Government | Monday 9 October, 2017 4:11 am

King Salman arrives in Riyadh after a fruitful 4-day Russia state visit

King Salman returned to Riyadh on Sunday after a four-day historic state visit to Russia, which had seen Saudi-Russian ties reaching new heights. The king arrived at the King Salman Airbase in Riyadh on Sunday night and was welcomed by key officials and dignitaries, including Prince Muqrin bin...

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Technology & IT | Monday 9 October, 2017 1:21 am

Samsung Brings Out all New Galaxy Note8 in Saudi Arabia

Following its official unpacked event in New York and the company’s drive to inspire users to “Do Bigger Things”, Samsung Electronics is pleased to announce the launch of its newest flagship model in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Galaxy Note8, the device that is expected to...

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Sports | Monday 9 October, 2017 12:19 am

Egypt qualifies for 2018 World Cup

After a 28-year absence, Egypt will be back in the World Cup finals next year in Russia with a 2-1 victory over winless Congo at Borg El-Arab Stadium in Alexandria Sunday night. Mohamed Salah played a whale of a game for Egypt, scoring twice including a last-gasp penalty to send the Pharaohs to...

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Technology & IT | Monday 9 October, 2017 12:07 am

A NEW ALL-TOUCH BLACKBERRY GOES ON SALE THIS OCTOBER IN THE MIDDLE EAST WITH THE LAUNCH OF BLACKBERRY® MOTION

TCL Communication has officially unveiled their newest BlackBerry smartphone with the launch of BlackBerry Motion, an all-touch smartphone designed to empower the most challenging, on-the-go lifestyle. Coming to select global markets in Q4 2017, this all-new BlackBerry smartphone continues the...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 8 October, 2017 8:03 am

Riyadh governor launches SR730m education projects

Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar on Thursday launched a number of educational projects worth more than SR730 million ($194.7 million). The launch coincided with the Riyadh General Administration of Education’s celebrations on Thursday of the Kingdom’s 87th National Day. On ...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 8 October, 2017 7:44 am

"KACST" launches 4 new tech start-ups in the Saudi market

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), represented by Badir Program for Technology Incubators and Accelerators, has launched four new technology companies, incubated by Badir, as a result of these companies' success in launching their products, attracting customers and...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 8 October, 2017 7:38 am

GITEX Technology Week and GITEX Future Stars Opens Today

The worlds’ most global and disruptive technology events, GITEX Technology Week and GITEX Future Stars will bring together a world-class gathering of industry innovators, government leaders, technology creators, and future-forward thinkers beginning today, October 8,...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 7 October, 2017 5:34 am

Al-Falih, Novak sign road map for cooperation

Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih signed a joint road map for cooperation of the Saudi-Russian Joint Governmental Committee with the Russian Minister of Energy Alexander Novak on the sidelines of their meeting, which was attended by officials from Aramco, Ministry...

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Government | Saturday 7 October, 2017 4:26 am

MOU for scientific, geological cooperation signed

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed Friday between the Geological Survey of Saudi Arabia and the Russian Geological Corporation aiming to develop cooperation between the two countries in the scientific and geological field on the basis of equality and mutual benefit, Saudi Press Agency...

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Government | Saturday 7 October, 2017 2:00 am

KSA-Russia ties set for wider horizons

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman held wide ranging talks with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, King Salman and Medvedev reiterated that their countries are determined to push their bilateral relations to much wider...

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