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App experts gather in Riyadh to discuss Kingdom’s role in tech advances
Technology & IT | Friday 5 April, 2019 4:50 am
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...
Kingdom pledges $1 billion grant and sports city to Iraq
Business & Money | Friday 5 April, 2019 3:52 am
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...
Saudi Arabia plans to invest $35bln in cinemas by 2020
Culture & Education | Friday 5 April, 2019 2:54 am
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...
Radisson Blu opens in Riyadh’s Diplomatic Quarter
Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 4 April, 2019 3:45 pm
Radisson Hotel Group is proud to announce the opening of the Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence, Riyadh Diplomatic Quarter in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Located in the west of the capital, the hotel is just a 30-minute drive from King Khaled International Airport and situated in Riyadh’s...
 Jordan WEF event to focus on ‘new platforms of cooperation’
Environment & Energy | Thursday 4 April, 2019 4:39 am
This weekend’s World Economic Forum meeting in Jordan will address “new platforms of cooperation” for the Arab world, organizers said on Wednesday. The 17th World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa is set to take place at the Dead Sea on April 6-7, and bring...
EP firms register 24% growth in 3 years
Business & Money | Thursday 4 April, 2019 2:29 am
Minister of Commerce and Investment Majed Al-Qasabi said on Wednesday that companies and establishments in the Eastern Province recorded a growth of 24 percent over the past three years, thanks to the reforms as well as improvement in the business environment and business procedures. The...
3,130 housing units in 3 regions
Business & Money | Thursday 4 April, 2019 1:35 am
 The Ministry of Housing, represented by its Development Housing Program, signed on Wednesday an agreement with a contracting company to build five residential projects, consisting of a total of 3,130 housing units, in the provinces of Riyadh, Hail and Al-Qassim. The signing ceremony was...
Almajdouie – Changan sponsors “Traffic Safety Conference 2019”
Business & Money | Wednesday 3 April, 2019 3:24 pm
Almajdouie Motors Company, the authorized distributor for Changan cars in Saudi Arabia, announced their participation and sponsorship of  the “Traffic Safety Conference 2019”, which was organized by the General Directorate of traffic at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Riyadh...
Endeavor Saudi Arabia and Strategy& Middle East host joint event to unleash KSA scale-ups potential
Business & Money | Wednesday 3 April, 2019 11:45 am
Endeavor Saudi Arabiaand Strategy&,part of the PwC network, held a joint event on the challenges of scaling up small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. With a particular emphasis on Saudi Arabia, discussions at the event centered on how...
Minister of Culture visits Ithra Center in EP
Culture & Education | Wednesday 3 April, 2019 5:17 am
The Minister of Culture Prince Badr Bin Abdullah Bin Farhan Al Saud paid a visit to the King Abdulaziz International Cultural Center (Ithra) in the Eastern Province on Tuesday, Saudi Press Agency said. Prince Badr toured the Center’s various sections and was briefed on its programs. He...
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