Business & Money | Saturday 23 May, 2015 2:25 pm

The launch of UAE’s first social platform for discovering and creating events

Eventgoer (Eventgoer.com), the first social platform dedicated to discovering, creating and promoting events in the UAE, was launched today. The free interactive portal helps residents across the UAE explore events happening near them, providing community members with the tools to choose relevant...

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Government | Saturday 23 May, 2015 9:35 am

Haj Ministry gears up to receive pilgrims

Minister of Haj Badar Hajjar said his ministry has completed preparations to receive Umrah pilgrims during the holy month of Ramadan. He said that the ongoing largest ever expansion of the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah will increase the capacity of the holy mosques...

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Business & Money | Saturday 23 May, 2015 9:29 am

Pact for Makkah’s development signed

Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Makkah governor and adviser to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, signed a deal Wednesday with Maher bin Saleh Jamal, chairman of the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, for the developmental integration of the region. The governor asserted that the initiative of...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 23 May, 2015 9:27 am

’Live’ event brings pupils closer to homeland

The “Live Saudi Arabia” program, recently launched for students from various educational levels, achieved its goal, with the participants “feeling closer to homeland.”About 62 students participated in the experimental trips arranged by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) ...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 23 May, 2015 9:24 am

Oil product trade: KSA aiming high

Saudi Arabia's rapid transition into one of the world's largest oil refiners adds an extra dimension to the oil exporter's role as the driver of OPEC policy.When it attends OPEC's next meeting in two weeks, it does so with major new state-of-the-art oil refineries that can profit from cheaper...

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Business & Money | Saturday 23 May, 2015 7:31 am

$100bn city to be ready by 2035

A $100 billion city-from-scratch in Saudi Arabia is to be completed by 2035 and will serve as the main logistics and manufacturing hub for countries on the Red Sea, the world’s “largest new emerging market,” said the CEO of the company in charge of the mega-project.The business model of an...

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Business & Money | Saturday 23 May, 2015 12:50 am

ASQ recognizes companies worldwide for deploying successful quality processes that enhance bottom line

Argentina’s Movistar-Telefónica de Argentina “Weaving a Quality Network” team was awarded gold-level status at ASQ’s International Team Excellence Awards for increasing its organization’s quality and financial savings. ASQ announced the winner — along with other winners — at its...

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Business & Money | Saturday 23 May, 2015 12:46 am

Apollo Towers Myanmar Ltd Continues to Strengthen its Leadership Position

Apollo Towers Myanmar Ltd. announces that it has signed a new purchase order of more than 700 new telecom towers with Telenor Myanmar Ltd. The appointment of Apollo Towers Myanmar supports Telenor’s plan of continuing its rapid roll out of a modern mobile communications network in the country....

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Business & Money | Friday 22 May, 2015 6:53 pm

The Global PR Summit In Muscat Kicks Off Next Sunday

Mary Jo Jacobi, one of the world’s biggest reputation experts will open the second edition of the Global PR Trends Summit on 31st May 2015 at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Muscat.The two day international PR gathering will include interactive presentations on the latest trends in the ever changing...

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Sports | Friday 22 May, 2015 1:18 pm

Saudi Arabian wins virtual World Cup!

24 year-old Saudi Arabian Abdulaziz Alshehri became virtual football world champion by winning the 2015 Fifa Interactive World cup in Munich, Germany. Alshehri walks away with 20.000 USD and a ticket to the star-studded Ballon d’Or in Zürich where he will get to meet all of his football heroes...

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