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FROM THE EDITOR

King Salman bin Abdulaziz

A LEGACY OF SERVITUDE

It is hard to pen the life of a man. Attempting to capture the true essence of a person beyond the facts, figures and milestones in a few good lines never does suffice. The task becomes even more daunting for a beloved figure of modern history and father of a nation.

In the passing of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Kingdom lost a revered leader and a true visionary of peace in the region. We at Destination send our heartfelt condolences to the entire nation.

We believe that his passing should be marked by the adoration he has so rightfully earned from his people and the world.

Under his reign, we became a Saudi Arabia that’s brimming with cultural vitality, economic prosperity and diversity and a nation of fortitude. In his subtle conviction, he championed women and initiated an open dialogue among religions, races and nations.

King Abdullah, as a man of faith and leader of the state, made true to his vow to serve God Almighty, his country and people.

We at Destination find refuge in knowing that as our history turns to a new chapter, it does so with a righteous and wise leader at its helm.

We pledge our allegiance and offer our prayers of support for King Salman bin Abdulaziz, Custodian of the two Holy Mosques, Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef. In King Salman's ascension to the throne, we envision a stable and brighter future for Saudi Arabia. We are at one with the nation in praying for Allah’s help in letting him continue the legacy of servitude. We echo and follow his footsteps— “to remain, with God’s strength, attached to the straight path that this state has walked since its establishment."

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THE VISIONARY KING ABDULLAH The world is mourning the loss of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.

Although the King has passed away, his legacy remains.

By Sohila El Saadany

POLITICS

King Abdullah’s political success is carved in history.

His political endeavors have cemented Saudi Arabia’s important world status.

• His call for interfaith dialogue resulted in the convention of the World Conference on Dialogue in Madrid and a United Nations conference on Dialogue in 2008. He also established the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Program for Enhancing the Culture of Dialogue and Peace and was awarded with the UNESCO Gold Medal for his efforts.

• He held a number of important international summits and meetings in the Kingdom like the Jeddah Energy Summit in 2008, the third OPEC Summit of Heads of State and the 19th Arab League Summit in 2007.

• Women empowerment was one of the major highlights of the King’s political reforms. In his era, women participated in the Olympics, held positions such as prime minister and 30 women are now part of the Shura Council. He has also granted women the right to vote and run as candidates in municipal elections.

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EDUCATION

Education was one of the leading concerns of the King for the sake of future generations. The educational sector makes up one-fourth of the total budget allocations.

It amounts to SR 210 billion.

• During his time, the Kingdom’s universities increased to 28 government universities and five private ones. He had also ordered the establishing of three new universities in north Jeddah, Bisha and Hafar Al Batin.

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal was a major milestone in the Kingdom’s educational plan.

• The King also initiated the foreign scholarship program in 2005. More than 200,000 Saudis were sent to study abroad. An open university, which focuses on e-education and distant education has also been constructed.

• Because the Qur’an should be one of the main focuses of education, the King issued a package that included SR 300 million for Islamic Dawa offices and SR 200 million for Qur’an memorization organizations.

HEALTH CARE

Sources/ forbes.com • alarabiya.net • saudigazette.com • ourallegiancetokhadimalharamin.com • ksu.edu.sa • arabnews.com • kaahe.org

The King was always adamant to present the best health care for citizens. This sector was issued a huge part of the government funds with almost SR 86.5 billion spent yearly.

• The King ordered setting up a number of medical cities including King Fahd Medical City in Riyadh, King Abdullah Medical City in Makkah, King Faisal Medical City in Abha, Prince Muhammad Medical City in Sakaka and King Khaled Medical City in Dammam. Eleven new private hospitals and 32 public ones were built under his supervision.

HUMANITARIAN

His humanitarian projects were always a priority to him as he aimed at bettering the lives of those in need.

• He issued a decree increasing annual allocations for charitable organizations by 50 percent to reach SR 450 million.

• The World Food Program awarded the King with the Champion in the Battle Against Hunger prize for his efforts and support in supplying food to the less fortunate.

ECONOMICS

King Abdullah’s economic achievements, among others, have earned him 11th place on Forbes Most Powerful People list in 2014.

• A notable achievement is the expansion of the Grand Mosque in Makkah to reach a capacity of 2.5 million worshippers. The project cost SR 80 billion.

• He succeeded in making Saudi Arabia a member of the World Trade Organization in 2005.

• The King gave top priority to meet the housing requirements of citizens with allocation of SR 250 billion to construct 500,000 new housing units all over the Kingdom.

• Establishment of King Abdullah Economic City, King Abdullah Financial Center, the Jazan Economic City and the City of Knowledge.

TECHNOLOGY

He implemented several technologically advanced projects to assure that the Kingdom stays up to date with the fast changing technologies of every day.

• In 2012, he successfully made Saudi Arabia one of the 21 nations with all the components of e-readiness.

The nation now offers effective electronic services for public and private sectors.

• He supervised the establishment of technologically developed transportation projects such as the Haramain High-Speed Railway linking Makkah and Madinah. The government has awarded contracts worth $22.5 billion to carry out the Riyadh metro network as well.

• Because of his great interest in technological advancements, the King oversaw the founding of the King Abdullah Institute for NANO techonology.

The nation has lost a great leader, may he rest in peace.

He will live forever in the hearts of the citizens and through the visionary changes he has brought upon the Kingdom.

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THE LIFE OF KING SALMAN King Salman bin Abdulaziz’s life is filled with achievements and he has made enormous contributions to the country’s progress. The 25th son of the Kingdom’s founder, King Salman is expected to continue to provide the steadiness that characterized King Abdullah’s rule over the 28 million inhabitants of the country.

By Mohammed Mirza

BEGINNINGS

Born on Dec. 31, 1935, King Salman’s mother is Hessa Ahmad Al Sudairi. He is the brother of former ruler King Fahd and former crown princes Sultan and Nayef bin Abdulaziz. Raised in the Murabba palace in Riyadh, he attended the Princes’ School that was established by his father. In school he studied theology and the sciences.

It is also believed that at the same time he started memorizing the Qur'an, which he had memorized by the age of 10.

AN EXPERIENCED LEADER

At the age of 19 he was appointed the Mayor of Riyadh, a post he held for five years. Then in 1963 he was appointed as governor of Riyadh province where his tenure lasted for 48 years, ending in 2011.

When he became governor, the city had a population of around 200,000 and by the end of his tenure it stood at over 5 million. The post made him well known

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internationally, as he played host for VIPs and international envoys and helped secure foreign investment.

Sources/ Aawsat.net • Arabnews.com • Cnn.com • Timesofindia.com

King Salman oversaw the “remarkable transformation with a record for good governance and a lack of corruption,” says Bruce Riedel, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Center for Middle East Policy.

On Nov. 5, 2011, King Salman became the country’s defense minister and was also named a member of the National Security Council (NSC).

Following which on June 18, 2012, after the death of his brother, Crown Prince Nayef, he was appointed as Crown Prince and was shortly after made Deputy Prime Minister.

PHILANTHROPY

King Salman has great interest for philanthropy and since 1956 he has chaired a number of associations, organizations and charitable committees inside the Kingdom and abroad. He has also sponsored and supported many philanthropic projects.

He is chairman of the board of directors of the Riyadh Philanthropic Society for Sciences, King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives, King Abdulaziz Museum, Prince Salman Center for Disability Research, Prince Fahd bin Salman Charitable Society for Care of Kidney Patients and Prince Salman Charity Housing Project.

He is also the president of the Prince Salman Prize for Qur’an Memorization for boys and girls in the Kingdom and honorary president of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation.

He was previously president of Riyadh Development Authority, secretary general of the King Abdulaziz Islamic Foundation, honorary president of Red Crescent Friends Committee in Riyadh, chairman of the board of directors of Al Bir Association and its branches in Riyadh, and president of the Supreme Committee for the Endowment of King Saud University.

King Salman is also a strong advocate of philanthropy in poor Muslim nations such as

Somalia, Sudan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and BosniaHerzegovina.

FOREIGN RELATIONS

As a result of his long tenure as governor of Riyadh, he developed relations with many Arab and international leaders.

King Salman established close relations with major foreign allies including the United States, France, UK, Egypt, China, Japan, India, Pakistan, Germany and Spain among many others.

DEGREES AND HONORS

King Salman received several certificates and prizes, including the highest orders and medals from Morocco, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the United Nations, Philippines, Bahrain, Senegal, Yemen, France and Sweden.

Along with honorary doctorates from the Islamic University of Madinah, Um Al Qura University in Makkah, Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi and Kant Medal from BerlinBrandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

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COMMUNITY

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COMMUNITY CHAMPS Al Arabia Launches the Biggest Art Gallery in Saudi Arabia In a bid to entice the general public to join the country’s burgeoning art movement, Al Arabia and JWT Riyadh unveiled more that 3,000 outdoor mediums across the Kingdom. The initiative also gave local budding Saudi artists the chance to be displayed in public. There were over 900 artists who applied, out of which 80 paintings were selected. The artworks were displayed on Tahliya Street and created quite a buzz.

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Jail Sentence for Fox Torturers

Horrible humans that recorded a video of them torturing a fox and burning it alive have been sentenced to 70 days in jail.

Police had tracked them after they posted the video online.

If you ever see or hear about animal abuse, alert your local police or call the Ministry of Agriculture’s direct hotline at 8002470000

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Thumbs up to Solar Powered Charging and Recycling Stations!

We hope the Municipality of Riyadh broadens th e areas the charging stations grace soon a little environmen ; tal awareness never hurt anybody.

It seems like the city is on a positive drive to go green! We’ve been seeing these awesome charging/ recycling stations pop up everywhere, from the walking area around Prince Sultan University to the gas station by the DR office.

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EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS

EVENTS & HAPPENINGS 1. Crate at Alāan Features New Designers

Crate is back again in time for the New Year. Its first week featured a number of new designers: The Bisht, Candella, Madhawi, After Twelve, Retail Therapy and others. The event was held Jan. 7-12.

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2. Israr’s Final Ceremony Israr final ceremony took place Jan. 22 in Riyadh. Israr Awards, launched by The Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF), is a competition rewarding the act of determination. Four participants won awards, two for Entrepreneur and two for Job Seeker. In the Job Seeker category for men Abdulrahman Al Hatlan won first place and Samar Al Zahrani won first place for women. Entrepreneurs category for men Abdulmajeed Al Owaji won and Samia Al Fadly came in first place for women.

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3. Muntijoon Exhibition Attract 550 Businesses

The Riyadh Chamber of Commerce’s annual exhibition was held in the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center in December. It displayed over 550 home businesses run by women. The exhibition was free for both participants and visitors. It included food, fashion, stationary, party planning and photography.

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Abdulrahman Al Hatlan, Job Seeker

Samar Al Zahrani, Job Seeker

Abdulmajeed Al Owaji, Entrepreneur

Samia Al Fadly, Entrepreneur

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4. Mobil 1 Stages Mass Wedding

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Mobil 1 participated in the fifth mass wedding in January organized by AlHillal Sport Club and Harakiyah Charity Association. Mobil 1’s role is part of its social responsibility programs. The 107 couples met the Prince of Riyadh and received gifts from the company.

5. Christian Louboutin Launches New Collection

Christian Louboutin held an exclusive event to introduce their latest collection.

The event was held at their flagship store in Al Mamlakah Mall in December, and hosted

by Bushra Al Sayed.

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6. Anamil Tech Launches Language Learning App for Kids

Anamil Tech Studio announced the release of Pacca Alpaca Adventures in an exclusive event in December at The Playroom.

Pacca Alpaca-Australia is a new multilingual app that encourages children to learn new languages and become culturally aware as they embark on an Australian adventure.

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7. Zohoor Al Reef Opens Store at Al Nakheel Mall

Zohoor Al Reef marked its launch in Riyadh with a grand opening held in December at Al Nakheel Mall. It offered activities that included the chance to invent your own scent, and also a meet and greet with Instagram celebrity Mohammed Almousa.

8. Calimat Trunk Show Unveiled at Alāan Artspace Calimat, a new Saudi jewelry brand, held an inaugural trunk show in Alāan Artspace in December. Kuwaiti Snapchat sensation Bibi Alabdulmohsen hosted the show. It also included the launch of Demure, a new line by Calimat.

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LIGHTING TECH KSA Leading specialized lighting seminar.

Location: Riyadh Radisson Blu Hotel

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AMERICAN EXPRESS WORLD LUXURY EXPO World’s ultra-luxury brand showcasing products and services to the Saudi elite.

Location: The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Ballrooms A & B Web: worldluxuryexpo-riyadh.com Email: riyadh@world-luxury-group.com

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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ANTICYBERCRIME (ICACC-2015) Kingdom’s first conference on anti-cybercrime.

Location: Al Imam Mohammad bin Saud Islamic University College of Computer and Information Sciences Tel: +966-11-2585934 Email: icacc@ccis.imamu.edu.sa

FEB. 11-14

SAUDI LEATHER EXPO 2015 An international exhibition for leather and leather products industry.

Location: Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center Web: saudileatherexpo.com Email: contact@saudileatherexpo.com

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FEB. 23-24

3RD EDITION KINGDOM HUMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT SUMMIT Bringing HR professionals together to discuss crucial issues.

FEB. 25

Location: Novotel Al Anoud Email: rahul.bihani@fleminggulf.com

Location: CrossHarbour Capital Time: 5 – 8 p.m.

US INVESTMENT SUMMIT Have an overview of EB-5 investment program and meet an US immigration attorney.

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JANADRIYAH ANNUAL HERITAGE AND CULTURE FESTIVAL 30 Celebrations of cultural traditions of the great country.

Tel: +966-11-4038992 Web: janadria.org.sa Email: Janadria@sang.gov.sa

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TEDX MOBILY Global movement devoted to bringing ideas worth spreading to communities around the globe.

Location: Novotel Al Anoud

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LEAN START UP MACHINE A hands-on workshop that teaches entrepreneurs and innovators to start their own companies.

Web: leanstartupmachine.com Location: TBA upon registration Email: info@ra-at.com Tel: +966-11-2807805

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26TH ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE OF THE SAUDI HEART ASSOCIATION (SHA26) Largest cardiac meeting in the Middle East.

Location: Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center Web: saudi-heart.com Email: ahmed.emam@sha.org.sa

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RIYADH INTERNATIONAL BOOKFAIR Large cultural event where promotion, negotiation and distribution of books take place. heritage.

Location: Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center Web: riyadhbookfair.org.sa Email: riyadhbookfair@moci.gov.sa

FEB. 22-23 FEB. 17-19

NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: TOWARDS NEW SMART WORLD Conference on future vision of Information Technology.

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POWER & TRANSMISSION SUMMIT Conference on new trends and innovations in power and transmission.

Location: Al Faisaliah Hotel

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MARCH 8-10

ATD MENA CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION An event showcasing products like ERP and HR management systems, performance evaluation technologies, recruitment and outsourcing etc. In the industrial products, business services industries.

MARCH 17-19

RIYADH OIL AND GAS EXHIBITION A showcase of leading products and services related to oil and gas sector.

Location: Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center

Location: Riyadh Intercontinental Hotel

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BUSINESS

FINANCIAL PLANNING WITH REEM ASAAD Saving for Children The concept is simple:

The power of compounding OR Time Value of Money.

This means that time has a powerful impact on the accumulation of money regardless of the growth rate (rate of return) it is invested at.

The most common reply was: After graduation (from college). That was alarming.

I started saving for my children as soon as they were born.

If you think this is crazy early, let me tell you, the savings can barely cover their college education!

For compounding to work, you need to: 1. Start now 2. Invest regularly 3. Be patient

Just to clarify, it is never too early to start saving, even for your unborn children. The reason behind this can be explained both qualitatively and quantitatively.

Secondly, investing your savings regularly at a constant (or almost constant) rate helps grow the capital and combat inflation.

Inflation is the sustained increase in the general prices of good, services.

As inflation rises, every Riyal you own buys a smaller percentage of a

good or service. When inflation goes up, the purchasing power of your money declines.

For example: If the inflation rate is 2 percent annually, then a SR 10 item will cost $1.20 in a year. After inflation your Riyal can’t buy the same item at the same price.

SMALL TIPS TO HELP YOU WITH KIDS’ MONEY HABITS • Talk to your children about money.

• Play cashier games.

• Depending on their age let them join you on grocery or shopping trips. Compare prices and keep receipts to go over at home.

• Always keep a safebox for each child at home.

• Reward them for good deeds.

• Visit websites and YouTube videos on the topic. The Federal Reserve Bank education arm offers great learning content on its website. Use it!

• Talk to them about the less fortunate and underprivileged people worldwide. Explain to them how blessed they are to have a home, clothes, food and education. Learning to appreciate does 50 percent of the job. The rest they will learn as they grow.

The Author: Reem Asaad is an inspirational Saudi woman. She is a wife, mother, writer and financial adviser.

Asaad was ranked the third most powerful Arab Woman in 2012 by Arabian Business Magazine.

Email: Nasi7atreem@gmail.com Nasi7atreem Nasi7atreem

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Last month, I posted a question on Twitter about the appropriate age to start saving in one’s life.

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Lateefa Alwaalan Brewing Success

By Ayesha Islam

Lateefa Alwaalan knows how to brew a good cup of Arabic coffee. And it all has to do with a contraption that takes the labor out of coffee-making.

The young entrepreneur and Saudi Creative Business Cup winner launched Yatooq and created the first Arabic coffee machine that significantly reduces the time it takes to traditionally brew coffee.

All Saudi coffee lovers can relate to the passion drinking a good cup of “gahwa,” the roasted Arabic coffee that is slowly brewed then boiled with cardamom and ginger that gives a perfect blend of a rich, aromatic flavor.

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Whether it is with family and friends, all-nighters during exams, or to enjoy that late wedding at 3 a.m.

– it is the perfect cup of sheer goodness paired with dates.

Lateefa Alwaalan’s shared passion for this coffee drove her to establish Yatooq in 2012.

