Environment & Energy | Wednesday 17 June, 2020 5:41 am

Saudi Arabia regains position as world’s top oil exporter

Saudi Arabia has emerged from three months of oil market volatility as the world’s biggest oil exporter once more, knocking the US off the top slot it gained last year.Industry experts calculated that in April — when oil prices crashed because of pandemic lockdowns — the Kingdom exported...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 17 June, 2020 2:39 am

Policy continuity the key for G20's think tank engagement group

Highlighting the importance of continuity in policies, the chair of the a think tank Dr. Fahad Al-Turki said the T20 will assess new challenges and will provide recommendations based on facts. Al-Turki, who is vice president of research at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research...

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Government | Wednesday 17 June, 2020 12:32 am

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

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired today a Cabinet's virtual session.At the outset of the session, the Cabinet reviewed local and international developments on the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, including the cases reported in the Kingdom of Saudi...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 16 June, 2020 2:53 pm

Savola Group in Top 100 Companies in Middle East 2020 by Forbes

Savola Group, a leading strategic holding group for food and retail in the Region (Middle East, and North Africa), has been announced one of the Top 100 companies in the Middle East for 2020 by Forbes Middle East Magazine. Savola Group was ranked as the 14th in Saudi Arabia, and the 39th in Middle...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 16 June, 2020 12:42 pm

SAS and Microsoft partner to further shape the future of analytics and AI

Microsoft Corp. and SAS today announced an extensive technology and go-to-market strategic partnership. The two companies will enable customers to easily run their SAS®️ workloads in the cloud, expanding their business solutions and unlocking critical value from their digital transformation...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 16 June, 2020 6:02 am

COVID-19 deaths cannot be dismissed as a mere statistic: Saudi energy minister

The coronavirus pandemic will shrink the global economy by 5.2 percent, said Saudi Arabia’s energy minister during a T20 conference on Monday.“The pandemic poses a sustainability crisis that is interlinked across developmental pillars: Economics, social, energy and environment,” said Prince...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 16 June, 2020 5:36 am

GACA provides a set of services and facilities through its electronic platforms

The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) and through its electronic platforms seeks to provide a set of procedures and facilities for companies, investors and operators in the air transport sector, and through its preventive measures to deal with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). GACA...

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Government | Tuesday 16 June, 2020 1:37 am

Saudi Shoura Council urges reduction of cybercrimes

Saudi Shoura Council Speaker Dr. Abdullah Al-Asheikh convened a session of the council online on Monday during which it called on the National Cyber Security Authority to take all measures for the protection of national infrastructure and reduction of cybercrimes.It also called on the General...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 15 June, 2020 8:22 am

International flights remain suspended: Saudia

All international flights continue to be suspended and will remain so until further notice, the Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) reiterated on Sunday.Flights will resume gradually and the schedule will be announced through official channels, the airlines said on its official Twitter account.It said...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 15 June, 2020 1:32 am

Saudi Arabia signs Arab Group for Space Cooperation charter

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has signed here the basic charter of the Arab Group for Space Cooperation with the participation of 14 countries during a virtual meeting on Sunday.The charter, which will be signed by 14 Arab countries aims to establish the first Arab group for space cooperation,...

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