Egypt celebrated the reopening of the ancient Avenue of Sphinxes in Luxor, a 2.7-kilometres road that connects two temple complexes in the area, the Temple of Luxor and the Temple of Karnak. The event included a re-enactment of the Opet Festival, an annual ancient celebration, and a carnival held by Egyptian dynasties in the presence […]
DUBAI: The Saudi Arabia Pavilion launched its ‘16 Windows’ programme, offering visitors an enriching experience that deepens understanding of the Kingdom’s diverse and thriving cultural scene. The 16-week programme will celebrate a specific cultural sector each week, through a series of events that highlight the success, opportunities, and future of the country. Hussain Hanbazazah, Commissioner […]
Dubai, November 23, 2021: Hotpack Global, the world’s leading manufacturer of disposable food packaging products, announced implementing XtendSales Mobile Salesforce automation solution in Saudi Arabia, following successful results in its UAE operations from the deployment of the digital transformation platform. In a statement, Suhail Abdulla, Vise President Hotpack Global said it has signed an agreement […]
Does size really matter? When it comes to superyachts, it seems the answer is most certainly “yes.” The title for the world’s biggest yacht was once held by the same vessel, El Mahrousa, for over a century. But it’s changed hands far more frequently in the years since then as more and more supersized yachts […]
AlUla welcomes guests on the world’s first ‘Museum in the Sky’ flight by SAUDIA. Visitors are invited to book a unique inflight experience on November 4th as SAUDIA and AlUla highlight arguably the world’s biggest archaeological program Riyad: The world’s first “Museum in the Sky” is a joint collaboration between AlUla and SAUDIA Airlines, to […]
DUBAI: The Knights, the United Arab Emirates Air Force aerobatic display team, and The Saudi Hawks, the Royal Saudi Air Force aerobatic team, wowed the crowds with their daredevil moves above the Expo 2020 Dubai. Visitors looked up to the skies above Expo 2020’s Jubilee Park and caught another dynamic and colourful display from The […]
Saudi Arabia has announced it is launching a huge theme park inspired by off-shore oil rigs – complete with roller coasters, helipads, bungee jumping, skydiving, and more. Funded by the country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), The Rig will be located in the Arabian Gulf, with the site spanning a combined total area of more than 150,000 square metres. Billing itself as the world’s […]
AL AIN: The UAE’s land ports have begun receiving travellers from Oman, after verifying the readiness of all ports and ensuring the implementation of national precautionary measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Khalifa Hamad Al Shamsi, Director of the Land Ports Department at the Public Authority for Security of Ports, Borders […]
VIENNA – The World Heritage Committee inscribed five cultural sites, including one transnational property, in Saudi Arabia, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on UNESCO’s World Heritage List during its 44th session held online and chaired from Fuzhou (China). The first site is Ḥimā Cultural Area in […]
The agreement will support the provision of COVID-19 vaccines and related supplies for low- and lower-middle-income countries DP World and UNICEF have announced a wide-ranging partnership to support the global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and related immunisation supplies in low- and lower-middle-income countries. The new multi-million-dollar partnership is the largest established to date to support UNICEF’s […]
A second COVID-19 vaccine now also appears highly effective in preventing illness following exposure to the virus that causes the disease. The biotech company Moderna, Inc., said Monday that its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing disease, according to an analysis of its clinical trial. The news comes a week after Pfizer and BioNTech […]
