Culture & Education | Friday 11 September, 2020 1:25 pm

Saudi Arabia Elected as Member of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee

The member states of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has elected the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a member of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee, for the first time, during the 8th General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention for the...

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Business & Money | Friday 11 September, 2020 9:27 am

Saudi minister of human resources and social development addresses G20 employment and labor ministers virtual meeting

Eng. Ahmed bin Suleiman Al-Rajhi, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, said that supporting the youths, particularly those drastically affected by coronavirus COVID-19, is imperative to achieve the commitment pledged by the leaders of G20 in Italy 2015 when they sought to reduce the...

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Business & Money | Thursday 10 September, 2020 11:00 am

SAGO Issues Tender to Import 715,000 Tons of Wheat

Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO) announced today that it has issued the fourth tender for the year of 2020 to import 715,000 tons of wheat to be supplied during the period of November 2020 -January 2021.Governor of SAGO Eng. Ahmad Abdulaziz Al-Fares stated that the amount specified in the tender is ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 10 September, 2020 8:37 am

Minister of Finance Participates in the World Economic Forum (WEF)

His Excellency the Minister of Finance, Acting Minister of Economy and Planning, Mr. Mohammed Al-Jadaan, participated Wednesday, in a virtual dialogue session under the theme of “Economic Recovery and New Trajectories for Growth,” as part of the “Great Reset” WEF events.The dialogue session ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 10 September, 2020 6:39 am

Ministry of Media Launches 2nd Media Excellence Award on 90th National Day

The Ministry of Media has launched the second edition of the Media Excellence Award for the National Day 2020 on the occasion of celebrating the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's 90th National Day.The Ministry invited all government and private sectors as well as the community's members to share and...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 9 September, 2020 5:26 pm

Uaq Signs Agreement To Develop District Cooling System For Masar Destination In Makkah

Umm Alqura for Development and Construction Co. (UAQ), the owner and developer of the Masar destination, which is shaping up under the slogan ‘Dedicated to Makkah’ with King Abdulaziz Road as its core component, announced recently the signing of a service agreement with Saudi Tabreed. The...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 9 September, 2020 8:36 am

Madinah governor inaugurates two power projects

Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman on Tuesday inaugurated two power projects: The Nakheel transfer station and the New Airport transfer station. These two stations will also be linked to the Saudi Electric Co. (SEC) main grid. The projects cost SR262 million (nearly $71 million)Prince Faisal...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 9 September, 2020 7:38 am

Saudi Arabia tops G20 in digital competitiveness

Saudi Arabia ranked first among the G20 member states in digital competitiveness in the last three years, according to the World Competitiveness Report released by the European Center for Digital Competitiveness.The report was based on the World Economic Forum's findings in this regard. Such an...

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Government | Wednesday 9 September, 2020 6:13 am

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Chairs Cabinet's Virtual Session

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired here the Cabinet's virtual session.At the outset of the session, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques briefed the Cabinet on the contents of the message he sent to Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Deputy Emir...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 8 September, 2020 9:19 am

ACWA Power consortium announces the successful signing of financing agreements for Jubail-3A IWP

ACWA Power, a leading Saudi Arabian developer, investor and operator of power generation and desalinated water plants, today announced the successful signing of senior financing agreements for the US$650 million Jubail-3A IWP.  The project is the fourth seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO)...

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