She began by introducing a line of different coffee beans and then unveiled the groundbreaking Arabic coffee machine that dramatically reduces the typical half-hour preparation time. But her background hasn’t always been linked to business – she completed her Bachelor’s Degree in computer science

LATEEFA ALWAALAN AT A GLANCE • Founder of Yatooq, a coffee production enterprise.

• Winner of Saudi Creative Business Cup. • Bachelor's Degree holder in computer science from King Saud University.

• MBA graduate at the University of Washington, Foster School of Business.

• Yatooq sold 2,000 coffee machines during first week of production.

• 40 percent of Yatooq’s production is exported.

from King Saud University, then went on to working in the IT department in the banking and telecommunications industry. The entrepreneur gene that she inherited from her family was calling.

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Who would have thought that a business neophyte could come up with a smarter way to make Arabic coffee.

Well, Lateefa Alwaalan did, and it could revolutionize the brewing industry.

“I wanted to be in the trades business since I was little,” Alwaalan said. “Sometimes kids pretend to be moms or selling things in a grocery store but I would pretend to be a tradesman.”

Her father runs a pharmaceutical company and the past generations have been in food services. She recalls: “The conversations between my uncles and father at the dinner table would always be about business. I grew up in that environment.”

WITHOUT MY FAMILY’S SUPPORT I WOULD NOT BE WHERE I AM TODAY – MY FATHER IS MY BIGGEST ADVISOR. —Lateefa Alwaalan

That is when she decided to pursue her childhood dream and left her IT job to join the MBA program at the University of Washington at the Foster School of Business with an interest in technology management and commercialization.

To polish her skills, she also enrolled in the entrepreneurship certificate program while the idea for Yatooq was already taking root.

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After a year and a half, she came back to Riyadh armed with her MBA but was immediately offered a job in the family pharmaceutical business.

“I was the first female in a 100 percent male environment focusing on small areas in the south of Riyadh,” she said.

“We serviced seven to eight cities between 25 branches.”

It wasn’t long before she got a good grasp of the business and moved her way up to the position of general manager, while simultaneously launching Yatooq.

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Yatooq coffee can be found in supermarkets across Riyadh and can also be ordered online.

In 2013, Alwaalan gave her full-time commitment to Yatooq while monitoring the pharmaceutical company.

The young entrepreneur is happy with the success of Yatooq as it “revolutionized the coffee industry – we were the first to develop this technology in Saudi Arabia and now 40 percent of our production is exported.”

The business is flourishing and within one week of production, 2,000 coffee machines were sold but “it doesn’t mean that it came easily or that it has been a smooth ride. It has been challenging and now we have reached a really good milestone.”

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So what drives Alwaalan to continue pushing for better results?

“I want to continue to contribute in the field of research and development and create solutions for consumers that have a competitive advantage in the global market.” Now that technology is moving faster than anything else, differences do arise in the business world as compared to when Alwaalan’s father started up his pharmaceutical company.

“I think the ABCs of business are still the same – you need financing, customers and suppliers but now it’s more about where you want to be and personally I am taking

more of a risk than what my family does.”

What brings these innovative ideas into creation entails a much bigger job – you are the producer versus the one who just imports and resells the product.

Alwaalan has a key piece of advice for budding entrepreneurs: “If you are able to find something that when you wake up in the morning you look forward to working – it is a blessing and you should pursue that.”

Web: yatooq.com

STATISTICS SAY...

44% 68% 73% 64%

of Saudis do not mind female relatives working with males.

women prefer working at the workplace.

women prefer working part-time.

women didn’t know they can travel within the country without consent from male guardian.

47% 67% 60% 48% women currently work in the education sector.

women were under the false impression that labor laws requir male guardian consent for working in the private sector.

BASMA AL SINARI, a Saudi Ph.D student, is set to become the country’s first anime filmmaker with her upcoming film “Silent Harp.” The film tells the story of a young princess who tries to help three female prisoners sentenced

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women use private chauffeurs.

to life escape from prison. With a trailer that has received more than 300,000 views on YouTube, fans are eagerly awaiting the release of Saudi Arabia’s first anime movie.

STATISTICS SOURCE/ ALSAYEDAH KHADIJAH BINT KHUWAILID CENTER STUDIES 2013

women prefer an environment that interacts with male colleagues or customers.

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BUSINESS

THE UNIQUE SHAPE OF SAUDI ADVERTISING

By Paul Springer

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A Brief History of Saudi Advertising

The nuances of Saudi Arabia’s advertising industry today still reflect how it first established in the region. The Kingdom’s entrepreneurial spirit was evident in the mid-20th century, when trades people positioned their goods and advertising messages for pilgrims along the road to Makkah. However, communications in the form of press and television advertising started much later.

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Anyone traveling through Saudi city centers for the first time is always struck by the vast array of billboards. From digital skyscrapers to the bridges, “megacoms” (backlit billboards) and “mupis” (billboards mounted on long poles), there are more billboards per mile along city highways than anywhere else in the world. Brands spend proportionately more on outdoor and mall advertising in Saudi Arabia than in other Middle Eastern country.

The Kingdom’s billboard landscape is therefore like no other.

Press

In 1975 Tihama, a Saudi advertising and PR group, struck the first deal for national press to carry brand commercials. Newspapers including Arab News and the magazine Asharq Al Awsat pioneered the way for print advertising. Such was their success that the demand for ad-supported publications grew — from brands keen to advertise; from advertisers directly and from consumers buying more specialist publications. Global brands were so eager to enter into Saudi’s economy that the government encouraged the creation of more advert-carrying publications.

This drive to expand advertising in the 1980s extended to outdoor advertising, and the uninhibited growth of print and outdoor media encouraged more major brands to the territory.

Broadcast

In contrast, television and radio advertising developed at a slower pace. Prince Faisal first proposed Saudi Arabia’s first national television station in 1965 but public service advertising aside, it wasn’t until 1986 that the first privately sponsored Saudimade commercial was aired (for Procter & Gamble’s Tide).

By then viewers were accessing channels from other GCC countries and were already familiar with the wit and style of pan-Arabic commercials. There is another reason why Saudi’s TV commercials look generically Arabic; Saudis expenditures on luxury goods was so high that it became a focus for multinational brands, who encouraged their existing advertising networks to set up in the region.

1986 Tide Phootage

Today, most major international advertising agencies including Ogilvy Memec, BBDO and Leo Burnett, run offices in major Saudi cities.

Alongside this, producers such as Procter & Gamble and Unilever set up graduate training programmes for local staff, and so developed the first generation of the pioneering communicators who, in turn, went on to instigate their own Saudispecific communications firms such as such as 3-Points, Fullstop and Focus Advertising – creators of Saudia’s famous charging horse.

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The Future’s Bright for Saudi Advertising

Today local and multinational agencies coexist with a new breed of specialist online advertiser. Young Saudis have real opportunity to make a name for themselves. Some already have – U-Turn, the multichannel online platform, has over 2 million subscribers and award-winning content while 77 Media creates social networks and conversations around world-leading cosmetics and pharma brands.

The region boasts its own specialist Coms Uni – The Jeddah College of Advertising, to produce the next generation of media talent. So the future’s bright for advertising in Saudi.

Prof. Paul Springer is special adviser to the Jeddah College of Advertising, associate dean at the University of East London, England, and author of the book 'Saudi Advertising. Yesterday. Today.

Tomorrow' published by Rumman Co.

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S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S

THE BUZZING MINDS OF RIYADH’S ART HIVE

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Destination Riyadh gets intimate with the city’s most promising Saudi artists as they open the doors to their studios for the very time.

By Jou Pabalate and Johara Al Mogbel

Marwah Al Mugait has established herself as one of Riyadh’s conceptual artists.

She believes in beautiful mistakes and is guided with a never-ending mission to make the unseen, seen.

Al Mugait’s journey as a photographer started in 1999 with her very first analog camera, considering it a hobby more than anything else. The 33-year-old began to look into photography as an art medium during a trip to Prague, through an unlikely subject — door handles.

“I didn’t realize it then but I do know, as weird as it sounds, my first artful inspiration came from door handles,” she laughs, “It was the point when my eyes started to gravitate towards seeing and capturing things from a different perspective.”

Although her interest was leaning towards photography, Al Mugait stuck with studying Business Administration as an undergraduate.

Technically, she is a self-taught photographer.

Avant Garde Arabia went viral on the day she uploaded it on Facebook. It consisted of images depicting a woman in different traditional Arab garments, some overlaid with Arabic calligraphy.

Much to her surprise, Avant Garde Arabia went on to be exhibited at Art Abu Dhabi in 2012 and then at Brunel University, London.

Following this surge of creativity, she earned a Master’s Degree in photojournalism from the University of Westminster.

The experience taught Al Mugait to capture meaningful narratives rendered in images.

She produced documentaries, one of which, the Mood Diary, captured the plight of a Saudi woman with bi-polar disorder.

Today, Al Mugait is working on a new series, a hush-hush project entitled “Sigh”, and it is set to debut at the Naila Art Gallery in March.

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AYMAN ZEDANI At 30 years old, Ayman Zedani is a pioneer of experimental contemporary art in Riyadh.

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Zedani spent his childhood moving around Saudi Arabia as a result of his father’s job. The family finally settled in Riyadh 16 years ago. He had initially wanted to study art after high school but pursued a degree in pharmaceutical science.

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“In a way, I’m glad I didn’t study arts and decided to get my intake from different sources and views,” he said.

“And my scientific background has played a major role in how I am as an artist. At the end of the day, I care more about the process; I can stay in my studio, my lab, for hours just trying out different things.

Sometimes they work out, sometimes they don’t and I’m fine with that.”

So far, Zedani has been dabbling with a variety of mediums. He used solar prints, ambrotype, tintype photography and, most recently, Bio-Art and 3D printing in his creations.

Zedani admits that there are some challenges in using his creative methodology and being a contemporary artist in Riyadh.

Majority of the audience (in Riyadh) believe that art to be art, it has to be beautiful. And then there’s also the negative effect of commercialism on the art scene, people being more interested in the question, ‘How much money can we make out of this?’ I know that there are a lot of artists who have tremendous talent and vision but are laying low.

Focusing on business and setting a singular view of success in the art community can discourage the next generation from ever breaking out of their cocoons or worse, abandoning their own ideas and imitating others instead because they’re being told that, that is what works, it’s what sells.

— Ayman Zedani

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NOORAH KAREEM Noorah Kareem never planned to become an artist.

It kind of just happened.

After her art teacher nominated her for a Mawhiba summer program, she was convinced that it could be something she loved to do. At 26, she’s still exploring the endless possibilities of the field she’d adopted.

Graffiti, children’s book illustrations, canvases, sculptures. There’s very little she hasn’t tried. And if Kareem’s art can be explained in one word, we’d say that it is happy. There’s a joy that looking at her work invokes. And it seems as if the Saudi art scene agrees, as Kareem’s name and work has been popping up positively everywhere, Riyadh, happily, has been treating her well, with opportunities emerging everywhere.

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My favorite bit in the artistic process is the natural high I get while making something. It's like I go completely into the zone.

— Noorah Kareem

Riyadh's been good to me. It gave me so many doors and opportunities to be out there. — Noorah Kareem

Kareem’s creative process mostly entails collecting ideas, then breaking them down and rearranging them into something new and unexpected. She dreams of being able to collect fragments of visions and ideas, and having the ability to assemble them together into artworks that speak not only of how she feels, but also convey an idea worth spreading. MCF boards and a collage help with that, and she tacks up sketches and words that she finds inspiring to use as a visual board for her projects.

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A R T S & E N T E R TA I N M E N T

RIYADH'S LOVE AFFAIR WITH ART Riyadh is home to many emerging artists and the destination of art lovers from all over the country.

As the city has been continuously providing a spectrum of art gallery experiences in the last few years, Riyadh has been establishing itself as the place to be seen.

Alāan Artspace

By Abeer Arjani

A number of galleries have made a unique name for themselves in supporting and shaping the art scene in Saudi Arabia with artists showcasing at international art fairs and galleries. It’s safe to say that galleries’ focus on diverse artwork and supporting local talent is one of the few major factors in pushing forward the local artists into a more regional and international presence.

“We are at the beginning of a movement, suggesting perhaps that the center of contemporary Saudi art might be shifting just a little from Jeddah and towards the middle of the country,” said Naema Alsudairy, founding director of Alāan Artspace.

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Alāan is a contemporary gallery, educational hub, library, restaurant, shop and café. And providing all of that in one place in the heart of Riyadh makes the gallery a favorite in the city, not only to artists, but also to educators, entrepreneurs and students.

Launched in 2012, the gallery managed to produce multiple exhibitions a year and also holds many educational seminars and panels throughout

The gallery is preparing a multiartist exhibition that's set to debut this March.

the year for art enthusiasts and young artists.

It also has a mission to support and educate younger artists as witnessed in their latest educational program YAWS (The Young Artists Wall Series) providing young emerging artists and designers with an opportunity to showcase and sell their work.

Location: 280 Oruba Rd. Tel: +966-11-4169550 Fax: +966-11-4169554

Lam Art Gallery

With a focus on supporting contemporary artists and a desire to promote and spread awareness of Saudi and Middle Eastern culture through art and design, Lam Gallery has introduced Riyadhis to diverse exhibitions featuring many pop and street art style artists, a genre that is very popular among the younger art lovers and aspiring artists.

If you love pop art, then you need to keep an eye on Lam Gallery.

The gallery also supports and aspires to educate young artists through workshops and collaborations. Its latest workshop was conducted by its latest showcased Artist Talal Alzaid who discussed urban art.

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Location: Shop No. 5, Home Offices, Al Oruba - Prince Turki Awwal Tel: +966 -11-281 0906 Fax: +966-11-281 5982 Email: info@lamartgallery.com

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Naila Art Gallery

Although relatively new, Naila Art Gallery represents a diverse group of artists, ranging from emerging and established locals to young up-and-coming international artists.

Their list of artists includes Muhammad Zaza, Toufic Al Hamidi and Fahad Al Niemah to name a few. One thing we love about Naila Gallery is that it has a significant presence locally and even regionally with exciting regional and international collaborations.

The gallery also provides educational symposiums and workshops from time to time so it’s a must-visit in Riyadh.

Location: Al Takhassosi St. Bldg. 247, #2 Email: info@gallerynaila.com Tel: +966-11-8805352

The gallery’s latest exhibition was Fahd Al Niymah's "Hidden Emotions." Fahd interprets various aspects of humanity through pieces of mixed media that are simply breathtaking.

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Rukun Gallery

Although a few months old, Rukun Gallery caters specifically to design enthusiasts, with a unique selection of pieces from all over the world. The gallery also designs and creates original pieces in its studio.

Although not much is going on at the gallery since it’s very new, designers and furniture collectors should definitely keep an eye on it.

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Location: Noujoud Mall Web: rukun.net Email: info@rukun.net

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COURTESY PHOTO/@AGENTWHISKERS - MUSENEWSES.WORDPRESS - THERIFFREPEATER • STAFF PHOTO: MOHAMMED DEGHAISHM

A R T S & E N T E R TA I N M E N T

AGENT WHISKERS

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By Johara Al Mogbel

After almost six years in a tiny room on an offshore oil field near Kuwait working a maintenance job, Essam Al Ghamdi had an epiphany.

“Let me tell you, if there’s a time to rethink life choices, it’s when you’re in a shoebox in the middle of the ocean,” Al Ghamdi said. “I quickly realized that I wasn’t having very much fun doing something that doesn’t interest me, something that doesn’t challenge me or excite me. In my spare time – and trust me, I had plenty of it – I wrote a few albums and worked on a few games until I finally built up the confidence to quit my job to pursue my passions.”

His music work is done during Batman hours.

said. “And since I don’t play a particular genre, I didn’t want to box myself within the naming confines of a particular genre like electro or trip-hop.”

And it works. It’s hard to pinpoint what genre Al Ghamdi’s music really is, but that’s part of the fun of listening to it. And the thought of an adorable kitten dressed in James Bond attire dropping beats is certainly a compelling one.

Colleague Ahmed Abdelsamea described Al Ghamdi as a true professional.

And like all good superheroes, he picked a catchy moniker to front his music. Agent Whiskers rolls off the tongue quite nicely.

“Essam always knows what to do with music,” Abdelsamea said. “When I ask him about music with a certain feeling or experience, he comes with a really interesting initial draft where I can give him feedback and he tunes it. He is really fast in editing the music.”

“The way I see it, expressing myself through art should be raw, reckless and fun,” he

His defining moment was in his teens. Growing up in Virginia, during the ’90s

he found himself succumbing to the teen angst movement of nu-metal bands, namely Korn. Being the easily influenced lads they were, Al Ghamdi, now 29 years old, and his friends vowed to create the loudest, most angst-ridden nu-metal band the world had ever seen.

“We were three ambitious and surprisingly thorough little rockers,” he said. “We didn’t even have instruments and we’d already decided who was playing what. On top of all that, we decided that the band would contain five members despite the fact that we were missing two people. True forward-thinkers, we were.“ Over the next decade he taught himself guitar and drums, played in numerous bands in live shows around the world, and participated in recording sessions. By 2011, Agent Whiskers was born.

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His inspirations?

“Musically speaking, I’d say mostly Muse and Radiohead,” Al Ghamdi said. “Muse’s melodic style spoke to me at a time when I was developing my sound on guitar so it’s almost ingrained within my musical DNA. Radiohead taught me to think outside the box and not to rely on the same time signatures and tempos so often.”

To date, he’s composed music for six video games, three of which are available on the App Store and Google Play Store. He was also nominated for his work on Atomic+ at the 2013 Indie Prize Awards in Amsterdam.

But Al Ghamdi doesn’t plan on staying away from dabbling in his passion on a full time basis for long.

“I see myself eventually taking music up full-time. There’s no shortage of melodies in my head and I still haven’t had my reggae phase. I’m going to be making music for a long time.

