Business & Money | Monday 16 August, 2021 1:12 am

18 billion spending on local content... and 40% drop in water consumption

 The 2nd sustainability report by stc revealed that spending on local content has increased to more than 18 billion Riyals, aiming to achieve sustainability and create a positive environmental impact, continuing to support the progress achieved in the community development, while the group...

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Business & Money | Sunday 15 August, 2021 9:29 am

Top Paint Companies in the Middle East

One may ask: what are the top paint brands? This article was written to answer specifically this question. We will focus on the top paint companies in the Middle East, providing a list of the top 9th companies with a short introduction of each. 1. Jazeera Paints CompanyIn 1979, Jazeera Paints...

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Business & Money | Sunday 15 August, 2021 12:36 am

Buraidah festival creates 4,000 job opportunities

The organizers of Buraidah Date Festival say it has created more than 4,000 seasonal job opportunities, through date auctions and temporary and seasonal work. The festival focused particularly on providing opportunities for young people to enter employment, in line with Saudi Vision...

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Business & Money | Thursday 12 August, 2021 12:55 am

Saudi Arabia explores hydrogen opportunities with Germany amid push for global market share

Saudi Arabia is turning to Germany to explore opportunities in hydrogen as the Kingdom is vying to be one of the largest players in the fuel of the future. The Saudi Cabinet last night approved a memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Energy and Germany’s Federal Ministry of...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 11 August, 2021 7:04 am

Saudi industrial production rose almost 12% YoY in June

Saudi Arabia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose by 11.9 percent in June 2021 from a year earlier and by 3.6 percent from May, official data showed today. The increase resulted almost exclusively from higher production in mining and quarrying, which gained 19.3 percent on an annual...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 11 August, 2021 6:07 am

Saudi international airports fly high in global rankings

Saudi Arabia’s international airports have soared in the top 100 world rankings despite the impact on air travel due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, according to Skytrax. The international air transport rating organization evaluated more than 500 airlines and airports from...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 11 August, 2021 1:43 am

Careem appoints new general manager for its operations in Saudi Arabia

Careem announced the appointment of Ghaith Al Johani as General Manager in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Al Johani is one of the Saudi Arabia’s youth leaders, who have contributed to enhancing the presence and growth of many international institutions and brands. Ghaith comes with more than 15...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 10 August, 2021 3:41 am

DHL Express shapes future for sustainable aviation with the order of first-ever all-electric cargo planes from Eviation

 DHL Express, the world’s leading express service provider, and Eviation, the Seattle-area based global manufacturer of all-electric aircraft, today write aviation history in announcing that DHL is the first to order 12 fully electric Alice eCargo planes from Eviation. With this engagement...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 10 August, 2021 2:50 am

The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) has signed an agreement with Lenovo to become the official technology partner for the Saudi Federation and National Teams.

The cooperation was announced during a press conference held at the headquarters of the Saudi Football Association in Riyadh on Sunday, 8th August in the presence of Vice President of the Saudi Federation, Khaled Al Thebity, Ibrahim Al-Qasim, Secretary-General at SAFF,Council member Naim Al-Bakr,...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 10 August, 2021 1:38 am

SADAFCO announces opening of new ice cream factory in Saudi Arabia

As part of its ambitious expansion plans in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudia Dairy and Foodstuff Company (SADAFCO) announced the opening of a new ice cream factory in Modon Industrial City No.1, Jeddah.   The new ice cream factory, combined with the existing SADAFCO milk factory,...

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