Government | Sunday 8 April, 2018 3:36 am

Riyadh, Paris set to explore new horizons of cooperation

Key regional issues will top the agenda of talks between French President Emmanuel Macron and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who will arrive in Paris late on Sunday. The two leaders will also explore ways to forge a new strategic partnership, especially in the fields of security, energy, trade...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 8 April, 2018 2:25 am

Mobily Opens New Outlets in Several Malls

Etihad Etisalat “Mobily” opened several outlets at mega malls around the Kingdom within its expansion plans to fulfill customers’ needs.    Mr. Khaled Riad, Chief Sales Officer, confirmed by saying, “we are seeking by opening several outlets around the...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 7 April, 2018 5:35 am

Prince Sultan launches 14th Taif Rose Festival

Under the auspices of Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah Province and adviser to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Prince Sultan Bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) attended the inauguration of the 14th Taif Rose Festival on Thursday at...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 7 April, 2018 3:33 am

Makkah Cultural Forum finale attracts huge crowds

The closing ceremony of the Makkah Cultural Forum was held on April 5 at King Abdullah Sports City and under the patronage of Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, governor of Makkah, who attended the event.  The theme was “How to be a role model.” The forum was an initiative in line with ...

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Business & Money | Friday 6 April, 2018 4:08 am

SABIC opens first pom plant

SABIC inaugurated the first ever polyacetal (POM) plant in the Middle East and Africa region at its joint venture manufacturing affiliate, The National Methanol Company (Ibn Sina), in Jubail on Thursday, marking another milestone in its growth strategy in the highly competitive global engineering...

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Government | Friday 6 April, 2018 3:06 am

Muhammad Bin Salman to focus on renewable energy investment in France

CROWN PRINCE Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense will pay an official visit next week to France, expected to focus on investment but also the war in Yemen, French officials confirmed Thursday. The Crown Prince is expected to arrive Sunday for a two-day official visit...

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Business & Money | Thursday 5 April, 2018 3:03 pm

Bahri’s ‘NCC Amal’ transports first chemical shipment from Aramco Trading Company

Bahri, a global leader in logistics and transportation, announced the transportation of the first chemical shipment from Aramco Trading Company (ATC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco that trades refined, liquid chemical and polymer products, via ‘NCC Amal,’ a 45,000...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 5 April, 2018 2:50 am

SABIC-MCC joint venture starts output

SABIC announced the successful completion of the pilot operation of the Methyl Methacrylate Monomer (MMA) and Poly Methyl Methacrylate (PMMA) plants and the commencement of commercial operations. Abdulrahman Al-Fageeh, SABIC Executive Vice President, Petrochemicals, said “our...

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Government | Thursday 5 April, 2018 2:22 am

Saudi Investment Fund signs agreement with Six Flags to create amusement park in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has signed an agreement with Six Flags to develop and design an amusement park in Riyadh. Six Flags, the world’s leading international amusement park company, will develop and design the park in Qiddiya, the country's first...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 5 April, 2018 12:27 am

First Saudi cinema in 35 years to open on April 18

The Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information has signed an agreement with AMC to open around 40 cinemas in 15 cities in Saudi Arabia over the next five years. The license, the first of its kind, will allow one of the world’s largest film companies, to operate cinemas in the...

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