Environment & Energy | Wednesday 29 July, 2020 12:00 pm

Middle East’s largest wind farm marks key construction milestone with arrival of first turbines

The 400-megawatt (MW) Dumat Al Jandal utility-scale wind farm in Saudi Arabia that is being developed by a consortium led by EDF Renewables in partnership with Masdar, both global leaders in renewable energy, has marked a key construction milestone with the arrival of 20 wind turbines at Duba...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 29 July, 2020 10:28 am

Saudi Arabia’s Amlak International achieves 129% net income growth in H1 2020

Saudi Arabia’s leading non-bank real estate lender, Amlak International (“Amlak” or the “Company”), has announced its financial results for the period ended 30 June 2020. Net income grew by 20.9% y-o-y to SAR 23.8 million for the Q2 2020 period, and by 129% y-o-y to SAR 53.3 million for...

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Government | Wednesday 29 July, 2020 6:35 am

Sheikh Abdullah Al-Manea Assigned to Deliver Arafah Sermon

The General Presidency of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque Affairs said in a statement today that Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud approved assigning Member of the Council of Senior Scholars and Advisor at the Royal Court Sheikh Abdullah bin Suleiman...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 29 July, 2020 5:23 am

Ericsson selected by SoftBank Corp. to deliver cloud native dual-mode 5G Core

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has been selected by SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”) to deliver cloud native 5G Core for SoftBank’s 5G Standalone Network. The solution, which includes Ericsson Cloud Packet Core, Ericsson Cloud Unified Data Management and Policy, as well as Ericsson NFVI, will...

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Cars & Autos | Wednesday 29 July, 2020 3:18 am

Six Eid Al Adha Gift Ideas Perfect For Truck Owners

Eid Al Adha is fast approaching, which means it’s the perfect time to surprise a friend or a family member with a thoughtful gift for their treasured pickup truck! If a loved one is a GMC truck owner or has recently bought one, chances are they may be surprised and excited to receive any of these ...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 29 July, 2020 2:39 am

HONOR Launches Special Offers for Eid Al Adha in KSA

Young consumers looking to upgrade their smart devices can rejoice with the latest new offerings from global technology brand, HONOR. With intelligent features and accessible price points, HONOR smart devices are the perfect gift to celebrate Eid. Smartphone users will be particularly interested in ...

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Cars & Autos | Wednesday 29 July, 2020 1:31 am

Future cars to integrate advanced healthcare systems

When we think about the future of automotive, vehicles equipped with health care systems, is not the first thing that springs to mind.  It is understandable given that driverless cars, shared mobility, and electrification have been widely talked about in recent times and will change the...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 29 July, 2020 1:27 am

Imdaad wins three-year contract to deliver FM services at 1/JBR

Imdaad, a Dubai-based group of companies that provides integrated, sustainable Facilities Management (FM) services that enhance operational efficiencies of physical assets, has signed a three-year contract with Dubai Properties to deliver a range of hard and soft FM services at 1/JBR, a residential ...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 29 July, 2020 12:35 am

Ministry of Health assigns a health leader for every 50 pilgrims

In an unprecedented measure to get reassured about the implementation of all health conditions in the aftermath of the outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19 worldwide, the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia assigned a health leader for every 50 pilgrims during this year's exceptional...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 29 July, 2020 12:25 am

MOT completes 491-km-road maintenance work leading to Makkah in preparation for Hajj

In preparation for this year’s Hajj, the Ministry of Transport has completed the maintenance of about 491 km of roads leading to Makkah and has assigned buses for each pilgrim group with full precautionary measures.   These steps follow the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy...

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