Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 18 May, 2018 4:21 am

Saudi high-speed rail line to start operating in September

A high-speed railway linking Makkah and Madinah will finally start operating in September, the Spanish consortium building the project said Thursday. The railway linking Islam’s holiest cities, which was initially scheduled to open at the end of 2016, had a cost overrun of 210 million...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 18 May, 2018 4:13 am

Saudi, UAE energy ministers discuss global oil market

Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih had a telephone conversation on Thursday with the UAE’s Energy Minister Suhail Al-Mazrouei, during which they discussed recent developments in the global oil market. The two ministers voiced concerns about recent market volatility,...

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Culture & Education | Friday 18 May, 2018 3:16 am

Saudi culture commission inaugurates tourism website, database service

Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH), on Thursday inaugurated the new website of its Tourism Information and Research Center, and the 2018 interactive tourism database service.  He did so on the sidelines of the 44th meeting of ...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 17 May, 2018 12:28 pm

Rosatom MENA and Sumou Holding Company sign Memorandum of Understanding (KSA)

On May 15, 2018 in Sochi, within the framework of the X International Forum “ATOMEXPO 2018”, Rosatom MENA, the regional center of the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom in the Middle East and North Africa, and the Saudi-based Sumou Holding Company, one of the world’s...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 17 May, 2018 3:58 am

Saudia'a new center to train senior staff

SAUDI Arabian Airlines has established a ‘Leadership Development Center’ whereby senior management professionals in the organization will benefit from executive programs from world-class institutions, which will be delivered both in the Kingdom and abroad. Saudia Tuesday, signed a...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 17 May, 2018 3:54 am

Experts gather in Jeddah to discuss key role of English language teaching

More than 900 educators attended a two-day conference dedicated to the latest ideas and developments in the teaching of English. King Abdul Aziz University (KAU) President Abdulrahman Al-Youbi opened the English Language Institute (ELI) symposium, titled “New Perspectives in English...

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Business & Money | Thursday 17 May, 2018 2:00 am

Belgium king honors top Saudi broadcaster FGC

First Gulf Company, the Riyadh-based broadcast and technology business, has been honored by Belgium, with its two principals appointed Knights in the Order of the Crown. Recognized for their continuous contribution toward economic relations between Saudi Arabia and Belgium, Naim Saidi, CEO, and...

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Cars & Autos | Wednesday 16 May, 2018 12:08 pm

Abdul Latif Jameel Motors concludes Women in Leadership forums in Jeddah

Abdul Latif Jameel Motors, the authorized distributor of Toyota vehicles in Saudi Arabia, recently organized the second edition of the Women in Leadership forum at the Hussain Jameel Hall in Jeddah. The forum aims to support efforts to empower Saudi women and enhance their role in the...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 16 May, 2018 3:37 am

Saudi Housing Ministry allocates over 100,000 residential units

The launch of the fifth batch of the Sakani (housing) program for 2018 was announced by the Ministry of Housing and the Real Estate Development Fund (REDF) on Tuesday, the official Saudi Press Agency reported. It will distribute 21,612 residential and financing products across the Kingdom. It...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 16 May, 2018 3:36 am

Soft opening of new King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah set for May

King Abdul Aziz International Airport is the main gateway to the Two Holy Mosques. The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has started to carry out technical tests on the systems of travel and baggage termination, passenger bridges and various electronic systems in the presence of all...

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