Business & Money | Friday 18 March, 2016 7:34 am

RABIGH FIRST FOR LUBRICANT OILS LAUNCHES ZIC IN KSA

Rabigh First lubricants oils company has announced the launch of ZIC, an international high quality lubricant oil, as part of its partnership with the international lubrication oils producer SK. As during the press conference to launch ZIC oil with the sponsorship of Jeddah Industrial and...

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Business & Money | Friday 18 March, 2016 6:36 am

King to give away Faisal Awards

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosque King Salman is to present the awards to winners of the King Faisal Prize at the Faisaliah Hotel on Wednesday. Extensive arrangements are being made to host the king and the winners at a glittering event which will be held in the presence of members of the royal...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 18 March, 2016 5:23 am

Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge officially launched in Saudi Arabia

Parallel to the unpacked event in Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress last month, the S7 and S7 edge were released in Saudi Arabia yesterday, while Samsung gave the Saudi consumers the unique opportunity to meet and experience the new devices including technologies that are part of an...

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Business & Money | Thursday 17 March, 2016 11:58 pm

More than 2,800 Saudi businessmen visited the 118th Canton Fair

The promotional campaign for the China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) was launched on 16 March 2016 in Saudi Arabia, in the presence of Mr. Hakel Wen, international VIP Service Executive at the China Foreign Trade Center, during a press conference held at the Intercontinental Hotel in...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 17 March, 2016 6:27 am

NWC: SAR4 billion worth of projects to develop Jeddah infrastructure

NWC is continuously developing the services and infrastructure of the water and environmental services sectors in Jeddah in line with its strategic plan to increase operational capacity and coverage in populated areas, meet the increasing demand for water and provide its services according to the...

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Business & Money | Thursday 17 March, 2016 5:05 am

Labor minister launches outreach service for incoming expat workers

The Ministry of Labor launched an expatriate outreach service at King Khaled International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh on Tuesday to help new incoming expatriate workers to the Kingdom facilitate their successful stay in the Kingdom. Labor Minister Mufrej Al-Haqabani inaugurated the service in the...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 16 March, 2016 6:11 am

SR3.6bn financing for Jeddah Economic City Project

Alinma Jeddah Economic City Fund has secured Shariah compliant financing of up to SR3.6 billion from Alinma Bank recently. Formulating the financial model of the project with Alinma Bank was finalized based on a financing strategy that fulfills the project’s needs in accordance with the...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 16 March, 2016 5:08 am

Al-Haqbani admits failure in Saudization in some sectors

Minister of Labor Mofrej Al-Haqbani admitted on Tuesday that the ministry has failed to implement Saudization in some sectors. He attributed this mainly to the lack of coordination and non-involvement of some agencies. He made the remarks after launching an awareness program for the newly...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 16 March, 2016 3:08 am

Haramain rail test runs positive

Test runs have proved that there is no need to change the present track of Haramain high speed railway that links the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah via Jeddah. “Not any of these tests have showed the need to change the track of Haramain rail,” a senior official of the Saudi...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 15 March, 2016 3:32 pm

NWC: Strategic projects in Makkah worth SAR1.8 billion

NWC has implemented a series of development projects in Makkah as part of its strategic plans to develop the infrastructure and increase the operational efficiency of both the water and environment services sectors in line with the highest quality and performance standards. All these projects are...

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