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World’s tallest tower reaches 37th floor
Kingdom Holding revealed that the 1km tower had reached its 37th floor. It will overtake the 830-metre Burj Khalifa once complete with a gross floor area of 245,000 sqm. Saudi Arabia’s 1km Kingdom tower, which has just been renamed Jeddah Tower will be the world’s tallest building when it opens in 2018. More than a
March 16, 2016
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Saudi’s domestic airports record over 50% growth in international traffic
Saudi Arabia’s domestic airports recorded a 51.5 percent increase in the number of international flight services in 2015, according to the last figures from the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA). The number of international services from the kingdom’s domestic airports jumped from 26,361 at the end of 2015 from 17,405 in 2014, according to
South Africa turns on Saudi-built solar to cut coal reliance
South Africa and Saudi Arabian ACWA Power launched a $328 million solar power plant in the Northern Cape province on Monday, as Africa’s most industrialised country rushes to expand its power supply and cut its coal reliance. The Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Project, developed by a consortium led by ACWA Power, is set to
Seventeen schools to open in Abu Dhabi by 2018
ABU DHABI // Seventeen private schools, including two all-girls institutes, are expected to open in the emirate over the next two years, and between them they will enrol 24,000 pupils. Abu Dhabi Education Council said the schools would help to meet rising demand, as the student population is growing at about 5 per cent a
First World Future Sports Games to take place in Dubai in 2017
Dubai has revealed that it will organise the first World Future Sports Games in December 2017 as part of its new economic sector, Future Sports, supported by the city’s World Federation of Future Sports. The event will feature nine competitions based on modern technology and artificial intelligence sports. These will include driverless car racing, robotic
The high cost of entrepreneurship
So you are ready to start your own business! It’s a time that is both exciting and possibly nerve-racking. But there are so many reasons to do it, right? To be your own boss. To set your own hours. To realise your dream. And most of all, to provide the kind of financial reward and
March 14, 2016
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Saudi starts building world’s largest umbrella in Makkah
Work started on Thursday for the installation of the world’s largest folding umbrella in the northern courtyard of the Grand Mosque in Makkah. This is the first of the eight high-tech giant umbrellas and 54 small ones to be installed in the Grand Mosque in the coming six months. Manufactured in Germany, each canopy will
Top companies to work for in the UAE
Logistics firm DHL has been named as the best place to work in the UAE for the third consecutive year, according to a new survey. Great Place to Work, a global research, training and consultancy firm said DHL had retained its top spot after “nurturing employee development, creating a fun work environment, being transparent, listening
March 11, 2016
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Dubai’s private sector faces short-term challenges but long-term opportunities
Research released last week about the health of Dubai’s private sector made for difficult reading. The Emirates NBD Economy Tracker Index showed that private companies signalled the first deterioration in overall operating conditions since data collection began six years ago. Given the steadily worsening performance of the index over the last couple of months, this
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