Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 9 June, 2019 3:45 am

Visitors flock to King Abdul Aziz Palace during Eid

Visitors have been flocking to the historic King Abdul Aziz Palace in Al-Saih city as part of Eid Al-Fitr celebrations. Many enjoyed guided tours of the 80-year-old palace, which is currently being restored to preserve its ancient Islamic architectural style. Built in 1940 in two phases, it...

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Business & Money | Sunday 9 June, 2019 3:43 am

Saudi Permanent Delegation to UN participates in Sixth UN International Bazaar

Saudi Arabia has taken part in a high-profile global bazaar event aimed at raising vital humanitarian funds for crisis-hit countries around the world. The permanent delegation of the Kingdom to the UN participated in the sixth UN International Bazaar, staged at the organization’s...

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Healthcare | Sunday 9 June, 2019 3:31 am

Department of Health - Abu Dhabi to shed light on the importance of primary care centers

Abu Dhabi will host the 2ndPrimary Care Conference organized by United Eastern Medical Services (UEMedical) Group including Danat Al Emarat Hospital, HealthPlus Network of Specialty Centers and Moorfields Eye Hospital on 19 June 2019 at St. Regis Abu Dhabi Hotel, Corniche. The conference is in...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 9 June, 2019 2:41 am

Microsoft and Oracle to interconnect Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud

Microsoft Corp. and Oracle Corp. on Wednesday announced a cloud interoperability partnership enabling customers to migrate and run mission-critical enterprise workloads across Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud. Enterprises can now seamlessly connect Azure services, like Analytics and AI, to Oracle...

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Business & Money | Sunday 9 June, 2019 12:29 am

Emirates NBD highlights commitment to preserving marine biodiversity on World Ocean Day

Emirates NBD, a leading financial institution in the region, is celebrating World Ocean Day this year by highlighting its commitment to preserving marine biodiversity, under the bank’s Keep the Creek Clean marine conservation programme. The Keep the Creek Clean initiative was introduced by ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 8 June, 2019 6:40 pm

Jeddah Season Launches Scavenger Hunt to Explore Jeddah Historical Monuments

As part of Jeddah Season, a competitive and educating scavenger hunt will take Jeddah residents and visitors on a journey that explores the best areas of the historic district of the City of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in a fun, interactive, and unique way. The interactive adventure “ KANZ...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 8 June, 2019 6:16 pm

Oil rises as KSA signals OPEC deal extension

Oil prices rose on Friday, climbing further from five-month lows hit this week amid signs that OPEC and other producers could extend their output reduction deal. Brent crude futures were up 60 cents at $62.27 a barrel in afternoon trading. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures gained 59...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 8 June, 2019 6:13 pm

Saudi Arabia’s literacy push comes with a cash prize

A Saudi education campaign will offer financial rewards as part of efforts to reduce illiteracy in isolated and remote areas of the Kingdom. The Education Ministry’s summer campaigns will be run in four departments: Al-Khadra in Makkah, Al-Wajh in Tabuk, Al-Edabi in Sabya and Tarj in...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 8 June, 2019 6:09 pm

Saudi officials meet to discuss this year’s Hajj season

The Coordination Council of Local Hajj Operators held a meeting with officials of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) to prepare for this year’s Hajj season and improve the level of services provided to pilgrims. During the meeting, the officials discussed the hours and the...

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Business & Money | Saturday 8 June, 2019 5:18 pm

25% increase in Saudi workforce in retail and wholesale business

With about 440,000 Saudi workforce of both genders in the retail and wholesale business, the sector has seen an increase of 25 percent more jobs at the end of the first quarter of 2019. Last year, the number was about 330,000, business daily Al-Eqtisadiah reported on Saturday quoting official...

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