Business & Money | Thursday 27 August, 2020 6:11 am

 FedEx and Direct Relief Team Up to Deliver Aid to Lebanon

More than 60 tons of critical aid will soon offer needed relief to medical personnel in Beirut, Lebanon. FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) transported the emergency supplies via a dedicated charter flight to help health facilities responding after a deadly explosion ripped through the city earlier this...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 27 August, 2020 4:26 am

Oil price hits five-month high as hurricane heads for US refineries

DUBAI: Oil prices hit a five-month high on Wednesday as Hurricane Laura homed in on the heartland of the US energy industry.With the hurricane strengthening and upgraded to a “catastrophic” Force 4 storm, the oil industry around the Gulf of Mexico was bracing itself for landfall in the next 24...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 26 August, 2020 12:26 pm

King Abdulaziz Public Library Documents Ancient Civilizations, Emerged in Northwest of Saudi Arabia

King Abdulaziz Public Library's collections of rare wonderful books highlight significant historical, archeological and linguistics of ancient civilization to the Northwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which have never been reviewed before.The Library contains works of Western travelers who had...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 26 August, 2020 11:47 am

CITC Extends Extra Frequencies' Offering Period for Mobile Communications Providers, to Boost the Networks' Performance

The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) announced here today extending the period for mobile communications services' providers, to offer extra frequencies on the 700 and 800 Megahertz widths, an increase of more than 50% compared to the currently used frequencies for those...

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Government | Wednesday 26 August, 2020 12:46 am

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Chairs Cabinet's Virtual Session

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired here the Cabinet's virtual session.At the outset of the session, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques briefed the Cabinet on the content of the two phone calls that he made to President Muhammadu Buhari of the Federal...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 25 August, 2020 11:14 am

Saudi minister announces formation of National Grain Company

Abdul Rahman Al-Fadhli, minister of environment, water and agriculture, sponsored the inauguration ceremony of the National Grain Co., a strategic partnership between the Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Co. (SALIC), and the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri). With an ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 25 August, 2020 8:10 am

GAMI Signs MoU with TVTC to Support Human Capabilities in Military Industries Sector

The General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC).The MoU aims to support human capabilities in military industries sector and to contribute to advancing the development of the sector...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 25 August, 2020 7:48 am

740,000 Medical Services Offered Through Bupa Arabia’s Tebtom Program

Bupa Arabia offered 740,000 medical services through its pioneering Tebtom program in the first half of 2020, according to Mohamed El Missaoui, Chief Operating Officer at Bupa Arabia. El Missaoui said: “The Tebtom program was designed to offer a set of unique healthcare services that...

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Business & Money | Monday 24 August, 2020 4:59 pm

Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture announces formation of National Grain Company, a partnership between SALIC and Bahri

H.E. Eng. Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli, Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture sponsored the inauguration ceremony of National Grain Company, a strategic partnership between the Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC) and the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 24 August, 2020 9:28 am

Minister of Energy: Space of NEOM exceeds a medium-sized country

Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman said that the area of NEOM project exceeds the size of medium-sized countries. The minister made these remarks in a press conference on the sidelines of signing a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the fields of energy between the ministry...

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