Beauty & Style | Sunday 7 April, 2019 8:00 am

Jewellery Salon 2019 Kicks off on Monday

The hall of Hilton will sparkle from April 8 until 11 for the 10th edition of ‘Jewellery Salon’ where more than 50 international companies are taking part, showcasing the most expensive collection of jewelry in the world. Held under the patronage of HRH Princess Latifa bint Saad Bin...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 7 April, 2019 5:34 am

Madinah governor honors student innovators

Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman honored the winners of an innovation competition at Taibah University on Saturday, in the company of Prince Saud bin Khalid Al-Faisal, deputy governor of the region, and Mohammed Al-Mutairi, secretary-general of the Shoura Council. Prince Faisal toured an...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 7 April, 2019 4:39 am

Saudi Arabia takes center stage at Tunis book fair

Saudi Arabia took center stage at the launch on Friday of a prestigious global book fair. The Kingdom was taking part in the 35th International Book Fair of Tunis, being held at the Kram Exhibition Center in the Tunisian capital. Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed opened the 10-day event...

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Business & Money | Sunday 7 April, 2019 2:44 am

Saudi Aramco to offer SR60bn contracts to SMEs

Saudi Aramco will offer 140 contracts worth SR60 billion to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Kingdom. Aramco is working with the government to boost cooperation with SMEs as it spends SR170 billion on different services a year, according to Mohammed Al-Shamri, deputy director of...

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Business & Money | Saturday 6 April, 2019 4:00 am

CSC Organizes Saudi-Australian Business Forum

The Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) organized yesterday the Saudi-Australian Business Forum, under the chairmanship of Engineer Osama Kurdi from the Saudi side and Dr Fiona Hill and Dr. Mohammad Al Haj from the Australian side in the presence of a number of investors and businessmen from both...

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Healthcare | Saturday 6 April, 2019 3:55 am

Government bodies raise awareness about the dangers of drugs in Asir

Fifteen government bodies took part in an exhibition organized at Al-Rashid Mall in Abha on the sidelines of Asir region’s campaign to raise awareness on the dangers of drugs and psychotropic substances. The campaign was launched by the region’s governor, Prince Turki bin Talal bin...

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Business & Money | Saturday 6 April, 2019 1:36 am

Deal signed to develop SMEs in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province

The Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises (Monsha’at) signed a cooperation agreement in Dammam. It aims to promote a culture of entrepreneurship and assist the development of small and medium enterprises to help increase...

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Technology & IT | Friday 5 April, 2019 4:50 am

App experts gather in Riyadh to discuss Kingdom’s role in tech advances

About 1,500 people attended Application Forum 1 in Riyadh, an event designed to encourage experts in the development and uses of electronic apps to get together and build upon Saudi Arabia’s pioneering role in the increasingly important field. Ibrahim Al-Moatash, CEO of the Saudi Center for...

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Business & Money | Friday 5 April, 2019 3:52 am

Kingdom pledges $1 billion grant and sports city to Iraq

Saudi Arabia will construct a sports city for the people of Iraq as a gift from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman. The Kingdom will also provide a grant amounting to $1 billion to Iraq in order to contribute to its development, and by which the Kingdom would be a key partner in the...

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Culture & Education | Friday 5 April, 2019 2:54 am

Saudi Arabia plans to invest $35bln in cinemas by 2020

Saudi Arabia’s government has announced plans to pump in around SR130 billion ($35 billion) into the culture and leisure industry by 2020 in bid to create a true cultural community to enjoy theatres and cinemas. This movement has been translated in several mega projects including 16...

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