Business & Money | Saturday 20 August, 2016 4:44 am

Saudia to hire 100% Saudi pilots by 2020

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is optimistic about reaching its goal of 200 aircraft by the year 2020 and aims to have 100 percent Saudi pilots, Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, director general of the airline, said Friday. Addressing a press conference upon his return to Jeddah after taking the...

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Healthcare | Friday 19 August, 2016 6:30 am

MOH starts massive health awareness drive for Haj

The Ministry of Health has launched a massive health awareness campaign for this year’s Haj under the slogan “Together for a Healthy Pilgrimage”. According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on Wednesday, the campaign is meant to enlighten the guests of God about the most...

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Business & Money | Friday 19 August, 2016 6:23 am

Petchems support Tadawul index

Gulf stock markets were narrowly mixed in quiet trade on Thursday as petrochemical shares supported Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All-Share Index (TASI) but Qatar pulled back after a surge this week due to hopes for inflows of foreign funds. The value of traded shares reached SR2.88 billion. TASI...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 19 August, 2016 6:06 am

Airbus delivers world’s first A330-300 Regional to Saudi Arabian Airlines

Saudi Arabian Airlines, the national carrier of Saudi Arabia, has taken delivery of its first A330-300 Regional, making it the launch customer for this new member of the versatile and successful A330 family.The aircraft is the first of the 20 A330-300 Regional aircraft ordered at the 2015 Paris...

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Business & Money | Thursday 18 August, 2016 8:29 am

Gold glory for Saudi Arabia

With nearly 333 tons of gold reserves, the Kingdom ranks 16th globally and first among Arab countries. The US ranks first in the world in terms of gold reserves. This has been revealed by the 2016 Gold Demand Trends (Q2) report issued by the World Gold Council. Demand for gold increased by 15...

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Government | Thursday 18 August, 2016 4:47 am

Makkah ready for Haj

A campaign entitled “Pilgrimage is a Message of Peace” was launched under the aegis of Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal in Makkah on Monday. The Makkah governorate also announced that a project to develop the holy sites was approved by the Royal Court and that it will be implemented ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 18 August, 2016 3:44 am

Saudi officials, business leaders gather in LA to promote partnership

Saudi Arabia is actively seeking partnerships with foreign firms to raise the competitiveness and productivity across an array of industries, including downstream petrochemicals, mining and mineral resources, and local manufacturing. The Kingdom's ambitious plans were detailed in the recently...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 17 August, 2016 11:58 am

DEALING WITH THE CYBER THREAT

Since the 2010 discovery of the Stuxnet worm targeted at industrial programmable logic controllers (PLCs), the Middle East has been central to the increased profile of cyber security threats facing industrial enterprises worldwide. The 2012 security breach of a leading oil and gas company in the...

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Government | Wednesday 17 August, 2016 5:18 am

King orders maximum support for Haj pilgrims

 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has directed both government and private bodies to provide the best possible services to the guests of God. Chairing the weekly session of the Council of Ministers at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Monday, the king welcomed the pilgrims who have...

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Government | Wednesday 17 August, 2016 4:31 am

Transport Minister inspects Haj and Umrah Complex

Transport Minister and Acting President of the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) Sulaiman Bin Abdullah Al-Hamdan presenting gifts to pilgrims who arrived on Saudia flight 801 from Dhaka at terminal 13 of the Haj and Umrah Complex, King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah...

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