Ramadan saw the opening by Bateel of its most ambitious project to date, a flagship café on Tahlia Street, Riyadh. The landmark store marks Bateelʼs first café project outside Dubai, in its native Saudi Arabia. It is also the largest in its portfolio. The flagship boutique and café is the latest inspiring experience to be [...]
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) is exclusively introducing the latest smart devices to its customers by releasing the LG Optimus 3D, which is deemed the first smart device in the world equipped with a 3D screen and version 2.2 android system (Froyo) with the possibility of upgrading it to 2.3 (Gingerbread) and a Sim card with [...]
When Saudi student Sarah Abdul- Mohsen asked the salesman for a nude, 32C padded bra, she didn’t expect an argument about her cup size. After all, Abdul-Mohsen was wearing the mandatory black cloak and veil that disguise her shape, in a kingdom where custom forbids men from looking intimately at women. “He told me, ‘No, [...]
Jeddah, KSA: STC has announced new reductions on outgoing calls from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to all other countries of the world through Marhaba prepaid calling cards as well as from fixed phone lines and call cabins. The new reduced rates allows to customers to communicate with their families, friends and loved ones all [...]
As continuation to services and packages recently released by STC in 4G LTE technology, since its antecedence in practically and directly introducing this service to customers, the company offered its customers subscription to Pro1 package with free Quick net modem, free 4G Sim card and 10GB free of charge for three months. The offer is [...]
Google plans to launch a series of events aimed at getting more Gulf firms online as it looks to increase its business in the Middle East, its regional managing director said. The world’s largest internet search engine estimates that just 15 percent of GCC businesses are currently online. Google aims to bolster numbers by developing [...]
The Kingdom has embarked on an ambitious program to transform itself into an internationally competitive, knowledge economy by advancing science and technology… King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) has taken a leadership role in developing the nation’s innovation ecosystem and has been supporting stakeholders through a variety of technology innovation. The vision for Saudi [...]
(Reuters) – Long before it understood the value of oil, the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia knew the worth of water. But the leading oil exporter’s water challenges are growing as energy-intensive desalination erodes oil revenues while peak water looms more ominously than peak oil — the theory that supplies are at or near their limit, with [...]
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has launched next generation long-term evolution (LTE) network services in the kingdom, the former monopoly said in a statement on Wednesday, as the battle intensifies for data customers. The move follows a similar announcement from rival Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) a day earlier, with both carriers claiming to be the first in [...]
Salaries in Saudi Arabia’s private sector are set to increase by five percent over the next 12 amid an increase in demand for Saudi nationals in the private sector, a new survey said on Tuesday. A total of 30 percent of 250 companies surveyed in the kingdom said they had difficultly retaining their staff, up [...]
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