Whether it remains a side career or becomes my life, I’m going where my music takes me.”

‘Radiohead taught me to think outside the box.’

Radiohead

Muse

"With a love for experimenting and the inclination to allow his brain loose rein on all sorts of inspiration, Agent Whiskers is hard to box into a certain genre. DR’s favorite track: Starlight Serenade."

@AgentWhiskers

Agent Whiskers live performance.

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A R T S & E N T E R TA I N M E N T

ALBUMS

TO LOOK OUT FOR!

By Big Hass of Re-Volt

Aywa - Klash 5 Seconds Of Summer

5 Seconds Of Summer Lowkey

Soundtrack To The Struggle

Singles & Duets

Four

Maher Zain

One Direction

Hamdulilah

The Narcicyst & Shadia Mansour

CELEBRITIES THAT HAVE A TWIN

Gisele Bundchen

Scarlett Johansson

APPs

Paper by FiftyThree Make your own inspiring moodboards. Paper is the simplest way to express your ideas.

You don’t need to know how to draw. From sketching out a new product design Paper sets your ideas free. It works the way you think, with no fussy settings or distractions.

Available with Paper are five beautiful tools to Sketch, Write, Draw, Outline and Color.

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Jon Heder

Ashton Kutcher

BOOKS Islamic Geometric Patterns

By Eric Broug

The marvels of Islamic patterns—the most recognizable visual expression of Islamic art and architecture—are not just a beautiful accident. The ancient practitioners of this craft used traditional methods of measurement to create dazzling geometric compositions, often based on the repetition of a single pattern. The results are magnificent in their beauty and awe-inspiring in their execution.

Saudi Arabia

By Mohammed Babelli

Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors

By Hena Khan

Photography book takes the viewer on a journey through Saudi Arabia. Photos include architecture, nature, antiquity, people, sport, food and religion.

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STYLE & SHOPPING

By Mazin Al Maimani

TWEEN FASHION STYLING WORKSHOPS WITH

NOHA SINDI A tween girl is a child between the ages of 9 and 12. She is no longer a little child, but not quite a teenager. During these tween years, kids become increasingly self-conscious and more likely to compare themselves to peers.

Being in this age isn’t quite easy and every year they age is another year they get acquainted with themselves. Yet these must be among the most difficult years for any parent or mom (in particular).

This is critical when it comes to fashion and style when choosing outfits for your daughter. Many of these young girls want to choose

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clothes by themselves and many moms interfere with their choices.

As a mom of a tween girl myself, I started with this fun workshop for young girls to express themselves and establish their identity in terms of fashion and style. In these workshops, I teach them basics in colors and body shapes, also a brief about basic hygiene and how to take care of their skin and hair. In addition, focusing on healthy eating and lifestyle. During these sessions, girls get to work in teams for their projects which help them gain self-confidence and boost their

inner self-esteem. Remember, your daughter’s own personal style is the signature she becomes known for. She will find what style works for her. Every girl has self-esteem issues, you just have to find out what WORKSHOPS the sparkle is and let it shine. COMING SOON

TO RIYADH.

Styling tips THESE TIPS WILL HELP YOU GUIDE YOUR TWEEN TOWARDS A FUN FASHION EXPERIENCE

DESTINATION TWEEN PICKS! Styling your precious princess should always have one element, FUN! As this is the age for expressions, freedom, fun and of course a little bit of high-end inspired fashion for the tweens.

Have fun Just because you’re 10 years old doesn’t mean you can’t have great style!

Age appropriate Another important part is to dress age appropriately.

Looking cute and comfortable and not wearing make-up.

Remain true to yourself Encourage your tween to experiment a little with her traditional wardrobe.

And make sure she knows that her clothing reflects her personality.

Molo SR 260

Wildfox SR 245

Eleven Paris SR 150

Molo SR 260

Accessorize Make a fashion statement with accessories.

Don’t spend a lot Fashion trends come and go, shop for bargains and don’t buy anything unless you’re sure your tween will wear it.

Jacques & Sienna SR 180

Seek out trends Seek out teen magazines so that you understand the looks.

To get in touch with Noha sindi.

E-mail: sindinoha@gmail.com @styling_diva

Supertrash SR 600

Supertrash SR 600

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Marni SR 3,500

Sergio Rossi SR 2,520 Valentino SR 3,200

SS15 FOOTWEAR REVIEW

ALL ABOUT CRAZY COMFORT Shoes addicts, get ready for yet another update to your closet. There will be thousands of new styles to cover, but we're loving the stripes, zigzag, rainbow, symmetrical shapes in these highly fashionable yet comfortable options. Whether it’s a print, a rectangle leather strap on the back, or a tiny little golden edged wedges; take a look at some of our picks.

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Nicholas Kirkwood SR 3,500

Chloe SR 4,200

NIKE ZVEZDOCHKA

THE NEW ‘IT’ SNEAKER

To honor the 10-year anniversary of the Zvezdochka, Nike is releasing the shoe in its original five colorways. Designed in collaboration with famed industrial designer Marc Newson, the Zvezdochka is highlighted by a modular design composed of four interlocking, interchangeable parts: the outer cage, the interlocking outsole, the innersleeve and the insole. The breathable perforated cage forms the base for the interlocking parts.

Fitting the foot like a second skin, the innersleeve is crafted with flexible and resistant materials to cover the foot and help protect it from the elements. The interior sock liner features a Nike Zoom Air unit in the heel for added cushioning.

And the interlocking outsole snaps into the perforated cage to create the foundation of the shoe.

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STYLE & SHOPPING

GADGETS

Literally anything and everything can be found online these days. You just need to know where to look, and that's where we come in. These are some of our favorite online picks for this month!

LomoKino SR 297

The LomoKino, Lomography’s very own 35mm movie camera, is set to revolutionize the analogue landscape forever. Forget about the rules and direct your own stunning short films — with this handy camera, all you need is a 35mm roll and your creativity. Each roll of film results in 36-48 second long 35mm movies!

Available at lomography.com

Wacom Inkling SR 254

The inkling sketch pen captures a digital likeness of your work while you sketch with its ballpoint tip on standard paper or sketchbooks.

If you use sketching to capture your creative ideas and rough concepts, and you want to have your sketches in digital format for emailing, archiving or further refining on your computer, then inkling is the product for you.

Available at amazon.com

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Cassette tapes floor lamp SR 534

Here’s a lamp that pays tribute to the cassette tape, which kept us company all trough the ‘80s and became a symbol of a generation. Taking advantage of its structural properties, a lamp/box has been created only by means of tying the tapes firmly together.

Available at ooomydesign.bigcartel.com

Ingravitto SR 421

You can place objects in it, above all what are commonly used and you want to have in view. This product arises from the need to place multiple objects that have young people “organized” and taking up little space. It allows customization in colors or textures.

Available at wysada.com

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STYLE & SHOPPING

THE BEST CONCEALERS AROUND Tried and Tested

By Zareen Muzaffar

Concealers: A miracle in a bottle (or tube) that can conceal the tiredness around our eyes and give us a healthy glowing appearance.

Makeup Forever Full Cover Concealer

Makeup Forever offers quality products with affordable prices. Their Full Cover concealer is perfect for even sensitive skin and provides full coverage not just for dark circles but for any scars, pigmentation, or discoloration. It’s waterproof and has a staying power that lasts the entire day.

Available at Sephora, Debenhams and Wojooh Price: SR 165

Mac Studio Finish SPF 35 Concealer

Readers may have tried other concealers by MAC but this one is great because it delivers what it promises: complete coverage. The Studio Finish concealer is creamy and easy to use, especially if you want a clear base for makeup application. You have 15 shades to choose from, and MAC has a range yellow based undertones for extreme cases of dark circles.

EDITOR’S PICK

Available at MAC stores.

Urban Decay 24/7 Pencil

Urban Decay’s pencil concealers are very buildable. You don’t need a brush for application.

Just use the pencil when and where needed and the creamy formula will settle into a matte effect.

The pencil allows precise application for skin that’s prone to redness, for instance, around the nose or any blemishes around the face.

Available at Sephora Price: SR 88

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Benefit’s Erase Paste

Diorskin Nude Concealer

This concealer is truly magic in a bottle and comes with a handy little spatula. Benefit’s Erase Paste offers medium to full coverage and while the texture may be a little thick for oily skin, it’s a true problem solver for dry to combination skin. Just make sure you blend it well while applying.

Available at Sephora, Wojooh and Debenhams Price: SR 140

Diorskin Nude Concealer consists of mineral water, which is why it has such a hydrating effect around the eyes. While the coverage is light to medium, Dior’s concealer has a feathery feel, which is great for those who need light coverage or solution for puffy eyes.

Available at Sephora, Wojooh, Debenhams and Paris Gallery Price: SR 160

Chanel Correcteur Perfection

Chanel’s Correcteur Perfection Concealer is easy to use and feels light on the skin. This concealer offers light to medium coverage and comes in six shades. The wand applicator helps with precise application and the gel based formula stays put all day.

Available at Sephora, Wojooh, Debenhams and Paris Gallery Price: SR 185

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DINING AROUND TOWN

INSTAGRAM TRIAL BY JURY

We’ve been hankering for some honey cake ever since it became popular with food bloggers. So when we heard Pistachio had some, we called in an order before we could think. The delivery was overpriced, but making the order was very straight forward and the seller was professional. Presentation was near similar, with a little less fruits than the picture.

The packaging was lacking, it comes in a quite bland white box and that’s it. As for the cake itself? We liked it. It was definitely more like a dulce de leche biscuit layer cake than a honey cake, but everyone was a huge fan.

DINING SCOOP

Price: SR 220 Delivery: SR 40 Rating Overall: 3.5 @__pistachio

The Best French Toast in Riyadh

By Nora Al Saiari

The absolute origin of French toast is unclear, as there are two stories to which this scrumptious dish can be traced.

Story 1

French toast is true to be French, where poor French families used to take their hard stale bread that is quick to be lost hence the name “pain perdu,” which translates to “lost bread” and soak it in eggs, milk and honey, to make of it this soft and chewable dessert so nothing would be lost nor gone to waste.

Story 2

The second story traces French toast to Joseph French, an innkeeper in New York who supposedly created this dish in the 18th century.

Consequently it was confused with France the country merely because erroneously he didn’t add an S and an apostrophe after his name in the title of his newly invented dish.

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By far, the only place in Riyadh that I can recommend with the most delicious non-eggy tasting heavenly golden slices is Ladurée.

Their amazing special dish is usually served with cream and honey or maple syrup. And what’s great is that it’s served anytime during the day.

YOU’VE GOT TO TRY Al Mawayed Boufeyah – The Hole in the Wall

By Faris Al Yahya

The local eateries are usually dingy, old relics of ’70s Riyadh, and they open right after Fajr prayer, until Duhur. One of these best-known and most traditional boufeyahs is Al Mawayed.

Despite the fact that they removed the original name and simply replaced it with a simple “Boufeyah,” it’s still known by its famous name. Their specialty is sandwiches made out of fresh samooli bread, the most

famous of which are the liver, and their shakshouka sandwiches.

The liver sandwich was great, but the shakshouka was a clear winner. They're so famous and crowded to the point where they had to open another bigger branch at the same street near Souk Taibah in Olayah Street. It’s that good.

The average price of their sandwiches is about SR 4-5 and extra cream cheese is for an additional riyal or two.

Conclusion? Try it.

It’s worth braving the crowds.

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DINING AROUND TOWN

AL FRESCO RIYADH

OUTDOOR DINING OPTIONS FOR FAMILIES IN THE CITY Riyadh has plenty of cafés and restaurants that let you take it outside, if you’re a guy that is. For families and women, the options become a whole lot narrower. Now we wouldn’t want you to miss the few months of easy, breezy good weather in the city. So, here are the top places with outdoor seating that’s definitely a cut above a bunch of tables plunked at the side of the streets. Enjoy!

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By Jou Pabalate

Chorisa Lounge The Ritz-Carlton

Dining or sipping tea beside a 400-yearold olive tree, doves flying overhead and classical music playing in the background.

What’s not to love?

There’s no doubt that you’ll have a fivestar experience at the Chorisa Lounge.

However, it’s important to note that after 6 p.m. there’s a SR 150 minimum consumable cover charge per head.

Garden Barbecue Grill Al Khozama Hotel, Olaya St.

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In the mood for backyard steaks, sausages and a garden view? This restaurant lives up to its name as the go-to place for meat lovers. The grass landscaping, trees and overall, open airy environment makes it ideal for families with a hefty appetite seeking a breath of fresh air thereafter.

Starbucks – DQ Circle 8, Diplomatic Quarter

It’s no secret that while you have dozens of Starbucks around the city, 99 percent of them do not allow families and women to sit outside. Starbucks DQ is the 1 percent exception. Part of the Diplomatic Quarter gas station terrace, this is a small sanctuary.

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Il Terrazo Faisaliah Hotel, King Fahd Rd. With stunning views overlooking Al Faisaliah Center’s gorgeous landscaped plaza, IL Terrazzo features Brazilian barbecue prepared in accordance to a 300-year-old South American tradition. A variety of succulent meats are seasoned and slow-roasted to perfection over an open fire, a fresh salad bar, an appetizer buffet and a lavish dessert buffet.

Tahil Restaurant Olaya St.

Tahil makes its way into this list due to it being the only Armenian and Lebanese restaurant (we know of) that has a nice al fresco ambience. At the heart of Olaya, it’s accessible while granting privacy for women and families dining outdoors.

The grilled platters and traditional side dishes are great and won’t put much of a dent in your pockets.

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Pampa Grill Narcissus Hotel, Olaya St.

While it is a recent addition to Riyadh’s dining scene, Pampa Grill is making a great introduction with its Argentinian flavors paired with a breathtaking view of the city. Enjoy the ambience of our rooftop terrace and delicious meats prepared on charcoal grills and typical Argentinean specialties such as Empanadas, Mate and Dulce de Leche.

La Vela Centria Mall While it is a full-service Italian restaurant, La Vela’s terrace gets fully booked during winter due to its spectacular outdoor café setup.

It’s honestly a close call between it and Lenotre Café, which is a good option for an al Fresco breakfast on the other wing.

However, La Vela gets extra points for comfy lounge seating and warm ambience all day long. It’s ideal for desserts, chocolate fondue and afterdinner coffee.

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H E A LT H Y L I V I N G

R.A.W. RIYADH’S ACTIVE WOMEN

Since its launch as the first fitness boutique chain for women in Saudi Arabia, NuYu has been committed to getting the women of Riyadh active and to keep them active. Now, they’re taking the art of fitness to another level with specially designed program that’s sure to deliver maximum results. RAW promises to turn you into female fitness warriors of Riyadh!

Even the hi ad busiest Riythe can find t the time to gtehey results desire.

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Get RAW Results RAW (Riyadh’s Active Women) is a fitness-training program that consists of classes that combine varied high intensity functional movements. RAW enables you to achieve maximum results through a hybrid of sessions that focus on building strength, muscular endurance, balance and self-myofacial release (massage).

Each session is specially designed as a different warrior workout of the day and lasts for 30 minutes. Every workout will test a different element of fitness i.e your functional strength or body conditioning, not specializing in one particular discipline. The program's rounded approach allows participants to sculpt a body that’s capable of practically anything and everything that the physicalities of everyday life may bring your way.

There’s a maximum of six participants per class and an international trainer will be with you every step of the way. Expect to be guided,

encouraged and pushed beyond your comfort zone.

who aspire to be really fit and sculpted.

A Program Made with You in mind

To top it off, the holistic and optimized structure of RAW gives participants the chance to give it they’re all within half an hour. Hence, even the busiest Riyadhi can find the time to get the results they desire.

There are a handful of hardcore high intensity and interval training programs out there for women in the KSA. The prevalent notion is that you must go extremes to achieve your fitness goals.

While pushing hard does make a difference, NuYu creates a safe environment and carefully designs its workouts to make sure that all participants are able to get the results with minimum risk of injury. The scalability and positive vibe of the workouts encourage rather than intimidate new participants.

In a city where the fitness revolution has just gotten its momentum in recent years, its important to have training options that cater to varying fitness levels. NuYu understands this and so, they have made RAW adaptable for any ability, with suitable progressions and regressions.

While it caters to elite, fit clients, it is also for beginners

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SWEET SPOT TENNIS ACADEMY

By Mariam Polding

Sweet Spot Tennis Academy (SSTA) and Gatorade Saudi Arabia sponsored 10 Saudi youth tennis players to be part of the seventh annual 2015 MWTC in January.

The SSTA participants were Osama Al Nemery, Omar Al Nemery, Layan Rajab, Sadeen bin Mahfouz, Maan Al Yafei, Sophia Arif, Mohammed Alireza, Hisham Alireza, Adam Alireza and Arish Virani.

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The 10 SSTA students had the opportunity to spend three days watching the best players in the world compete at the MWTC, including Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Stanislas Wawrinka, Nicolas Almagro and Feliciano Lopez.

On Jan. 1, SSTA students were invited by the Mubadala organizers to play on center court, opening the first match between Murray and Lopez, followed by a second match played by Almagro and Wawrinka. With Murray and Wawrinka advancing to the next round, SSTA players awaited their exclusive clinic with Stan “The Man” Wawrinka.

Andy Murray with SSTA Founder Mariam Polding and daughter Sophia Arif .

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The seventh annual 2015 Mubadala World Tennis Championship (MWTC) at the International Tennis Center at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi draws young Saudi athletes.

Clinic with Stanislas Wawrinka — SSTA player Omar Al Nemery Mubadala

On day two, students competed in arranged matches against PSS Tennis Academy players, an Emiratitennis academy based at the tennis center at Zayed Sports City. On day three SSTA players participating in a tennis clinic with world No. 4 Stanislas Wawrinka. SSTA players participated in a courtside question-andanswer session with Wawrinka, followed by an hour of rallies and drills.

The opportunity allowed students to meet, play and pose with some of their all time tennis heroes. However, the fun was not only limited to players, families accompanied their children from Saudi Arabia, sharing in this unique and memorable experience.

