Business & Money | Thursday 8 February, 2018 4:08 am

60 firms licensed to sell land, housing units online

The Ministry of Housing has given licenses to 60 companies to sell plots of land and housing units through the Wafi online platform. The Wafi program is an online platform launched by the Housing Ministry to grant off-plan sales and leasing, organize relations between real estate developers...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 8 February, 2018 2:45 am

Automatic check-in for a relaxed start your journey

Lufthansa passengers will now be able to start their journey feeling more relaxed: From now on, they will benefit from an automatic check-in procedure for all flights within Germany and to destinations in Europe. The boarding pass for flights booked up to 24 hours before departure will then be sent ...

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Government | Thursday 8 February, 2018 1:25 am

Camel race, operetta mark the opening of Janadriya festival

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman opened the 32nd National Festival for Heritage and Culture at the Janadriya village near Riyadh on Wednesday. Upon arrival at the venue of the festival, the King was received by Minister of National Guard and Chairman of the Supreme Committee for ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 8 February, 2018 12:37 am

OSN marks milestone in regional content licensing and distribution with the debut of ASLI

OSN, the region’s leading entertainment network, is shaking-up the Middle East’s licensing and distribution model with the premiere of the first season of regionally curated content now live on ASLI.   ASLI (meaning ‘original’, ‘the real deal’), is a...

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Government | Wednesday 7 February, 2018 9:27 pm

King opens MiSK Charity, India pavilions

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman inaugurated the pavilions of MiSK Charity, Ministry of Energy and Industry and Mineral Resources as well as that of India, the guest of honor country, at the Janadriya village near Riyadh on Wednesday evening. Upon arrival at the pavilion of MiSK ...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 7 February, 2018 3:25 pm

One Million Arab Coders Initiative sees first 100,000 students begin their learning journey on Udacity’s online platform

The One Million Arab Coders initiative welcomed its first cohort of 100,000 students on 28 January 2018, who began their online coding courses under four educational tracks.      The initiative has attracted 466,122 registrations so far, with 217,515 completing their...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 7 February, 2018 3:15 pm

GE Healthcare signs MoU with Tatweer Medical Co develop advanced diagnostics center in Medical Village project in Riyadh

GE Healthcare has announced a partnership agreement with Tatweer Medical Co., an investment arm of Tatweer Holding, to develop an advanced diagnostic facility in what is expected to become one of the largest specialized private medical campuses in the Kingdom, located near Riyadh’s Diplomatic ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 7 February, 2018 2:41 pm

Raising Cane’s strikes four with their new outlet in Riyadh

Raising Cane’s fans in Saudi Arabia can enjoy more of their favorite chicken fingers, as the brand opens its fourth restaurant in Riyadh at the Riyadh Gallery. With already three outlets running in full throttle, the new outlet covers yet another great location with the region to meet...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 7 February, 2018 2:33 pm

Mobily Launches New Prepaid Bundles With Various Features

Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) has launched its new prepaid bundles with various features, which give subscribers more options to use local data and voice in and off Mobily network, in addition to using social media apps to meet subscribers’ needs.   The new bundles will be 30, 75 and...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 7 February, 2018 2:14 pm

UAE joins celebrations for 32nd Al Janadriyah National Festival for Heritage and Culture

The UAE will celebrate its rich heritage and history at the 32nd Al Janadriyah National Festival for Heritage and Culture in Saudi Arabia through its pavilion at the site, led by of the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi.   The festival, taking place in Riyadh from 7 February, ...

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