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2,600MW solar project for Makkah
Business & Money | Monday 25 March, 2019 4:09 am
The Kingdom is planning to build a 2,600 megawatts solar project in Makkah to optimize the use of hydrocarbon and mineral resources to achieve sustainable development of the national economy. A memorandum of understanding to this effect was signed on Sunday by Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal ...
MiSK, Qiddiya team up for internship program
Business & Money | Monday 25 March, 2019 2:07 am
A new internship program for young Saudis has been launched in the Kingdom, following a partnership between Misk Foundation and the Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC). The program runs from June 16 to Aug. 31, 2019, and provides an opportunity for university seniors and recent graduates to be part ...
alfanar and Huawei partner to bring greener power solutions to Saudi Arabia
Business & Money | Sunday 24 March, 2019 12:01 pm
alfanar, the Middle East’s leading manufacturer of wide range of electrical products and solutions, has partnered with Huawei to explore how IoT and 5G technologies can be used to bring greater sustainability, efficiency and cost-savings to alfanar’s electrical products. Together the...
Plans afoot to expand teaching of Chinese in Saudi Arabia
Culture & Education | Sunday 24 March, 2019 3:33 am
The Ministry of Education launched the “Teaching Chinese Language in Education” workshop at the ministry’s headquarters in Riyadh on Saturday. It was attended by the Chinese ambassador to the Kingdom, officials from the Chinese Embassy, presidents of Saudi universities and...
King Salman issues several royal orders
Government | Sunday 24 March, 2019 2:26 am
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman issued several royal orders on Saturday appointing a number of officials and relieving one from his post, as follows: Eng. Ahmed Bin Abdulaziz Bin Al-Muhammad Al-Owhali is appointed as Governor of the General Authority for Military Industries with...
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Patronizes Closing Ceremony of 3rd King Abdulaziz Camel Festival
Government | Sunday 24 March, 2019 12:08 am
 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud patronized here the closing ceremony of the 3rd King Abdulaziz Camel Festival. Upon his arrival, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques was received by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown...
Saudi Digital Library stages excellence award ceremony
Culture & Education | Saturday 23 March, 2019 4:02 am
The Saudi Digital Library (SDL) will host an excellence award ceremony for the scientific output of Saudi universities next Saturday. Based on the keenness of the SDL to acquire and provide for the productivity of faculty members, researchers and students, SDL has established the “Excellence ...
 Saudi Tadawul-listed petrochemical firms’ profit hikes 23% in 2018
Business & Money | Saturday 23 March, 2019 3:07 am
The petrochemical companies listed on the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) registered a 23% increase in profits during the full-year 2018, logging SAR 32.5 billion, from SAR 26.4 billion in 2017, Mubasher reported, citing data from the firms’ financial statements. The 2018 profit rise was...
King to patronize camels race, first woman set to participate
Sports | Saturday 23 March, 2019 3:01 am
Sheikh Fahd Bin Falah Bin Hathlin, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Camels Club said that the final camels race in the third edition of King Abdulaziz Camels Festival, will be held under the auspices of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, which will see the participation of...
Saudi Film Festival opens its doors at Sharqiah Season
Culture & Education | Friday 22 March, 2019 4:05 am
The fifth Saudi Film Festival opened at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) in Dhahran on Thursday evening, bringing with it a “who’s who” of Gulf cinema. Organized by the Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts, the six-day festival aims to discover and...
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