Government | Saturday 18 August, 2018 12:20 am

More than 7,400 employees to provide telecom services during Hajj

The total number of employees providing ICT services for this year’s Hajj was 7,411, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) data. The 24/7 services are supervised by the Communications and Information Technology Commission in accordance with authorized service...

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Culture & Education | Friday 17 August, 2018 6:06 am

Awwad rejects politicization of Haj

Minister of Media Awwad Al-Awwad rejected categorically any attempts to politicize Haj. He said that Saudi Arabia welcomes Muslims from all parts of the world to perform this religious ritual, which is one of the five pillars of Islam. He was speaking to reporters during an inspection tour of the...

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Government | Friday 17 August, 2018 3:10 am

Saudi Commission for Tourism completes training for Hajj guides

In a breakthrough initiative for Tawafa institutions, the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) has completed the training of 135 male and female Tawafa guides — religious guides for Hajj pilgrims — who have obtained tour guide licenses. The training is the first...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 16 August, 2018 1:39 pm

Burj Rafal Hotel Kempinski Launches Eid Al Adha Offers

Along with an eagerness to provide all that is new and distinctive and on the occasion of the advent of Eid al-Adha, Burj Rafal Hotel Kempinski has launched a package of special offers in its distinguished restaurants, spa, rooms & suites for those who are looking for infinite...

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Government | Thursday 16 August, 2018 7:26 am

Coordination among Haj service bodies 'excellent'

Emir of Makkah Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has said he is extremely impressed by the high level of coordination among various government and private bodies involved in the pilgrimage service. The prince was addressing a press conference at Muzdalifah on Tuesday after inspecting the arrangements made ...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 16 August, 2018 6:12 am

Mobily Succeeds in Nationalizing Call and Customer Care Centers

Mobily celebrated today the expansion of its call and customer care centers in Jeddah and Dammam to accommodate the newly recruited Saudi employees. This comes only five weeks after Mobily announced it was starting to nationalize its call centers. Today’s event was attended by Chief Customer...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 16 August, 2018 6:00 am

Robot communicates in Saudi dialect

A Saudi researcher has developed a robot that understands local dialect, becoming the first in the world to communicate in Arabic. Dr. Faisal Alsarheed, Assistant Professor in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics at Saudi Electronic University, researched the project and developed the robot...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 15 August, 2018 8:31 am

PepsiCo empowers Saudi women with launch of region’s first MWM chapter

Pepsico, the global food and beverage company, has launched the region’s first Million Women Mentors (MWM) chapter in Riyadh. Million Women Mentors is a global movement designed to support the engagement of millions of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) mentors, both male and...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 15 August, 2018 4:38 am

Future in Focus as Innovative End-to-end Solutions Come to the Fore at 5th Gulfood Manufacturing

The fifth edition of Gulfood Manufacturing will showcase a raft of innovative cutting-edge solutions shaping global production when the region’s biggest food and beverage processing event returns to Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) from 6 to 8 November 2018.   Having outperformed...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 15 August, 2018 4:30 am

SABIC and Nottingham Spirk accelerate innovations

Leveraging its unique ability to expand value for its customers while also contributing to Saudi Vision 2030, SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, is investing in new applications and methods of collaboration to innovate across the industry value chain. As part of this investment in the ...

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