About Sweet Spot Tennis Academy Founded in 2011 by Mariam Polding in Jeddah, the SSTA has taught over 400 children to make tennis a regular part of their lifestyle. Driven by her own passion for the game, Mariam has sourced highly talented coaches from all corners of the globe to pass their skills and enthusiasm on to the next generation.

Mob: +966-557479654 @sweetspottennisacademy #sweetspottennisacademy

About the Mubadala Tournament Mubadala is a strategic investment and development company established and owned by the Government of Abu Dhabi. The

company’s strategy is built on the creation of partnerships and on long-term, capital-intensive investments that deliver strong financial returns and tangible social benefits for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and that contributes to the growth and diversification of its economy.

We recognize that the participation of our country’s youth in these sectors is vital to the UAE’s development and future prosperity, and so Mubadala is committed to fostering an environment that inspires and prepares today’s young Emirati nationals to participate in the UAE’s future.

Web: mubadalawtc.com @mubadalatennis

Rafael Nadal & SSTA Team

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HIPPIE MUM

IN THE CITY 64 DESTINATION RIYADH FEBRUARY 2015

By Hippie Mum

A British home-schooling mum to two girls: Little Miss Chatterbox, 4 and Little Miss Shy, almost 3. I have a confession to make. I’ve decided to come clean with you all. I feel we’ve built

a bit of a relationship and as we know, honesty is a must in all relationships. OK, here goes… (Deep breath)…

MY NAME IS HIPPIE MUM AND I DO NOT OWN A TV! My children grew up in a TV-free house!

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This way, I can easily decide and control the content that they are exposed to and the time allowed.

DID YOU KNOW…?

• Watching TV leads to inactivity, which contributes to heart disease, obesity and diabetes, to name a few.

• Watching TV can numb your child’s mind as it prevents your child from exercising initiative.

• Kids who watch a lot of TV have trouble paying attention to teachers because they are accustomed to the fast-paced visual stimulation on TV.

The most common question I get asked is a simple …WHY NOT? Well, the short answer is that I don’t need one. I feel that TV is increasingly used as a distraction or a baby-sitting tool for children. Yes, there are some benefits to it and sure, kids can learn something from it, but I guarantee that they will learn far more from actual hands-on activities or from books. TV is a very passive way for children to be fed

ideas. It can inhibit their creativity and thought patterns.

It is also very addictive for children and adults alike. Most people are so addicted that they can’t go half a day without switching the TV on.

Young children have bundles of energy and their senses are ready to explore the world around them, but after a few years of slumping in front of a TV, they lose their natural instinct to explore and are

happy to just sit there and be fed information. And this is usually when parents start nagging their children to be active and help around the house, or go out and socialize.

As with everything in life though, there needs to be a balance, especially in the world we live in now.

Personally, I occasionally (maybe once a week) allow Little Miss Chatterbox and Little Miss Shy to watch a suitable cartoon on YouTube.

This way, I can easily decide and control the content that they are exposed to and the time allowed.

Here are some of the most common questions I hear, and my answers.

Isn’t that a bit extreme?

Why can’t you just limit it instead of getting rid of it?

This is where it can get tricky.

If the TV is there, you may convince yourself to just put it on for 20 minutes for the kids while you take a shower.

The next day, it becomes 30 minutes. The day after that, you convince yourself that allowing them to watch an hour’s worth of cartoons is OK as you have a headache. And it goes on and before you know it, your kids are watching TV at every given opportunity.

Don’t you get bored?

Not at all. In fact, by having no TV, you can focus more on hobbies and you can discover new things. You actually regret all the time you wasted watching a box showing other people living their fictional lives, and start living your own. You get to play more with your children.

Have I done enough to convince you that you don’t need a TV? Not sure? Well, here’s a challenge. Why not give up TV for 30 days?

It’s only a month. This little test will also show you if you or your kids are addicted to your TV, and who knows, it might just be enough to show you what you are missing.

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SPIRITUALITY

REVIEW

'THE ROAD TO MAKKAH' THE STORY OF MUHAMMAD ASAD An autobiography of Muhammad Asad, "The Road to Makkah" tells a life story that sometimes sounds so farfetched as to befit a Hollywood movie. It’s an incredible story – and it’s all true.

By Maryam Al Dabbagh

He became a journalist and traveled to the Middle East, writing as a foreign correspondent for several illustrious European newspapers about his travels and adventures throughout the region. He found that Islam’s tradition embraced both the rationalism his mind instinctively craved, and the deeper sense of spirituality and meaning yearned for by his heart, which he found lacking in the atheism of his European contemporaries. After much contemplation, he embraced Islam by 1926 and took the name of Muhammad Asad.

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Born Leopold Weiss at the dawn of the 20th century in what was then the AstroHungarian Empire, this descendant of a long line of Jewish rabbis undertook religious studies at a very young age, studying the Talmud and the Old Testament and becoming proficient in Hebrew and Aramaic before he became disillusioned with religion as a young man, wandering aimlessly around 1920s Europe.

Through a chance meeting at a Madinah library with then-Prince Faisal of Saudi Arabia, he was introduced to King Abdulaziz, whom he accompanied for several years – and even undertook a secret mission for him. Traveling to Libya in 1930, he met the Lion of the Desert himself, Umar Al Mukhtar, who was conducting his brave opposition to the Italian colonizers of Libya.

He also met Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistan’s great philosopher, and collaborated with him on the vision of a truly Islamic state.

Although undoubtedly exciting, the main appeal of “The Road to Makkah” does not lie in its tales of swashbuckling adventures.

Rather, it is the thoughtful contemplation on a life well lived, and a philosophy beautifully crafted, that is the true value of this book. All in all, this book tells the truly epic tale of the journey of a heart and mind. In a world where East and West still view each other with suspicion, the life of a man whose identity comprised of equal parts Muslim and Jew, Arab and European will never cease to be a shining source of inspiration.

Time Revelations

By Sohila El Saadany

Stephen Hawking once said, “Time evolved into a personal concept, depending on the observer who is measuring it.” So what does your measurement of time reveal about you? This is not one of those cliché time management pieces; this is a very brief account on how your utilization of time makes you appear.

Responsibility Time can be used as an initial measurement of how responsible you are.

Impulse Taking the time to think things through or rushing into them are constant battles.

Procrastination

Time can also be a very strong indicator of whether you are an active person or you are more of a procrastinator.

Time is a measure of everything. How you use it directly reflects and affects you, so try to use it wisely and remember,

Making sure you turn up at your appointments on time and delivering your tasks according to deadlines is bound to show whether you respect the concept of time or not.

The amount of time you take making a decision no matter how small or trivial is a reflection of your own personality as well.

Putting off duties on account of more time and then finishing them off just before deadline is never a wise decision.

And even though everyone seems to do that at one time or another, it is still an indication of procrastinator.

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.

— William Penn

FIND

"The Road to Makkah" in English or Arabic at Jarir Bookstore.

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SPIRITUALITY

WITH YOUR CHILD Stories are powerful means of conveying messages to children; they are excellent tools of healthy parenting.

By Dawood Vaid

Here are some stories that can be used: 1. From Surat Al Kahf, the story of the man with two gardens (Moral: Don’t be greedy and conceited).

2. Story of Prophet Musa and Khidr (Moral: Allah gives wisdom to whom He wills).

3. Story of Surat Al Fil (Moral: Allah has power over all things no matter how strong they appear).

Try to stay off TV and video games The effects of reading are more beneficial than those of cartoons and soaps, but controlled TV can be used to explore certain things or initiate curiosity in your child.

1. You can allow them to

watch a cartoon from a different culture, that of Tokyo for example, and then ask them to point out the differences between his/ her culture and the other, as in the houses shown or the languages spoken.

2. Get a book that gives

information about the respective cartoon. This way the child learns more and has more freedom of creativity.

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READING

The stories in the Qur’an can be used to teach the children valuable lessons and morals.

Exploring realities of life through stories Children can understand issues like death, divorce and greed through stories. They can also learn about matters such as friendship by reading about the Prophet (PBUH) and Abu Bakr. Reading to your children can also help develop their language and speech.

Here are some tips.

1. Reading aloud to enhance vocabulary.

Reading to your kids teaches them new words; it also enriches their abilities to express themselves.

2. Use the “five-finger-rule” Ask your children to open any page of a book to read.

Every time they come across a word they do not know, they should hold up a finger. If they get to five fingers before they finish reading the page, the book is too hard.

3. Pick stories that develop curiosity, creativity Consider and imagination. reading the story of Isra’ and Mi’raj,

You will come the miraculous across a lot of night journey stories throughout of the Prophet (PBUH) the journey, and this will rejuvenate your child’s curiosity and imagination.

Read-a-thon: Making reading a daily practice

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You can make reading together an evening task; you can reward him/her for every book he/she finishes. Getting a membership to a library or book club will help in planning a successful read-a-thon.

It is preferable to discuss what your child has learned from reading. This will engage your child and develop a sense of morality in him/her. It will also enhance his/her sense of good listening.

Reading aloud to your children can help them actualize the noble concept of obeying and acting upon sermons that call to goodness it will also help them get closer to Allah.

Finally, remember the precious Qur’anic concept of “We hear and we obey.”

[Qur’an: Chapter 2, Verse 285].

/ProductiveMuslim @AbuProductive

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T R AV E L T R E N D S

TRAVEL NEWS

Rick Steve s’ website offers free travel informatio n and travel pack age Europe. It in s to cludes travel tips a nd reviews to help travelers on their adven ture.

Eight-Day Tour of Barcelona and Madrid Rick Steves’ tour combines the best of Barcelona and Madrid in eight days starting from $1,995, plus airfare. Enjoy Barcelona’s rich culture then hop onto a high-tech train to visit the wonders of Madrid.

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Spend A Week In Paris

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Air Arabia’s Latest Hub in Queen Alia Airport

Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier service in the Middle East and North Africa, will open an international hub at Amman Queen Alia International Airport in Jordan. The partnership will result in the new airline “Air Arabia Jordan.”

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Travelers can purchase a package of seven days in Paris starting at $1,695 plus airfare.

Take a guided tour visit its exquisite landmarks. Stay in centrally located hotels and immerse yourself in the city's historic heart as you savor its art, fashion, food and literature.

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Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park The luxurious “Chloe’ Debuts” package from Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park offers guests a stay at Knightsbridge Turret Suite. It also includes a breakfast for two in the hotel’s dinning room overlooking Hyde Park.

Guests will be greeted with a Chloe’ “Love Story” perfume. They will also receive personalized services upon entering Chloe’ on Sloane Street.

Web: manadarinoriental.com

Easy Qatar Deals

Qatar Airways is launching their Easy Deals promotions for this month. Up to 50 percent off for tickets booked online for flights until Feb.28.

To receive the discounts. visit qatarairways.com and enter promotional code EDEALS0115.

MANDARIN ORIENTAL WILL OPEN IN MILAN Located in the center of the fashion city, the hotel will occupy four elegant 19th century buildings and house 104 rooms including 27 suites. Mandarin Oriental Milan will feature restaurants and a world-class spa.

SAUDI ARABIA TO ISSUE TOURIST VISAS Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities will issue tourist visas starting in June. The decision will enhance KSA’s tourism industry. It will also benefit the country’s economy.

EMIRATES APP

Emirates Airlines launched a new mobile app for iPhones. To ensure the best travel experience, the app offers features such as check-ins, flight bookings and meal selections.

Warwick Luxury Qatar

Warwick International Hotels just opened a luxury boutique in Doha, Qatar. The boutique is in Al Sadd area, close to the downtown and the Hamad International Airport.

It includes 164 guest rooms with 23 luxurious suites.

Dining venues available include l‘Auberge, The Moon Deck, Carisma and a lobby café.

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Seychelles

Smashing, Superb, Sensational

Seychelles Islands are a haven for those who revere nature and desire relaxation. We at Destination magazine were lucky enough to experience the islands and witness their splendor first hand.

By Sohila El Saadany

They are the most ancient mid-ocean islands in the world.

They make up an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar. We at Destination reached Mahe’, the main island, which is four hours from Dubai. The airport in Mahe’ immediately gave off an island vibe since it was small and covered with palm trees; it did indeed feel like a cozy island on its own.

From there, we took a small plane to Praslin, the second largest island at Seychelles.

The crystal clear water with little patches of land seemed unreal below us. Praslin’s airport is also quite tiny; it overlooks the shore, so stepping out of it made us long for a dive right there.

On our way to the Raffles Praslin Seychelles hotel, we marveled at the island’s artistic milieu and noticed how utilities were basic since electricity is used at low voltage. You will not find air conditioning or bright lights.

No jet skis are available in an effort to protect the marine environment. There are no sprawling shopping centers so a peaceful mindset can be maintained. After all we were 72 DESTINATION RIYADH FEBRUARY 2015

on a mission to escape the city’s hustle and bustle.

We arrived at Raffles Praslin Seychelles hotel, which is part of the luxurious, and awardwinning Raffles Hotels and Resorts Company. The hotel contains 86 villas, all with private plunge pools. Thirty of those overlook the ocean, and we grabbed one of them. Each villa also contains an open-air balcony with sundeck beds and an outdoor sheltered pavilion with a day bed and dining table.

The hotel offers a wide variety of facilities; one of the best is the Raffles Spa, which is the largest spa in Seychelles.

It promises an enchanting

surrounded by local Takamaka trees. The clear turquoise water is bound to overcome you with a sense of serenity. Anse Lazio is the perfect place to sun bathe and take a stroll.

The next day was just as captivating and maybe even more so. At first we had our continental breakfast on the seashore as we were surrounded by a canvas multiple shades of greenery, Anse Lazio is one of the top 10 beaches in the world.

and harmonious experience and does not fail to deliver.

The lavish spa features 13 treatment pavilions, each showcasing the spectacular view of the ocean, it also has two spa suites with steam showers and soaking tubs, along with observation decks where guests can practice yoga or pilates. A gym with the latest equipment is also available along with a two infinity pools that would be great for a late night dip under a curtain of stars.

The hotel also showcases several restaurants, including Losean restaurant for contemporary Mediterranean cuisine. The Curieuse restaurant specializes in Pan Asian cuisine with Indian, Chinese and Tai food. There is also the Pool Restaurant and Bar, which is Praslin’s best destination for Creole

cuisine, such as the gumbo or jambalaya. All that is topped by the private dining at a location of any choice.

We picked the pool to have our lunch of Arabian food especially made for us, ranging from rice, vegetables to chicken and meat.

After lunch, we went to the sublime Anse Lazio (Anse meaning bay), which is one of the top 10 beaches of the world, and is considered the king of Praslin beaches as it is ranked third of all the island beaches. It’s curved like a crescent with unique granite rocks framing both ends and is DESTINATIONRYD.COM 73

and the long bright blue extension of the ocean ahead of us. At the hotel’s beachfront Anse Takamaka we kayaked, snorkeled and beach golfed.

That area is also a designated Marine National Park. The sea life is an astonishing collection of parrotfish, angelfish, puffer fish and moray eels and other sea creatures.

Coco de mer fruit is the largest nut in the world.

We spent the next day in nature’s embrace as we took a guided excursion to Vallée de Mai, the nature park reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Our tour guide was a friendly local who has been a guide for 25 years. She told us she could not imagine doing anything else other than helping people discover the wonders of her country. After seeing this forest we completely understood

her point of view. The forest comes right out of a movie set, with leaves as tall as a people, trees that appear to reach the sky, and sounds of birds chirping. It is also home to the coco de mer fruit, which is the bearer of the largest nut in the world and is expensive. It holds the record for the largest fruit recorded at 42kg. Its mature seeds can weigh up to 17.6kg and are the world’s heaviest. Vallée de Mai includes five palm tree species that all grow together in the same place, a rare occurrence in itself; it also houses mango and cinnamon trees along with a rare type of orchid. Vallée de Mai shelters small- to medium-sized animals like the endangered black parrot, which is restricted to Praslin Island, the Seychelles tree frog, and the rare Seychelles sheathtailed bat.

Curieuse Island, a little piece of heaven, is only a few minutes away from Praslin by ferry. Curieuse is the dwelling place of the Aldabra Giant tortoises, which live on the shore. We had the chance to feed them and take pictures. Whoever thinks they are silent animals is mistaken.

They produced shrieks that sounded almost prehistoric.

The fun on Curieuse Island continued as we played soccer with some of the locals there since one of the members of our group is a huge soccer fan and initiated a soccer match.

On our last day we took the 15-minute ferry from Prasilin to La Digue Island, the third most inhabited

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La Digue’s beaches are simply exquisite with strokes of blue and green enveloping everyone.

island in Seychelles.

Colorful ox-carts can be hired as transportation throughout the island.

But we recommend biking around the island because it is better to explore its allure.

The Veuve Nature Reserve lies at the island’s interior.

It is home to the rare black paradise flycatcher bird, of which there are only about 100 in existence. We also circled La Digue’s tallest peak of 300 meters, Belle Vue, which is in the central part of the island.

One of our favorite events was biking through a vast vanilla plantation. Vanilla is one of La Digue’s economic resources and exports. The markets nearby sell intoxicating vanilla.

One landmark on the island is the 19th Century French colonial-styled house once owned by the Hossen family from Mauritius. The house is now a museum open to public.

The island is also known for manufacturing coconut oil and has one of the last working copra (dried coconut) mills that display the traditional method of extracting coconut oil.

Visitors can purchase fresh oil.

there Coconuts are abundant on the island, but don’t get your coconut juice until you hit the beach because that’s where it is most deliciously served.

Drinking it as you lie on the beach is also an added benefit since La Digue’s beaches are simply exquisite with strokes of blue and green enveloping everyone. The beaches have been venues for several wedding ceremonies. You may find a couple’s name carved into a granite rock nearby.

Seychelles Islands are a true gift of nature making this traveling experience one to remember.

