Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 13 November, 2015 4:10 am

ETIHAD AIRWAYS TO ADD THIRD DAILY SERVICE TO JEDDAH IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is increasing capacity to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a third daily flight between Abu Dhabi and Jeddah, with effect  from 10  December  2015. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier’s flights to the commercial...

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Government | Friday 13 November, 2015 3:49 am

King Salman in Turkey to attend G-20 summit

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman arrived in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya on Thursday evening, leading Saudi Arabia’s delegation at the G-20 summit. Earlier, before leaving Riyadh, the King deputized Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of...

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Business & Money | Friday 13 November, 2015 3:33 am

24% of Riyadh Metro work done

The Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA) celebrated on Monday morning the arrival of the giant machine called “Jazlah” which is used for digging tunnels for the Riyadh Metro project “We celebrate today the arrival of the drilling machine Jazlah at one of the train stations in...

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Business & Money | Friday 13 November, 2015 2:22 am

GE and its Joint Ventures garnered more than $17 billion in agreements at 2015 Dubai Air Show

At the 2015 Dubai Air Show this week, GE Aviation and CFM International, its partner company with Snecma (Safran), secured and finalized several engine orders and long-term contracts valued at more than $17 billion (USD) with the region’s leading carriers. At the same time, GE Aviation also...

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Technology & IT | Friday 13 November, 2015 1:03 am

Hitachi DATA SYSTEMS REDEFINES IT Infrastructure Performance with NEW FLASH Portfolio

As organizations digitize their businesses, the demand for immediate access to information has soared, forcing IT departments to focus on modernizing their core IT infrastructures. As a result, companies large and small are increasingly moving to flash-based technologies to create faster, more...

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Sports | Friday 13 November, 2015 1:00 am

THE OFFICIAL MATCH BALL OF THE UEFA EURO 2016TM GROUP STAGES

One of the most famous French footballers of all time, Zinédine Zidane has taken to his personal Instagram page https://instagram.com/zidane/ to reveal Beau Jeu, the Official Match Ball of the UEFA EURO 2016TM group stages.   Beau Jeu, translated in English as “the beautiful ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 12 November, 2015 4:18 pm

Saxo Bank named Best Investment Bank in the Middle East

Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, has reinforced its strong Middle East presence by winning the coveted ‘Best Investment Bank in the Middle East’ award at the 8th Saudi Money Expo. Held in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Money Expo is one of the region’s...

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Cars & Autos | Thursday 12 November, 2015 4:15 pm

Audi Saudi Arabia presents its latest models at EXCS luxury auto show and Audi Q7 wins “Best Luxury SUV” award

Audi Saudi Arabia participated in the 9th edition of the EXCS luxury auto show held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh from the 20th to the 22nd of October under the patronage of H.E. Minister of Transport Eng. Abdullah Bin Abdulrahman Al Mogbel and in the presence of H.E. Hathlool Alhathlool,...

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Cars & Autos | Thursday 12 November, 2015 3:09 pm

Audi Q7 voted ‘Car of the Year’ at Arab Wheels Awards

The all-new Audi Q7 has been voted ‘Car of the Year’ at the first ArabWheels Awards. The Q7 scored with its benchmarking technical innovations, driver assist systems, comfort and performance. But that was not the only award Audi Middle East received. The Audi TT coupe also won in its...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 12 November, 2015 3:02 pm

Two-way tourism between GCC and Morocco on a steady growth track

According to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) report “Travel & Tourism Economic Impact 2015 – Morocco”, the direct contribution of Travel & Tourism to GDP in Morocco 2014 was MAD 72.3 billion (USD 7.37 billion), 8.1% of GDP. This is expected to...

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