Archive: January, 2010

First Arab Forum on Vocational Training and Labor Market Needs

The First Arab Forum on Technical and Vocational Training and Labor Market Needs 2010 aims to revival of the most recent salient international trends and experiences, which help in the development of Technical and Vocational Training (TVT). The event will focus on the strategic development and improvement of TVT in light of labor market developments [...]

The Saudi Talent Initiative

Deutsche Bank announced today the launch of its Saudi Talent Pool Initiative, aimed at attracting highly qualified Saudi nationals through a two year training program at the Bank. Fresh graduates of finance, information technology and business administration with outstanding performance will be offered a paid traineeship that will allow them to receive comprehensive hands-on experience [...]

FreshBerry Open!

Owners of Tulsa-based FreshBerry Frozen Yogurt Cafe have signed a deal to put 120 restaurants throughout the Middle East in places such as Dubai and Riyadh. Tulsa-based Beautiful Brands International, which owns restaurant concepts such as Camille’s Sidewalk Cafe and Coney Beach, has an agreement with

International Exhibition for Higher Education

The International Exhibition for Higher Education (IEHE) is the fruit of the continuous efforts exerted by the Ministry of Higher Education in Saudi Arabia to advance the quality of higher education through discussing innovative theoretical and empirical researches on higher education. Hosting international universities, higher education institutions, and educational organizations under one umbrella is a [...]

World’s most expensive ‘super cars’ sent to Saudi capital

Bucking the global recession, the Saudi luxury car market is booming. A number of luxury cars selling for over one million dollars have been launched in Saudi Arabia, a sign that the kingdom’s automobile market continues to avoid the effects of the global recession. Pagani Automobiles, maker of one of the world’s most expensive ‘super [...]

E-invite your friends via 3zeema

3zeema.com is the only online invitation and social planning website in the region. 3zeema is a free e-invite service which allows you to send virtual invite to your friends and family via the website to their cellphones visa sms. After you register on 3zeema, you can organize your friends into groups, create your invitation and [...]

62,000 Students Sent On Saudi Foreign Scholarships in 4 Years

The Undersecretary of Ministry of Higher Education for Scholarship Affairs Dr. Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Moussa said that 62,000 students have been sent on foreign scholarships during the last four years as part of the Programme of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for Foreign Scholarships. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on [...]

Kid Robot Riyadh

Kidrobot is a producer and retailer of designer toys founded in 2002 by Paul Budnitz, specializing in artist-created toys and imports from Japan, Hong Kong, and Europe. Kidrobot produces limited-edition apparel, particularly screen-printed t-shirts and hoodies (typically in editions of 256) featuring Kidrobot characters. They are starting to collaborate with many big companies such as Lacoste, [...]

Saudi scholarships to Australia, Britain halted

The Ministry of Higher Education has halted scholarships to Great Britain and Australia due to the large number of Saudi students in the two countries. The deputy minister of Higher Education for Scholarships, speaking at the opening Sunday of a scholarship student forum in Riyadh organized as part of the Custodian of the Two Holy [...]

Riyadh to enforce strict internet cafe rules

No smoking, no partitions between computers, ample lighting, midnight closing and prohibiting minors are five rules that Riyadh officials say they will begin enforcing on Internet cafes within a week, officials announced on Sunday. The crackdown on Internet cafes comes by order of Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs Prince Mansour bin Miteb, who has [...]



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