Business & Money | Monday 17 August, 2020 4:20 am

Signing a joint work program between Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property and the General Commission for Audiovisual Media for enforcement and respect for rights

In continuation of the Kingdom's efforts to enforce intellectual property rights and enhance its respect, the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property signed a joint work program with the General Commission for Audiovisual Media  26 Dhu al-Hijjah 1441 AH( August 16, 2020 ).This comes to...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 17 August, 2020 2:17 am

Saudi Arabia, Jordan sign MoU for 164 km power grid project

Saudi Arabia signed on Sunday a memorandum of understanding for the electricity grid interconnection project with Jordan at a ceremony held at the headquarters of the Saudi Energy Efficiency Center here. The project, at an approximate length of 164 km, will link Qurayyat and East Amman.Speaking on...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 16 August, 2020 5:01 pm

Taking a LEAP: Saudi Arabia’s transformative technology landscape

  Taking a LEAP: Saudi Arabia’s transformative technology landscape Saudi Arabia is transforming its technology landscape, aiming to become the regional hub for innovation and building an ecosystem where the tools of tomorrow are conceptualised and created. Powering that ambition...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 16 August, 2020 1:53 am

HRH Crown Prince Instructs to Hold the 3rd Edition of King Abdulaziz Falconry Festival, on November 28

In implementation of the directives of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Supervisor General of the Saudi Falcons Club, the third edition of King Abdulaziz Falconry Festival will be held on Saturday 12/04/1442...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 16 August, 2020 1:12 am

Administrative staff returning to schools Sunday

More than 114,000 administrative employees across the schools in Saudi Arabia will be back at work on Sunday in preparation for the new school year amid strict precautions against COVID-19.The return of the employees comes months after authorities closed educational institutions as part of measures ...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 16 August, 2020 12:08 am

Saudi Arabia to resume schools through distance learning for seven weeks

Saudi Arabia will resume the new school year via distance learning programs for seven weeks in all public schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minister of Education Dr. Hamad Al-Sheikh announced on Saturday."Distance education will begin on Aug. 30. We decided to start this year with distance...

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Business & Money | Saturday 15 August, 2020 4:29 pm

Bahri inks agreement with Tabadul to implement Fasah Pay

In line with its efforts to accelerate digital transformation and facilitate electronic billing and payment processes, Bahri, a global leader in logistics and transportation, has signed an agreement with Tabadul for the implementation of Fasah Pay. One of a collection of electronic solutions...

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Healthcare | Friday 14 August, 2020 3:13 pm

Riyadh Declaration" of Digital Health Summit outlines practical plan to confront epidemics

The "Riyadh Declaration" issued by the Riyadh Global Digital Health Summit has outlined an effective practical plan that would enable health care systems around the world to cope with epidemics.The Riyadh Declaration included basic ideas and recommendations prepared during the summit by a number of ...

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Technology & IT | Friday 14 August, 2020 2:36 am

5G from Zain KSA the broadest kingdom wide and the fastest in electronic games

Zain KSA has made significant progress in the ‘Meqyas Q2 2020’ report that measures the speed of access to digital content in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Meqyas report, issued quarterly by the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC), evaluates indicators related to Internet ...

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Business & Money | Friday 14 August, 2020 1:31 am

With 100 Days to the G20 Leaders’ Summit, Women 20 Group calls for Urgent Action on Women’s Economic Empowerment

As the 100-day countdown to the G20 Leaders’ Summit begins, the Women 20 (W20), an official Engagement Group of the G20, announced that it was intensifying its efforts calling on G20 leaders to put women’s economic empowerment at the center of the commitments they will make during the G20...

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