Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 12 April, 2021 9:30 am

Saudia airline getting ready to operate on May 17

The Kingdom’s flagship carrier is preparing for full-capacity operations ahead of the lift of the travel ban next month, with Saudis eager to safely return to traveling during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Saudi Minister of Transport Saleh Al-Jasser chaired a meeting with the...

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Business & Money | Monday 12 April, 2021 12:31 am

How new spectrum release is paving the way for future broadband connectivity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is currently one of the leading countries in the world in terms of Mobile Broadband quality. This is a direct result of the reformative spectrum policies adopted by the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) over the recent years. By making...

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Business & Money | Sunday 11 April, 2021 9:18 am

Alkhair Capital becomes first Saudi financial institute with offices in KAFD

Alkhair Capital, a leading Riyadh-based, Shariah-compliant financial institute, announced Saturday the move of their offices to King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD). Alkhair Capital is a CMA-authorised financial institute, established in 2009 in Riyadh. Today, Alkhair Capital has around...

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Healthcare | Sunday 11 April, 2021 8:54 am

MoH expands first dose appointments, postpones second dose until further notice

The Ministry of Health has announced on Saturday the expansion of administering the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, postponing all dates for the second dose, and rescheduling it later to cover a large segment of society with the first dose. The Ministry clarified that it will postpone all...

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Business & Money | Sunday 11 April, 2021 12:05 am

Saudi Aramco Signs $12.4 Billion Infrastructure Investment Deal with EIG-Led Consortium

Saudi Aramco has signed a deal with a consortium led by EIG Global Energy Partners (EIG), one of the world’s leading energy infrastructure investors, to optimize its assets through a lease-and-lease-back agreement involving its stabilized crude oil pipeline network. Upon closing, Saudi...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 9 April, 2021 6:16 pm

HRH Crown Prince: The Launch of the Sakaka IPP PV and the Signing of PPA’s for Seven New Projects are the Result of Implementing Directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to Develop the Saudi Economy

His Royal Highness Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Energy Mix Affairs for Electricity Production and Enabling Renewable Energy Sector said that the launch of the Sakaka IPP PV and the signing...

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Business & Money | Friday 9 April, 2021 12:00 pm

Public Investment Fund (PIF) reaches major milestone in landmark Solar PV project

The Public Investment Fund (“PIF” or “Fund”) announced today a major milestone in its renewable energy program with the launch of the Sudair Solar PV plant in Sudair Industrial City, with a PIF-backed consortium signing a power purchase agreement with the Saudi Power Procurement Company for ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 8 April, 2021 9:29 am

More than 850 companies apply for ‘Made in Saudi’ program

More than 850 companies have applied to join the ‘“Made in Saudi” program, the Saudi Press Agency reported.   Faisal Al-Bedah, the secretary-general of the Saudi Export Development Authority, on Wednesday addressed aspects of the program during a virtual meeting organized by the...

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Business & Money | Thursday 8 April, 2021 9:15 am

SIRC, SABIC Join Hands to Realize Saudi Vision 2030 Objective of Circular Economy

Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SABIC, a global leader in diversified chemicals, to help SIRC set up its first chemical recycling project to enable the use of recycled plastic ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 7 April, 2021 9:44 pm

HRH Crown Prince Launches ‘The Journey Through Time’ Masterplan for AlUla

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Chairman of the Royal Commission for AlUla, today launched "The Journey Through Time", a visionary masterplan that sets to responsibly and sustainably develop the core historical area of AlUla, a unique cultural landscape located in...

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