Environment & Energy | Friday 1 May, 2015 11:30 am

Succession changes ‘positive for oil market’

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman's appointment of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman would help stabilize world oil markets by strengthening political stability in the Kingdom, Ali Al-Naimi, petroleum and mineral resources minister, was quoted as ...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 29 April, 2015 1:13 am

Gulf Petrochem to launch first Indian focused real estate fund

• GP commits US$10 million as seed capital to Fund; aims to raise US$100 million• DIFC’s Exempt Fund tailored to provide professional and institutional investors with unique and tax efficient access to diversified portfolio of professionally managed ‘Grade A’ real estate assets in...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 27 April, 2015 1:50 pm

Saudi Green building Forum honored Governor of Riyadh "Lifetime Award"

His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh region, received in his office at Qaser Alhokum on Thursday, 23 April, 2015 His Excellency Engineer Faisal Saleh Al-Fadl, Secretary General of the Saudi Green Building Forum (SGBF)At the beginning of the reception a...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 25 April, 2015 9:09 am

Damaging monuments will invite jail, fines

All the monuments in the Kingdom and in marine areas under the Saudi Arabia’s jurisdiction are public property, said Director-General of the Legal Department at the General Authority for Tourism and Antiquities, Faisal Al-Fadil.“Anyone who alters or damages an archaeological or heritage site or ...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 25 April, 2015 9:07 am

Love Jeddah? Keep it clean, segregate waste at source

In a landmark decision, the Jeddah Municipality has launched a project to segregate waste at source in eight districts, with the motto: “I love Jeddah. I will keep it clean.”As part of the project, under the auspices of Mayor Hani Abu Ras, three bins of different colors — red, blue and green...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 23 April, 2015 10:44 am

Oil & Gas Minister of the Sultanate of Oman officially endorses Arabian Sea Summit

The Omani Government has previously announced they aim to empower all aspects of the domestic chain including constructing a world-class refining complex, new field discoveries and EOR developments amongst others, as part of their petroleum strategy.Showing H.E's commitment to this strategy, the...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 22 April, 2015 6:23 am

With KSA help, scientists take fresh steps to defeat MERS

Genetic sequence data on two of the deadliest yet most poorly understood viruses are to be made available to researchers worldwide in real time as scientists seek to speed up understanding of Ebola and MERS.The project, led by British scientists with West African and Saudi collaboration, hopes to...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 20 April, 2015 8:23 am

Over SR28 million water, sanitation projects for EP

Water and Electricity Minister Abdullah Al-Hussayen signed contracts with several companies for water and sewage projects in the Eastern Province. The three new contracts signed would incur a total cost of SR28.7 million.Director General of Water in the Eastern Province Hamad bin Abdulrahman...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 19 April, 2015 3:27 pm

ACWA Power is the strategic Partner of WETEX 2015

ACWA Power will be participating as a strategic partner for the 17th edition of Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (WETEX 2015).This year’s exhibition will take place on April 21-23 at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. In line with the event’s theme ‘At...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 13 April, 2015 4:25 pm

Desalination Facility Named a New Product of the Russian Nuclear Industry

Desalination facilities integrated with Russian-designed large capacity nuclear power plants constitute a new product of the Russian nuclear industry. It was announced at the 2nd meeting of the Rusatom Overseas Expert Council on Desalination. Special attention was paid to the business model of such ...

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