When was the last time I talked about Gitex Saudi Arabia? Probably back when I posted that Gitex Riyadh isn’t recognized by GITEX. So what’s special about this year’s Gitex Saudi Arabia? For starters it won’t be in April but on 16 – 19 May 2011, right after my birthday… It’s still an “all in
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Hopefully Good News for Gitex Saudi Arabia 2011
Is Gitex Riyadh 2010 even recognized by GITEX? (Updated, answer is: NO)
Update: Thanks to Haitham Ghazal for inquiring about it. He contacted GITEX in Dubai and their answer was: “Gitex Saudi is not associated with the same GITEX Technology WEEK in Dubai. The event is franchised in name only and is not organised or sold in any way by the Dubai World Trade Centre”. That proves
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Gitex Saudi Arabia 2010 in Riyadh
The next Gitex Saudi Arabia in Riyadh will be from 25 to 29 Apr 2010. Gitex Riyadh 2010 will be held for the second year at the new Riyadh Exhibitions Company. Gowalla location here. Don’t expect it to be good. I am sure it will be a STC vs Mobily expo as usual.
Earth Hour Saudi Arabia 2010
Earth Hour is “a global event organized by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature, also known as World Wildlife Fund) and is held on the last Saturday of March annually, asking households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and other electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take
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Riyadh Tweetup for November
Register for the tweetup here which will be held Thursday November 5th at Second Cup Coffee Shop at Tahliah street in Riyadh.
A Day About Japan
Sakura of the Kingdom, a site with interest in Japanese culture in Saudi Arabia is having an event today in Riyadh called “Day About Japan”. You can find more information about the event here (Arabic).
Comedy tour in Saudi Arabia with Ahmed Ahmed and Maz Jobrani
There will be a standup comedy show in Riyadh and Jeddah in the next few days. The event will be starring Ahmed Ahmed and for the first time in Saudi Arabia, Maz Jobrani. Each ticket will cost 350SR. It will be on 3rd June 09 in Jeddah and 4th & 5th June 09 in Riyadh.
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More info about Gitex Saudi Arabia 2009
We talked earlier about Gitex participation. Here is the full showroom floor map. As expected it is dominated by STC and Mobily. You can watch the whole PDF map here. Arab Tech TV will provide live streaming from Gitex at 7 p.m. You can watch the stream here. Shufflegazine from the UAE is covering Gitex
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All you need to know about Gitex Saudi Arabia 2009
Riyadh Exhibitions Company has finally updated their website just in time for Gitex Saudi Arabia 2009 in Riyadh. Probably not the best design but it is an improvement over the old one. As usual it’s mainly a shopping exhibition: Gitex Saudi Arabia 2009 and Gitex Saudi Arabia Computer Shopper 2009. I am not looking forward
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