Emirates Airlines Roundtrip ticket Jeddah - Dubai - Mahe’: From SR 4,650 / person Raffles Praslin stay: From SR 2,160 / night Ferry rides: SR 67 - SR 90

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EXPLORE KSA

11 NATURAL PHENOMENA

THAT WILL MAKE YOU APPRECIATE THE BEAUTY

OF SAUDI ARABIA

By Mohammed Mirza

Often what we see around Saudi Arabia is taken for granted.

Sure, we may marvel at the beaches or the sand dunes, but for the most part, nature’s marvels all around the country tend to go unnoticed. Maybe that’s why there are so many natural phenomena across the country that are rarely witnessed or relatively unknown.

1. Flowering of the Iris at Tuwair

Growing in the desert of Tuwair, 160 kilometers north of Riyadh, the existence of the Iris flower in such a harsh environment flusters onlookers. In spring, these flowers bloom and the entire field is filled in colors of different shades of purple. Their delicate flowers open at mid-day, revealing their beautiful colored petals and speckled cream center.

3. Desert Flowers in the Eastern Province

Normally found in the sabkhas (salt flats) of the eastern desert, this phenomenon happens when shallow salt basins evaporate.

In the process gypsum crystals form in a circular array of flat plates, giving the rock a shape similar to a rose blossom and thus the name desert rose. In the eastern desert most of these are found buried under the sand.

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2. Wahba Crater – A Geologists’ Dream

Contrary to popular belief, the Wahba Crater was not formed due to a meteorite impact but rather an eruption from below.

The eruption was caused by volcanic activity and thus this crater that measures a massive 2 kilometers in diameter was formed. What makes the place even more special is that its white base that is filled with white sodium phosphate crystals glints tantalizingly in the moonlight.

5. Wadi Rumah – A River in the Desert

Afsar Lake

4. Migratory Birds at Afsar Lake

Saudi Arabia is believed to host the migration of around 2 million birds every year.

Birds in huge flocks migrate from wintering grounds in Africa to breeding grounds in Europe and Central Asia and vice versa, making it one of the biggest flyways in the world.

A large portion of them can be spotted at the Afsar Lake in Al Ahsa region. Its not surprising that thousands of these birds do stop at this lake while making their long journey, considering it is one of the biggest lakes in the entire Arabian Peninsula.

One of Arabia’s longest river valleys, Wadi Rumah, stretches to about 600 kilometers in length. The valley arises near Madinah and heads northeast, and sinks beneath the sand dunes in the Qassim region. It then reappears on the other side of the desert where it is known as Wadi Al Batin and continues northeast and forms the western boundary of Kuwait, before finally emptying in the Arabian Gulf. The valley is believed to fill only three times every 100 years; the last time this phenomenon occured was in 2008.

6. Underwater World at Farasan Islands

The Red Sea has attracted divers from all around the world due to the amazing diversity that it has to offer.

Despite soaring temperatures for much of the year, Farasan Islands, the coast of peninsular Arabia, display the best of what the mesmerizing Red Sea has to offer. Beneath the warm waters that surround Farasan Islands are magnificent landscapes, mountains of fish and corals that stretch for miles. No wonder it was celebrated diver Jacques Costeau’s favorite diving spot.

7. Al Lith Hot Springs – Nature’s Jacuzzi

A little gem of an oasis lies around 260 kilometers south of Jeddah close to the village of Al Lith. What makes it stand out though is that it is home to the country’s very own natural Jacuzzi. The temperature in the spring is heated to the temperature of bath water.

It is believed that the warm temperature of the water is the result of benign underground volcanic activity.

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8. Jabal Qara – Ali Baba’s Mysterious Den

This auburn-colored mountain contains a labyrinth of caves and caverns with little shafts on the top that let light pierce through, making the whole place look like the set of an Indiana Jones movie. Made from calcareous sandstone, marl, clay and sedimentary rocks, Jabal Qara sits at around 20 kilometers east of the city of Hofuf. The cave networks inside stretch for over 1,000 meters and close to the very end of it lies what locals call Ali Baba’s den — from the popular folktale Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves.

9. Snow In The Northwestern Desert

10. Singing Sand Dunes of Rub Al Khali

According to a legend, the whispers distract travelers and drag them into danger, singing through the sand dunes. From beneath footsteps and car wheels, a deep roaring comes from the sand, a sound similar to that of a low-flying airplane.

The vibrations of grains of sand as they fall on top of each other are believed to be the cause of this phenomenon.

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11. Wadi Al Jinn – Valley of the Jinns

Situated at around 30 kilometers northwest of Madinah, the Wadi Al Jinn is a mystifying valley where cars move uphill even when their engine is off. While some believe that the power of the “Jinns” is evident in the valley, others point out that the phenomenon is nothing but an optical illusion.

COURTESY PHOTO/ RUB AL KHALI PHOTOGRAPHY.NATIONALGEOGRAPHIC.COM

The extremely rare phenomenon happens in the northwest region of the country, close to the modern day city of Tabuk. The phenomenon last occurred in the winter of 2013, when the outskirts of Tabuk were blanketed in snow—a region that receives less than 5 inches of rainfall every year.

EXPLORE KSA

A TRIP TO HISTORIC SAUDI'S BRAVERY AND STRENGTH:

TAYMA OASIS The oasis of Tayma is situated on a flat basin on the western edge of the Nafud desert with a salt pan north of the settlement.

Artifacts dating from the Middle Bronze Age to the Islamic period were discovered at the area. Carvings found there seem to link Arabian and Assyrian tribes. Hieroglyphic inscriptions in the area revealed evidence of a direct trade route connected to the Nile valley during the reign of Ramses III. The center of the city contains the architectural landmark Bir Haddaj or Haddaj Well. It dates to 6th century BC during

Bir Haddaj or Haddaj Well

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the Babel occupation. In the 5th century BC, Tayma was abandoned and the well had dried and was discarded. Years later, Sulaiman Al Ghunaim attempted to dig it again, but it wasn’t until 1953 that King Saud renovated it and turned it into an integral part of the area’s irrigation system.

Tayma also encompasses a huge boulder named Al Naslaa. The slit in the middle of the boulder resulted in two huge rocks facing one another. The front of Al Naslaa shows engraved carvings of horses and camels thought to allude to caravans that have entered and left the area, hence highlighting Tayma’s importance to trade in the old days.

Nafud desert

Nabonidus' inscription, Tayma

Tayma was home to the Babylonian king, Nabonidus, in the 6th Century BC.

SOURCE PHOTO/ TRAVELTOEAT.COM

By Sohila El Saadany

The oasis of Tayma, southeast of Tabuk, is of great historical significance and is a hot spot for archeologists.

KING SALMAN BIN

ABDULA ZIZ AL SA

UD PRINCE MUQRIN BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD

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BOOKSTORES AL MAKTABA BOOKSTORE Exit. 5 Tel: +966-11-4506377 AL RAQEEM BOOKSTORE Olaya Main St. Tel: +966-11-4506788

TUTTIE Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-4613976

FUN & RECREATION ALEM AL IBDAA King Abdul Aziz Rd.

AL SHAGREY BOOKSTORE Olaya Main St. Tel: +966-11-4611717 Web: www.bookstores1. com/index.php/contact/ showlist

ALFA CASSETTES Batha Commercial Center

AL SHARQ BOOKSTORE Al Malaz Tel: +966-11-4720538

ART LINE GALLERY Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-4622573

AL WATANIYAH BOOKSTORE Aswaq Al Majd Tel: +966-11-4450619

CHINATOWN Euromarche

DAR AL HDRAMA Jareer St. Tel: +966-11-4788510 DAR AL QASEM King Fahad Rd. Tel: +966-11-4092000 DAR AL MINHAJ FOR USED BOOKS Prince Abdullah Rd.

ANAMEL ARTS OF CEREMICS Olaya Main St.

COOL Prince Abdullah Rd. DAR AL MASKUKAT Oruba St. Tel: +966-11-4651166 EASTERN GIFT HOUSE Oruba Plaza FANTASTIC WORLD Thalatheen St.

DAR AL SHAWAF LIBRARY Thalatheen St. Tel: +966-11-4622667

GIFT HOUSE Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-4661316

DAR ELEM BOOKSTORE Prince Abdullah Rd.

GIFT VILLAGE King Fahad Rd. Tel: +966-11-4620219

DARUSSALAM Tel: +966-11-4614483 Tel: +966-11-4735220” Olaya St. AL MALAZ” GOLDEN PAGES Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-4631917

HERITAGE TOUCH Abdullah Bin Sulaiman Al Hamdan Tel: +966-11-4612930

LIBRARIES AL SEWAIDI Sudair St. Tel: +966-11-4251263 DAR BEN JAWZI Prince Saud bin Mohammed St. Tel: +966-11-2107228 KING ABDUL AZIZ LIBRARY King Fahad Rd. Tel: +966-11-4050188 KING FAHAD NATIONAL LIBRARY King Fahad Rd. Tel: +966-11-4891455 THE CENTERAL TALKING LIBERARY Dabab St. Tel: +966-11-4020997

MUSEUMS & ART VENUES 7 STAR ART GALLERY Akkariya Buildings ART VISION Kingdom Centre Tel: +966-11-2112412 LAMSA EXHIBITION Al Faisaliah Tel: +966-11-2734239

THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY Abu Bakr Al Sedeeq Rd. Tel: +966-11-4944614 THE BAZAAR Akkariya Buildings THE ORIENTALIST HOUSE Olaya Main St. Tel: +966-11-4634228 TUNISEN ANTIQUE HOUSE Euromarche VILLAGE GALLERY Thalatheen St. ZAMANI ART GALLERY Olaya Main St. Tel: +966-11-4613057 ZEKRAYAT FRAMES Tahlia St.

STUDIOS AJMAN PHOTOGRAPHIC LAB Tel: +966-11-4610210 AJMAN STUDIO AND LAB Tel: +966-11-4823608 AL KHUZAMA STUDIO AND LAB Tel: +966-11-4609417 FAHAD STUDIO Prince Mandouh bin Abdulaziz St. Tel: +966-11-4623547 LUXURY PICTURES Mob: +966-56595669

KONOUZ Tahlia St.

ISLAMIC BOOK CENTER Sitteen St.

LUXURY EVENTS Mob: +966-509421214

JARIR BOOKSTORE Olaya Main St. Tel: +966-11-4626000 Prince Abdullah Rd. Tel: +966-11-2645807

MAGIC ART Sahara Mall

MEDICAL BOOKSTORE Prince Abdullah Rd. Tel: +966-11-4881498

THE GIFT Thalatheen St. Tel: +966-11-4615859

MY HOME FLOWER King Abdulaziz Rd. OCCASIONS Olaya Main St. Tel: +966-11-4654555

NAJD BOOKSTORE Jareer St.

PAPERMOON Sahara Mall Tel: +966-11-4520393

OBEIKAN BOOKSTORE King Fahad Rd. Tel: +966-11-4160018

PARTY TIME Olaya Main St. Tel: +966-11-4659101

REEMA BOOKSTORE Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-4705228

THE FINAL TOUCH King Fahad Rd. Tel: +966-11-4641023

MUST BUY! H&M Sport SS 2015 collection is now in stores across Saudi Arabia. The collection is available in Riyadh at Nujoud Mall, Olaya Road, Sahara Mall and Granada Mall.

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BALLOONS BALLOONS TIME Debab St., Derma Clinic Building GOODSHIP LOLLIPOP Prince Muhammad Ibn Abdulaziz Rd. Tel: +966-11-4659521 www.goodship-lollipop.com RIYADH PARTY SUPPLIES STORE Al Nakheel Dist.

Tel: +966-11-4702454 WORLD OF BALLOON ART Safwa Center Mob: +966-542233838 VILLAGE GALLERY Tel: +966-11-4631089

BOUTIQUES BACO DESIGN Olaya St. Tel: +966-11-2935633 www..bacodesign.com BALENCIAGA Centria Mall www.balenciaga.com BLANK BOUTIQUE Orouba St. Tel: +966-11-2010033

QUEEN OF SPADES Al Faisaliah Mall Tel: +966-11-273 4444 www.queenof spadesstore.com SADA SHOP (ONLINE) Tel: +966-11-4411940 www.sadashop.com STACHE Eng. Musaid AlAnqari St. Tel: +966-11-4656333 TERRA ECLAT JEWELLERY Salahuddin Dist.

Mob: +966-543768585 Mob: +966-542988187 www.terra-eclat.com THE ART OF LIVING #4 Serecon Building Olaya St. Tel: +966-11-4610533 www.theartofliving1999.com

BRIDAL & EVENING DRESSES AL FALAH Tel: 920001678 AIREBARCELONA Orouba St. www.airbarcelona.com

BRIONI Olaya St. Tel: +966-11-211 2222

BDBA Tel: +966-11-2884807 Olaya St and Gernada Mall http://www.bdba.com

HARVEY NICHOLS Al Faisaliah Mall Tel: +966-11-2734444 www.harveynichols.com

BASMA AL JAZAERY Orouba St. Tel:+966-11-2790276 Tel:+966-11-4622670

HOSS INTROPIA Tel: +966-11-4658122

MYSTIQUE Kingdom Mall Tel: +966-11-2112592

JACADI BOUTIQUE Tel: +966-11-2056949 Garanada Center Hayat Mall Sahara Mall www.jacadi.us LA-BOUTIQUE Mob: +966-566369905 Al Nahda Rd. LA COQUETTE Tel: +966-11-2112826 Tel: +966-11-2404785 Kingdom Centre

PRONOVIAS Olaya St. Tel: +966-11-4163410 ROSA CLARA Olaya St. Tel: +966-11-4652677 SILVER DEW Orouba St. Tel: +966-11-4197153

CUSTOM THOBES

MODERN US DESIGNERS Olaya St. Tel: +966-11-4612079 www.riyadhdress.com

AJLAN & BROS Olaya Dist.

Tel: +966-11-4665555 www.ajlanbros.com

MONTBLANC King Fahad Rd. Tel: +966-11-2111080 www.montblanc.com

LOMAR THOBE Localizer Mall Tel: +966-11-2170094 www.lomarthobe.com

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FLORISTS AL GABA FLOWERS Orouba St. Mob: +966-502017058 ARAWLA Musaed Al Angari St. Mob: +966-508085546 LAMAR Safwa Center Mob: +966-555505441 NARDEEN Mob: +966-507976733 SPRING ROSE Tel: +966-11-2167777 SPRING’S WEDDING Musaed Al Angari St. Tel: +966-11-2791024 STYLE FLOWER Musaed Al Angari St. Mob: +966-504237071

FURNITURE @ ROOM Tel: +966-11-2298457 King Abdulaziz Rd. North AYAR Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-4612757 Tahliah St. Intersection, Takhassusi St. CHENONE HOME Tel: +966-11-4643860 Olaya St. CITIES Centria Mall Tel: +966-11-2180007 DAR AL HADAYA Olaya St. Tel: +966-11-2155550 HOSHAN FURNITURE Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-2933939 IKEA East Ring Rd. Exit 16 Tel: +966-11-2442233 JAZIRA INTERIORS King Fahad Rd. Tel: +966-11-4632631 JAZIRA PROJECTS King Fahad Rd. Tel: +966-11-4632631 KA INTERNATIONAL King Fahad Rd. Tel: 920001216 MILADORA FURNITURE King Fahad Rd. Tel: 920003277

MOROCCO LINE Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-2816612 RAZIN Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-4660931 THE CLASSICS Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-4611888 THE WHITE HOUSE King Fahad Rd. Tel: +966-11-4615332 TRADITIONALS King Fahad Rd. Tel: +966-11-2012300

SHOPPING MALLS AL FAISALIYAH MALL Olaya Dist.

Tel: +966-11-2730000 www.alfaisaliahmall.com AL QASR MALL Al Swaidi St. Tel: +966-11-4515600 www.alqasrmall.com Supermarket: Hyper Market AZIZIA MALL Tel: +966-920027707 Off of King Fahad Rd. CENTRIA MALL Olaya St. Tel: +966-11-2161111 www.centria.com.sa GRANADA CENTER East Ring Rd., Exit 9 Tel: +966-11-2534990 www.granadacenter.com.sa Supermarket: Carrefour HAYAT MALL King Abdul Aziz Rd. Tel: +966-11-2057401 www.hayat-mall.com Supermarket: Danube Hypermarket KINGDOM CENTER Olaya Dist.

Tel: +966-11-2112222 www.kingdomcentre.com.sa LOCALIZER MALL Prince Mohammed Ibn Abdul Aziz St. Tel: +966-11-2178999 PANORAMA MALL Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-2814950 www.panorama-mall.com Supermarket: Danube RIMAL CENTER East Ring Rd. Tel: +966-11-2441004

AMERICAN APPLEBEES Al Olaya Tel: +966-11-2190306 CHILI’S Tahliah St. Tel: +966-11-2934849 GRILLED BELL PEPPER Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-2814747 JOHNNY ROCKETS Tahliah St. Tel: +966-11-2016667

Kalimat Thalateen St. Tel: +966-11-2885511 LA BOUCHEE Prince Sultan St. Tel: +966-11-2190099 LATEEN Tel: +920011999 LE NOTRE BOUTIQUE Prince Sultan St. Tel: +966-11-4651465 LA REINE CHOCOLATE Ubadah bin Samit St. Tel: +966-11-2272000

MAUI WOWI Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-4616363

ELEVATION BURGER Tahliah St. Tel: +966-11-2885859

PAPPAROTI Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-2936452

FATBURGER Bustan Center, Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-2154176

PARDON CAFÉ Olaya St. Tel: +966-11-4 160933 RICHONY Makkah Rd. Tel: +966-11-8801062

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE Localizer Mall Tel: +966-11-2174633

PATCHI Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-4834464

SHANGAI CAFÉ Olaya St. Tel: +966-11-2934734

STEAK HOUSE Al Thalateen St. Tel: +966-11-4649638

SO Thalateen St. Tel: +966-11-4629229

THE PANCAKE HOUSE King Fahad Rd. Tel: +966-11-2016816

SYNPHYTUN CHOCOLATE Tel: +966-11-2931813

TEA LOUNGE Four Seasons Hotel Tel: +966-11-2115000

TONY ROMAS Hayat Mall Tel: +966-11-4649178

BRAZILIAN IL TERRAZZO Al Faisaliah Hotel Tel: +966-11-2732222

ARMENIAN AL MAYASS Oasis Complex, Orouba Rd. Mob: +966-503753333 LUSIN RESTAURANT Centeria Mall.

