Environment & Energy | Saturday 14 October, 2017 2:23 am

Saudi Aramco considering ‘range of options’ for share sale

Saudi Aramco is considering a “range of options” for a listing on stock markets but has not ruled out the possibility of a private sale of shares to global institutions and sovereign wealth funds, it has emerged. One potential alternative to an immediate listing on global stock...

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Culture & Education | Friday 13 October, 2017 8:27 pm

KSU Wins Best Scientific Research Award at Int'l Conference in Dubai

King Saud University (KSU), represented by Prince Miteb bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Chair for Osteoporosis Research at the Department of Biochemistry of the Faculty of Science, has won the Best Scientific Research Award at the 5th Clinical Conference & American Association of Clinical...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 13 October, 2017 7:37 pm

Saudi energy minister reveals Kingdom’s ambitious electricity plans

Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih says that Saudi Arabia plans to supply electricity to Ethiopia through its privatization programs. During his inauguration of the Saudi Electricity Forum at the Faisaliah Hotel in Riyadh on Tuesday, Al-Falih explained that the...

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Business & Money | Thursday 12 October, 2017 3:53 pm

Hawkamah inks partnership with Saudi Governance Centre

Hawkamah, the Institute for Corporate Governance, signed an MOU with the Saudi Governance Centre at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi. The event took place during the UAE–Saudi Business Forum that aims to bring leaders, government employees and decision makers together in order to increase...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 12 October, 2017 3:17 pm

Saudi Electric Services Polytechnic signs MoU with GE to provide technical training for Saudi youth

GE (NYSE: GE) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi Electric Services Polytechnic (SESP), a leading center of vocational learning in power utility technical education, to train Saudi youth for professional careers in the power sector.   The MoU was signed by Laith...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 12 October, 2017 10:24 am

20 Leading Tech Companies to dominate the French Pavilion at GITEX 2017

·       1 year anniversary of the French Tech Hub Dubai UAE (including Sigfox, Fetchr Zero.1.)    Business France, the national agency supporting the international development of te French economy will be hosting 20 leading French technology...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 12 October, 2017 9:53 am

ICT government and industry leaders gather to discuss the Middle East’s digital maturity at “Huawei Middle East Innovation Day”

Dubai Municipality joins expert panel to discuss the drivers and challenges of continued digitalization in the region Leading government and subject matter experts gathered in Dubai on Oct. 8 to address prescient regional issues on digital transformation at Huawei’s second annual Middle...

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Business & Money | Thursday 12 October, 2017 9:34 am

More than 45,000 participants attended Middle East’s leading real estate property showcase

The Dubai Land Department has reported that sales of off-plan properties at this year’s Cityscape Global totalled more than AED870 million, with a steady stream of sales expected in the coming month off the back of the event’s success, which the show organisers report welcomed 45,500...

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Business & Money | Thursday 12 October, 2017 6:26 am

Saudi Arabia in the midst of unprecedented economic transformation: Al-Jadaan

Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan said that the Kingdom is in the midst of an unprecedented economic transformation thanks to the Vision 2030. He made the remarks in a speech at the Saudi Investment Forum hosted by J.P. Morgan in New York on Tuesday. Addressing the gathering of...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 12 October, 2017 6:12 am

Flynas to be first Saudi airline to fly direct to Iraq in 27 years

Saudi budget airline Flynas said Wednesday that it would start operating direct flights to Iraq, making it the first Saudi airline to offer this route in 27 years.   “Flights from main airports in the kingdom to a number of Iraqi cities will start within weeks,” the airline...

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