Environment & Energy | Tuesday 5 February, 2019 12:36 am

Bahrain, Saudi Aramco to study plans to boost oil output

Bahrain and Saudi Aramco have agreed to set up a team to conduct a feasibility study on boosting oil output, benefiting from the carbon dioxide produced by Saudi Aramco. The decision came following a meeting held by Bahrain's Oil Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 5 February, 2019 12:30 am

Saudi Civil Aviation launches initiatives to boost services at airports

Saudi aviation chiefs have launched a series of initiatives aimed at improving the quality of services at the Kingdom’s airports. The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) is targeting eight sectors of civil aviation and logistics within the National Industrial Development and Logistics ...

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Culture & Education | Monday 4 February, 2019 11:48 am

Saudi Falconry Festival breaks new Guinness world record

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdul Aziz Falconry Festival has been received a registration certificate from the Guinness Book of Records (GBR) as the world’s largest falcon racing tournament. The festival was announced as the world’s largest falcon racing tournament with participation...

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Business & Money | Monday 4 February, 2019 11:02 am

Shaker Group announces ‘Breakthrough Program’ 2019-2020

Shaker Group (“Al Hassan Ghazi Ibrahim Shaker Co.”, the “Company” or the “Group”), Saudi Arabia’s leading importer, manufacturer and distributor of Air Conditioners and Home Appliances, has announced the Board approval and launch of its Breakthrough Program ...

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Business & Money | Monday 4 February, 2019 10:06 am

Executive Director of Bahraini Diplomatic Institute visits Prince Saud Al-Faisal Institute for Diplomatic Studies

The Director General of Prince Saud Al-Faisal Institute for Diplomatic Studies Dr. Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Salama has received here the Executive Director of Diplomatic Institute at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain,Dr. Sheikha Muneera bint Khalifa Al Khalifa. During the meeting, ...

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Healthcare | Sunday 3 February, 2019 10:10 am

Mecca, Saudi Arabia, hosts first global project for ‘Heart Safe City’

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, announced a collaboration on the Heart Safe City project to increase survival rates from sudden cardiac arrest. The program will be tested in the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 3 February, 2019 4:13 am

Saudi, Japanese experts meet on home appliances energy efficiency

Saudi Electronics and Home Appliances Institute (SEHAI) AdDiriyah conducted recently the fifth workshop in “Energy Efficiency in Home Appliances in Saudi Arabia” with the participation of Saudi and Japanese expertise at SEHAI. Dr. Ismail Muhammed Mufarreh, Director of SEHAI, stressed ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 3 February, 2019 3:39 am

Prince of Medinah crowns the winners of the prestigious Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Endurance Cup

Held under the patronage of his Royal Highness Prince Muhammad Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Chairman of the Royal Commission for AlUla, His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Governor of Medinah AlMunawarah Province, awarded the winners of the...

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Government | Saturday 2 February, 2019 3:24 am

Acting Makkah Gov. briefed on regional development authority activities

Acting Makkah Gov. Prince Badr bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz chaired a meeting of the Makkah Region Development Authority at its headquarters in Jeddah. Prince Badr, who is vice president of the authority, was briefed on its organizational links, functions and tasks, including the provision of...

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Government | Saturday 2 February, 2019 2:23 am

Crown prince chairs first Defense Council meeting in Riyadh

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday chaired the first meeting of the Defense Council in Riyadh. The meeting reviewed the role and tasks of the council, which provides guidance on and supervision of all strategic areas of the Defense Ministry. The meeting approved the activation of the...

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