Tel: +966-11-2939800

CHOCOLATES ALPINA CHOCOLATE King Fahad Rd. Tel: +966-11-2013452 CANNELLE Prince Sultan St. Tel: +966-11-4664491 CHOCOLATE DREAM CANDY BOUQUET Olaya St. Tel: +966-11-4197237 CHOCOLATE STUDIO Olaya St. Tel: +966-11-4657476 CHOCOLINE Olaya Main Rd. Tel: +966-11-4641172 GANACHE Faisaliyyah Mall Tel: +966-11-2734337

COFFEE & TEA SHOPS AREEJ ART CAFÉ Centria Mall Tel: +966-11-4162990 BATEEL Across Localizer Mall Tel: +966-11-2936240 CAFE’ BLANC Prince Mohamad Bin Abdulaziz St. Tel: +966-11-4633426 CAFE’ PASCUCCI Tahllia Tel: +966-11-4620555 4622555 COLONY COFFEE Sultan Bin Salman St. Mob: +966-597452311 DIWAN CAFÉ Olaya St. Tel: +966-11-4833595

THE DIAMOND CAFÉ Localizer Mall Tel: +966-11-2170125 TUTTI CAFE’ Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-2160666 VERSAI CAFÉ Exit 4 Tel: +966-11-4703853 YMMY Riyadh Gallery Mob: +966-553333998

FAST FOOD AL TAZAJ King Abdullah Rd. Tel: +966-11-2254769 BABY BURGER Imam Rd. Tel: +966-11-4941129 BREAKFAST TO BREAKFAST Tahliah St. Tel: +966-11-2178233 BUFFALO’S Tahliah St. Tel: +966-11-2792123

EL CAPITOLIO BURGERIZZR BURJ RAFAL HOTEL KEMPINSKI King Fahad Rd. King Fahad Road Tel: +966-11-4874477 Tel: +966 11 511 7892 BURGER HUT Al Munisiyah, JAVA CAFÉ Al Thumamah Rd. Old Airport Rd. Mob: +966-545356463 Tel: +966-11-4773582 BURGER KING LE BIJOU BURJ RAFAL Al Ahsaa Rd. HOTEL KEMPINSKI Tel: +966-11-4732506 King Fahad Road Tel: +966 11 511 7889

GOLDEN SAJ Takhasoussi St. Tel: +966-11-4807441 HARDEE’S Takhasoussi St. Tel: +966-11-2929900 HERFY Takhasoussi St. Tel: +966-11-4816826 HOTDOG EXPRESS Al Ahsaa St. Tel: +966-11-2912565 HUNGRY BUNNY Al Rawdah, Prince Bander St Tel: +966-11-2388901 JAN BURGER King Abdul Aziz St. Tel: 920006765 JOLLIBEE 2nd Floor, Al Rajhi Building Tel: +966-11-4057420 KFC Takhasoussi St. Tel: 920021111 KUDU Al Muhamadiyyah Dist.

Tel: 920006999 LITTLE CAESARS Al Ahsa St. Tel: +966-11-4765112 MAMA NOURA Dabab St., Suleimania Tel: +966-11-4628144 MANOOSHA Localizer Mall Tel: +966-11-2190491 MCDONALD’S Al Ahsaa Rd. Tel: 920000001 MY BURGER Imam Mohamed bn Saud Road-Exit 9 Tel: +966-11-4503324 MY WAY Uruba St. Tel: +966-11-4643824 PANINI Prince Turki Al’awl Rd. Tel: +966-11-4809909

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PANINO’S Olaya St. Tel: +966-11-2734388

PINK BERRY Garnada Mall Tel: +966-11-2534783

PAVILLION Intercontinental Hotel Tel: +966-11-4655000

AZZURRO The Ritz Carlton Hotel Tel: +966-11-8028020

PENGUIN Takhasoussi St. Tel: +966-11-4829843

INTERNATIONAL

RUSSIAN CORNER Abdullah Al Hamdan St. Tel: +966-11-4658387

CENTO PER CENTO Olaya Rd., Behind Jarir Tel: +966-11-4644159

QUIZNOS SUB King Saud University Tel: +966-11-4824741 SAJ AL BALAD Jaber St., King Saud University SHUNEEZ Tahliah St. Tel: +966-11-4648989 TEXAS CHICKEN Turki bin Abdulaziz Rd. Tel: +966-11-2545454 THE COUNTER Tahlia St. THE SANDWICH CO. King Abdullah Rd. Mob: +966-558442255

FRENCH APETIT KITCHEN Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-4656491 CAFÉ LENOTRE Centria Mall.

Tel: +966-11-2791108 LE BIJOU BURJ RAFAL HOTEL KEMPINSKI King Fahad Road Tel: +966 11 511 7889 L’ECLUSE Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-4657648 LE RELAIS DE L’ENTRECOTE Almas Plaza.

Tel: +966-11-4615058

FUSION PIZZA FUSION Thalateen St. Tel: +966-11-4633329

ICE CREAM BASKIN ROBBINS Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-4801138 FRESH BERRY Garnada Mall Tel: +966-11-2535587 FRESH & TANGY Hayat Mall Mob: +966559333344 MARBLE SLAB CREAMERY Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-4538746

AL BUSTAN Sheraton Hotel Tel: +966-11-4543300 AL DANA Holiday Inn Hotel Tel: +966-11-4612000

SENSES Luthan Hotel Tel: +966-11-4807799

AL DIWAN Al Sahara Hotel Tel: +966-11-2204500

SIZZLER HOUSE Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-4661133

AL ORJOUAN Makkah Rd., inside The Ritz Carlton Tel: +966-11-8028020

SPAZIO Kingdom Tower-77th Floor Tel: +966-11-2111180

CAFE CERAMIQUE Sahara Mall Tel: +966-11-4520677 CENTRO Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-4658488

THE GLOBE Al Faisaliah Tower Tel: +966-11-2732222 THE LOUNGE Sheraton Hotel Tel: +966-11-4543300

DA PINO Al Khozama Center Tel: +966-11-2732222 IL GABBIANO Olaya Dist.

Tel: +966-11-4616066

L’OLIVIO Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-4634240 LA CAMPAGNA Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-4624339 LA CASTA Al Rahmaniya Dist.

Tel: +966-11-4198016 LA CUCINA Al Faisaliah Hotel Tel: +966-11-2732222

THE GRAND BURJ RAFAL HOTEL KEMPINSKI King Fahad Road Tel: +966 11 5117890

LA PIAZZA Sheraton Hotel Tel: +966-11-4543300

THE WINDROSE Al Faisaliah Hotel Tel: +966-11-2732222

LIOLIMPO Al Dabab St. Tel: +966-11-4166222

ELEMENTS Four Seasons Hotel Tel: +966-11-2115500

TRADER VICS Panorama Mall Tel: +966-11-2814782

MBCO Abdullah Al Hamdan St. Tel: +966-11-2936506

EQUESTRIAN CLUB King Abdulaziz Racecourse Mob: +966-503008044

TSC SIGNATURE Abdullah Al Hamdan St. Tel: +966-11-2939693

NINO Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-2016662

HEDIARD Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-2173933

WATERLEMON Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-2194444

PIATTO Exit 5, Northern Ring Rd. Tel: +966-11-2006868

COCOS Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-2939444 CRISTAL Al Faisaliah Hotel Tel: +966-11-2732222

LA BRASSERIE Al Faisaliah Tower Tel: +966-11-2732222 LIVING COLORS Faisaliyah Tower Tel: +966-11-2734410 LOBBY LOUNGE Four Seasons Hotel Tel: +966-11-2115591 MIRAGE Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-4834127 OASIS GRILL Hilton Garden Inn Tel: +966-11-2935533 PANORAMIC Makarem Riyadh Hotel Tel: +966-11-2204500

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IRANIAN SHERAZ Abdullah Hamdan St. Tel: +966-11-4655886 SHAYA King Abdullah Rd. Tel: +966-11-4708933

ITALIAN AL FORNO King Abdullah Rd. Mob: +966-558442255 AMORE Tahlia St., Tel: +966-11-4653082 ANTHURIUM Abdulla Alhamdan St. Tel: +966-11-4661473

PIZZA ERA King Fahad Rd. Tel: +966-11-4542233 PIZZA INN Dabbab St., Tel: 920001601 PIZZA ROMA Abdullah Al Hamdan St. Tel: +966-11-4629032 PIZZA STOCKHOLM King Abdullah Rd. Tel: +966-11-2811888 PIZZERIA NAPOLI Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz St. Tel: +966-11-2172288 QUATTRO Four Seasons Hotel Tel: +966-11-2115599 ROMA Mussa Bin Nusair St. Tel: +966-11-4641133

ROMA WAY Al Rabwah, Othaim Mall Tel: 920000129 MACARONI GRILL King Abdullah Rd. Exit 5 Tel: +966-11-4158322 ROSSO Four Seasons Hotel Tel: +966-11-2115500 ROSSOPOMODORO Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-2939565 SANTINO’S Hayat Mall Tel: +966-11-2057497 SPAZIO 77 77th floor in Kingdom Tower Tel: +966-11-2111888 Tel: +966-11-2111181 SQUISITO King Fahad Rd., Across Ovotel Tel: +966-11-2160111 THE PIZZA COMPANY Olaya St. Tel: +966-11-4642952

CAFE BLANC Prince Mohamad Bin Abdulaziz St. Tel: +966-11-4633426 EATZAH Al Ghaz St. Mob: +966-531224433 FAIROUZ GARDEN King Fahad Rd. Tel: +966-11-2167171

GARDEN BARBECUE Hotel Al Khozama Tel: +966-11-2732222

INDIAN SUMMER Suliamaniyah Tel: +966-11-4652328

GHOUZI Al Rawdah, Khuraish St. Tel: +966-11-4934162

RED ONION Olaya St. Tel: +966-11-2176644

KARAM BEIRUT Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-4161717 KOSHARY EXPRESS Jarir St. Tel: +966-11-4728881

TAMARIND Prince Faisal Bin Turki St. Tel: +966-11-4738770

Z PIZZA King Abdullah Rd. Tel: +966-11-4881199

MAMA NOURA Dabab St. Tel: +966-11-4622195

EL CHICO’S Exit 5 Tel: +966-11-4640385 FAJITA AVENUE Al Hamra Tel: +966-11-4644999 TAKO HUT Faisaliyyah Mall Tel: 920000129

MIDDLE-EASTERN ABDUL WAHAB Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-2934111 AL HAJ DAWOOD Imam Saud St. Tel: +966-11-4943691

INDIAN GARDEN Riyadh Gallery Tel: +966-11-2161112

GAD Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-4641212

LEBANESE CORNER Olaya (Talateen St.) Tel: +966-11-2170555

BUFFALO’S Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-2792123

DARBAR Olaya St. Tel: +966-11-2930249

INDIAN STYLE Sheikh Abdullah Al Angary St. Tel: +966-11-4561138

VECCHIA ROMA Al Sulamaniyyah

MEXICAN

CROWN GARDEN Suliamaniyah Tel: +966-11-4616334

MAREEZ King Abdullah St. Tel: +966-11-4508877 SHAWERMA HOUSE Prince Mamdouh St. Tel: +966-11-2191999 SHAWERMAMA Abdullah Bin Rawaha St Tel: +966-11-2936644 SIT AL SHAM Prince Sultan St. Tel: 920000399 YAMAL AL SHAM Olaya St. Tel: +966-11-4613292

KOREAN KOREAN PALACE Takhasoussi St. Tel: +966-11-4198878

INDIAN

AL MANSAF Al Sulamaniyya Tel: +966-11-4630345

ALADDIN Kingdom Center Tel: +966-11-2112150

AL NAKHEEL Al Khozama Center Tel: +966-11-4654650

AVADH Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-4654109

AL NASEEM Marriott Hotel Tel: +966-11-4779300

COPPER CHANDNI Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-4167000

TANDOOR Al Ahsa St. Tel: +966-11-4734531 TULAITELAH Al Wazarat Dist.

Tel: +966-11-4082968

CHINESE CANTON Olaya St. Tel: +966-11-4520584 CHINESE GOLDEN PALACE Olaya Dist.

Tel: +966-11-4655127 GOLDEN DRAGON Olaya Dist.

Tel: +966-11-4645136 GULF ROYAL Olaya St. Tel: +966-11-4631622 MIRAGE RESTAURANT Takhasoussi St. Tel: +966-11-4834127 NOODLE HOUSE Centria Mall, Olaya St. Tel: +966-11-2939969 PEKING Suliamaniyah Tel: +966-11-4765250 SEASONS Madina St., Exit 28 TAAL Olaya Dist.

Tel: +966-11-2734383 YUMMY WOK Takhasoussi St. Tel: +966-11-4889166

JAPANESE FURUSATO Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-4657648 HAYAT Prince Mansoor bin Abdul Aziz St. Tel: +966-11-4042655 LA SANI King Fahad Rd. Tel: +966-11-4655666 MARHABA Olaya St. Tel: +966-11-4622070 SAMURAI Faisaliah Mall & Kingdom Mall Tel: +966-11-2734386 SHOGUN Radisson Blu Hotel Tel: +966-11-4791234 SUSHI YOSHI Al Dabab St. Tel: +966-11-8120055 TOKYO Ouruba St. Tel: +966-11-4605672 YOKARI Centria Mall, 2nd Floor Tel: +966-11-2886999

SAUDI AL SUDDA Oruba St. Tel: +966-11-4800111 SHAWAYA HOUSE Khalid Bin Al Waleed St. Mob: +966-557819214 SHEIKH AL MANDY Dabab St. Tel: +966-11-4644099

SEA FOOD AMO HAMZA Olaya St. Tel: +966-11-2316148 DOE King Abdullah St. Tel: +966-11-4887080 DR. OCEAN Takhasoussi St. Tel: +966-11-4708647 FOUNTAIN FISH Al Malaz Dist.

Tel: +966-11-2158888 LONDON FISH & CHIPS Sahara Mall King Abdulaziz Rd. Tel: +966-11-2102480

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JASMIN WHITE PALACE White Palace Hotel Tel: +966-11-4787800

SWEETS/DESSERTS & BAKERIES AL HALLAB Khurais Rd. Tel: +966-11-4725559 ANOOSH Tel: +966-11-4609588 Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-4971649 Al Rabwa Tel: +966-11-2498725 Al Hamra Tel: +966-11-2679689 Al Bade’ah Tel: +966-11-2080833 Khurais Rd. BEN’S COOKIES Exit 7 Tel: +966-11-2084862 CREPAWAY Bustan Center Tel: +966-11-2010505 DIPLOMAT Orouba St. Tel: +966-11-4652411 DIXIE CREAM Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-4661192 EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS Prince Sultan St. Tel: +966-11-4643131 Tel: +966-11-4332040

FRENCH CORNER Dabab St. Tel: +966-11-4645322 GOLDEN BROWN BAKERY Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz St. Mob: +966-569337314 KABBANI Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-4816892 KITSCH CUPCAKES Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-4633838 KRISPY KREME Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-4610409 LADUREE Centria Mall Tel: +966-11-2885075 LE BIJOU BURJ RAFAL HOTEL KEMPINSKI King Fahad Road Tel: +966 11 511 7889 LE CROISSANT SHOP Al-Ameer Mamdouh St. Tel: +966-11-4655328 MAYA Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-2113311 MUNCH BAKERY Abdullah Al Hamdan St. Tel: 920015010 PANE PIATTO Al Thalateen St. Tel: +966-11-4168882 ROTIBOY ARABIA Jarir Mall, Omar bin Abdulaziz Road Tel: +966-11-2886546 www.rotiboyarabia.com SALEHIA DATES King Fahad Rd. Tel: 8004308888 SUGAR DREAMIN Khurais Rd. Mob: +966-553383749 SUGAR SPRINKLES Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-2290505 TALAH FOR DATES Oruba St Tel: +966-11-2173303 Tel: 9200 08252 TMREYA Prince Sultan St. Tel: 920000652 Tel: 920000651

DR PICKS: Il Terrazo, Faisaliah Hotel, King Fahd Rd. Stunning views overlooking Al Faisaliah Center.

