Culture & Education | Sunday 24 March, 2019 3:33 am

Plans afoot to expand teaching of Chinese in Saudi Arabia

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...

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Government | Sunday 24 March, 2019 2:26 am

King Salman issues several royal orders

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...

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Government | Sunday 24 March, 2019 12:08 am

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Patronizes Closing Ceremony of 3rd King Abdulaziz Camel Festival

 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...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 23 March, 2019 4:02 am

Saudi Digital Library stages excellence award ceremony

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 ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 23 March, 2019 3:07 am

Saudi Tadawul-listed petrochemical firms’ profit hikes 23% in 2018

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...

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Sports | Saturday 23 March, 2019 3:01 am

King to patronize camels race, first woman set to participate

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...

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Culture & Education | Friday 22 March, 2019 4:05 am

Saudi Film Festival opens its doors at Sharqiah Season

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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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 22 March, 2019 3:04 am

Saudi Arabia to generate $20bn investments for Al-Ula

Saudi Arabia is targeting up to $20 billion of investments through 2035 for a planned landmark tourism destination and will hold a global investor roadshow before the end of the year, the head of the project told Reuters. Al-Ula, the site of an ancient civilization in a remote northwestern...

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Cars & Autos | Friday 22 March, 2019 2:07 am

Lamborghini Saudi Arabia showcases its muscles at the International Luxury Motor Show (EXCS)

Lamborghini Saudi Arabia has showcased brand’s latest super sport cars represented by the URUS SSUV and the new Aventador SVJ, at the 12thedition of the International Luxury Motor Show (EXCS). Held earlier this month at the Jeddah Hilton Hotel in Saudi Arabia, the show is a leading regional...

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Business & Money | Thursday 21 March, 2019 2:50 pm

Sipchem Sponsors Al-Ahsa Investment Forum 2019

Sipchem sponsored the 5thAl Ahsa Investment Forum 2019 on Wednesday evening in Al-Hofuf Intercontinental Hotel for two days the generous patronage of HRH Prince Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Governor of eastern region, and with the attendance of a number of ministers headed by the...

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