Environment & Energy | Thursday 5 April, 2018 2:50 am

SABIC-MCC joint venture starts output

SABIC announced the successful completion of the pilot operation of the Methyl Methacrylate Monomer (MMA) and Poly Methyl Methacrylate (PMMA) plants and the commencement of commercial operations. Abdulrahman Al-Fageeh, SABIC Executive Vice President, Petrochemicals, said “our...

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Government | Thursday 5 April, 2018 2:22 am

Saudi Investment Fund signs agreement with Six Flags to create amusement park in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has signed an agreement with Six Flags to develop and design an amusement park in Riyadh. Six Flags, the world’s leading international amusement park company, will develop and design the park in Qiddiya, the country's first...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 5 April, 2018 12:27 am

First Saudi cinema in 35 years to open on April 18

The Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information has signed an agreement with AMC to open around 40 cinemas in 15 cities in Saudi Arabia over the next five years. The license, the first of its kind, will allow one of the world’s largest film companies, to operate cinemas in the...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 4 April, 2018 2:08 pm

LG launches "it’s your turn to save" campaign

As a support to the "#لتبقى" (To stay) campaign launched by the Saudi Energy Efficiency Center, and in line with the Kingdom's 2030 Vision aimed at creating a sustainable economy by adopting energy efficient solutions, LG, the leader in the innovation of the latest energy...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 4 April, 2018 3:42 am

Saudi Alliance for Youth to impact 50,000 youth, employ 3,000 by 2020

An Alliance for Youth bringing together companies and other entities interested in helping young people in the region enhance their skills and develop their careers is launching in Saudi Arabia, contributing to the regional commitment to impact 50,000 and employ 3,000 local youth by 2020. The...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 4 April, 2018 2:35 am

‘All eyes in the West are on Saudi Arabia,’ says campaigner for girls’ education

The producer of the documentary film that has spearheaded a global campaign for girls’ education hosted a panel in Jeddah on Monday to discuss innovations in the Kingdom and how to take the campaign forward. Martha Adams’s 2013 documentary “Girl Rising” told the stories ...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 4 April, 2018 2:25 am

Virgin Mobile KSA launches Direct Carrier Billing Service with Google

Virgin Mobile KSA has announced today the launch of direct carrier billing service with Google. This new and unique payment method will make it easier for users to purchase mobile apps, games, books and movies from the Google Play Store by billing purchases to their mobile accounts; postpaid or...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 3 April, 2018 1:08 pm

Dell EMC Enables Businesses for Success in the age of Digital Disruption

Dell EMC today hosted its Executive Summit – ‘Expect Moore’ – for business leaders in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa region at the InterContinental Budapest in Hungary. At this event, Dell EMC provided a blueprint for digital success and insight into how transformation...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 3 April, 2018 4:36 am

Cisco to launch smart city initiative in Riyadh

A smart city initiative will be inaugurated in Riyadh in the coming weeks after it piloted for nine months by networking company Cisco as part of the government’s digital transformation plans. The pilot is being tested in Olaya district, the city’s busiest area, and plans to extend...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 3 April, 2018 2:31 am

Saudi Arabia’s business community invited to Arabia-Expo 2018 in Moscow

Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) Chairman Ahmed Al-Rajhi, and the Russian Ambassador in Riyadh Sergei Kozlov, on Monday discussed ways to enhance economic cooperation between the two countries. They stressed the significant role of both countries’ business communities in fostering...

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