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TORTA & MORE Al Hassan Ben Ali St. Tel: +966-11-2080003 Mob: +966-532103333

WOODEN BAKERY Intersection of Saleh El Din Al Ayoubi St. Tel: +966-11-4725559 YUMMY TUMMY Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-4538720

TURKISH ANATOLIA TURKISH GRILL Granada Mall Tel: +966-11-2535527 ASSARAYA Thalateen St. Tel: +966-11-4649336 CARAVAN Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-4658856 KÖŞEBAŞI Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-2886418

AIRLINES AIR ARABIA Tel: 920013322 www.airarabia.com AIR CANADA Tel: +966-11-4772228 www.aircanada.ca AIR FRANCE Tel: +966-11-2885218 www.airfrance.com AIR INDIA Tel: +966-11-4786409 www.airindia.com AIR NIGERIA Tel: +966-11-4626165 www.myairnigeria.com AMERICAN AIRLINES–AA Tel: +966-11-4625993 www.aa.com

KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES Tel: +966-11-4771026 www.klm.com KOREAN AIR Tel: +966-11-4658222 www.koreanair.com KUWAIT AIRWAYS Tel: +966-11-4631218 www.kuwait-airways.com LUFTHANSA Tel: 8001245550 www.lufthansa.com MALAYSIA AIRLINES Tel: +966-11-4784039 www.malaysiaairlines.com MIDDLE EAST AIRLINES Tel: +966-11-4614670 www.mea.com.lb

NAS AIR BIMAN BANGLADESH AIRLINES Tel: +966-11-2171800 Tel: +966-11-4623537 www.flynas.com www.biman-airlines.com OLYMPIC AIR BRITISH AIRWAYS Tel: +966-11-4644596 Tel: +966-11-4645550 www.olympicair.com www.britishairways.com OMAN AIR CYPRUS AIRWAYS Tel: +966-11-4733133 Tel: +966-11-4640391 www.omanair.com www.cyprusair.com PAKISTAN DELTA AIRLINES INT’L AIRLINES Tel: +966-11-4613688 Tel: +966-11-4659600 www.delta.com www.piac.com.pk EGYPT AIR Tel: +966-11-4784004 www.egyptair.com EMIRATES AIRLINES Tel: +966-11-4655485 www.emirates.com ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES Tel: +966-11-4782140 www.flyethiopian.com ETIHAD AIRWAYS Tel: +966-11-4197722 www.etihadairways.com GARUDA INDONESIA Tel: +966-11-2937690 www.garudaindonesia.com GERMAN WINGS AIRLINES Tel: +966-11-4632004 www.germanwings.com GULF AIR Tel: +966-11-4626666 www.gulfair.com JAPAN AIRLINES–JAL Tel: +966-11-4645056 www.jal.com KENYA AIRWAYS Tel: +966-11-4772228 www.kenya-airways.com

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES Tel: +966-11-2160530 www.philippine airlines.com QANTAS AIRWAYS Tel: +966-11-4772228 www.qantas.com.au QATAR AIRWAYS Tel: +966-11-21180424 www.qatarairways.com ROYAL AIR MOROCCO Tel: +966-11-47741100 www.royalairmaroc.com ROYAL JORDANIAN Tel: +966-11-2180850 www.rj.com SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES Tel: 920022222 www.saudiairlines.com SINGAPORE AIRLINES Tel: +966-11-4734102 www.singaporeair.com SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS – SAA Tel: +966-11-4633133 www.flysaa.com

SRILANKAN AIRLINES www.srilankan.lk SUDAN AIRWAYS Tel: +966-11-4720040 www.sudanair.com SWISS AIR Tel: +966-11-4789745 www.swissair.com

AL ROMAIZAN TRAVEL AGENCY Tel: +966-11-4652100 www.romaizan.com AL SARH TRAVEL & TOURISM Tel: +966-11-4941111 www.alsarh.com.sa

TAM BRAZILIAN AIRLINES Tel: +966-11-4633133 www.tam.com.br

AL SAGER TRAVEL Tel: +966-11-4827979

TAROM ROMANIAN AIRLINES Tel: +966-11-5788935 www.tarom.ro

AL SARH TRAVEL Tel: +966-11-4627000

THAI AIRWAYS Tel: +966-11-4766766 www.thaiairways.com TUNIS AIR Tel: +966-11-4626165 www.tunisair.com TURKISH AIRLINES Tel: +966-11-4000287 www.turkishairlines.com UNITED AIRLINES Tel: +966-11-4772228 www.united.com YEMENIA AIRWAYS Tel: +966-11-4039282 www.yemenia.com

TRAVEL AGENCIES ABC TRAVEL AGENCY & CARGO Tel: +966-11-4631600 ACE TRAVEL Tel: +966-11-4648701 www.ace-travel.com

AL SARAH TRAVEL Tel: +966-11-4647480

AL TASHELAT TRAVELS Tel: +966-11-4034477 AL TAYYAR TRAVEL Tel: +966-11-4633133 www.altayyargroup.com AMJAD TRAVEL & TOURISM Tel: +966-11-41161737 www.amjadtravel.com FURSAN TRAVEL Tel: 920000442 www.fursan.com.sa HAYA TOUR Al Nozha Dist.

Tel: +966-11-4507176 KINGDOM WINGS TRAVEL AGENCY Tel: +966-11-4625544 MY HOLIDAY TRAVEL & TOURISM Tel: 920010087 www.myholiday.com.sa RIXON TOUR NETWORK Tel: 920029993 www.myrtn.com

AL ABBAD TRAVEL Tel: +966-11-4778736

TRAVEL PORT Tel: +966-11-4163810 www.travelport.com

AL AHMADIAH TRAVEL Tel: +966-11-4656668

THE ORIENTALIST HOUSE Tel: +966-11-4634228

AL MOUWASAT TRAVEL Tel: +966-11-4160580 AL NAIEM TRAVEL & TOURISM Tel: +966-11-4655698 AL RAJHI TRAVEL Tel: +966-11-4566900 AL RASHEED AWNINGS FACTORY Tel: +966-11-4059031

TOP TRAVEL Tel: +966-11-4641969 TUNISEN ANTIQUE HOUSE Tel: +966-11-4825247 VILLAGE GALLERY Tel: +966-11-4631089 WONDER CASTLE CORPORATION Tel: +966-11-2790482 ZAHID TRAVEL GROUP Tel: +966-11-4602829 www.zahidtravel.com

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ZAHRAN AIR TRAVEL & CARGO CO. Tel: +966-11-4659614 ZAMANI ART GALLERY King Abdul Aziz Rd Tel: +966-11-4613057 ZEKRAYAT FRAMES Tel: +966-11-4661196

HOTELS AL FAISALIAH ROSEWOOD HOTEL King Fahad Rd. Tel: +966-11-2732000 AL KHOZAMA HOTEL Olaya Rd. Tel: +966-11-4654650 AL MASHREQ BOUTIQUE HOTEL Orubah Road Tel: +966-11-2834777 BURJ RAFAL HOTEL KEMPINSKI King Fahad Road Tel: +966-11-5117777 CORAL GULF RIYADH King Abdul Aziz St., Ministries Area Tel: +966-11-4121000

CORP EXECUTIVE DEIRA HOTEL Al Batha St. Tel: +966-11-4141500

LUTHAN HOTEL AND SPA A WOMEN ONLY HOTEL Orubah Rd. Tel: +966-11-4807799

RIYADH MARRIOTT HOTEL Al Maather St. Tel: +966-11-4779300

COURTYARD RIYADH DIPLOMATIC QUARTER Al-Hada Dist., Abdullah bin Hothafa St. Tel: +966-11-2817300

MADAREEM CROWN HOTEL King Khalid International Airport Rd. Tel: +966-11-2758888

RIYADH PALACE HOTEL Ministries Area Tel: +966-11-4054444

CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL RIYADH MINHA Old Airport Rd. Tel: +966-11-8749200

MAKARIM RIYADH HOTEL Near To King Khalid International Airport Tel: +966-11-2204500

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL Kingdom Center Tel: +966-11-2115000 GOLDEN TULIP ANDALUSIA Olaya Rd. Tel: +966-11-4611000 HOLIDAY INN RIYADH IZDIHAR Abdulwahab Bin Abdullah St., Unit One Tel: +966-11-4625000 INTERCONTINENTAL RIYADH Al Maather St. Tel: +966-11-4655000

SHERATON RIYADH HOTEL & TOWERS Olaya Junction of King Fahad & King Abdullah Rd. Tel: +966-11-4543300 THE RITZ-CARLTON RIYADH Hada Area, Makkah Rd. Tel: +966-11-8028020

MENA GRAND - KHALDIA Khazzan St. (Immam Faisal bin Turki) Tel: +966-11-2682222

VIVIENDA HOTEL VILLAS Prince Turki Street Tel: +966-11-4002200 Granada Oasis Tel: +966-11-5118000

MERCURE VALUE HOTEL Exit 9, Eastern Ring Rd., Close to Granada Center.

Tel: +966-11-2773300 NOVOTEL ALANOUD King Fahd Rd. Tel: +966-11-2882323 RADISSON BLU HOTEL Al Mubarakiah Plaza King Abdul Aziz St. Tel: +966-11-4791234

IT’S TIME TO EXPLORE

MYNM and Al Jazirah Tourism Collaborate

Saudi’s hidden mysteries

Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors (MYNM) and Al Jazirah Tourism Investment Company Ltd. recently signed an agreement endorsing the Land Rover LR4 as the official vehicle for exploration trips organized by Al Jazirah Safari. This move aims to further engage Saudi youth to participate in tourism trips throughout the Kingdom.

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BEAUTY CLINICS AL MANIHAL CENTER Diplomatic Quarter Tel: +966-11-4881069 AL SAFEER Al Naseem Tel: +966-11-2050810 APOLLO Tel: 920027070 AYAN CONSULTATIVE King Fahad Rd. Tel: +966-11-2725555 AYMA CONSULTATIVE King Abdullah Rd. Tel: +966-11-2635555 BEAUTY CORNER King Fahad Rd. Mob: +966-543300557 www.beautycorner.co FOUR SALON & NAIL SPA Diplomatic Quarter Tel: +966-11-2014444 www.www.four.com.sa MALESA Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-4888831 MED ART CLINICS Olaya Main St. Tel: 920000045 OBAGI HOSPITAL Makkah Rd. Tel: +966-11-4627111 PLATINIUM Khurais Rd. Tel: +966-11-2097777 THE BRITISH CENTER King Fahad Rd. Tel: +966-11-2795555

CLINICS ATTADAWE King Abdullah Rd. Tel: +966-11-2780211 CONSULTING CENTER Tel: +966-11-4555545 CZECH CENTER Infront of King Saud University Tel: 920002737 Tel: + 966-11-4877855 ENT CENTER Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-4802229 MAYIEZ MEDICAL Olaya Tel: +966-11-2169999

PEARL’S SMILE Sulaimaniya Tel: +966-11-4646334 RIYADH MEDICAL Orouba St. Tel: +966-11-4653060 SAUDI SUGEONS Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-4653030

MEN APPLE FITNESS Tel: +966-11-4538800 BODY MASTERS Tel: 920000626 Tel: +966-11-4875531 FITNESS TIME Tel: 920003131

AL FALAH INT’L Tel: +966-11-4463737 www.alfalah.com.sa AL HAMMADI HOSPITAL Khalid ibn Yazid Muawiyah St. Tel: +966-11-4643312 www.hammadi.com AL JAFEL HOSPITAL Western Ring Rd. Tel: +966-11-4322222 www.aljafelhospital.com

SSC Tel: +966-11-2335000

GOLD’S GYM Tel: +966-11-6912077

URANUS MEDICAL Orouba St. Tel: +966-11-4657000

LIFE FITNESS Tel: +966-11-2061133

AL MOUWASAT HOSPITAL Western Ring Rd., Exit 114 Tel: +966-11-4455555

UP SCALE CLUB King Fahad Rd. Tel: +966-11-4871502

DALLAH HOSPITAL Tel: +966-11-4720777

WHITE WING MEDICAL Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-4834286

DENTAL CLINICS AAGI DENTAL CENTER Tel: +966-11-2080107 DIMA DENTAL Tahlia St. Tel: +966-11-4661200 GAMA DENTAL CLINIC King Abdulaziz Road Tel: +966-11- 4542929 Mob: +966-534542929 NOBLE SMILE Abdullah Al Angary St. Tel: +966-11-4197740 RAMAH DENTAL Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-4800931 SANAYA DENTAL Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-2174888

EYE CARE AL HOKAMA Mallaz Tel: +966-11-4797777 MENSHAF EYE CARE Al Rawda Mob: +966-565869059 THE EYE CENTER Tel: +966-11-4623094 www.eyecenter.com.sa

FITNESS CENTERS KIDS MY GYM Panorama Mall Tel: +966-11-42814870

WOMEN AL MANIHAL CENTER Diplomatic Quarter Tel: +966-11-4881069 CURVES Olaya St. Tel: +966-11-4633219 KINETICO Tel: +966-11-2815595 Mob: + 966-530034010 LUTHAN HOTEL & SPA Tel: +966-11-4807799 LUMIERE Olaya Tel: +966-11-2169030 NUYU FITNESS www.nuyu-ksa.com SCENTED Tel: +966-11-2112003 SPECTRUM Mob: +966-552007897 Olaya Main St. YIBREEN Off of Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-4411115

HOSPITALS ABAS MEDICAL GROUP Rawda-Hamra-Dabab Tel: 920000172 ADMA Makkah Rd. Tel: +966-11-4660000 ALAMAL COMPLEX FOR MENTAL HEALTH Al Khuzami Dist.

Tel: +966-11-4804548 www.alamal.med.sa

DR. ABDUL RAHMAN AL MISHARI HOSPITAL Olaya Dist.

Tel: +966-11-4657700 http://drabdulrahman almishari.com.sa DR. SULAIMAN AL HABIB Olaya Medical Complex Tel: +966-11-4622224 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com GREEN CRESCENT Abdul Malik Bin Marwan St. Tel: +966-11-4644434 www.gch.com.sa KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY King Abdul Aziz Rd. Tel: +966-11-4775524 www.medicine.ksu.edu.sa KING FAHAD MEDICAL CITY (KFMC) Makkah Rd. Tel: 8001277000 KINGDOM HOSPITAL Tel: +966-11-2751111 KING FAISAL SHRC Al Zahrawi St. Tel: +966-11-4647272 www.kfshrc.edu.sa KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL Oruba Branch St. Tel: +966-11-4821234 www.kkesh.med.sa KING SAUD MEDICAL CITY Al Imam Abdul Aziz ibn Saud St. Tel: +966-11-4355555 www.ksmc.med.sa MAGHRABI HOSPITAL Tel: +966-11-4455049 www.maghrabi.com.sa DESTINATIONRYD.COM 91

NATIONAL GUARD HEALTH King Abdulaziz Medical City Tel: +966-11-8011111 www.ngha.med.sa OBIED SPECIALIZED Al Farazdaq Rd. Tel: +966-11-4767222 PRINCE SULTAN CARDIAC CENTER Makkah Rd. Tel: +966-11-4783000 www.pscc.med.sa

AL MOWASA 3 Prince Abdullah Rd. Tel: +966-11-4568598 AL MUTANABBI Jareer St. Tel: +966-11-2910981 AL OLAYA Olaya Main St. Tel: +966-11-46411501 AL RAJA NO 2 Oruba St. Tel: +966-11-4624942

RIYADH CARE HOSPITAL Tel: +966-11-4933000 www.riyadhcare.com

AL RAWABI Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-4828028

RIYADH MILITARY Makkah Rd. Tel: +966-11-4791000 www.rmh.med.sa

AL RIYADH Oruba St. Tel: +966-11-4643108

S.B.H King Fahad Rd. Tel: +966-11-4636666 SAUDI GERMAN HOSPITALS GROUP King Fahad Rd. Tel: +966-11-2685555 www.ryd.sghgroup.com.sa

AL SAGGAF Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-4640716 AL SAGGAF 25 Talatheen St. Tel: +966-11-4645274 AL SHAMEEAH Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-4880595

SPECIALIZED M.C.H King Fahad Rd. Tel: +966-11-41164000

AL TERIAQ Prince Abdullah Rd. Tel: +966-11-4828289

SULTAN BIN ABDULAZIZ HUMANITARIAN CITY Exit 6 Tel: +966-11-5620000

AL THALATHEEN Talatheen St. Tel: +966-11-4623529

PHARMACIES ADHWAA AL SEHA Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-4887455 AL DIMISHQI Prince Abdullah Rd. Tel: +966-11-4707887 AL FARABI Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-4880843 AL HOZAIMI Ibn Sulaiman Commercial Center Tel: +966-11-4722054 AL JAZA Olaya Main St. Tel: +966-11-4642072 AL LIZAM Olaya Main St. Tel: +966-11-4655595

MOHAMMMED AL HOZAIMI Oruba St. Tel: +966-11-4628758

RIYADH CORNER Jareer St. Tel: +966-11-4780759

NABRA PHARMACY Takhassusi St. Tel: +966-11-4887329

SARA SPECTRUM MEDICAL PHARMACY Akkariya Buildings Tel: +966-11-4601018

NAZAAR PHARMACY Al Awais Market Tel: +966-11-4541408

SHRAZAD Sitteen St. Tel: +966-11-4787047

NEO (NEOINTERNATIONAL) Olaya Main St. Tel: +966-11-4615089

UNIVERSITY PHARMACY Akkariya Buildings Tel: +966-11-4191944

NISSAH PHARMACY Al-Rajhi Five Buildings Tel: +966-11-4041573 NOORANA PHARMACY Al Malaz Tel: +966-11-4785006 OLAYA INTERNATIONAL Olaya Main St. Tel: +966-11-4160349 PRINCE PHARMACY Talatheen St. Tel: +966-11-4611418 RAJAA PHARMACY 2 Oruba St. Tel: +966-11-4624942

UNIVERSITY (2) Oruba St. Tel: +966-11-4626338 WARDAT AL-OROBA Oruba St. Tel: +966-11-4622904 WHITES PHARMACY Tel: +966-11-2886877 / 4895994/ 4897750 / 4897751 www.whites.net ZAHRAT AL RAWDA PHARMACY Prince Abdullah Rd. Tel: +966-11-4804935 ZAHRAT SAMI Oruba St. Tel: +966-11-4653060

AL SHAMSIA Jamal Center Tel: +966-11-4057296 ARAC HEALTH CARE Talatheen St. Tel: +966-11-4645107 ASIR PHARMACY Prince Abdullah Rd. Tel: +966-11-4811629 DAR AL DANA Abdullah Bin Sulaiman Al Hamdan Tel: +966-11-4643373 MAZIN PHARMACY Olaya Main St. Tel: +966-11-4624562 MEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICE Dabbab St. Tel: +966-11-4629680 MEDICINE TIME Olaya Main St. Tel: +966-11-4569140

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SOLAR CONTROL Khurais Rd. Tel: +966-11-4966633

PEUGEOT Tel: +966-11-4666614

AL JAZIRA BANK King Abdul Aziz Branch Rd. An Nafal Tel: +966-11-4317474 www.baj.com.sa

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PORSCHE Tel: +966-11-4667788 RAM Khurais Rd. & Dabbab St. Tel: +966-11-2332222

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AL RAJHI BANK Uthman ibn Affan Rd Tel: +966-11-4603333 www.alrajhibank.com.sa

AUDI Tel: +966-11-4660044

BANKS AL INMA BANK Alanoud Tower Tel: +966-11-2185000 www.alinma.com

ARAB NATIONAL BANK Arrwadah Tel: +966-11-4029000 www.anb.com.sa BANK AL BILAD Prince Bandar Bin Abdulaziz Tel: +966-11-4971905 www.bankalbilad.com BANQUE SAUDI FRANSI King Abdullah Rd Tel: +966-11-2899999 www.alfransi.com.sa NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK Prince Sultan St Tel: 920001000 www.alahli.com RIYADH BANK King Abdul Aziz Road, Al Murabba Tel: +966-11-4013030 www.riyadbank.com SABB Northern Ring Branch Rd Tel: +966-11-2764356 www.sabb.com SAMBA Alaqiq Dist.

