Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 11 June, 2019 3:04 am

Historic Jeddah Season opens to celebrate Jeddah’s unique history, art, food, and cultural heritage

In line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 plan to transform the tourism and hospitality sector within Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH) in partnership with key public sector organizations, is hosting the inaugural Historic Jeddah Season in Al Balad...

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Cars & Autos | Tuesday 11 June, 2019 2:02 am

Jaguar Land Rover Plots Further MENA Expansion Following Remarkable Sales Growth

Despite all the challenges in the region’s automotive sector, luxury automotive manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has reported an impressive increase in annual sales in MENA across its two brands for 2018/2019, compared to 2017/2018 results.    Jaguar’s MENA retail sales...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 11 June, 2019 1:00 am

Ericsson appoints Lucky La Riccia as Head of Digital Services for Middle East and Africa

Ericsson announced the appointment of Lucky La Riccia as Head of Digital Services for Middle East and Africa as of 15 May 2019.  La Riccia will be driving business growth and capturing market opportunities within Middle East and Africa including Turkey in the Digital Transformation and...

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Business & Money | Monday 10 June, 2019 2:31 pm

Careem BUS launches services in the city of Jeddah

Following on from the successful launch of Careem BUS in Egypt in December 2018, Careem has expanded operations to The Kingdom beginning in Jeddah with a fleet of 20 buses. The service is aimed at commuters, and the launch comes as part of Careem’s ongoing commitment to solving transportation ...

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Business & Money | Monday 10 June, 2019 9:34 am

Young Saudi Football Fan Becomes 
UEFA Champions League Mascot Thanks to Mastercard

Basmah Nawaf Alshnaifi, a ten-year-old girl from Saudi with a passion for football, has been given the opportunity of a lifetime, to become the first female Saudi mascot at the UEFA Champions League. The priceless experience was made possible for her thanks to...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 10 June, 2019 5:00 am

Oman Air partners with the Grand Millennium Muscat to offer all its Stopover passengers a complimentary luxury stay in Oman

After the success of the recently extended Business and First class stopover offer, Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, is launching another similarly attractive offer; this time open to all its passengers.  Partnering with the Grand Millennium Muscat, Oman Air’s...

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Cars & Autos | Monday 10 June, 2019 4:44 am

All-new Kia Telluride Wins Suv Category at Inaugural

 The all-new Kia Telluride won first place in the SUV category at the first-ever Texas Off-Road Invitational held by the Texas Motor Press Association. More than 30 truck and sport-utility media evaluated the all-new mid-size SUV at General Sam’s Offroad Park in Huntsville, Texas. After...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 10 June, 2019 1:00 am

Salamair Receives Second A320neo Aircraft

Taking passenger comfort to new heights, Omani homegrown airline SalamAir has received a brand-new Airbus A32neo aircraft, the second of this model in the airline’s fleet. With their wider aisles, wider seats, more stowage space and unbeatable fuel efficiency, the new A320neo is custom-built...

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Technology & IT | Monday 10 June, 2019 12:22 am

Panasonic Develops a New LUMIX S1H Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera

Panasonic is proud to announce the development of the LUMIX S1H, a new Digital Single Lens Mirrorless camera equipped with a full-frame image sensor. The LUMIX S1H is the world’s first camera capable of video recording at 6K/24p *1 (3:2 aspect ratio), 5.9K/30p (16:9 aspect ratio),...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 9 June, 2019 6:11 am

Jeddah hosts WWE’s biggest ever Battle Royal

Fifty World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstars packed Al-Jowhara Stadium at King Abdullah Sports City to almost full capacity Friday night for the Super ShowDown and Battle Royal, held under the open skies. As fireworks lit the night above the stadium, 50 wrestlers crammed into the ring for...

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