Government | Sunday 22 October, 2017 2:58 am

60 Saudi firms participate in Baghdad trade fair

Under the title “We liberated our land and with your cooperation we will build it,” Iraqi Trade Minister, Salman Al-Jumaili, launched the 44th Baghdad International Fair running from 21-30 October with Saudi Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, Khalid Al-Falih, attending. ...

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Government | Saturday 21 October, 2017 12:44 am

Crown Prince donates SR5m for Hail charities

Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, has donated SR5 million from his own account to charitable societies in Hail region. This was in supplement to the support being provided to charitable societies within the Project of Prince Muhammad Bin Salman for...

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Government | Saturday 21 October, 2017 12:37 am

King promotes Public Prosecution members

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman issued a royal decree on Friday to promote 13 members of the Bureau of Public Prosecution to the rank of appeal prosecutor, Saudi Press Agency reported.   Attorney General Sheikh Saud Bin Abdullah Al-Moajab said that the royal order comes...

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Government | Wednesday 18 October, 2017 7:01 am

King Salman Complex for Prophet’s Tradition to be set up in Madinah

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman issued on Tuesday an order to set up a complex named after him for the Tradition of the Prophet (peace be upon him). The King Salman Complex for the Prophet’s Tradition will be based in Madinah, the Saudi Press Agency reported quoting the...

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Government | Tuesday 17 October, 2017 12:36 am

Saudi Recycling Company in the offing

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) is planning to establish the Saudi Recycling Company, a new waste management government enterprise, aiming to support and operate the PIF’s investments in domestic recycling sector projects, it was announced here on Monday. Aligned with the...

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Government | Wednesday 11 October, 2017 7:20 am

Madinah governor inaugurates anti-drugs youth forum

Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman on Monday inaugurated a nine-day youth forum on narcotics control. The director general of drug control in the Kingdom, Maj. Gen. Ahmad Saadi Al-Zahrani, and representatives from government and non-governmental religious, cultural and social bodies...

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Government | Tuesday 10 October, 2017 6:26 am

Public Investment Fund Launches 'Fund of Funds'

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) has announced the establishment of the Fund of Funds, a new investment vehicle designed to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with access to capital by investing in venture capital and private equity funds targeting the SME sector. The Fund of Funds...

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Government | Monday 9 October, 2017 4:11 am

King Salman arrives in Riyadh after a fruitful 4-day Russia state visit

King Salman returned to Riyadh on Sunday after a four-day historic state visit to Russia, which had seen Saudi-Russian ties reaching new heights. The king arrived at the King Salman Airbase in Riyadh on Sunday night and was welcomed by key officials and dignitaries, including Prince Muqrin bin...

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Government | Saturday 7 October, 2017 4:26 am

MOU for scientific, geological cooperation signed

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed Friday between the Geological Survey of Saudi Arabia and the Russian Geological Corporation aiming to develop cooperation between the two countries in the scientific and geological field on the basis of equality and mutual benefit, Saudi Press Agency...

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Government | Saturday 7 October, 2017 2:00 am

KSA-Russia ties set for wider horizons

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman held wide ranging talks with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, King Salman and Medvedev reiterated that their countries are determined to push their bilateral relations to much wider...

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