Government | Tuesday 18 April, 2017 11:54 am

Deputy crown prince meets Mauritanian defense minister

Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, receiving Mauritanian Minister of Defense Diallo Mamadou Bhatia in Riyadh on Monday. They discussed issues of common concern and means to enhance bilateral military cooperation. ...

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Government | Tuesday 18 April, 2017 11:51 am

New rules for Zakat, tax collection OK’d

The Council of Ministers on Monday approved new regulations to enable the General Authority of Zakat and Tax to carry out its main task of collecting Zakat and taxes in proper manner.   Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman chaired the weekly session of the Cabinet at Al-Yamama...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 18 April, 2017 11:38 am

KAU students hold ‘heritage of peoples’ and cultural fest

JEDDAH — King Abdul Aziz University’s (KAU) international students organized a two days heritage of peoples and cultural festival 2017 at the university Sports Tent recently. Prof. Dr. Abdullah Bin Mefreh Theyabi, vice president of academic section, was the chief guest of the opening ...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 18 April, 2017 5:40 am

Mobily Conducts The First Successful Trial of LoRa Network in the Kingdom

Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) has conducted the first successful trial of LoRa – LPWA network (Low Power Wide Area) for IoT Applications in the Kingdom in collaboration with CISCO Systems. LoRa, known as long range, low-power wide area network technology provides a lower cost connectivity...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 18 April, 2017 5:22 am

Nahdi Wins Gulf Sustainability and CSR Award

Nahdi, Saudi Arabia’s leading retail pharmacy chain, ranked second in the Learning and Education Programmes category of the Gulf Sustainability and CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Awards 2016. The new achievement reflects Nahdi’s diligent efforts to apply best international...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 18 April, 2017 4:19 am

IGC organize “4th Saudi Insurance Symposium” in Riyadh on 30 April

Under the patronage of Dr. Ahmed Abdulkarim Al Kholifey, Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA), the Insurance General Committee holds the “4th Saudi Insurance Symposium” at King Fahd Cultural Center in Riyadh on 30 April and 1 May 2017....

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Business & Money | Monday 17 April, 2017 2:20 pm

New Saudi-Korean Joint Venture to establish facility in PlasChem Park

A new joint venture between Maydan Industry for Industrial Development & Investments Co. «Maydan Industry», Ahmad Kassim Al-Amoudi Group Co. Ltd. «AKA», and the South Korean technology company «SFC» was signed to establish a manufacturing plant in PlasChem...

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Government | Monday 17 April, 2017 8:36 am

King Salman holds talks with Russian Parliament speaker

King Salman held talks on Sunday with Valentina Matviyenko, speaker of Russia’s Federation Council, on “relations between the two countries and the prospects of bilateral cooperation,” according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). “Besides King Salman, Russian Parliament...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 17 April, 2017 5:31 am

GE Oil & Gas signs agreement with Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company

GE Oil & Gas (NYSE: GE) has signed a long-term multi-outage agreement with Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC), to drive the operational excellence of GPIC’s plant in Bahrain. The partnership will strengthen the competency of GPIC to supply products including ammonia and methanol ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 17 April, 2017 5:15 am

Oman Air named ‘Best In Flight Duty Free’ provider in the Middle East in 2017 by Pax International Magazine

Oman Air, the national airline for the Sultanate of Oman, has been voted the ‘Best In-Flight Duty Free’ provider in the Middle East by readers of the German passenger services industry publication, Pax International Magazine. The airline received the award at a ceremony at the Radisson...

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