Environment & Energy | Sunday 13 January, 2019 3:12 am

Saudi energy minister visits Pakistan’s Gwadar oil refinery site

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy Khalid A Al-Falih on Saturday visited the port city of Gwadar to witness development work and the area allocated for a multibillion oil refinery. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are in talks over an agreement to install the Saudi Aramco Oil Refinery in...

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Government | Sunday 13 January, 2019 2:11 am

Saudi Justice Ministry completes training for 16,000 employees

The Justice Ministry has trained around 16,000 employees over the past four years to develop the workforce and raise its productivity level. The ministry provided 1,277 programs for employees covering several fields including accounting, human resources, leadership development, law and...

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Business & Money | Saturday 12 January, 2019 4:35 am

Saudi Arabia implements initiatives to improve business environment

In 2018, Saudi Arabia implemented a number of initiatives and reforms that aim to improve its business environment and enhance its competitiveness. In this regard, the Executive Committee for Improving the Performance of Private Sector Businesses (Tayseer), headed by Commerce and Investment...

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Healthcare | Saturday 12 January, 2019 2:34 am

Saudi ambassador opens KSA-funded hospital ICU in Beirut

The Kingdom’s ambassador to Lebanon, Walid bin Abdullah Bukhari, performed the official opening of a new Saudi-funded hospital intensive care unit in Beirut. The specialist medical center at Al-Makassed General Hospital, will house state-of-the-art equipment which will provide patients...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 12 January, 2019 1:40 am

Saudi Arabia stresses building sustainable renewable energy sector

The Kingdom reiterated that it is working, in the framework of Vision 2030 and the National Transition Program 2020, to build a sustainable renewable energy sector, which includes industries, services, technologies localization and human resources training, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said. This...

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Business & Money | Friday 11 January, 2019 2:34 pm

Saudi Int’l Franchise Expo 2019 set

Preparations have been started to hold “Saudi International franchise Expo 2019” in its second edition In a strategic partnership with “Monshaat”. Scheduled to take place in Riyadh on Feb. 4-6 at Riyadh International conferences and Exhibition Centre, the event is an...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 11 January, 2019 2:29 pm

NEOM airport welcomes its first Saudi Arabian Airlines flight

NEOM airport welcomed its first Saudi Arabian Airlines flight Thursday with 130 passengers on board, the Saudi Press Agency reported. NEOM, a $500 billion megacity in the Kingdom’s northwest, is a key part of Saudi Arabia’s vision to diversify its economy. Passengers traveled to NEOM...

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Culture & Education | Friday 11 January, 2019 10:31 am

‘Time’: Saudi Arabia’s KAUST announces theme of science festival

The theme of this year’s festival of science, being launched by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), will be “Time.” Part of KAUST’s Winter Enrichment Program (WEP), the festival will run from Jan. 13 to Jan. 24, and will feature 12 keynote...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 10 January, 2019 3:10 am

King Faisal Prize winners announced

  The Khartoum-based International University of Africa bagged the King Faisal International Prize 2019 in the category of service to Islam. The General Secretariat of King Faisal International Prize announced winners of the 41st edition of the Prize in a ceremony held in the presence of ...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 10 January, 2019 2:13 am

Saudi Arabia reveals rise in oil reserves and commits to Aramco listing

Saudi Arabia has revealed a rise in crude oil reserves following an independent audit, lifting the lid on deposits that have been the subject of intense speculation since the Kingdom revealed plans to sell shares in its national oil company.   The Kingdom’s proven oil and gas...

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