Sports | Wednesday 1 January, 2020 3:18 am

Saudi sports authority awards Jeddah United academy class A certificate

Lina Khaled Almaeena, the co-founder of Jeddah United Sports Co. (JUSC), has received a class A certification from Abdullah Hammad, director of the Institute for Leadership Development at the General Sports Authority (GSA) on behalf of JUSC’s academy.  This certification comes in line ...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 1 January, 2020 1:39 am

BenQ Introduces New Esports Gaming Monitor, ZOWIE XL2731 With Black eQualizer And Colour Vibrance In Middle East

BenQ’s e-sports entity ZOWIE has just introduced their latest gaming monitor XL2731 across the Middle East. The BenQ ZOWIE XL2731 is a 27-inch e-Sports monitor for PCs with a native refresh rate of 144Hz that has been designed prioritizing gamers’ demands around visual clarity and...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 1 January, 2020 1:16 am

Misk Art reopens Riyadh’s largest fine arts gallery

The Prince Faisal bin Fahd Fine Arts Hall was reopened on Monday, under the patronage of Saudi Culture Minister Prince Badr bin Abdullah, who is also the chairman of the Misk Art Institute. The aim of reopening the gallery is to restore its main role in stimulating the Saudi art scene, to be a...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 1 January, 2020 12:18 am

Huawei Remains Leader in GlobalData’s 5G RAN Competitive Landscape Assessment

GlobalData, a world-renowned data analytics and consulting company for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry, has published its latest analysis of 5G competitiveness in the second half of 2019. The report, 5G RAN: Competitive Landscape Assessment, evaluates the 5G radio...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 31 December, 2019 3:53 pm

Mobily First to Test 5G Services Over Standalone Network in the Kingdom

Mobily made a major leap after the successful completion of the first 5G call made using 5G stand-alone (5G SA) network in the Kingdom. Unlike all currently available 5G networks in the Kingdom, a 5G SA network does not rely on traditional 4G technology and offers pure 5G network technology from...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 31 December, 2019 11:46 am

(CLIX) 2020 Sees 42 Sustainability Start-Ups Emerge as Finalists from Record-High Participation

The World Future Energy Summit’s Climate Innovations Exchange (CLIX) 2020, supporting innovative global green tech and sustainability start-ups, announced today the 42 finalists out of a record-high 600 shortlisted entries.   Hosted by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment ...

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Sports | Tuesday 31 December, 2019 11:35 am

Ryan Giggs picks up Player Career accolade and Joao Felix scores Best Revelation Player at Dubai Globe Soccer Awards presented by Audi

Former Manchester United Player Ryan Giggs was crowned with the Player Career Award at the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards, presented by Audi, at a star-studded ceremony at the Madinat Jumeirah last Sunday.   In another award presented by Al Nabooda Automobiles, Joao Felix picked up the Player ...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 31 December, 2019 5:15 am

Cultural scholarships on offer to Saudi students in an educational first

Cultural scholarships to some of the world’s top universities are to be offered to Saudi students in an educational first for the Kingdom. Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al-Saud announced the launch of the country’s first cultural scholarship program...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 31 December, 2019 4:04 am

Dubai Culture’s Advisory Committee for Performing Arts meets to discuss the status of theatre sector

Dubai Culture and Arts Authority’s (Dubai Culture) Advisory Committee for Performing Arts held its first meeting to discuss the state of affairs of the theatre sector in the Emirate and to explore ways to create a sustainable creative environment for performing arts and artists. Experts in...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 31 December, 2019 3:13 am

New service schedule for Saudi Arabia's Haramain railway

The administration of the Haramain High-Speed Railway has announced its new multi-option itinerary schedule, coinciding with the mid-year vacation of 1441 AH, raising the number of its daily trips to 16. The administration said the schedule will be effective from Jan. 3-19, and the new...

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