of Sky Prime Aviation Salem Abaid Al Muzaini, Saudi Press Agency said. The...

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