Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 22 January, 2019 10:12 pm

Saudi Arabia’s restaurants to be granted entertainment permits to host live music and comedy

Restaurants and cafes in Saudi Arabia will be able to apply for entertainment licenses, the new head of the General Entertainment Authority announced on Tuesday. In his first press conference since he was appointed to the role, Turki Al-Sheikh unveiled a number of initiatives and projects. He...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 22 January, 2019 1:12 pm

DHL Ksa Ranked First Place for “best Place to Work in Saudia Arabia for 2018”

DHL KSA has been named Best Place to Work in Saudi Arabia for 2018 through an initiative undertaken by the American Institute “Best Places”. The initiative conducts surveys that collect employee-provided information on companies in some 60 countries around the world and then evaluates...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 22 January, 2019 6:45 am

Saudi Aramco, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority sign MoU to foster collaboration in new energy

Saudi Aramco signed on Monday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) to foster collaboration in power supply and demand management.  The MoU will also provide a framework to assess potential collaborations and ventures in new energy and smart...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 22 January, 2019 3:12 am

SAMA receives requests to open digital, traditional banks

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) has received requests to open digital and traditional banks, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported, citing Ahmed Al-Kholifey, the central bank’s governor. SAMA is open to receiving additional applications for banking licenses, and has posted on its...

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Government | Tuesday 22 January, 2019 2:51 am

Hajj ministry holds preparatory meeting with UAE officials

Dr. Abdul Fattah bin Suleiman Mashat, deputy minister of Hajj and Umrah, received the chairman of the Emirati office for pilgrims’ affairs and director-general of the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments, Mohammed Saeed Al-Neyadi. During the meeting, Al-Neyadi and his...

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Business & Money | Monday 21 January, 2019 11:11 am

King Abdullah Port Concludes 2018 with an Annual Throughput Increase Exceeding 36%

The annual throughput of King Abdullah Port increased to 2,301,595 TEUs by the end of 2018, an increase of more than 36% compared to 2017, maintaining its position as the second largest port in the Kingdom in terms of container handling.    Since its inception in the last quarter of ...

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Government | Monday 21 January, 2019 6:08 am

Uniform code for women’s work environment launched

A new initiative, launched by the Ministry of Labor and Social Development, seeks to empower women and increase their participation in the labor market and in the private sector. The Ministry launched the Unified Regulation of Women’s Work Environment Initiative to create an attractive...

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Culture & Education | Monday 21 January, 2019 3:06 am

60 opinion polls conducted across Saudi Arabia in 2018

More than 77,000 people took part in almost 60 polls carried out last year by the National Center for Public Opinion Polls at the King Abdul Aziz Center for National Dialogue. Polls were conducted on public affairs issues, and marked a 2.5 percent increase on the number carried out in 2017, the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 21 January, 2019 2:04 am

Jeddah to host first global village in Saudi Arabia

For the first time in Saudi Arabia, Jeddah will host a multicultural festival that takes visitors on a virtual tour of 50 countries. The global village will be set up inside Atallah Happy Land Park along the city’s famous waterfront every day from 5 p.m. to midnight between Feb. 28 and March ...

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Culture & Education | Monday 21 January, 2019 1:07 am

Saudi Arabia’s Qassim Book fair gathers intellectuals, publishers

Intellectuals, publishers and authors participated in the second Qassim Book Fair, which was organized by Qassim governorate in collaboration with the Saudi Publishers Association. The fair included lectures and seminars. One notable lecture was by Dr. Qais Al-Sheikh Mubarak, who highlighted the...

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