Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 12 June, 2016 5:40 am

New domestic airline from June 22

SaudiGulf airline will be licensed to start domestic flights in the Kingdom from June 22, Air Transport World quoted a statement issued by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) on Friday. SaudiGulf airline is one of two new carriers that have been preparing to launch services in the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 12 June, 2016 4:43 am

Midas achieves new milestone with ME's largest furniture showroom in Riyadh

Midas Furniture has set yet another milestone in its journey of two decades by opening the largest ever furniture showroom in the Middle East, spanning 17000 sqm. The new showroom located in Riyadh's upmarket district of Al-Yasamine Boulevard on King Abdul Aziz Road, Exit...

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Business & Money | Sunday 12 June, 2016 4:16 am

KSA building houses, schools and hospitals in Pakistan

Saudi Arabia is building 1,900 housing units, 33 schools and 23 healthcare centers in Pakistan as part of a relief package for earthquake and flood victims in the country. Dr. Khaled Mohammed Al-Othmani, regional director of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Campaign for the Relief of...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 12 June, 2016 4:12 am

Balad festival likely to draw 1m visitors in holy month

JEDDAH: The Ramadan festival in the historic Balad district of Jeddah has started on a very successful note, with more than 20,000 people turning up on the opening day of the event itself. The organizers of the event, entitled “Our Ramadan was like this,” said they are expecting more ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 12 June, 2016 2:01 am

Turkish Airlines adds its 3rd destination in Romania by inaugurating flights to Cluj

With existing services to Bucharest and Constanta, Turkish Airlines adds flights to Cluj, one of the most important academic, cultural an industrial cities in Romania, as its 3rd destination.  Beginning from 12nd July, Cluj flights will be operated 4 times per week on Mondays,...

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Business & Money | Saturday 11 June, 2016 7:31 am

Saudi Aramco, GE to install first wind turbine in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Aramco and GE are partnering to install Saudi Arabia’s first Wind Turbine at the Turaif Bulk Plant, located in the north-west of the Kingdom. The initiative is in line with Saudi Vision 2030 as endorsed by the Saudi Cabinet that has set an initial target of generating 9.5 gigawatts...

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Government | Saturday 11 June, 2016 7:21 am

6.2m Umrah visas issued

The Kingdom has issued this season over 6.28 million visas for Umrah pilgrims, with an estimated 900,000 expected in Makkah this Ramadan, according to a media report on Friday. The figures till June 9 show that over 5.47 million pilgrims have already entered the country. Most visas were issued to...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 11 June, 2016 5:26 am

Tomouh Graduates Reap Benefits

KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY’s Tomouh job fair provided graduates of the city’s training and qualification program the opportunity to apply for 1,200 jobs offered by 22 national and international companies. Named after the Arabic word for ambition, the fair is one of the city’s...

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Business & Money | Saturday 11 June, 2016 5:19 am

KSA to sign deals with key US firms

Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will travel to the United States within the next few days to sign several agreements with American companies. This is according to Minister of Commerce and Investment Majid Al-Qassabi, who was speaking on Friday at another round of press conferences held ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 11 June, 2016 5:08 am

Turkish Airlines Feature in David Guetta’s UEFA EURO 2016TM Anthem

Established in 1933 with a fleet of five aircraft, Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines is a 4-star airline today with a fleet of 323 (passenger and cargo) aircraft flying to 289 destinations worldwide with 240 international and 49 domestic. According to Skytrax survey of 2015, Turkish...

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