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...

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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...

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Business & Money | Saturday 23 January, 2016 1:21 pm

Projects in Jeddah worth billions ‘progressing well’

Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has said here that he was pleased with the progress made on development projects in Jeddah worth billions. There were 857 projects worth SR74 billion earmarked for the region over the past number of years, with some having already been completed.  Prince ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 23 January, 2016 1:15 pm

Kingdom, Bahrain boost civil aviation cooperation

Saudi Arabia has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bahrain to strengthen civil aviation links and cooperation between the two countries. The MOU, signed by Bahrain’s Transportation and Telecommunications Minister Kamal Bin Ahmed Mohammed and President of Saudi Arabia’s...

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Business & Money | Saturday 23 January, 2016 1:09 pm

Qotuf AlRiyadah a 5 Day Intensive Boot Camp

The 30 finalists from the Jeddah Entrepreneurs Meet and Competition congregated in Jeddah this week to attend an intensive five-day boot camp hosted at Qotuf AlRiyadah.  Arriving from Buraidah, Onaizah, Makkah, Tabuk, Hail, AlAhsa, Riyadh and Jeddah 30 budding entrepreneurs representing the...

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Business & Money | Saturday 23 January, 2016 1:00 pm

Engines at full throttle as inaugural Automechanika Jeddah 2016 gets set for grand opening

The keys are in the ignitions and engines at full throttle, as the final countdown begins to the inaugural edition of Automechanika Jeddah, Saudi Arabia’s only dedicated automotive aftermarket trade show.   More than 170 exhibitors from 27 countries are set to line-up this week at...

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Business & Money | Friday 22 January, 2016 2:43 pm

Prince Khaled briefed on SR74 billion projects in Jeddah

Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah and adviser of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, was briefed on 857 development projects worth a total of SR74 billion allotted to the Jeddah governorate. These projects included those that have been implemented, under various phases of implementation or...

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Technology & IT | Friday 22 January, 2016 2:06 pm

Kingdom to build IT center

 In a major advancement in the telecommunication industry, the Kingdom will build a new center for development of telecommunications and information technology. The agreement for the proposed center was signed between the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and Huawei...

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Business & Money | Friday 22 January, 2016 5:02 am

Red Sea Foundation Launched to Drive Growth in Regional Trade

The development of a trade facilitation framework for the Red Sea region is essential for the sustainable development of the largest emerging market in the world, according to Mr Fahd Al Rasheed, Managing Director and Group CEO of King Abdullah Economic City. Speaking at a special event at the...

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Business & Money | Thursday 21 January, 2016 11:02 am

King Abdullah Port Concluded 2015 with Impressive Achievements and International Partnerships

Engineer Abdullah bin Muhammad Hameedaddin, Managing Director of the Ports Development Company, owners, developers and managers, of King Abdullah Port, has announced the port's success in handling 1,307,017 TEUs. King Abdullah Port, the first privately developed and managed port in the...

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