Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 5 February, 2016 2:25 pm

Saudia receives four Boeing Dreamliners; fleet stretched to 126

In a colorful function held at Boeing main offices in Seattle early Wednesday (Saudi local time), Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has received four wide-body Boeing aircraft consisting of three B787-9 and a B777-300ER Dreamliners. The latter was supposed to be delivered a week later, but the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 5 February, 2016 2:19 pm

Hotels to highlight local food, culture

Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH), has announced plans to develop the Kingdom’s islands in the Red Sea and Arabian Gulf into tourist destinations. This would be done after the establishment of the Investment and Development...

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Business & Money | Thursday 4 February, 2016 7:22 am

KAEC enters into SR244m contract for development of Al Talah Gardens 4&5

King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) has signed a contract with Ruzaiq Abdullah Al-Jadrawi Al-Thubaiti and Company for the infrastructure and landscaping of the city’s Al Talah Gardens Phases 4 and 5. The contract valued at SR244 million is for the development of an overall area of 1,130,132 ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 4 February, 2016 7:13 am

Kingdom jubilates at Janadriyah

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman launched the 30th Janadriyah festival here on Wednesday. He was received at the festival by Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal and the National Guard Minister Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, the head of the Janadriyah festival organizing...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 4 February, 2016 4:59 am

Saudi digitization agenda key to boosting economic diversification

As governments and businesses around the world work to become more competitive in a globalized economy, Huawei—a leading global ICT solutions provider—has recently linked with organizations across Saudi Arabia to investigate the role that information and communication technologies (ICT) ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 3 February, 2016 1:13 pm

Bayat Plaza launched for sale exclusively by Sloanes Real Estate in Jeddah

line with its commitment to expand presence in the Middle East region, Sloanes Real Estate Brokers, a subsidiary of the SABBAN Group of Companies, has today announced the official opening of its state of the art customer facility and office that is located at the Sabban HQ Building in Sari...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 3 February, 2016 12:37 pm

Nissan launches new Training Academy

Nissan has once again underscored its commitment to excellence in customer service by launching its new and extensive Training Academy. True to its ‘Innovation that Excites’ manifesto, Nissan will be taking its already renowned levels of customer service to the next level with tailor...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 3 February, 2016 6:40 am

King Salman to launch 30th Janadriyah festival

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman will launch on Wednesday night the 30th Janadriyah festival, which will see a range of events take place highlighting the Kingdom’s culture. The king will attend the 19-km Arab camel race, which will see 1,200 racers from the Kingdom and GCC...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 3 February, 2016 5:45 am

Saudia opens new office in Los Angeles

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has opened a new office in Los Angeles and will increase its three weekly direct flights to and from the city to five starting July. The function was attended by president of the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA), who is the chairman of Saudia Board of...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 3 February, 2016 3:44 am

New health insurance policy to include obesity treatment

The Health Ministry and the Council of Cooperative Health Insurance (CCHI) are currently considering a project to amend the current insurance policy to cover the treatment of obesity and the diseases resulting from it, Health Minister Khaled Al-Falih was reported by Al-Eqtisadiah daily on...

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