Government | Sunday 29 April, 2018 3:06 am

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Saudi FM in Riyadh

Recently confirmed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived in the Saudi capital of Riyadh to begin his first regional tour as his country’s top diplomat.   Pompeo arrived in Brussels about 12 hours after he was sworn in as secretary of state to replace Rex Tillerson, fired by ...

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Government | Saturday 28 April, 2018 11:40 pm

King Salman lays foundation stone at Qiddiya site in Riyadh

King Salman has laid the foundation stone at the Qiddiya site in Riyadh.   King Salman arrived at the site of Qiddiya in Riyadh to lay the foundation stone of the entertainment park on Saturday evening.     The project is considered to...

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Business & Money | Saturday 28 April, 2018 12:26 pm

OIC, EU hold talks for Palestinian people

 A delegation from the executive committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held talks in Brussels with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move its embassy there from Tel Aviv. OIC...

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Sports | Saturday 28 April, 2018 12:08 pm

First-ever WWE Greatest Royal Rumble wows 60,000 in Jeddah

The first televised World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) event in the region was a huge success, with 60,000 delighted fans cheering their heroes at the King Abdullah Stadium on Friday night. In another landmark moment for Saudi Arabia, women were free to attend and enjoy the show. WWE pulled...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 28 April, 2018 7:00 am

Saudi youth on mission to clean up Red Sea

The Red Sea offers much for divers to discover — corals, marine life, pearls and more — but they also see the plastic bottles, old furniture and fishing tools that impact marine life and kill coral reefs. Three Saudi youth initiatives have raised awareness of the problem by marking...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 27 April, 2018 3:42 am

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) Wins Two Awards at ‘arabian Travel Market’ Event in Dubai

Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA), picked up two awards at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) – the Middle East’s largest travel trade event. The only airline in the running for awards at this year’s ATM, SAUDIA displayed a brand new stand with innovative features and products,...

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Sports | Friday 27 April, 2018 3:36 am

Saudi eSports History in the Making

One of the hardest journeys in life is going from amateur to elite let alone doing it in under eight months.  Since October of 2017, when The Saudi Arabian Federation for Electronic and Intellectual Sports was initiated, the federation had already held two major eSports events and now its...

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Technology & IT | Friday 27 April, 2018 1:18 am

LG's Multi V ™ 5 (VRF) rolled out in the Saudi markets

Shaker Group, the sole agent for LG Air Conditioners in Saudi Arabia and many other prominent Home Appliances brands, is introducing to the Saudi market LG's fifth generation VRF air conditioning system, being the latest Multi V 5 line utilizing industry-leadingtechnologies, pushing...

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Business & Money | Thursday 26 April, 2018 3:25 am

Pace of Saudi Arabia’s private sector sell-off accelerates

Saudi Arabia’s ports, hospitals, desalination plants, schools, and even its sports clubs, are among the candidates for early transfer to the private sector in a program that the government hopes will generate up to SR40 billion ($10.6 billion) in revenue over the next two years. The National ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 26 April, 2018 2:23 am

Riyadh governor launches SR3 billion educational projects in Saudi capital

Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar launched SR3 billion ($800 million) worth of educational projects on Wednesday at the Riyadh General Administration of Education.  The launch was in the presence of Education Minister Ahmed Al-Issa and a number of educational and pedagogical leaders as...

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