Business & Money | Tuesday 17 May, 2016 6:07 am

Saudi, UAE ink deal to set up coordination council

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates signed on Monday a protocol to establish the Saudi-UAE Coordination Council. The signing ceremony was held in the presence of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi and deputy...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 17 May, 2016 5:51 am

King Abdullah Port Officials Visit Valencia Port

Officials of King Abdullah Port visited Valencia Port, Europe’s fifth busiest port. Accompanied by delegates from the Economic Cities Authority (ECA), the Border Guard, the Saudi Customs and the National Container Terminal (NCT), the main operator of the container terminal, the visit was to...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 16 May, 2016 3:44 pm

Number of Hotel Rooms in Jeddah Forecast to Double by 2018

The number of hotel rooms in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is forecast to double by 2018 according to a new report. The ‘Jeddah Hotel Market Overview’ report by JLL prepared ahead of The Hotel Show Saudi Arabia 2016 (17th – 19th May 2016) reveals that the current supply of...

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Business & Money | Monday 16 May, 2016 7:53 am

Cayan Group Strengthens its Contribution to the Humanitarian Sector

Cayan Group, the leading property developer in the Middle East, has signed a strategic care agreement with ‘Patients Friends Committee’ Riyadh, in the context of twinning philanthropic strategy between both parties. Representing the mutual trust between them since 2014, This step...

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Business & Money | Monday 16 May, 2016 6:33 am

Prince Faisal bin Mohammed Honors AL-Jazeera Paints

His Royal Highness, Prince Dr. Faisal bin Mohammed bin Saud bin Abdul Aziz, the honorary president of the Saudi association for fine arts, inaugurated (SAFA), the second Saudi forum for fine arts on AL- Jazeera paints company award, at King Abdul Aziz Center for National Dialogue in Riyadh, amid a...

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Business & Money | Monday 16 May, 2016 5:04 am

Shell Saudi Arabia (JOSLOC) holds several seminars Kingdom wide about construction and transport sectors

Aljomaih and Shell Lubricating Oil Ltd (JOSLOC) held Kingdom wide several seminars about  the construction and transport sectors. These seminars came within an integrated program of  Business Marketing Department  at "Shell JOSLOC"  for continued support to existing ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 15 May, 2016 3:16 pm

Solidere International: Strong Operational and Financial Performance

During a meeting held in Beirut, Solidere International (SI) presented to investors and representatives from local and regional financial institutions the progress made in the Company’s ongoing projects and vision for the future. Those projects are witnessing accelerated development in KSA...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 15 May, 2016 12:06 pm

Saudi Hospitality Industry Adapts to Rise of ‘Millennial’ Travellers

Millennial travellers are forecast to become the dominant consumer group globally by 2020, yet the future appears closer for Saudi Arabia. A new report by Euromonitor International prepared for The Hotel Show Saudi Arabia reveals that in 2016, 10.3 million people or 32% of the Kingdom’s...

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Government | Sunday 15 May, 2016 4:25 am

M-E’s biggest security center coming up in Makkah soon

The Ministry of Interior is set to launch in Makkah province the biggest and most modern security command center in the Middle East. Road security control room has already started working in the center. It receives reports via 911, which was launched by Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 15 May, 2016 3:35 am

Over 2.6 million students start annual school exams today

Over 1.6 million male and female school students are scheduled to start their annual examinations Sunday morning, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Examinations will be held for intermediate and secondary school students in all public and private schools all over the Kingdom. Elementary school ...

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