Technology & IT | Sunday 19 April, 2020 12:29 am

More than 10,000 Developers from 51 Countries Participate in Homathon Competition

The competitions for the national digital initiative "Homathon", which is organized by the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity Programming and Drones (SAFCSP) launched today remotely with the aim of building technical solutions that contribute to mitigating the effects of the Coronavirus on the...

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Healthcare | Saturday 18 April, 2020 3:50 pm

WHO thanks Saudi Arabia for donating $500 million in fight against coronavirus

The World Health Organization thanked Saudi Arabia's King Salman for donating $500 million to support the international efforts in preventing the coronavirus spread, state news agency SPA reported on Friday."I express my great gratitude to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and to the Saudi...

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Business & Money | Saturday 18 April, 2020 2:21 am

Coastal Village land raising at The Red Sea Project, Media Overview

As part of our masterplan, Phase One of the Project will see the construction of Coastal Village. Our partner HUTA Hegerfield and Saudconsult, will land raising and ground improvement for the 1.5 million square meter Coastal Village area. This will house the workers, staff and management of The Red ...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 18 April, 2020 1:14 am

Mobily supports Social Distancing with 20% additional data for postpaid packages

In line with the precautionary measures taken by the government to reduce the spread of Covid-19, and to support and encourage social distancing and home isolation, Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) added 20% free data to existing customers on postpaid packages. Mobily explained that all customers...

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Government | Friday 17 April, 2020 12:09 pm

Minister of Finance and Acting Minister of Economy and Planning: Saudi Arabia Faces this Global Crisis from a Position of Strength

The Minister of Finance and the Acting Minister of Economy and Planning Mohammed Abdullah Aljadaan confirmed "Saudi Arabia faces this global crisis from a position of strength" given its strong balance sheet, with ample reserve buffers and relatively low government debt. More recently, Credit...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 17 April, 2020 9:04 am

Minister of Energy discusses oil market situation with his Russian counterpart

Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, Minister of Energy for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and HE Alexander Novak, Minister of Energy for the Russian Federation held a constructive phone call as part of their regular consultations on the oil market situation and issued the following joint...

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Business & Money | Friday 17 April, 2020 7:07 am

The Saudi G20 Presidency calls for US$8 billion in Combatting the COVID-19 Pandemic and Saudi Arabia pledges US$500 million

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as the holder of the G20 Presidency, has pledged US$500 million to relevant international organizations to support global efforts in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. This pledge will support emergency and preparedness response, developing and deploying new diagnostics, ...

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Technology & IT | Friday 17 April, 2020 1:22 am

Huawei hosts online summit for Saudi partners to strengthen sustainable business ecosystem

Hosted virtually for the first time, the recently concluded Huawei Saudi Online Partner Summit 2020 event—held under the slogan of “Win Together”—provided leading organizations in the Kingdom with the chance to explore how new Huawei policies, promotions, and programs will enable partners...

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Business & Money | Thursday 16 April, 2020 11:38 am

G20 fights to save global economy from virus disaster

The world’s 20 most powerful countries unveiled a raft of measures on Wednesday to deal with the crippling effects of the coronavirus pandemic as it threatens a global slump to rival the 1930s Great Depression.“Immediate and exceptional measures” were announced by finance ministers and...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 16 April, 2020 12:32 am

Saudi Aramco Has Not Made Any Offers of Extended Payment Terms to Crude Oil Sales

Saudi Aramco Company has denied some media reports with regard to payment terms to crude oil sales.In a statement issued, the company stated that "Contrary to a recent media report, Aramco has not made any offers of extended payment terms to crude oil sales." ...

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