Government | Thursday 11 July, 2019 3:38 pm

Acting Riyadh Region Governor Visits Landmarks in Moscow

Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz, Acting Governor of Riyadh Region, visited yesterday a number of landmarks in Moscow. The landmarks included the Luzhniki Sports Complex and historic metro stations. The Acting Governor of Riyadh Region was accompanied by his official delegation and a ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 11 July, 2019 3:17 pm

E-commerce council holds fifth meeting, discusses plan of implementing e-commerce regulation

 Minister of Trade and Investment Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al Qassabi today chaired the fifth e-commerce council meeting. During the meeting, e-commerce regulation application plan was discussed and the progress achieved in the council's initiatives was reviewed. ...

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Government | Thursday 11 July, 2019 3:00 pm

Makkah emir tells Haj officials, agencies to redouble efforts

Emir of Makkah Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, who is also the chairman of the Central Haj Committee, has asked all concerned government departments and private agencies to redouble their efforts to provide the pilgrims with the maximum degree of comfort and the best of services that will enable them...

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Business & Money | Thursday 11 July, 2019 2:30 pm

Shoura votes down proposal to increase women in city councils

By just five votes, the Shoura Council on Tuesday rejected a draft proposal to increase the number of women members of the municipal councils to about 30 percent of the members appointed by the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs. Noura Al-Masad, one of the four women members who tabled the...

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Government | Thursday 11 July, 2019 1:30 pm

Governor of Makkah Region receives Czech Ambassador

Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Governor of Makkah Region, has received here the Ambassador of Czech Republic to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Juraj Koudelka. During the meeting, they discussed issues of mutual interest. ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 11 July, 2019 1:00 pm

MONKI MAKES ITS UAE DEBUT AT YAS MALL

Super-cool Scandinavian women’s fashion brand, Monki, has officially opened its doors at Yas Mall, the very first of its stores to open in the UAE. Fashionistas visiting the capital can now pick up the latest of the brand’s Scandi-cool and Asian-street style collections, which boast...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 11 July, 2019 12:27 pm

For the first time .. "Jarash 2019" film festival .. And a unified card worth 100.

  The preparations for the 34th edition of the Jarash Festival for Culture and Arts are currently under way this summer. Jerash 2019 will carry the slogan 'Ashtqalak', which will run from 18th to 28th July, on the archaeological city of Jerash and other centers. Cultural and...

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Business & Money | Thursday 11 July, 2019 12:22 pm

Dussur, Aramco and HHI to build first marine engine plant in MENA

The Saudi Arabian Industrial Investments Company (Dussur), Saudi Aramco, and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed a joint venture to manufacture 2-stroke and 4-stroke marine and electric power plants (EPP) engines, as well as marine pumps. The manufacturing facility will be located at Ras...

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Business & Money | Thursday 11 July, 2019 11:43 am

Jordan-Iraq forum kicks off in Baghdad

The Jordan-Iraq forum on digital transformation in the financial sector, held on Wednesday in Baghdad, is set to broaden investments between Jordanian companies and Iraq’s financial institutions, the Information and Communications Technology Association - Jordan (int@j) said on...

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Cars & Autos | Thursday 11 July, 2019 11:27 am

All-new 2020 Peugeot Partner Mastering the impossible

French automotive manufacturer, Peugeot, has introduced the all-new Peugeot Partner – and ‘2019 International Van of the Year’ – to the Middle East. Available across the GCC from June 2019*, the all-new Peugeot Partner will be priced from...

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