Tel: 8001242000 www.samba.com SAUDI HOLLANDI BANK Prince Sultan St Tel: +966-11-2548500 www.shb.com.sa

CAR ACCESSORIES 3M Tel: +966-11-2884135

CAR AGENCIES

BG Khurais Rd. Exit 30 Tel: +966-11-2300000 BMW Khurais Rd. Tel: +966-11-2391000 CADILLAC Tel: +966-11-4924048 CHEVROLET Khurais Rd. Tel: +966-11-4454040 CHRYSLER Khurais Rd. & Dabbab St. Tel: +966-11-2332222 DODGE Khurais Rd. & Dabbab St. Tel: +966-11-2332222 FUSO Tel: 8002440060 GMS Khurais Rd. Tel: +966-11-4454040 HARLEY-DAVIDSON North Ring Rd. Exit 5 Tel: +966-11-4554499 HONDA Khurais Rd. Tel: +966-11-4454646 ISUZU Tel: +966-11-2300000 JEEP Khurais Rd. & Dabbab St. Tel: +966-11-2332222 LEXUS King Fahad Rd. Exit 9 Tel: +966-11-4566600 MAZDA Khurais Rd. Tel: +966-11-4968888

AUTO GARD Tel: +966-11-2924343

MINI COOPER Khurais Rd. Tel: +966-11-2391000

LLUMAR Khurais Rd. Tel: +966-11-2912929

MITSUBISHI Khurais Rd. Tel: 8002440060

RENAULT Khurais Rd. Tel: 8002445050 ROLLS ROYCE Khurais Rd. Tel: +966-11-2391000 SEAT Khurais Rd. Tel: +966-11-2301515

COMPOUNDS ISHBILIA Tel: +966-11-2406000 Mob: +966-593111389 www.ksacompounds.com AL HAMRA OASIS VILLAGE Tel: +966-11-2490440 www.alhamra.com.sa AL ISSA COMPOUND Tel: +966-11-4918400

SKODA Tel: +966-11-2301515

AL JAZEERA BADER Tel: +966-11-4921135 www.badercompound.com

SUBARU Tel: +966-11-2300000

AL MANAR Tel: +966-11-2460100

TOYOTA Tel: +966-11-2486777 VOLKS WAGEN Tel: 920000380 VOLVO Khurais Rd. Tel: +966-11-4923539 UNIC Tel: +966-11-2300000

CAR RENTALS

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AL MODDARRAJ Tel: +966-11-4779902

AL RABWA Al Rabwa Area, Exit 14 close to Nahda Rd. Mob: +966-544096296 www.almutlaq.com

AVIS Tel: +966-11-4884887

AL RAYAN RESIDENTIAL Tel: +966-11-2089027

BEST RENT A CAR Tel: 8001249955

AL WAHA VILLAGE VILLAS ROSSAS Tel: +966-11-4864711

AL FALAH Tel: 920001678

DIPLOMAT Khurais Rd. Tel: 920008008 EUROPCAR Al Ahsaa St. Tel: 920000153 FAZ Prince Sultan St. Tel: +966-11-2912679 ICAR Tel: +966-11-4561099 SAJIL Tel: +966-11-4935222

AL YAMAMA VILLAGE Tel: +966-11-4012550 ARAB INVESTMENT Tel: +966-11-4823444 ARIZONA GOLF RESORT Tel: +966-11-2484444 www.agr.com.sa ASASCO VILLAGE Tel: +966-11-4199000 BARADA VILLAGE ARABIAN HOMES Tel: +966-11-4541888 www.arabian-homes.com DESTINATIONRYD.COM 93

BONITA VILLAGE Mob: +966-597721361 www.alwakkan.com

SEDER VILLAGE Tel: +966-11-2280000 www.sedervillage.com

GULFNET KSA Tel: +966-11-4628562 www.zajil.net

CORDOBA OASIS VILLAGE Tel: +966-11-24834711 www.cordoba.com.sa

STAR COMPOUND VILLAS ROSSAS Tel: +966-11-4881139

NESMA Tel: +966-11-4633100 www.nesma.net.sa

DELTA - 11 ESTATE VILLAS ROSSAS Tel: +966-11-4803201 DELTA - 2 ESTATE VILLAS ROSSAS Tel: +966-11-4804084 EID VILLAS Tel: +966-11-2483366 www.eidvillas.com.sa EURO COMPOUND Tel: +966-11-4780718 FAL COMPOUND Tel: +966-11-2490091 www.falcompound.org GRANADA VILLAGE Tel: +966-11-2488387 GREEN CITY Olaya - Rahmaniah Dist.

Mob: +966-559623393 www.gccompound. tripod.com JADAWEL COMPOUND Tel: +966-11-2406000 KINGDOM CITY Tel: +966-11-2750275 www.kingdom-city.com NAJD COMPOUND Tel: +966-11- 2481040 PALM COURT Tel: +966-11-4850288 RANCO VILLAGE Tel: +966-11-4924411 www.ranvil.com RIYADH VILLAGE Khurais Road, off exit 36 Tel: 08111010101 Mob: +966-541362462 ROC COMPOUND Tel: +966-11-2412800 www.roc.com.sa SAHARA TOWERS Tel: +966-11-4625666

VILLAS ROSAS AL-WADI Tel: +966-11-4881139 http://villasrosasco.com

COURIER ARABIAN HALA Tel: +966-11-4884887 www.hala.com.sa ARAMEX Tel: +966-11-4160353 www.aramex.com DHL WORLDWIDE EXPRESS Tel: +966-11-4654200 www.dhl.com.sa FEDEX Tel: +966-11-4633999 www.fedex.com/sa OVERSEAS COURIER SERVICE Tel: +966-11-4647193 www.ocstracking.com www.ocscouner.com UPS GLOBAL Tel: +966-11-4626655 www.ups.com

DSL NET ADVANCE TELECOM COMPANY (ATC) Tel: +966-11-4601877 www.atc.com.sa ARABIC COMPUTER SYSTEMS (ACS) Tel: +966-11-4763777 www.acs.com.sa ATHEER Tel: +966-11-4198000 www.atheer.net.sa AWAL Tel: +966-11-4600111 www.awal.com.sa CYBERIA Tel: 8001248124 www.cyberia.net.sa DIGINET Tel: +966-11-4192009 www.digi.net.sa GO Tel: 8111011180 www.go.com.sa

NOUR NET Tel: +966-11-4728900 www.nour.net.sa NTG NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY GROUP Tel: +966-11-4763777 www.ntg.com.sa OGER TEL Tel: +966-11-4889826 www.ogersystems.com PRIMENET Tel: +966-11-4193000 www.prime.net.sa

CANADA Tel: +966-11-4882288 CHINA Tel: +966-11-4832126 CZECH REPUBLIC Tel: +966-11-4503617 DENMARK Tel: +966-11-4880101 Ext 111163 DJIBOUTI Tel: +966-11-4543182 EGYPT Tel: +966-11-4810159 Tel: +966-11-4831458 ERITREA Tel: +966-11-4801731 ETHIOPIA

SAUDI INTERNET COMPANY Tel: +966-11-4603031 www.sol.net.sa/en

Tel: +966-11-4824055

SAUDI NET Tel: +966-11-2180300 www.saudi.net.sa

Tel: +966-11-4881515

SHABAKAH NET Tel: +966-11-4193193 www.shabakah.net.sa

EMBASSIES ALGERIA Tel: +966-11-4887171

FINLAND Ext 9 FRANCE Tel: +966-11-4881255 GABON Tel: +966-11-4567173 GAMBIA Tel: +966-11-2052158

ARGENTINA Tel: +966-11-4652600

GERMANY

AUSTRALIA Tel: +966-11-4887788

GHANA

AUSTRIA Tel: +966-11-4801217

GREECE

BAHRAIN Tel: +966-11-4880044

GUINEA

BANGLADESH Tel: +966-11-4195300

HUNGARY

Tel: +966-11-4880700

Tel: +966-11-4545122

Tel: +966-11-4801975

Tel: +966-11-4881121

BELGIUM Tel: +966-11-4882888

Tel: +966-11-4546707

BRAZIL Tel: +966-11-4880018

Tel: +966-11-4884144

BRITAIN Tel: +966-11-4880077

INDIA

INDONESIA Tel: +966-11-4882282

BRUNEI Tel: +966-11-4560814

IRAN

BURKINA FASO Tel: +966-11-4652244

IRELAND

CAMEROON Tel: +966-11-4880022

ITALY

Tel: +966-11-4881444

Tel: +966-11-4882300

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JAPAN

QATAR

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Tel: +966-11-4825544

JORDAN

RUSSIA

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Tel: +966-11-4811432

KENYA

SENEGAL

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Tel: +966-11-4880146

KOREA

SIERRA LEONE

Tel: +966-11-4882211

Tel: +966-11-4643982

GROUND TRANSPORTATION AILAF Tel: +966-11-2713377 BLUE CONNECT Tel: 920004948 www.the-blueconnect .com LONDON CAB CLUB Tel: +966-11-4966670 http://londoncabclub .com

TARBIA PRE-SCHOOL Tel: +966-11-4199017 TINY TOTS Mob: +966-580473602 TWINKLE KINDERGARTEN Mob: +966-559268188 WHITE ROSE PLAY Mob: +966-563296205

KUWAIT

SINGAPORE

Tel: +966-11-4883500

Tel: +966-11-4803855

LEBANON

SOUTH AFRICA

Tel: +966-11-4804060

Tel: +966-11-4429728

MALAYSIA

SPAIN

Tel: +966-11-4887100

Tel: +966-11-4880606

MALI

SRI LANKA

BABY DAY CARE

Tel: +966-11-4012220

Tel: +966-11-2290753

Tel: +966-11-4608232

Mob: +966-582657594

MALTA

SUDAN

BIRDS OF HOPE

COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Tel: +966-11-4615315

Tel: +966-11-4887979

Mob: +966-569754506

MAURITANIA

SWEDEN

BRITISH ISLAMIC

CULTURE AND INFORMATION

Tel: +966-11-8806700

Tel: +966-11-4649666

Tel: +966-11-4014440

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www.britishislamic

DEFENSE

school.com

Tel: +966-11-4785900

BUSYBEE

EDUCATION

Tel: +966-11-2193900

Tel: +966-11-4042888

Tel: +966-11-4646749 MEXICO Tel: +966-11-4808822

SWITZERLAND

MOROCCO

Tel: +966-11-4881291

Tel: +966-11-4826382

SYRIA

NEPAL

Tel: +966-11-4887481

Tel: +966-11-4645170 NETHERLANDS Tel: +966-11-4880011

TANZANIA Tel: +966-11-4542833 THAILAND

NEW ZELAND

Tel: +966-11-4881174

Tel: +966-11-4887988

TUNISIA Tel: +966-11-4887900

NIGERIA Tel: +966-11-4823024 NORWAY Tel: +966-11-4881904 Ext 300 OMAN Tel: +966-11-4823120 PAKISTAN Tel: +966-11-4884111 PERU Tel: +966-11-4822474 PHILIPPINES Tel: +966-11-4823559 PORTUGAL Tel: +966-11-4826964

TURKEY Tel: +966-11-4820101 UAE Tel: +966-11-4881227 UGANDA Tel: +966-11-4544910 UKRAINE Tel: +966-11-4508536

SAPTCO Tel: +966-11-2884400

KINDERGARTENS

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MINISTRIES AGRICULTURE Tel: +966-11-4016666 CIVIL SERVICE Tel: +966-11-4026900 COMMERCE

Tel: +966-11-4637225

FINANCE

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Mob: +966-545682945

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

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Tel: +966-11-4067777

Mob: +966-500320566

HAJJ Tel: +966-11-4022200

KIDS WORLD Tel: +966-11-4006000 www.kidsworldschool.net LITTLE ROSAS Tel: +966-11-4865128 MY HOME Mob: +966-569598011 PLAY HOUSE Mob: +966-556365035

URUGUAY Tel: +966-11-4620739

PLAY N LEARN

USA Tel: +966-11-4801831

SM NURSERY

YEMEN Tel: +966-11-4881769

SUPER KIDS

Mob: +966-564684094

Mob: +966-558391591

Mob: +966-564460167 www.superkidseducation center.com

HEALTH Tel: +966-11-4012220 HIGHER EDUCATION Tel: +966-11-4644444 INDUSTRY Tel: +966-11-4772722 INTERIOR Tel: +966-11-4011944 ISLAMIC AFFAIRS, ENDOWMENTS, CALL AND GUIDANCE Tel: +966-11-4730401 JUSTICE Tel: +966-11-4057777 LABOR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS Tel: +966-11-4771480 MUNICIPAL AND RURAL AFFAIRS Tel: +966-11-4415434 DESTINATIONRYD.COM 95

TRANSPORT Tel: +966-11-4042928 WATER AND ELECTRICITY Tel: +966-11-4016666 TRANSPORT Tel: +966-11-4042928 WATER AND ELECTRICITY Tel: +966-11-4016666

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AFTA SOCIETY FOR ADHD (HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER AND ATTENTION DEFICIT) Tel: +966-11-4815455 Mob: +966-554559086 Mob: +966-530034981

SCHOOLS & INSTITUTES

FUTURE WINDOW Tel: +966-11-2063371 http://fwis.edu.sa/ INTERNATIONAL INDIAN BOYS SECTION Tel: +966-11-4934688 www.iisriyadh.com GIRLS SECTION Tel: +966-11-2323248 KING FAISAL SCHOOL Tel: +966-11-4820802 www.kfs.sch.sa KING SAUD INT’L Tel: +966-11-4633180 www.ksischool.com KINGDOM SCHOOL Tel: +966-11-2755555 www.kingdomschools. edu.sa MANAHEL AL ELM Tel: +966-11-4770419 MANARAT AL RIYADH Tel: +966-11-4509916 http://maarif.com.sa

AL ALAMEEN INT’L Tel: +966-11-4649666

MIDDLE EAST MODERN EDUCATION Tel: +966-11-4622815

AL AMJAD NATIONAL Tel: +966-11-2494188

NAJD NATIONAL Tel: +966-11-4914434

AL ANDALUS NATIONAL Tel: +966-11-4936585

NOUR AL MAAREF RIYADH Tel: +966-11-4028411 www.riyadhschools .edu.sa

AL KHALEEJ NATIONAL Tel: +966-11-2012112 AL OLAYA NATIONAL Tel: +966-11-4538867 AL ROWAD INT’L www.rowad-is.com

SAUDI ARABIA MULTINATIONAL Tel: +966-11-2751751 www.mns-r.com

AMERICAN INT’L Mob: +966-567990096 www.aisr.org BRITISH INTERNATIONAL Tel: +966-11-2482387 www.britishschool riyadh.com DAR AL MAAREFAH Tel: +966-11-2314010 ÉCOLE FRANÇAISE INTERNATIONALE DE RIYAD www.efi-riyad.com EDUCON STUDY ABROAD Tel: 920001338 ELITE INTERNATIONAL Tel: +966-11-4627224 FURSAN AL JAZEERAH Tel: +966-11-5457505

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SOCIAL SERVICES ORGANIZATION ABERR CHARITY SOCIETY Tel: +966-11-5448654 AL BIR CHARITY Tel: +966-11-4056666 AL NAHDA Tel: +966-11-4650029 www.alnahda-ksa.org

ARAB OPEN UNIVERSITY Tel: +966-11-2742277 www.arabou.org.sa DAR AL ULOOM Tel: +966-11-4949000 www.dau.edu.sa IMAM MUHAMMAD IBN SAUD ISLAMIC Tel: +966-11-2580000 www.imamu.edu.sa INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC

AL WAFA Tel: +966-11-4650029

ADMINISTRATION Tel: +966-11-4740412 www.ipa.edu.sa

CHARITY COMMITTE FOR ORPHANS CARE www.ensan.org.sa

KING SAUD UNIVERSITY Tel: +966-11-4670000 www.ksu.edu.sa

CHARITABLE SOCIETY FOR MEMORIZATION OF THE QURA’AN Tel: +920011799 www.qk.org.sa

KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES Tel: +966-11-2521300

CHARITY IBN BAZ ORGANIZATION Tel: +966-11-2293333 www.alzwaj.org

UNIVERSITIES AL FAISAL UNIVERSITY Tel: +966-11-4401626 www.alfaisal.edu AL NAMUTHAJIGAH CAMPUS Tel: 920000842 AL YAMAMAH UNIVERSITY Tel: +966-11-2242222 www.yu.edu.sa

MUNISIYA CAMPUS Tel: 920000183 OLAYA/QUATOBA CAMPUS Tel: 920000182 PRINCE SULTAN UNIVERSITY Tel: +966-11-4948000 www.psu.edu.sa PRINCESS NORA BIN ABDULRAHMAN UNIVERSITY +966-11-2297290 www.pnu.edu.sa RIYADH COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY AND PHARMACY www.riyadh.edu.sa

ROLLS-ROYCE 2014 SALES RECORD

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars disclosed their record sales results for a fifth consecutive year, with 4,063 cars sold globally during 2014. This result means that sales have more than quadrupled since 2009.