Saudi tourism body launches tour guide training in Madinah
MADINAH: The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) in Madinah organized two tour guide training sessions last week, in cooperation with the National Center for Human Resources Development (Takamul). The five-day sessions took on 32 trainees, introducing them to the tasks of tour guides, including presenting historical information to people with no prior
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Makkah Millennium Hotel honors its female workers
Saad Khayat, General Manager, Makkah Millennium Hotel and Towers, recognized the achievements of women and listing down action points to empower the women workforce in the organization, and encourage them to start a conversation that matters. As a token of appreciation, a gift distribution ceremony for each female employee was held.
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Forum explores Makkah’s investment potential
MAKKAH: The second Makkah Economic Forum kicked off on Saturday at the Hilton Jabal Omar, led by the governor of Makkah, Prince Khalid Al-Faisal. Prince Khalid welcomed delegates, including government ministers, business figures and other members of the royal family, to the forum, which runs until March 26.
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New technologies help increase number of flights, passengers in Saudi Arabia’s airports — GACA
JEDDAH: New technologies applied in Saudi Arabia's airports has contributed to aviation growth in the Kingdom and has provided solutions for passenger’s trips, air cargo and investments, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has said. GACA earlier reported an 8 percent increase in passenger numbers and 4 percent in flight rates in 2018.
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PWD-friendly infrastructure rebuilds completed in Two Holy Cities, Saudi Arabia tells UN
JEDDAH: Major infrastructure rebuilds to aid disabled people have been completed in Makkah and Madinah, the United Nations heard on Thursday. Dr. Bandar Al-Aiban, president of the Saudi Human Rights Commission (HRC), made the announcement in Geneva during the 21st session of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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Egyptian honor for Makkah’s historian
Egyptian honor for Makkah’s historian
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Saudi ICT sector holds key to growth, forum told
RIYADH: Information and communications technology (ICT) is one of the main drivers of development in today’s world, a Riyadh forum on “Digital Transformation for an Ambitious Country” has been told. In his opening speech to the annual Communications and Information Technology Indicators Forum, Abdul Aziz Al-Ruwais, governor of the Communications and Information Technology
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Darah sends atlas of Makkah, holy sites to US, UK
RIYADH: The King Abdul Aziz Foundation for Research and Archives (Darah) has sent Arabic and English copies of the “Illustrated Atlas of Makkah and the Holy Sites” to the British Museum and the US Library of Congress to serve as a resource for scientists and researchers.The 325-page atlas documents the history of Makkah and the Two Holy Mosques using photos and text, and has
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Indonesia general election disrupting umrah travel as voters postpone pilgrimage
The general election on April 17 has already disrupted Indonesians’ umrah travel plans and affected operators’ businesses
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Plan afoot to expand Makkah’s flowerbeds
He said that the Holy Capital Municipality and the Royal Commission to Develop Makkah and the Holy Sites would work to realize this goal. The emir also stressed the need to plant trees along the paths in the holy sites.
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Makkah all set for its first flower festival
MAKKAH: A carpet of flowers featuring 1 million blooms will be one of the main attractions as Makkah hosts its first flower festival. The event, which begins on Tuesday at Muzdalifah, has been organized by the city’s municipality in cooperation with the Arab Urban Development Institute and King Saud University. It will be officially opened by Makkah Gov. Prince Khalid
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Over 4.3 million perform Umrah
According to the ministry, Pakistan sent the largest number of pilgrims with 1,031,253 of them coming to perform Umrah until Thursday. They were followed by 695,103 Indonesians, 435,746 Indians, 240,708 Egyptians, 219,729 Turkish, 214,931 Yemenis, 213,209 Malaysians, 160,759 Algerians, 121,262 Jordanians, and 116,154 Iraqis.
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