Government | Monday 25 April, 2016 6:10 am

Now Umrah visas can be converted into tourist visas

Prince Sultan Bin Salman, President of Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH), launched here Sunday the Post-Umrah Program, an initiative which allows Umrah pilgrims to convert their visas into tourist visas. This is a key channel of “The Kingdom is Muslims’...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 25 April, 2016 5:52 am

Rosh Rayhaan by Rotana hotel to open in Riyadh before the end of May 2016

Rotana, one of the leading hotel management companies in the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Eastern Europe, announced that the preparations are underway in full swing for the opening of Rosh Rayhaan by Rotana, the group’s second property to open in Saudi Arabia before the end of...

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Government | Monday 25 April, 2016 12:32 am

King Salman patronizes international conference to honor late Prince Saud Al-Faisal

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman patronized yesterday evening the international conference to remember and honor the late Prince Saud Al-Faisal. The event organized by King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies was held at King Abdulaziz International Center for Conferences ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 24 April, 2016 5:21 pm

Arabian Travel Market 2016 opens tomorrow

Over 26,000 visitors expected to attend Middle East’s largest travel trade event with 2,800 confirmed exhibitors, 64 national pavilions, over 50 seminar and technology theatre sessions, and several new show features including the launch of the first ever Wellness & Spa Lounge and ATM...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 24 April, 2016 1:59 pm

Samsung brings to market many firsts in the all-new S7 and S7 edge

Innovation is the road ahead for the progress of the smartphone industry   According to a recent forecast update from the International Data Corporation* (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, 2015 is expected to be the last year of double-digit smartphone growth. All...

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Business & Money | Sunday 24 April, 2016 11:04 am

Gulf market lacks suitable graduates

Higher education institutions in the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are not producing enough graduates needed by the region’s labor market, according to educators and experts. This was the conclusion drawn by these participants at a workshop entitled “The suitability of...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 24 April, 2016 6:52 am

25 Saudi students make honor roll at OSU

Twenty-five Saudi students have been named in the Scholastic Honor Roll Winter term, that was announced by Oregon State University. According to the Oregon State University press statement, a total of 969 students earned straight-A (4.0). Another 3,994 earned a B-plus (3.5) or better to make the ...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 24 April, 2016 6:37 am

2,400 youths ready for telecom jobs

The Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) on Saturday announced that more than 2,400 youths are ready to join the telecommunications sector in Makkah.  Ahmed bin Fahd Al-Fuhaid, governor of TVTC, said that TVTC training has the ability to provide qualified cadres to work in the ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 23 April, 2016 10:52 am

Kingdom spends SR150 billion on ICT in 2015

The Kingdom has spent SR120 billion for development of telecommunications and information technology sector during the year 2015, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) President Prince Dr. Turki bin Saud bin Mohammed Al-Saud has said. The prince was inaugurating the Saudi Arabian...

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Business & Money | Saturday 23 April, 2016 10:39 am

Activation of the GCC Private Sector’s Role in Economic Decision Making

 At the 39th Meeting of the Committee of Executive Leaderships of the Federation of GCC Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FGCCC) held in Ras Al Khaimah, H.E. Humaid Bin Salem, Secretary General of the Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce and Industry, emphasized the important role that the...

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