Culture & Education | Saturday 20 February, 2016 12:19 pm

Saudi student, 17, to lead project on children’s rights

The Human Rights Commission (HRC) has appointed a 17-year-old student to lead a project on creating awareness about children’s rights. Rawan Al-Marwani has been asked to get the views of young people, which would be used to create projects run by the HRC. She has been hosting a radio...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 20 February, 2016 12:17 pm

PNU develops 85 new programs for faculty

Princess Nora University (PNU) has prepared 85 training programs for the current academic year.  In a statement, PNU said its faculty members, administrative staff and officials should take advantage of the programs. PNU is the largest university for women in the world. “The programs ...

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Government | Saturday 20 February, 2016 12:15 pm

‘King Salman’s vision for Riyadh bearing fruit’

Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar has confirmed the fruits of the vision of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman when he was the governor in the region. During a visit to the Shoura Council on Wednesday, he said that the fruits of the king’s far-reaching vision that included...

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Business & Money | Saturday 20 February, 2016 11:59 am

DAMAC Properties Announces ‘AYKON City’

DAMAC Properties has announced a major new project, destined to become another icon of Dubai’s real estate landscape.   ‘AYKON City’ is a six tower luxury project comprising Dubai’s first all-suites, 80 storey AYKON Hotel and Residences, a 63 storey DAMAC Maison...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 20 February, 2016 11:24 am

Saudi Embassy in Turkey accredits 13 visa offices

The Saudi Embassy in Turkey has accredited 13 offices to issue visas and provide services, with the aim of boosting trade ties between the two countries.  The step has been taken to ease visa formalities for those who want to travel to Saudi Arabia and know its markets, especially Turkish...

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Business & Money | Saturday 20 February, 2016 11:18 am

India honors Saudi Haj guides for excellent service

The Indian Haj mission honored five of the 28 Haj operators involved in providing services to Indian pilgrims on Thursday. The winning operators, called muttawifeen in Arabic, were Mamdooh Mohammed Amin Mahboob, Naif Najeeb Abdul Hamid Khan, Zohair Ibrahim Mohammed Hussain, Saeed Mohammed Saleh...

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Business & Money | Saturday 20 February, 2016 6:21 am

Egypt looks to expand F&B xport base and halal influence at Gulfood

Egypt’s food and beverage industry is looking to expand its worldwide export footprint and leverage growing demand for halal products with a major promotion at next month’s Gulfood exhibition in Dubai – the world’s largest annual food and hospitality trade...

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Culture & Education | Friday 19 February, 2016 10:15 am

King Salman to attend education forum

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman will attend Ta’leem 2016, the fifth annual Saudi International Exhibition and Forum for Education from April 12 to 14. France will be the guest of honor at the forum, according to Minister of Education Ahmed Al-Issa. He thanked King Salman for...

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Business & Money | Friday 19 February, 2016 10:09 am

Roads of Arabia to benefit from Chinese experience

Saudi archaeological masterpieces through the ages, popularly known as the “Roads of Arabia” exhibition, which is to be staged this year in Beijing, will play crucial role in cultural cooperation benefiting the Kingdom from Chinese experience with sunken antiquities, rock arts and...

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Culture & Education | Friday 19 February, 2016 10:06 am

Top world universities to open branches in KSA

 The Ministry of Education plans to have universities ranked in the top 100 globally to open in the Kingdom, with an announcement on the details to be made within weeks. According to a source at the ministry, who did not want to be named, the institutions would be required to offer courses...

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