Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 5 July, 2015 4:53 am

The new face of Madinah

Huge projects change the faces of cities and great ambitions help create such projects. Madinah had its date with a quantum leap to usher in a new era of urban development. Such huge projects help achieve formidable civilization advancements and significant progress. The Darb Al-Sunnah Project is...

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Government | Sunday 5 July, 2015 4:52 am

King’s gesture ‘highlights his care for citizens, Madinah visitors’

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has once again confirmed his commitment to the development of the Prophet’s city by approving the Darb Al-Sunnah Project, Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman has said. Prince Faisal, who is also the president of the Madinah Development...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 5 July, 2015 4:33 am

ZTE Positive on M-ICT Opportunities in France After Toulouse Summit

ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, anticipates increased opportunities for partnerships with companies in France in next-generation networks and ICT technology...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 5 July, 2015 4:30 am

Panasonic to Open 'Wonder Life-BOX' with Future Lifestyles in Tokyo

Panasonic Corporation will open a showcase that presents future lifestyles for 2020 and beyond at the Panasonic Center Tokyo, the company’s global communications hub for linking Panasonic and its customers. Called the Wonder Life-BOX, the new exhibition will be open to the public on...

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Business & Money | Sunday 5 July, 2015 3:35 am

Qatar Rail receives ISO certification for occupational health and safety management

Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail), the company overseeing the construction of the Qatar’s integrated railway network, was recently awarded the ISO certification OHSAS 18001:2007 for occupational health and safety management systems, following management systems audits of the Qatar Rail...

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Business & Money | Sunday 5 July, 2015 1:36 am

Marketing Kingdom Middle East 2 Brings Global Marketing Elite To Qatar

Marketing experts from Twitter, Yahoo!, the Body Shop, eBay, Cambridge University and Virgin Media have been confirmed to present at the second edition of the Marketing Kingdom Middle East, scheduled to take place from 18-19 October 2015 at the W Hotel in Doha. “After last year’s...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 4 July, 2015 3:53 pm

Mobily’s 4G Network Records 270% Growth Rate During Ramadan 2015

Etihad Etisalat Mobily’s 4G network has achieved a growth rate exceeded all expectations during the holy month of Ramadan, where the network recorded 270% growth rate in the average of transferred data compared to Ramadan of last year. The high capacity rates for the 4G reflect the success ...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 4 July, 2015 6:24 am

All parallel programs of universities suspended

The Ministry of Education has suspended all parallel education programs, except in medical and engineering specialties, as well as bridging programs for health diploma certificates. Education Minister Azzam Al-Dhakil gave directions to the rectors at the Saudi universities to suspend the...

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Business & Money | Saturday 4 July, 2015 5:22 am

Campaign for safe driving to reduce disabilities begins

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH) and the Disabled Children’s Association (DCA) have launched a traffic safety campaign, to reduce the number of accidents that cause disability. Prince Sultan bin Salman, the SCTNH president and chairman of the DAC board of...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 4 July, 2015 4:30 am

Riyadh’s Ramadan tents are a big draw

Hotels in the capital have made special arrangements by setting up Ramadan tents, where diners can visit to begin and break their fast with special suhoor and iftar meals during the ongoing fasting month. As the Ramadan tent is a popular phenomenon in the Kingdom and other Arab countries, Arab...

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