Culture & Education | Thursday 15 March, 2018 2:10 am

Riyadh book fair ‘a bridge to promote Arab culture,’ minister says

Minister of Culture and Information Awwad bin Saleh Al-Awwad inaugurated the Riyadh International Book Fair at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center (RICEC) on Wednesday. The most-awaited literary carnival in the capital aims to facilitate quality exchanges between authors,...

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Business & Money | Thursday 15 March, 2018 2:06 am

SOUQ.com Collaborates with Saudi Electronic University to Support the Saudi Vision 2030

SOUQ.com, an Amazon company, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Saudi Electronic University, represented by the College of Administrative and Financial Sciences, for an initiative that allows for knowledge exchange, student projects and internship opportunities. The memorandum was signed ...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 14 March, 2018 5:17 pm

Ministry of Health and GE delivering digital solutions to bring transformative change to Kingdom’s healthcare sector

The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health and GE (NYSE: GE) have delivered the first phase of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) focused on digital transformation in healthcare, signed in May 2017 in the presence of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. In...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 14 March, 2018 12:17 pm

AbbVie named the best pharmaceutical company to work for in Saudi Arabia for the fourth year in a row

AbbVie, a global research and development-based biopharmaceutical company, announced today that it has been named the top pharmaceutical company to work for in Saudi Arabia by Great Place to Work® for the fourth year in a row. Moreover, AbbVie went up one place and ranked second place in 2017...

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Government | Wednesday 14 March, 2018 6:51 am

Saudi ministry launches app to report privacy violations

A smartphone app to help protect individual privacy has been launched by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior as it combats the use of mobile phones to spread damaging footage or images. The ministry described the sending of malicious images via smartphones as “crossing a red...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 14 March, 2018 6:50 am

Saudi government has approved its national nuclear policy

The Saudi government has approved its national nuclear program policy as tabled by Khalid Al-Falih, energy minister and chairman of the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy. The government reviewed the policy in its session on Monday and published new guidelines to ensure that...

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Government | Wednesday 14 March, 2018 6:40 am

National Policy for Atomic Energy Program approved

The Council of Ministers on Tuesday approved the National Policy for the Kingdom’s Atomic Energy Program. The weekly session of the Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman at Al-Yamamah Palace, took the decision after reviewing a report presented by the minister...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 14 March, 2018 2:41 am

The Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) issues debut CNH 630 million 3-Year Dim Sum Bond

Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP), rated Aa3/Stable by Moody’s, priced its inaugural benchmark-sized Dim Sum bond in the offshore Renminbi market on 2nd March, 2018. The 630 million Chinese Renminbi (approximately USD 100mn equivalent) 3-year fixed rate bond matures on March...

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Beauty & Style | Wednesday 14 March, 2018 12:25 am

Business of beauty goes green at Beautyworld Middle East 2018

International manufacturers of ethically sourced and sustainably produced beauty products are looking to flourish in a Middle East and African (MEA) natural and organic cosmetics market that was estimated to be worth between US$2.25 billion – US$2.5 billion in 2017.    The...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 13 March, 2018 1:07 pm

Kaec to Showcase Residential Land Plots at Al Hejaz Miram in the Holy City of Makkah With Long Term Facilitated Instalments

King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) has announced the off-plan sales of residential lands at Al Hejaz Miram. KAEC is releasing 130 new plots in a master-planned gated community suitable for the construction of single-family homes. With prices starting at SAR 409,000 over five years with 5 percent ...

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