Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), received Prince Charles, the prince of wales, and an accompanying delegation in Riyadh at Kingdom Resort.The meeting began as Prince Charles thanked Prince Alwaleed for his hospitality and warm welcome.Prince Charles and Prince...
Net profits of the listed retail firms grew by 10 percent to SR2.7 billion by the end of 2014 compared to SR2.5 billion in 2013, according to a financial report.The profit growth was mainly driven by the increased profits of five companies, namely Jarir Marketing, Saudi Automotive Services Co....
Work on the tunnel for the first line of the Riyadh Metro is expected to start after two months with the arrival of the spare parts of the tunnel boring machine (TBM) imported from Germany.“The spare parts for the TBM have arrived. Assembling the TBM takes two months,” said a source whose...
The Saudi Center for Energy Efficiency at King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) will launch a campaign to increase public awareness to reduce vehicles’ fuel consumption. The campaign will kick off Feb. 15 and will also tackle drivers’ behavior to optimize fuel use behind the...
On a directive from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, istisqa (rain prayer) was performed in all parts of the Kingdom on Monday with the participation of governors of the regions and their deputies and senior government officials. The sermons of the day pointed out that misdeeds...
A massive sandstorm swept through the capital on Thursday, hampering visibility and causing traffic snarls and is expected to last for two days.The dust storm, caused by strong winds, also affected other parts of the country including Makkah and Madinah, Al-Arabiya reported. There has been no...
STC Advanced Solutions, the leading provider of advanced, turnkey and reliable Information Technology (IT) solutions, has announced that it sponsored the 20th edition of the National Computer Conference, which was held on February 11 and 12, 2015 at the Princess Nora University Conference and...
TOH Public Relations, the leading GCC consumer communications agency, is pleased to announce that it has been appointed by Archimedia as its retained PR agency for 2015. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Archimedia is the region’s leading provider of lifestyle technologies, smart homes and...
OSN, the leading pay-TV network in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced a five-year partnership to distribute WWE Network as a premium, linear channel in time for WrestleMania® on Sunday, March 29, exclusively on OSN.The agreement will run concurrent with ...
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) was named the number 3 Best Workplace in Asia 2015, as announced during Great Place to Work’s first-ever Best Workplaces in Asia Awards ceremony. The event, held at the Trident Hotel in Mumbai on February 5, brought together HR and Marketing professionals from different key ...