The advertising market in Saudi Arabia has come a long way, but a lot still needs to be done, according to Marwan M. Qutub, CEO, and co-founder of 3Points, a 100 percent local advertising agency “celebrating 10 years of creativity”.
The industry in (...)
Ignorance is the root of all problems. The more people know about each other, the less there will be chances of misunderstandings leading to tensions.
Saudi Arabia has realized this very well, and the foremost example is the interfaith dialogues (...)
THOBE, the long white dress that men in Saudi Arabia have been wearing for ages, has been undergoing a metamorphosis. It has been white and simple all along, but no longer, giving way to new designs, colors, fabrics, and styles.
One of those (...)
“MY entire work turns around one large subject which is the manifestation of the Divine in our world. I follow no rule except those of Islamic philosophy in art. I do hunt for a picture by walking for hours.”
“I would be honored to do the interview (...)
THE rise in extremist activities and the phenomenon of aircraft hijacking has had at least one positive fallout: it has pushed up the sales of business jets on an international scale.
“After 9/11, the demand for business jets went up by 40 percent (...)
The Ministry of Water and Electricity is working on a strategy to integrate w ater and power sectors with a master plan in all fields of water, including underground, service water, desalination, sanitation and electricity, according to Fehied Fahad (...)
The private sector should be involved with increasing share and numbers in the water and power projects, according to Muhammad K. Al-Khalifa, director of privatisation and outsourcing, Bahrain's ministry of finance.
“What is to be done is to front (...)
Faisal, Emir of Makkah Region, will inaugurate the Fourth Saudi Water and Power Forum (SWPF'08) here on Sunday.
The forum has become a necessary and welcome annual event as the development of water and electricity sectors is essential in the light (...)
A $1.2 million exclusive partnership agreement for the 10th Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF ‘09) was signed on Thursday between Abdullatif Abdullah Alfalch, managing director of Dar Al-Arkan Real Estate Development Company, and Saleh Ali Al-Turki, (...)
Haj arrangements for Indian pilgrims this year are marked by a number of new services and facilities and an increase in the number of pilgrims, according to Consul General Sayeed Ahmed Baba.
“With the help of the moassassas (tawafah establishments) (...)
The United States is “very supportive” of Saudi Arabia's first terrorist trials for which legal procedures started Monday. The trials are being conducted after more than five years of deadly violence across the country.
“We are very supportive ... (...)
The Consulate General of India (CGI) in Jeddah has introduced the long-awaited outsourcing of visa support services for foreign nationals entering India and passport support services for Indian expatriates from Oct. 20, according to Consul General (...)
The rifle fired by Indian athlete Abhinav Bindra, during the 10 meter air-rifle event at the Beijing Olympics, has triggered a wave of enthusiasm and pride across the Jeddah Indian community sparking hopes that India “has it” to win more (...)
A new magazine called ‘Design' – the first of its kind in Saudi Arabia – has been launched in Jeddah with the first July-August issue on the stands.
“The magazine caters to the needs and interests of design enthusiasts, and aims to bridge the gap (...)
Looking at the title of the book under review, one may be excused if the reader takes it to be an account of the Ashes – the popular cricket Test series played between England and Australia. But it soon becomes clear that the doings (or rather (...)