Business & Money | Thursday 20 October, 2016 3:11 pm

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Recognized for its Largest-Ever Participation at GITEX Technology Week

Eng. Ahmed bin Jamil Al-Maiman, Vice-President of the Supervising Committee of Saudi Ministry of Interior’s Participation at GITEX 2016 and the PR and Media Director of the National Information Centre (left) received today a trophy from Ahmed Al Khaja, Senior Vice President, Dubai World Trade ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 20 October, 2016 5:38 am

SMEs play a crucial role in Kingdom’s economic growth

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) would have to play a key role in spurring the Kingdom’s robust growth, according to Ghassan Al-Sulaiman, governor of the General Authority for SMEs. “At present, the contribution of SMEs to the Kingdom’s gross domestic product (GDP) is less than ...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 20 October, 2016 3:37 am

Oil-price downturn coming to an end

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih said on Wednesday that the oil-price downturn was coming to an end. Speaking at the Oil & Money conference here, Falih called for new investments to avert a supply shortage in the future. “We are ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 20 October, 2016 1:36 am

Kingdom shares with world its experience in urban development

Saudi Arabia is a country that supports international development, well-being, peace and security.  The Kingdom was actively involved in financing development through grants and aid which amounted to about 1.9 percent of the GDP of the country and worth up to $14.5 billion in 2014, said Abdul ...

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Cars & Autos | Wednesday 19 October, 2016 3:10 pm

The 10th edition of Luxury Motor Show (EXCS) kicked off in Jeddah

Under the auspices of the Minister of Transport, Mr. Suleiman Alhamdan, Mr. Mohammed Tawfiq Madani, Director of Roads in Makkah region, inaugurated the 10th edition of the Luxury Motor Show (EXCS).  The inauguration ceremony, as well, was attended by the head of the National Committee for...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 19 October, 2016 3:06 pm

Mobily Partners with Ericsson to Explore 5G technologies in Saudi Arabia

The MOU was signed on the sideline of Gitex Dubai, since Engineer Mohamed Al Badrani Senior Executive Officer Network Engineering sign the MOU on behalf of chief technology officer at Mobily and Mr. Ali Eid, Head of Ericsson Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Palestine on behalf of Ericsson. 5G offers...

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Cars & Autos | Wednesday 19 October, 2016 1:06 pm

Genesis G90 Wins Prestigious Luxury Award

The Middle East’s newest luxury car, the Genesis G90, has won the prestigious Best Sedan Luxury Car of the Year Award at the exclusive EXCS Motor Show in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. With the award decided by a panel of top motoring journalists, the win is a recognition of the G90’s superior...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 19 October, 2016 7:14 am

KSA Ministry of Justice Signs Strategic Deal with Nexthink

The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Announced that they have signed a strategic deal with Nexthink at GITEX 2016, DWTC to implement its advanced IT analytics solution to improve IT visibility and security.   The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) of the Kingdom of...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 19 October, 2016 4:51 am

MoI reveals linking of electronic identity cards systems for GCC citizens

Spokesman of the National Information Center at the Ministry of Interior Engineer Mohammed Al-Asiri revealed the presence of Gulf coordination to link the digital identification systems for GCC citizens.  He said the linking process will enable all GCC citizens to benefit from electronic...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 19 October, 2016 3:50 am

Portugal seeks enhanced trade cooperation with Saudi Arabia

Portuguese Deputy Foreign Minister and Minister of International Trade Jorge Costa Oliveira expressed his country’s willingness to play an active economic role in promoting trade cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the countries of Europe, and South and North America.  He expressed...

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