Business & Money | Sunday 15 January, 2017 4:25 pm

Almarai reports a solid performance for 2016

Almarai closed the year 2016 with solid gains in nearly all of its product categories achieving net sales of SAR 14.7B, a growth of +6.6% over last year. The launch of 16 new products, including milk powder and cupcake, during 2016 helped strengthened its position as the leading food and Beverage...

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Business & Money | Sunday 15 January, 2017 3:08 pm

King Abdullah Economic City’s Industrial Valley Adds Petromin to Portfolio of Investors

King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) has succeeded in adding Petromin to the growing list of investors in the Industrial Valley. According to the deal signed by the two sides just before the start of the New Year the Saudi lubricants giant will lease 193,917 square meters of land to build a logistics ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 15 January, 2017 2:45 pm

GE to move Saudi headquarters to Princess Noura University

Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (PNU), the largest all-female university in the world, has signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with GE (NYSE: GE) with two overarching goals that will see GE moving its Saudi Headquarters to the PNU Academic Complex in Riyadh, and the two...

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Healthcare | Sunday 15 January, 2017 11:17 am

Batterjees to build modern healthcare city in Makkah

 Bait Al-Batterjee Medical Company has announced the launch of the group’s newest project, the Batterjee Healthcare City project in Makkah. The project will be established on 58,000 sq. meters of land at a strategic location in the holy city with a total investment of SR1.5 billion,...

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Government | Sunday 15 January, 2017 10:32 am

Spanish king to hold talks in Riyadh today on key Mideast issues

King Salman will hold talks with King Felipe VI of Spain here on Sunday. “The talks will focus on a range of topics of mutual interest including key issues and challenges facing the Middle East region,” said Spanish Ambassador Joaquin Perez-Villanueva on Saturday. King Felipe, who...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 15 January, 2017 10:24 am

10th World Future Energy Summit Opens Tomorrow in Abu Dhabi

The 10th World Future Energy Summit (WFES) opens tomorrow at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), with the 2017 edition expected to be the biggest ever. Hosted by Masdar as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), WFES drives the business case for sustainability, and is now firmly ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 15 January, 2017 10:00 am

Nakheel calls for construction proposals for Deira Islands Boulevard

Master developer Nakheel is inviting construction proposals for Deira Islands Boulevard, its new, AED5 billion community for 10,000 people, to be built at Deira Islands in Dubai. Nakheel will release a tender this week for the construction of 2,924 apartments and townhouses in 16 residential...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 15 January, 2017 9:53 am

PNU’s graphic design students showcase projects to the public

Graphic design students at Princess Nourah University exhibited their graduation projects in a three-day Taharra exhibit that ended on Saturday at Alaan Artspace outside the campus to show their work is compatible to the Saudi market. “We wanted to offer the students an opportunity to...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 14 January, 2017 2:10 pm

Prince Sultan Bin Salman Honors “Mobily” for its Exclusive Sponsor of the 3rd General Aviation Forum

The Chairman of Saudi Aviation Club, His Royal Highness Prince Sultan Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, honored Mobily for its exclusive sponsor of the 3rd General Aviation Forum in the Kingdom.    Eng. Ismail S. Alghamdi, Chief Business Officer, received the honoring on behalf ...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 14 January, 2017 4:40 am

Understanding investment in education

A three-day conference on “Investment and Finance in Educational Buildings” concluded at the headquarters of the Ministry of Education in Riyadh on Thursday. The conference, organized by the Ministry of Education and Tatweer Building Company, included panel discussions and an...

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