Government | Tuesday 17 October, 2017 12:36 am

Saudi Recycling Company in the offing

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) is planning to establish the Saudi Recycling Company, a new waste management government enterprise, aiming to support and operate the PIF’s investments in domestic recycling sector projects, it was announced here on Monday. Aligned with the...

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Technology & IT | Monday 16 October, 2017 4:18 pm

BIOS and Takaful Emarat Enter Into Agreement for Managed Cloud Service

New technology investment with BIOS to accelerate Takaful Emarat’s growth and digital expansion  Takaful Emarat, UAE’s premier provider of Shariah-compliant life and health insurance, is enhancing its infrastructure with BIOS, United Arab Emirates’ foremost cloud computing ...

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Business & Money | Monday 16 October, 2017 12:51 pm

King Abdullah Port Signs Agreement With Amsteel to Operate First Bulk and General Cargo Terminal Berth

King Abdullah Port has signed an agreement with AMSteel; a company specialized in operating ports and handling steel shipments. Through the agreement, AMSteel will operate the first bulk and general cargo terminal berth for a period of 25 years. King Abdullah Port management expects to operate the...

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Business & Money | Monday 16 October, 2017 12:44 pm

Dhl Express Saudi Arabia Celebrates 10 Years of Women on Its Payroll

DHL Express Saudi Arabia recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of bringing Saudi women into the DHL fold, having hired its first Saudi woman 10 years ago and following up with the hiring of more than 70 other women including the company’s first-ever female manager.   “The...

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Business & Money | Monday 16 October, 2017 12:36 pm

Ring partners with Al Jammaz to provide smart home security for Saudi Arabia

Ring, the leader in smart home security recently announced a partnership agreement with Al Jammaz Distribution, the leading Saudi based  Value-Added Distributor, which distributes advanced technology products, solutions and services. This partnership will help Ring foray and expand its reach...

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Business & Money | Monday 16 October, 2017 5:07 am

Flow Launches its New Center in King Abdullah Economic City

Flow, a Progressive Logistics company, and part of Ghassan Ahmed Al Sulaiman Group, announced today the official launch of its new Omni-channel and e-commerce fulfillment center at King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC).   The development of the Logistics services sector is one of the key...

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Culture & Education | Monday 16 October, 2017 3:00 am

Al-Awwad: Effective media needed to counter challenges

Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Awwad Al-Awwad has underscored the need to further strengthen the role of the media in the Islamic world in confronting various challenges and threats, especially terrorism, Islamophobia and hate speech. “It is inevitable that our media give utmost ...

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Business & Money | Monday 16 October, 2017 2:51 am

280,000 housing units by year-end

The Ministry of Housing and the Real Estate Development Fund (REDF) on Sunday announced the details of the 9th phase of the Sakani (housing) program covering 30,569 housing units and financing operations. The ministry also signed 11 agreements with a number of real estate developers to carry...

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Business & Money | Sunday 15 October, 2017 5:03 am

IMF advises KSA to ease austerity measures

Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan revealed that the Kingdom may incrementally decrease its energy subsidies, and will take longer to achieve a balanced budget, since it is seeking to mitigate the impact of its drive to achieve public finance reform.   In an interview on...

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Sports | Sunday 15 October, 2017 2:05 am

Princess Rima to head sports federation in Saudi first

A princess has been named to head a Saudi multi-sports federation, in the latest of a string of such appointments in the Kingdom. An official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP that Princess Rima bint Bandar bin Sultan has become “the first woman to lead a federation”...

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