Culture & Education | Saturday 14 April, 2018 4:00 am

General Authority for Culture holds first board meeting

The first meeting of the Board of Directors of the General Authority for Culture was held at King Fahd Cultural Center in Riyadh on Friday and it was chaired by Minister of Culture and Information Awwad Al-Awwad, who is also the chairman of the authority. The meeting thanked Custodian of the ...

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Government | Saturday 14 April, 2018 2:11 am

Reforms open up new vistas for Saudis: Spain

SPAIN has praised the ongoing reforms in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia claiming that they have opened up new horizons and opportunities for the Saudi people. Madrid’s admiration has come in a joint statement issued by the Kingdom and Spain at the end of a visit to that country by Crown...

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Government | Friday 13 April, 2018 4:10 am

Spanish deals during Saudi crown prince visit boost KSA trade

 Saudi-Spanish bilateral relations were enhanced by the meeting of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and King Felipe VI of Spain on Thursday in Madrid. King Felipe VI received the crown prince at the Zarzuela Palace on the outskirts of Madrid during a visit designed to further develop...

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Government | Friday 13 April, 2018 3:14 am

Palestine top priority at Arab summit – Al-Jubeir

Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir said on Thursday that the Palestinian issue is a top priority at the 29th Arab summit to be held on Sunday. Presiding over the meeting of the Arab foreign ministers, preparatory to the summit, Al-Jubeir deplored the announcement of Washington about...

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Technology & IT | Friday 13 April, 2018 1:06 am

Top Middle East Advisors Recognised at 3rd Mergermarket M&A Awards

Mergermarket, the leading provider of M&A data and intelligence, last night announced the winners of its third annual MENA Mergers Forum, recognising the top M&A financial and legal firms in a range of sectors including Energy, Mining & Utilities; Financial Services; Consumer; Pharma,...

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Sports | Friday 13 April, 2018 12:18 am

Al Hilal win the league after thrashing of Al Fateh

Al Hilal thrashed Al Fateh 4-1 to win the Saudi Pro League for the 15th time at the King Saud University today evening, preventing Al Ahli from winning the league despite the latter’s 1-0 win against already relegated Ohod. The win came with the return of Omar Khrbin to the starting...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 12 April, 2018 3:44 am

Cyber security partnership pact signed with US university

The Saudi Academy of Cyber Security Programing and Artificial Intelligence and the CyLab Security and Privacy Institute at Carnegie Mellon University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, signed on Wednesday an integrated partnership agreement.   The academy is in the phase of formation under the ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 12 April, 2018 3:16 am

“Top CEO Conference and Awards” and “Arab Women Forum” draw a successful conclusion in KSA

The “Top CEO Conference and Awards” and the “Arab Women Forum” have drawn a successful conclusion at the King Abdullah Economic City in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where business leaders and more than 30 expert speakers from across the Middle East gathered to discuss the...

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Government | Thursday 12 April, 2018 2:50 am

Saudi crown prince arrives in Spain on last stop of global tour

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has arrived in Madrid for his first official visit to Spain.  The Crown Prince left France on Wednesday after a three-day official visit and arrived at Torrejon's military airbase in Torrejon de Ardoz, close to the...

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Government | Wednesday 11 April, 2018 10:55 am

King arrives in the Eastern Province

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman arrived in the Eastern Province from Riyadh on Wednesday afternoon. The King was received at King Abdulaziz Air Base Airport in Dhahran by Prince Saud Bin Naif, Emir of the Eastern Province; Prince Abdulaziz Bin Saud Bin Naif, Minister of the Interior;...

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