Culture & Education | Sunday 14 February, 2016 7:39 am

UK conference highlights Saudi students’ accomplishments

The 9th Saudi Student Conference which is being held on Feb. 13-14 is sponsored by Umm Al-Qura University and hosted by the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. It was organized by the Scientific Society for Saudi Students in the UK (SSSSUK) with the collaboration of the Saudi Arabian...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 14 February, 2016 6:11 am

JISH holds workshops for speech language specialists

The Jeddah Institute for Speech and Hearing (JISH) on Saturday began two-day training workshops for their clinical team at the Center for Autism Research in Riyadh. Dr. Nahla Dashash, consultant speech language pathologist, and director of Clinical Services at JISH, provided the workshops inputs ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 14 February, 2016 6:00 am

UAE to Host the Region’s Foremost Platform for Security and National Resilience

Under the patronage of Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Advisor, and Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, the United Arab Emirates will be hosting the seventh edition of the International Exhibition for National Security and...

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Business & Money | Sunday 14 February, 2016 3:47 am

Savills undertakes international launch of Zlota 44

US-based real estate investment manager Amstar and Polish developer BBI Development S.A., are undertaking with Savills the international launch of Zlota 44, one of Europe’s tallest and most luxurious residential towers, located on Ulica Zlota (Gold Street) in central...

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Business & Money | Saturday 13 February, 2016 10:55 am

KAEC golf course nearing completion

KING Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) is putting the final touches to the Royal Greens Golf Course and Country Club. Landscaping of the 18-hole championship course is nearing completion, while grassing is also entering the final phase with only the back nine holes remaining to be grassed. Playing...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 13 February, 2016 10:50 am

KSA realizes importance of renewable energy

Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Ali Al-Naimi has underlined the importance of energy in the economic and social growth, saying that all peoples of the world have the right to have reliable stable energy sources. He also said that the fossil fuel will continue to play its important role in ...

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Healthcare | Saturday 13 February, 2016 10:49 am

KASCH successfully conducts first liver transplant on infant

A medical team of the King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital (KASCH) at the King Abdulaziz Medical City (National Guard) here have successfully conducted the first liver transplant on a baby boy.  Fahad Mari Said Al-Sairdh, father of the eight-month-old child, expressed his and...

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Business & Money | Saturday 13 February, 2016 10:48 am

JCCI to train 200 youths in hospitality management

The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) Academy will be launching a 3-day training program for 200 youths in the tourism and hospitality sector, JCCI announced on Monday. Adnan Bin Hussein Mandoura, secretary general at JCCI, explained that the focus of this training program, resulting...

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Government | Saturday 13 February, 2016 10:38 am

King Salman to visit Egypt on April 4

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman is to visit Egypt on April 4, Saudi Ambassador to Egypt and the Kingdom’s permanent representative to the Arab League Ahmad Bin Abdulaziz Qattan, who is also Dean of the Arab Diplomatic Corps in Egypt, announced here on Thursday. In a statement ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 13 February, 2016 8:14 am

KAUST, KACARE discuss cooperation on sustainable energy initiatives

 A delegation of senior officials from King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) visited the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KACARE) to discuss cooperation between the two institutions on sustainable energy in the Kingdom to reduce dependence on...

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