Government | Sunday 14 July, 2019 10:17 am

King to host 1,300 pilgrims from 72 countries

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has directed to host 1,300 pilgrims from around the world to perform Haj for the year 1440 AH, as part of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Haj Program, Saudi Press Agency said Saturday. The Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance...

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Business & Money | Sunday 14 July, 2019 10:10 am

Five popular restaurants fined SR8 million for inflating prices

 A judicial committee at the Administrative Court in Riyadh has upheld an earlier ruling sentencing five popular restaurants a total amount of SR8.26 million for conspiring among themselves to fix their prices at a time the prices of the foodstuffs have come down. Court sources said the...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 14 July, 2019 8:22 am

Environmental empowerment project launched

Environmental empowerment project launched The National Center for Environmental Justice (CNES) on Saturday launched an environmental empowerment project under the theme: "Towards Sustainable Environmental Justice."  The project, carried out with the support of the German...

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| Sunday 14 July, 2019 8:14 am

International gathering to discuss Jordan's economic reforms

 The Jordanian Society for Scientific Research, Entrepreneurship and Creativity has called on economic experts to participate in the fifth edition of its international economic conference, which will be organized next Saturday (July 20th) discussing emerging economies, reform programs and...

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Business & Money | Sunday 14 July, 2019 8:09 am

Euromoney Magazine names Jordan's Arab Bank best Mideast bank in 2019

 The Arab Bank was named Best Bank in the Middle East 2019 by the London-based Euromoney Magazine, according to a press release issued by the bank on Saturday. The bank said it had also received the awards of the best bank in Jordan 2019 and the best bank in Palestine 2019 from...

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Business & Money | Saturday 13 July, 2019 11:27 am

Middle East completes a dynamic decade of entrepreneurship

Since 2009, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has come a long way in making its mark on the global entrepreneurship map. The following are some of the biggest milestones of the MENA ecosystem over the past decade as compiled by Arabnet, one of the region’s leading events and...

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Cars & Autos | Saturday 13 July, 2019 11:25 am

Beijing ponders support for petrol-electric hybrids

China is considering re-classifying petrol-electric hybrid vehicles so they get more favorable treatment than all-petrol or diesel counterparts under clean car rules, making it easier for automakers to meet environment quotas and offer more choice. Global hybrid leaders Toyota Motor Corp. and...

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Business & Money | Saturday 13 July, 2019 11:15 am

KSA ranked 2nd among G20 countries in awarding radio spectrum

Saudi Arabia has made the largest breakthrough among the G20 countries, in terms of the amount of radio spectrum awarded to operators in globally identified frequency bands for public mobile telecommunication services, according to global radio spectrum allocation reports. Since the end of Q2...

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Business & Money | Saturday 13 July, 2019 10:47 am

King Salman Energy Park (SPARK) signs agreement to establish Oilfields Supply Center as major investor and anchor tenant

King Salman Energy Park (SPARK) and Dubai-based Oilfields Supply Center Ltd. (OSC) today signed an agreement to establish OSC as an anchor tenant at SPARK, an energy city megaproject which will cement Saudi Arabia’s position as a global energy, industrial and technology hub. In...

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Government | Saturday 13 July, 2019 10:37 am

More than 36,000 pilgrims have arrived from the Mecca Road Initiative

The Directorate General of Passports announced the arrival of more than 36 thousand pilgrims from beneficiaries of Mecca through the initiative, where it is expected that the number of pilgrims beneficiaries exceeds the initiative, more than 225 thousand pilgrims this year, from five countries,...

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