Business & Money | Sunday 10 January, 2016 2:30 am

Emerging opportunities in India highlighted

The Consulate General of India, in association with the Saudi-Indian Business Network (SIBN), organized an event to commemorate the 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) at the consulate premises on Saturday. The theme of the event was “India: Emerging economy with emerging...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 10 January, 2016 2:28 am

Flynas introduces direct flights to Khartoum

Saudi national carrier flynas has launched direct services from Dammam to the Sudanese capital Khartoum, describing it as a strategic move to continue growing the carrier’s footprint in the wider Middle East region. The inaugural flight XY420 took off on Jan. 5 from King Fahd International ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 9 January, 2016 1:53 pm

Sunbulah Group set to build cutting-edge factory at KAEC

SUNBULAH Group, a leading manufacturer of food products, has become the latest company to invest in the Industrial Valley at King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC). The company is purchasing a parcel of land on which it intends to build a comprehensive manufacturing and logistics complex. Sunbulah...

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Business & Money | Saturday 9 January, 2016 3:40 am

Saudi Aramco confirms share listing deliberations

Saudi Aramco has confirmed it is considering a stock market flotation in what would probably create the most valuable listed company in the world. The company says it has been studying various options to allow broad public participation in its equity through the listing in the capital markets of ...

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Business & Money | Friday 8 January, 2016 2:59 pm

Aramco stops bus service

Saudi Aramco has decided to stop transporting its staff to work from Qatif after one of its busses was attacked by four armed men and set alight on Tuesday in Qatif. A letter was sent to the staff by the company stating the following: "This is to inform you the company will stop providing the ...

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Business & Money | Friday 8 January, 2016 2:08 pm

833 Saudi engineers working on Riyadh Metro

A total of 833 Saudi engineers have joined the $22 billion Riyadh Metro project since construction started more than a year ago. They are in charge of various engineering, technical and administrative work on Riyadh Metro and its components across the Saudi capital. Riyadh metro, which is also...

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Business & Money | Friday 8 January, 2016 2:05 pm

Riyadh governor opens new AOU campus

Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar inaugurated here Wednesday night the Kingdom’s new campus of Arab Open University, a project of the Arab Gulf Program for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND).  He inaugurated the campus on behalf of Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz,...

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Government | Friday 8 January, 2016 1:58 pm

(Taqeem) proceeds its qualifying programs in 2016

The Saudi Authority for Accredited Valuers (Taqeem) continues its necessary training courses for getting its temporary membership to the Valuers in the real estate valuation filed. The first course which is specialized in the curriculum 101 starts on 24th of January 2016 in Riyadh, and lasts for 5...

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Business & Money | Thursday 7 January, 2016 5:24 am

Saudi Aramco signs deal to build employee homes

Saudi Aramco has signed a second contract to build homes for its employees, the state-owned oil company said in its weekly magazine The Arabian Sun. The contract to build 791 homes is part of plans to build more than 8,000 homes in total, as well as schools and community facilities. The new...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 7 January, 2016 5:20 am

Al-Ahsa’s Land of Civilizations project nears completion

Preparations are under way for the completion of the “Land of Civilizations” project at Al-Qara Mountain in the east of Al-Ahsa oasis. It is expected to open within the next two months. Abdul Latif Al-Afaleq, chairman of the Tourism Committee in the Al-Ahsa Chamber of Commerce and...

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