Culture & Education | Thursday 27 December, 2018 12:36 am

Cultural standard is the measure of progress: Prince Khaled

Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah and adviser to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, inaugurated the fourth edition of the Jeddah International Book Fair on Wednesday evening. Jeddah Governor and Chairman of the Supreme Organizing Committee of the Festival Prince Mishal Bin Majed, Minister...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 26 December, 2018 2:46 pm

A qualitative partnership between Careem and Abeer Medical Group

In a move that strengthens the role of national companies in achieving the strategic objectives of health care in the Kingdom, and as the first initiative of its kind, Careem - the largest provider of smart transport services in the Kingdom and Abeer Medical Group one of the largest healthcare...

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Government | Wednesday 26 December, 2018 12:23 pm

GAB collects SR9bn in revenue

The General Auditing Bureau (GAB) collected and handed to the Public Treasury SR9 billion during the last fiscal year. This figure marks a four-fold increase from what was achieved in the previous fiscal year. The information was contained in the 58th annual GAB report for the fiscal year...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 26 December, 2018 11:20 am

Saudi Ports Authority takes steps to boost export volume

The Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) has decided to reduce its terminal handling charges of import empty containers at Jubail port. It is part of MAWANI’s efforts to transform the Kingdom into a unique logistics platform in accordance with the Vision 2030. The authority has also decided to...

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Government | Wednesday 26 December, 2018 10:30 am

30 million Umrah pilgrims by 2030 Haj ministry, GACA agree on a joint plan

Minister of Haj and Umrah Mohammed Saleh Benten and President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) Abdul Hakim Mohammed Al-Tamimi agreed on Tuesday to set up a joint action plan to receive 30 million Umrah pilgrims by 2030, one of the most important goals of the Kingdom’s Vision...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 25 December, 2018 1:57 pm

thyssenkrupp fertilizer production technology wins over Saudi customer Ma’aden again

The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) will use the dual-pressure ammonia process developed by thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions in the new “Phosphate 3” ammonia plant at its fertilizer complex. As a subcontractor of the South Korean company Daelim Industrial...

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Government | Tuesday 25 December, 2018 2:20 am

King stresses keenness to bolster health sector

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Monday stressed the state’s keenness to promote the health sector and enhance its role in providing preventive and curative medical services. The King also highlighted the importance of providing health services of the highest standard and...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 25 December, 2018 2:15 am

Saudi Arabia’s first robot gets its first job at government entity

Saudi Arabia’s first robot employee started work at one of the kingdom’s government entities and has been handed its job ID as well as his required functions. The robot attended its first meeting on Sunday morning at the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC), in the...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 25 December, 2018 2:05 am

Riyadh city hosts Internet of Things conference and exhibition this coming February

Riyadh city is getting ready to welcome the Internet of things (IoT) conference and exhibition in its second edition between the period 13th to 15th of February 2019, the event will be taking place in the Saudi international exhibition, under the patronage of Ministry of communication and...

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Government | Tuesday 25 December, 2018 1:17 am

Saudi Shoura Council speaker arrives in Cairo

Saudi Shoura Council Speaker Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Asheikh arrived in Cairo on Monday. His is visiting Egypt on the invitation of Dr. Ali Abdel Aal Sayyed Ahmed, speaker of the Egyptian House of Representatives. The Saudi official was received by his Egyptian counterpart and other top ...

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