Business & Money | Sunday 10 July, 2016 2:23 pm

KAEC Launches “Select Real Estate Services” Department

King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) has announced the establishment of its new “Select Real Estate Services” department, which specializes in providing resale and rental services for residential units and land already purchased by investors in KAEC.    “The new...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 9 July, 2016 5:46 am

King’s Umrah hosting program commended

One hundred distinguished Islamic guests of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman paid tribute to the Saudi monarch after performing Umrah under his Umrah hosting program. The visit, which lasted 10 days, took the guests to various locations around the Two Holy Mosques. They met with the ...

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Business & Money | Friday 8 July, 2016 6:16 am

Al-Falih presents KSA’s vision to achieve global targets

Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih took part in high-level discussions on climate change with environment and energy experts, ministers and senior officials from all over the world. These discussions took place during the Petersberg Climate Dialogue...

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Government | Friday 8 July, 2016 6:12 am

23m pilgrims visited Grand Mosque in Ramadan

A total of 23,164,319 pilgrims visited the Grand Mosque in Makkah in the holy month of Ramadan, according to the Ministry of Haj and Umrah.  The statistics issued by the ministry also said that pilgrims were transported by 1,463,543 vehicles in visiting the Grand Mosque.  “The...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 5 July, 2016 1:59 pm

PwC to build academy in support of Vision 2030

The Ministry of Commerce and Investment has signed an agreement with PwC, a professional services firm, to set up PwC’s academy in the Kingdom to offer training and development opportunities to Saudi nationals. The memorandum of understanding was signed in New York City by Minister of...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 5 July, 2016 6:21 am

UNESCO to help KSA implement cultural aspects of Vision 2030

The Saudi representative to UNESCO, Dr. Ziyad Aldreiss, said the world body is prepared to cooperate with the Kingdom to see it achieve the goals of its Saudi Vision 2030. He said that UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova praised the Saudi document, and that the organisation is ready to cooperate...

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Government | Tuesday 5 July, 2016 5:47 am

Eid will be on Wednesday

Eid will be on Wednesday, the Saudi Supreme Court ruled, after no one in the kingdom reported sighting the crescent moon on Monday evening. A Royal Court statement announced the court’s ruling, which said this year's Ramadan month will be 30 days. That means Tuesday will be the last day...

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Business & Money | Monday 4 July, 2016 5:32 am

TCA expands to Saudi Arabia

After eight successful years leading the sales and marketing of international luxury hotels, Travel Connections Arabia (TCA) has expanded with a new office opening in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Paired with the original UAE-based office in Dubai, this is TCA’s second base in the GCC. TCA offers...

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Healthcare | Monday 4 July, 2016 5:26 am

SFDA approves Saudi-made medicine for Hepatitis C virus

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has granted a license to the first Saudi-made medicine for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV), local media said. The announcement reportedly comes in line with the strategy of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Tenth Saudi Development Plan,...

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Government | Monday 4 July, 2016 5:16 am

Over 4 million attend Khatm Al-Qur’an in Grand Mosque and Prophet’s Mosque

Over two million worshipers attended the completion of recitation of the Holy Qur’an (Khatm Al-Qur’an) at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Sunday night, the 29th night of Ramadan. They included visitors, Umrah pilgrims, citizens and expatriates, Saudi Press agency reported. The...

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