The Kingdom ranks fourth globally in the use of 5G technology and 10th in internet speed as a result of a nationwide digital transformation scheme.The deputy minister for technology, industry and digital capacities at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Dr. Ahmed Al-Theneyan, ...
Saudi Education Minister Dr. Hamad bin Mohammed Al-Asheikh held a video conference with university rectors to discuss the summer semester at universities, the proposed admissions criteria under coronavirus conditions and the participation of universities in developing the tracks of secondary...
The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced WhatsApp service for its contact center 937 in its first stage. The service will only be provided on Chat Pot (interactive chat) through WhatsApp number 920005937.MOH stated that at the beginning of the conversation, the following services will be shown:...
Riyadh-based Equestrian Club has been renamed as Horse Racing Club following Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman’s approval.Speaking on the occasion, Prince Bandar Bin Khaled Al-Faisal, chairman of the board of directors of the club, who is also an adviser at the Royal Court, expressed...
Saudi petrochemical giant SABIC has established a joint venture company to build one of the world’s biggest utility-scale battery factories.SABIC unit Nusaned Investment has teamed up with SCHMID Group to develop the vanadium redox flow batteries. The Riwaq Industrial Development Company...
The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), the developer behind one of the world’s most ambitious tourism initiatives, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development. In an effort towards enhancing local communities...
Under the chairmanship of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Prime Minister, the Cabinet held a virtual meeting today.At the outset of the meeting, the Cabinet reviewed the latest developments and health and preventive measures to cope with the Coronavirus...
Minister of Health Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah has confirmed that the death rate with the Coronavirus in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is very low, as the global deaths rate reached 7 percent, while less than 0,7 percent in Saudi Arabia.His Excellency said in a speech that reads as follows:First of all, I...
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development of Saudi Arabia signed a Cooperation Agreement with Bahri to raise awareness of the importance of CSR, heighten the efforts in boosting partnership between the public and private sectors, and further bolster the women empowerment...
Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) today affirms its commitment to its exchange rate policy of pegging the Saudi riyal to the US dollar as a strategic choice that has supported economic growth in Saudi Arabia for over three decades.In a press statement, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority...