Technology & IT | Tuesday 29 December, 2020 10:18 am

Saudi Arabia all set to be hub for cloud computing technologies

Saudi Telecom Company (STC), the largest telecom operator in the Kingdom, and eWTP Arabia Capital, one of the largest venture capital funds in the region, jointly announced on Monday that they will partner with Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group to...

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| Tuesday 29 December, 2020 10:15 am

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman invites Bahrain king, Kuwait emir to GCC summit

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman sent an invitation to his Bahraini counterpart, King Hamad, to participate in the 41st session of the Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), to be held on Jan. 5 in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Monday. Bahraini Crown Prince and...

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Government | Tuesday 29 December, 2020 10:13 am

Hajj Ministry launches new smart cards for pilgrims

New smart cards will be provided for pilgrims in the coming Hajj season as part of the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah’s efforts to ease services for worshippers using advanced tech features. The ministry launched the Hajj smart platform and card as part of this year’s Makkah Cultural Forum,...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 29 December, 2020 10:09 am

Minister of Culture Issues First Two Licenses for Music Institutes

Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan has issued the first two licenses for music institutes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Music International Training Center and Music Training House have obtained the two licenses for musical training , as they are two specialized...

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Cars & Autos | Tuesday 29 December, 2020 9:56 am

Universal Motors Agencies acquires Hongqi exclusive dealership in Saudi Arabia

China FAW Group have appointed Universal Motors Agencies as Hongqi brand exclusive distributor in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. With its long experience in the automotive business for over 70 years and strong resources, Universal Motors Agencies proven to be the right partner to represent Hongqi in...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 December, 2020 9:50 am

SAMI Acquires Advanced Electronics Company

Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), announced that it has acquired Advanced Electronics Company (AEC) as part of the largest military industries deal ever concluded in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The purchase is expected to...

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Government | Monday 28 December, 2020 11:36 am

GACA allows non-Saudis to fly out of the Kingdom

The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has directed airlines operating in the airports of the Kingdom to transport non-Saudi passengers outside the Kingdom, and that is in total compliance with the precautionary measures to stem the spread of coronavirus. GACA has given permission to...

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| Monday 28 December, 2020 11:33 am

Saudi officials discuss delivering G20 agenda to Italy

Saudi Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed Al-Rajhi held a virtual meeting with Italian Minister of Labor and Social Policies Nunzia Catalfo to discuss delivering the Kingdom’s G20 agenda to Italy. Al-Rajhi expressed the Kingdom’s full willingness to provide the needed...

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Sports | Monday 28 December, 2020 11:29 am

On behalf of HRH Crown Prince, Riyadh Governor Patronizes Annual Horse Race on Crown Prince Trophy

On behalf of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh region, patronized today the annual horse race ceremony on the two cups of HRH Crown Prince, for...

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Business & Money | Monday 28 December, 2020 11:15 am

talabat, the MENA region’s leading delivery app, is now available on HUAWEI AppGallery in KSA

Huawei is delighted to announce the addition of talabat, the MENA region’s leading delivery app, to HUAWEI AppGallery in KSA. The new talabat app comes fully integrated with Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) allowing consumers to take full advantage of the app on their Huawei devices. That means...

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