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Kingdom emerges third globally in ethylene output
Environment & Energy | Monday 10 October, 2016 5:25 am
Saudi Arabia maintained its leading position as the third largest producer of ethylene worldwide after the United States and China, with 17 million tons annually in 2016, and $17 billion average sales per year. Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) comes in the second place in the global...
Haqbani meets Portuguese official
Business & Money | Monday 10 October, 2016 4:22 am
Minister of Labor and Social Development Mufrej Al-Haqbani met on Wednesday with José Luís Carneiro, Portugal’s secretary of state for communities abroad, at his office in Riyadh. They explored issues of common interest and ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in the fields of...
Largest-Ever GULFOOD Manufacturing Attributed to DUBAI’S Industrial Strategy Vision
Business & Money | Monday 10 October, 2016 3:17 am
The third edition of Gulfood Manufacturing, the Middle East’s biggest food manufacturing, processing and packaging, logistics and materials handling exhibition, will return to Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) from 7-9 November 2016 with an impressive 20 per cent larger growth compared to its...
King receives Japanese ministers
Government | Sunday 9 October, 2016 5:24 pm
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman received at Al-Yamama Palace in Riyadh on Sunday Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Kentaro Sonoura and their accompanying delegation. They reviewed bilateral relations and the...
Ideal Driver campaign highlights awareness on road safety
Business & Money | Sunday 9 October, 2016 5:25 am
Eastern Province Gov. Prince Saud bin Naif, chairman of the board of trustees of the Ideal Driver Award, launched on Saturday the website and an awareness campaign for the prize in its third season. The competition is organized by the Committee of Traffic Safety in the Eastern Province, along with ...
Madinah ready to become 'Capital of Islamic Tourism'
Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 9 October, 2016 4:40 am
Madinah is witnessing a flurry of activities in preparation for hosting the most important event at the beginning of the next year, "Madinah, the capital of Islamic Tourism 2017". Madinah was selected for the honor at the end of a meeting held by tourism ministers of the member...
Mobily’s CBO: Telecom Operators Play Pivotal Role In Cities Transformation
Technology & IT | Sunday 9 October, 2016 3:15 am
Mobily’s Chief Business Officer, Mr. Ismail AlGhamdi said that there is a noticeable demographic change worldwide especially in the last two decades. Whereas migration to urban areas made a pressure on infrastructure and services in those areas which caused in raising the demand on advanced...
British Pound Descent Against the Dollar
Business & Money | Saturday 8 October, 2016 5:35 am
A rapid descent in the pound against the dollar Friday, referred to as a “flash crash,” set tongues wagging across global trading floors as to what triggered the rare event. After the pound crashed more than six percent against the dollar in under 10 minutes during Asian trading hours, ...
 OPEC officials set for flurry of meetings
Environment & Energy | Saturday 8 October, 2016 4:34 am
 OPEC officials are embarking on an unusual flurry of meetings in the next six weeks, OPEC sources said, to nail down details of their deal to cut production agreed last week in Algiers. The chain of meetings, starting with ministers in Istanbul next week, signal that unlike in the first half ...
Nonprofits to be involved in running homes for elderly
Government | Saturday 8 October, 2016 3:32 am
Minister of Labor and Social Development Mufrej Al-Haqabani said Thursday that his ministry is eager to involve the nonprofit sector in caring for the elderly across all welfare homes throughout the Kingdom. Al-Haqabani said this while speaking during an event organized by the ministry to mark the ...
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