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Tawuniya organizes the first insurance training session for the media
Business & Money | Sunday 1 January, 2017 3:02 pm
True to its leading role in spreading insurance awareness, Tawuniya Insurance Company organized a training session entitled "Insurance Fundamentals for the media", that highlighted the relation between risk and insurance, insurance principles, insurance products and the pricing process,...
Saud Arabia celebrates second anniversary of King Salman’s rule
Government | Sunday 1 January, 2017 11:46 am
Two years ago according to the Islamic calendar — on Rabie Al-Thani 3, 1436 — King Salman became the seventh monarch of Saudi Arabia. As the nation celebrates the second anniversary of the accession, Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said King Salman’s rule has seen a...
VFS Global launches Belgium Visa Center for Mideast applicants
Business & Money | Sunday 1 January, 2017 2:36 am
Residents of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia can now apply for visas to Belgium and Luxembourg at a Visa Application Centre launched for the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium for the first-time in the Middle East. Services at the center commenced last Dec. 12. Visa applicants can visit the centrally ...
Kingdom issues clarification on energy price increases
Environment & Energy | Friday 30 December, 2016 5:23 am
The Saudi Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources on Thursday denied rumors circulating in social media that government energy subsidies will be lifted as of Friday. “The subsidy will only be lifted after the ‘Unified Citizen Account’ comes into effect, and after the...
Rotana to form strategic partnership with Saudi Entertainment Authority
Business & Money | Friday 30 December, 2016 4:08 am
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, Chairman of Rotana Holding, chaired Rotana›s Board of Directors meeting attended by Dr. Walid Arab Hashem, Vice Chairman, Rotana Holding; Turki Alshabanah, CEO of Rotana TV Channels; and Ms. Nada Alsugair, Board Member. The Board members and...
Tadawul slides on profit booking
Business & Money | Friday 30 December, 2016 3:29 am
Major Gulf stock markets were mixed in quiet trade on Wednesday although some second-tier Saudi petrochemical stocks rose sharply after oil prices climbed overnight. The Tadawul All-Shares Index (TASI) traded higher for much of the day but closed 0.2 percent lower as Saudi Electricity, which had...
Jeddah Spring Festival to showcase Saudi customs
Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 29 December, 2016 5:29 am
The Jeddah Spring Festival, starting in January, will showcase Saudi Arabia’s customs and traditions through programs for families and visitors to the Kingdom. The spring festival is being organized by the Association of Neighborhood Centers in Jeddah, on King’s Road in front of the...
Umrah fee does not affect inflow of pilgrims
Government | Thursday 29 December, 2016 3:27 am
It seems the government’s recent decision to impose SR2,000 fee on pilgrims who perform Haj or Umrah more than once has not affected the inflow of visitors to the Two Holy Mosques at the start of this year’s Umrah season. However, many pilgrims and Umrah operators requested the...
Amadeus, Attar Travel extend strategic partnership
Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 29 December, 2016 2:11 am
GLOBAL travel solutions provider Amadeus Saudi Arabia has signed a new partnership agreement with Attar Travel company, a leading travel agency in Saudi Arabia. The agreement builds on the existing strong ties between Amadeus Saudi Arabia and Attar Travel Company as prominent players in the...
Mobily Adds Farm Superstores To “Neqaty” Partners
Technology & IT | Wednesday 28 December, 2016 3:54 pm
Mobily announced the inclusion of Farm Superstores to “Neqaty” Program partners in a signing ceremony held recently in Riyadh with the presence of Mr. Tareq Al-Aswad, Chief Commercial Officer at Farm Superstores, and from Mobily side, Eng. Essam Aljubair, Senior Executive Officer...
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