Technology & IT | Tuesday 26 January, 2016 1:48 am

WhatsApp to undergo major changes

WhatsApp is making some major changes, Express reports. The cross-platform messenger service, which boasts almost one billion active users, looks set to share your data with Facebook. Developer Javier Santos unearthed the new option in the latest WhatsApp beta for Android. He quickly posted...

More Details

Business & Money | Monday 25 January, 2016 3:50 pm

Ninth Global Competitiveness Forum opens in Riyadh

The ninth annual Global Competitiveness Forum opened last night at a ceremony attended by government dignitaries, business experts and leading academics from Saudi Arabia and abroad. In his opening remarks, HE Abdullatif Al-Othman, the Governor and Chairman of the Saudi Arabia General Investment ...

More Details

Business & Money | Monday 25 January, 2016 1:11 pm

SEDCO Holding Group Addresses Youth Financial Inclusion

Hosted by Operation HOPE in January in Atlanta (Georgia, USA), the 2016 Hope Global Forums Annual Meeting convened to Reimagine the Global Economy with a focus on ‘Inclusive Economics’. Setting forth a goal to outline a solid vision for today’s global economy, the meeting...

More Details

Culture & Education | Monday 25 January, 2016 7:30 am

British firm to build cultural museum in Makkah

A British firm, Mossessian Architecture, is set to build a cultural museum in Makkah called “The Oasis of Faith.” Mossessian Architecture has already announced that it has won the competition to build the cultural museum in Makkah which will focus on Islam, Islamic culture and history, ...

More Details

Business & Money | Monday 25 January, 2016 7:29 am

Sinopec to set up technology center in DTV Science Park

China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) signed an agreement with Dhahran Techno Valley Company (DTVC) to establish a state-of-the-art center for technology and innovation in DTV Science Park. The signing and groundbreaking ceremony was held on Jan. 21, on the sidelines of a visit by a...

More Details

Business & Money | Monday 25 January, 2016 7:26 am

King Abdullah Humanitarian Prize set up

The King Abdullah International Foundation for Humanitarian Deeds has instituted the King Abdullah Humanitarian Prize in memory of the late king and his contributions in various fields nationally and internationally.  The international award will be given once in two years in four fields...

More Details

Business & Money | Sunday 24 January, 2016 1:20 pm

Investcorp partners with the Bindawood family

Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, today announced that it has acquired a minority stake in one of Saudi Arabia’s leading supermarket and hypermarket groups, Bindawood Holding (“Bindawood” or the...

More Details

Business & Money | Sunday 24 January, 2016 6:40 am

King to open competitiveness forum tonight

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman is scheduled to inaugurate here on Sunday evening the three-day 9th Global Competitiveness Forum (GCF). The GCF is held in partnership with the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) as a leading annual international forum and private...

More Details

Culture & Education | Sunday 24 January, 2016 4:57 am

New laws to curb antiques trade

The Kingdom has put in place new measures to preserve its national antiquities and to eradicate the illicit trafficking of antiquities and archaeological items. The new regulations strictly prohibit trafficking in archaeological items or the holding of heritage auctions aimed at selling...

More Details

Business & Money | Sunday 24 January, 2016 3:53 am

Labor Ministry and ‘Hadaf’ officially launch ‘remote employment program’ for citizens

The Ministry of Labor and the Human Resources Development Fund (Hadaf) have officially launched the ‘remote employment program’ so as to increase job opportunities for Saudi women in particular and Saudi men in general in different cities and governorates of the Kingdom. This will...

More Details