Business & Money | Sunday 4 September, 2016 2:16 pm

Cayan Group Receives High Honour from Forbes Middle East

Cayan Group, the leading property developer in the Middle East, was recently honoured by Forbes Middle East as one of the ‘Top Real Estate Companies in The Arab World’ at a gala dinner. Mr. Raja Alameddine, VP- Head of Investments and Commercial, Cayan Group accepted the honour on...

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Business & Money | Sunday 4 September, 2016 9:56 am

MLSD pushes ahead with talent search

The Ministry of Labor and Social Development has been implementing a nationwide program to train and develop Saudi manpower. Under the title of “Discovering Leaders”, the program was recently launched by Minister of Labor and Social Development Mufrej Al-Haqbani. The program was...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 4 September, 2016 9:55 am

Good news for Saudi students in Japan

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has directed that Saudi students studying in accredited universities in Japan could join the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Program for Foreign Scholarship. This was announced by Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and...

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Government | Sunday 4 September, 2016 9:43 am

Prince Muhammad to explain Vision 2030 to G20 leaders

Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, will explain Saudi Vision 2030 at the G20 Summit at the Chinese city of Hangzhou here on Sunday. Prince Muhammad arrived in China on Saturday after wrapping up his official visit to Japan. At the G20...

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Government | Saturday 3 September, 2016 12:19 pm

Kingdom will reach greater heights: Makkah governor

Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal said that the Kingdom is exposed to unjustifiable criticism from some quarters because of its enviable position and unparalleled success in all fields. “Despite such criticism, the Kingdom will forge ahead to reach greater heights in all areas of...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 3 September, 2016 12:18 pm

KSA ‘ready to meet rising oil demand from China’

Saudi Arabia is ready to meet rising energy demand from China, said Khalid Al-Falih, minister of energy, industry and mineral resources, SPA reported on Friday. “The Kingdom is ready to fulfill the rising energy demand in China in the coming decades,” SPA quoted Al-Falih as...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 3 September, 2016 12:15 pm

Saudi youths to be trained in Japan

The Minister of Labor and Social Development Mufrej Al-Haqabani said the Kingdom wants to benefit from Japanese expertise in all fields in national development. He said Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman is taking strides to achieve this, and that every minister on this visit to Asia has many ...

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Business & Money | Friday 2 September, 2016 5:12 am

Aramco, Japan to expand Okinawa crude storage by 2 million barrels

Saudi Aramco and the Japanese government are set to agree on a roughly 2 million barrel expansion of crude storage capacity in Okinawa, used by the state-run firm to store oil, Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser said Thursday. Under an agreement with Tokyo, Saudi Aramco and Abu Dhabi National Oil Co...

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Government | Friday 2 September, 2016 4:11 am

Saudi Arabia seeks to draw Japan investments

Economy and Planning Minister Adel Fakeih expressed hope in a meeting with his counterpart in Tokyo of attracting more investment to the country through the economic reforms. Fakeih, Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Minister Khalid Al-Falih and Commerce and Investment Minister Majid...

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Government | Friday 2 September, 2016 3:13 am

Arafat Day is on Sept. 11

Arafat Day, when Hajis stand in prayer on the plains of Arafat near Makkah at the peak of the annual pilgrimage, will be on Sunday, Sept. 11, the semi-official Sabq.org website announced on Thursday, quoting sources. It said no one sighted the new moon on Thursday evening. An authoritative...

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