Business & Money | Saturday 18 April, 2015 12:30 pm

DME Oman Crude Oil settled above $60/b for first time in four months

Oman crude oil prices on the Dubai Mercantile Exchange settled above $60/b for the first time in four months, as prices continued to climb on signs of a slowdown in US shale oil production. Front-month June DME Oman futures contract settled 12:30 Dubai time at $60.22/b, up $1.94 on the previous...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 18 April, 2015 11:52 am

King Fahd Park in Dammam opens to visitors

The visitors’ area of the King Fahd Park Development Project in Dammam has been completed by the investing company, according to the Eastern Province Municipality. The park is located between Dammam, Dhahran and Al Khobar.Mohammed Al-Sufaian, spokesman for the Eastern Province Municipality, said: ...

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Business & Money | Friday 17 April, 2015 12:56 pm

Govt to build 25,500 more apartments

The Housing Ministry has announced that it will construct 25,500 additional housing units in various cities across the Kingdom with the aim of easing the acute housing shortage.The ministry revealed that it has now completed the marketing for all of the apartments that are part of housing project...

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Business & Money | Friday 17 April, 2015 12:54 pm

Artisans to be trained abroad

Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) announced Thursday the start of a program in South Korea for the training of Saudi male and female artisans to revive and develop the accuracy of ancient crafts. He indicated that the program will be...

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Business & Money | Friday 17 April, 2015 12:49 pm

KSA to open stock market to foreigners on June 15

Saudi Arabia will open its $532 billion stock market to direct foreign investment on June 15, allowing qualified foreign institutions to buy shares, the Capital Market Authority (CMA) said.Final rules covering the opening of the market will be published on May 4, the CMA added.The authority...

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Cars & Autos | Friday 17 April, 2015 1:18 am

The FXX-K is “Best of the Best”

Three Ferraris have won the prestigious Red Dot Award, the world’s leading product design competition which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. The recent FXX-K has been named Red Dot Best of the Best for the top design quality and ground-breaking design, while both the California T and...

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Business & Money | Friday 17 April, 2015 12:16 am

Roomz educates women on the effects of interior design

Roomz, the pioneer brand in home furniture and one of Al Mutlaq Holding’s companies, has held “Basics of Interior Design” seminar at Roomz showroom in Riyadh, in collaboration with Mrs. Renad Al Sekait, a lecturer in the interior design college at Prince Sultan University. Journalists,...

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Technology & IT | Friday 17 April, 2015 12:03 am

Enjoying spring: 3 tips for less stress and more productivity at work

Spring! Finally, the days are getting longer again and the weather gets warmer. Most people want to go outdoors and try to make the best out of bright evenings. But already a new email is blinking up, a colleague is still waiting for a return call and a document also needs to be finished. In these...

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Business & Money | Friday 17 April, 2015 12:02 am

AQUABLADE™, TOILET SYSTEM WINS PRESTIGIOUS AIT AWARD

ISH, the World’s Leading Trade Fair for The Bathroom Experience, Building Services, Energy, Air Conditioning Technology and Renewable Energies, was held at Messe Frankfurt’s Exhibition Centre with over 2,400 exhibitors and 198.000 visitors! Ideal Standard’s revolutionary new AquaBladeTM flush ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 16 April, 2015 3:38 pm

Villa, Rihab and Rimal Rotana Hosts a Fun Day for Children from Dubai Autism Center

Villa, Rihab and Rimal Rotana have joined hands by organizing and hosting a fun day full of activities for the children from Dubai Autism Center, only to reconfirm the committed relationship they share towards community and changing it for better. Autism could be explained as a mental condition,...

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