Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 19 May, 2015 10:47 am

Makkah hotel to dwarf rivals

The holy city of Makkah will host the largest hotel in the world with 10,000 rooms, 70 restaurants, shopping centers and a helipad, informed sources said. The project valued at $3.5 billion will be ready in two years.Covering an area of 686,000 square feet, Abraj Kudai will also have royal suites,...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 19 May, 2015 12:57 am

Saudi Arabia wins first place in Plant Sciences and Receives Seven Awards

Saudi student AbdulJabbar Al-Hamood received 2 awards and ranked “The best of category and first place in Plant Sciences” this year at Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) held in Pittsburgh, USA. The Saudi team received a total of 7 awards in the fair, the world’s largest...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 19 May, 2015 12:53 am

Al-Jazeera Paints continues the identifying campaign of its new decorative applications

Al-Jazeera Paints - the giant of high quality paints manufacturer in the Middle East and adjoining regions- continues its indentifying campaign of its new and innovative for a number of distinctive products, which witness a high turnout of clients, and upcoming campaigns will be in Dammam...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 19 May, 2015 12:48 am

Saudia aims to have 200 aircraft by 2020

Saudi Arabian Airlines will have a total of 200 aircraft by the next five years, said Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, director general of the national flag carrier. In a statement issued on Monday, he also disclosed plans to increase Saudia’s domestic flights and expand operations to new...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 19 May, 2015 12:16 am

IHG Offers Guests Up to 30% Off Rooms

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced an exciting new advanced booking promotion across all its 251 hotels in the Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region, from beachfront InterContinental resorts to city-centre Holiday Inn Express hotels. From now until 1 September, guests can enjoy ...

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Sports | Tuesday 19 May, 2015 12:10 am

Abdulaziz bin Turki AlFaisal stars at the Nürburgring

Abdulaziz T. AlFaisal completed the 24 Hour race at the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit to place fifth in the overall standings and the first Mercedes car home after an impressive performance in one of the world’s toughest annual endurance races.Abdulaziz raced a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 –...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 19 May, 2015 12:10 am

In partnership with Crayon Arabia, Jawraa to take the first lead in deploying Microsoft Cloud Service Provider

Jawraa, Saudi based ICT leader, with Crayon Arabia, the operating arm of Crayon Middle East in Saudi Arabia, confirm a premier engagement to implement the Cloud OS Network. Supported by Microsoft Arabia, this engagement is adopted for the first time by a cloud service provider in Saudi. Jawraa...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 19 May, 2015 12:09 am

Acer’s Newest 2-in-1 Notebooks: Flexible and Fashionable Functionality

Acer has expanded its award-winning Switch 10 series 2-in-1 notebook line with two new 10.1-inch models featuring Intel® Atom quad-core processor in a fashionable and flexible design for students, families and anyone wanting a lightweight device for essential computing on the go. The company also ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 19 May, 2015 12:07 am

MAG 5 Property Development Announces Dubai World Central Affordable Housing Community

MAG 5 Property Development, a real-estate company formed jointly by MAG Property Development and MBM Holding, announced today the launch of a new integrated and affordable residential community, ‘MAG 5 Boulevard’ at Dubai World Central (DWC). The launch event was attended by Mr. Moafaq al...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 19 May, 2015 12:03 am

AVANI Quy Nhon Shows off Its Vibrant Contemporary New Look

Nestled between a pristine private beach and orchard covered mountains, getaways feel even more refreshingly different at the newly refurbished AVANI Quy Nhon Resort & Spa, along Vietnam’s stunning south central coast.Quy Nhon, which is located 280 kilometres north of Nha Trang and 320 kilometres ...

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