Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 23 July, 2018 12:28 am

Experience virtual reality Great White Shark Cage Dives with OSN and Discovery in Riyadh’s Rimal Mall

To mark 30 years ofShark Week, television’s longest-running and most anticipated summer programming event onDiscovery Channel, OSN invites lovers of the deep-sea beasts to visit its pop-up desert island at Rimal Mall, Riyadh, to get close and personal through a virtual reality (VR)...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 22 July, 2018 3:05 pm

Saudi Electricity Company [SEC] and GE have partnered together to advance the Kingdom’s power generation sector

For almost 40 years, the Saudi Electricity Company [SEC] and GE have partnered together to advance the Kingdom’s power generation sector, develop the capabilities of talented local employees and youth, and bring about a fundamental change to the sector, driven by industry-leading...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 22 July, 2018 1:52 pm

DETASAD Sponsors IDC Cloud & Data Center Conference 2018 in Riyadh

Detecon Al-Saudia (DETASAD), which has been providing innovative telecommunications and IT services in Saudi Arabia for 36 years, has announced its sponsorship of the IDC Cloud & Datacenter Conference 2018, which will take place in Riyadh on 24th of July.   With its rich...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 22 July, 2018 1:30 pm

Huawei Tech Investment Saudi Arabia’s Market Share Increases by 27%

Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG), has increased its market share in the MEA by 31.25%, according to the GFK May 2018 report, showing strong device performance and steady growth in the region. In May 2018, GFK reported that Huawei CBG market share in the Middle East and Africa was 21%, an...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 22 July, 2018 1:17 pm

Shaza Makkah Kids’ Club popular with families performing Umrah or attending prayers in the Holy Mosque

The soft opening of the Shaza Makkah, the newest addition to the group of Shaza hotels in the Middle East, got off to an excellent start with guests who stayed at the hotel during Ramadan and Eid Al Fitr praising the luxurious comfort and the excellence of service.   A first of its...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 22 July, 2018 8:00 am

SABIC represents Saudi private sector at UN sustainable development forum

SABIC represented the Saudi private sector as part of a national delegation, led by the Ministry of Economy and Planning, to the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development at the UN headquarters in New York last July 9 to 18. The HLPF is the main United Nations platform on...

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Business & Money | Sunday 22 July, 2018 7:46 am

IMF warns G20 economic leaders that tariffs hurting global economy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned world economic leaders on Saturday that a recent wave of trade tariffs would significantly harm global growth, a day after US President Donald Trump threatened a major escalation in a dispute with China. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said she...

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Business & Money | Sunday 22 July, 2018 4:14 am

Farnborough airshow announces $192 bn in orders

England’s Farnborough airshow this week saw deals worth $192 billion (164 billion euros), a jump of more than 50 percent compared to 2016, in a sign of “confidence in global trade,” organizers said Saturday. The biannual air industry gathering recorded more than 1,400 commercial...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 22 July, 2018 4:09 am

Egypt hikes gas prices by up to 75 pct in IMF-backed austerity plan

Egypt said on Saturday it was raising the price of natural gas for home and commercial use by up to 75 percent, the latest move in an IMF-backed austerity program that has left many Egyptians struggling to make ends meet. The increases follow hikes to fuel, electricity and public transport prices...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 21 July, 2018 5:47 am

GACA gets ISO award

The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has been awarded (ISO 9001:2015) in Quality Management System, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported Thursday. The Director General of Safety and Risk Management Dr. Sami Bin Muhammad Al-Sraisri said that GACA has received the ISO certification for its...

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