Environment & Energy | Saturday 8 December, 2018 12:44 pm

KSA takes part in Arab Electricity Union conference

Dr. Naif bin Mohammed Al-Ebady, undersecretary for electricity at the Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, led the Kingdom’s delegation to the sixth general conference for the Arab Electricity Union being held in Jordan. Al-Ebady reviewed the country’s experience...

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Business & Money | Saturday 8 December, 2018 3:14 am

Saudi Arabia successfully launches Sat 5A, Sat 5B satellites

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) announced the successful launch of the Saudi Sat 5A and the Saudi Sat 5B satellites on Friday. Prince Turki Bin Saud Bin Mohammed, President of KACST, said that the launching took place at 12:12 pm Beijing time on the Long March 2D from the...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 8 December, 2018 2:07 am

Oil prices surge on OPEC deal to cut output by 1.2m barrels

Oil prices jumped more than 4 percent on Friday as Saudi Arabia and other producers in OPEC, as well as allies like Russia agreed to reduce output to drain global fuel inventories and support the market. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its Russia-led allies, referred to...

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Government | Friday 7 December, 2018 5:01 am

Riyadh to host GCC Summit Sunday

The leaders of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will hold the 39th session of the GCC Supreme Council in Riyadh on Sunday. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman will chair the summit, according to GCC Secretary General Abdullatif Al-Zayani. Al-Zayani expressed his pride and gratitude to...

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Sports | Friday 7 December, 2018 4:23 am

Saudi Arabia ‘Ready for Action’ as Countdown Begins to 2018 ‘Saudia’ Ad Diriyah E-Prix Festival of Fun

Saudi Arabia ‘is ready for action’ - on and off the track - as it counts down to the biggest festival of racing, music, entertainment and culture ever staged in the Kingdom, with just one week to go before the three days of Formula E fun gets underway. On December 13, exciting fan...

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Sports | Friday 7 December, 2018 2:07 am

40,000 expected to attend Saudi E-Prix in Riyadh

A Formula E event in the historic town of Ad-Diriyah is expected to attract around 40,000 people, including visitors from the Americas and Europe. The E-Prix, held in the UNESCO World Heritage Site outside the capital Riyadh, is the first event of its kind in the Middle East and also boasts a...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 7 December, 2018 1:56 am

Saudi Crown Prince to Attend Aramco Megaproject SPARK launch next week

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, HRH Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz, will attend the ceremony at which Aramco will fire the starter pistol for construction of the megaproject, located in the kingdom's Eastern Province. The groundbreaking ceremony for Spark will be held at...

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Culture & Education | Friday 7 December, 2018 1:09 am

New media center to assess quality of reports and effect on KSA

Saudi Arabia has decided to establish a new independent organization to address the quality of media reports affecting the image of the Kingdom. A royal decree was issued on Nov. 24 to create a new center for media and communication studies. The purpose of the center is to effectively gauge local ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 6 December, 2018 4:31 am

‘Saudi Plastics and Petrochem Exhibition 2019’ set to explore investment prospects in KSA

Preparations for the 16th edition of the Saudi Plastics and Petrochemicals 2019 exhibition, organized by Riyadh Exhibitions Company Ltd, are underway. The four-day event on Jan. 27-30, 2019, will be held under the diamond sponsorship of SABIC. It will bring together leading regional and...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 6 December, 2018 4:24 am

Makkah emir launches Qunfudah airport project

Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah and adviser to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, laid on Wednesday the foundation stone for the airport in Qunfudah. Speaking on the occasion, the emir said that the airport will be operational within two years and nearly half a million people from the...

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