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ICT Indicators Forum discusses digital transformation
Saudi Arabia

ICT Indicators Forum discusses digital transformation

RIYADH: The annual ICT Indicators Forum held by the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) in Riyadh on Wednesday, discussed the impact of digital transformation on the education, health and finance sectors.Ministry of Health Undersecretary for e-Health Ahmed Belkheir said that technological development is making it easier for beneficiaries to access health care.Ministry of Finance…

Saudi Arabia calls for global action on hate speech
Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia calls for global action on hate speech

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia has called for urgent action from the international community to tackle hate speech and promote tolerance in the wake of the deadly terrorist attack on two mosques in New Zealand. In an address to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Kingdom’s ambassador to the UN, Dr. Abdul Aziz Al-Wasel, said last…

Sharqiah Season: What to expect this weekend?
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Sharqiah Season: What to expect this weekend?

RIYADH: A bumper program of entertainment is being lined up in the Eastern Province for the biggest weekend yet of Sharqiah Season. Concerts, a film festival, and a spectacular air race are just some of the events due to take place in the region as part of attractions for both Saudis and visitors to the…

Riyadh book fair hears lecture on Bahrain culture industry
Saudi Arabia

Riyadh book fair hears lecture on Bahrain culture industry

RIYADH: A bumper program of entertainment is being lined up in the Eastern Province for the biggest weekend yet of Sharqiah Season. Concerts, a film festival, and a spectacular air race are just some of the events due to take place in the region as part of attractions for both Saudis and visitors to the…

Saudi ICT sector holds key  to growth, forum told
Saudi Arabia

Saudi ICT sector holds key to growth, forum told

RIYADH: A bumper program of entertainment is being lined up in the Eastern Province for the biggest weekend yet of Sharqiah Season. Concerts, a film festival, and a spectacular air race are just some of the events due to take place in the region as part of attractions for both Saudis and visitors to the…

Motherly advice from Dr. Thoraya Obaid
Saudi Arabia

Motherly advice from Dr. Thoraya Obaid

Motherly advice from Dr. Thoraya Obaid RIYADH: The first Saudi to head a UN agency, the first Saudi female to graduate from a US university on a government scholarship, one of 30 women to be appointed to the Shoura Council for the first time, one of 100 notable “Muslim Builders of World Civilization and Culture,”…

Darah sends atlas of Makkah, holy sites to US, UK
Saudi Arabia

Darah sends atlas of Makkah, holy sites to US, UK

RIYADH: Riyadh International Book Fair on Wednesday hosted Dr. Diaa Al-Kaabi, who gave a lecture on the role of culture in Bahrain, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The academic, who is a professor at the University of Bahrain, highlighted the role of prominent Saudis in the founding of major cultural institutions in Bahrain. She named…

More than 40 envoys tour King Abdul Aziz Camel Festival in Riyadh
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More than 40 envoys tour King Abdul Aziz Camel Festival in Riyadh

RIYADH: More than 40 ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions accredited to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday visited the King Abdul Aziz Camel Festival in the southern Sayahdah district of Al-Dahnaa. They toured the festival’s activities for several hours, including the Camel Village, the World of Nomads event, the desert park and various pavilions. The World…

Saudi King Salman, Seychelles president discuss enhancing bilateral ties
Saudi Arabia

Saudi King Salman, Seychelles president discuss enhancing bilateral ties

Saudi fashion designer Mohammed Khoja is a self-taught artist and the founder of luxury label Hindamme, which he established in 2016. Hindamme has a strong presence on the Saudi fashion scene with its “East meets West” trademark, and the brand received international attention when Khoja designed a black bomber jacket with the insignia “June 24,…

FaceOf: Mohammed Khoja, Saudi fashion designer
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FaceOf: Mohammed Khoja, Saudi fashion designer

Saudi fashion designer Mohammed Khoja is a self-taught artist and the founder of luxury label Hindamme, which he established in 2016. Hindamme has a strong presence on the Saudi fashion scene with its “East meets West” trademark, and the brand received international attention when Khoja designed a black bomber jacket with the insignia “June 24,…

Saudi capital to get world’s biggest park in $23bn project
Saudi Arabia

Saudi capital to get world’s biggest park in $23bn project

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia launched an ambitious $23 billion project on Tuesday to create vast open green areas in the capital, Riyadh, including the world’s biggest city park. Construction will begin this year on four schemes — King Salman Park, Sports Boulevard, Green Riyadh and Riyadh Art — which will create sustainable communities, drive action against climate…

How Saudi women are getting ahead of men as STEM graduates
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How Saudi women are getting ahead of men as STEM graduates

DUBAI: More and more girls in Saudi Arabia are opting for an education in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), and now the challenge is finding them employment, said Dr. Fatima Alakeel, a cybersecurity expert and faculty member at King Saud University (KSU) in Riyadh.“In the Kingdom, STEM-related jobs are limited at the moment, as…

Arab forum on meteorology to begin in Jeddah
Saudi Arabia

Arab forum on meteorology to begin in Jeddah

DUBAI: More and more girls in Saudi Arabia are opting for an education in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), and now the challenge is finding them employment, said Dr. Fatima Alakeel, a cybersecurity expert and faculty member at King Saud University (KSU) in Riyadh.“In the Kingdom, STEM-related jobs are limited at the moment, as…

FaceOf: Majid Al-Hogail, Saudi Arabia’s minister of housing
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FaceOf: Majid Al-Hogail, Saudi Arabia’s minister of housing

DUBAI: More and more girls in Saudi Arabia are opting for an education in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), and now the challenge is finding them employment, said Dr. Fatima Alakeel, a cybersecurity expert and faculty member at King Saud University (KSU) in Riyadh.“In the Kingdom, STEM-related jobs are limited at the moment, as…

Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet calls for global stand against extremism, hate speech
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Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet calls for global stand against extremism, hate speech

KSA’s Eastern Province residents welcome Sharqiah Season visitors from far and wide RIYADH: Residents of the Eastern Province are no strangers to foreign visitors — the nation’s oil heartland has been welcoming them for years. But more have been arriving with the opening of Sharqiah Season, featuring over 80 events across the region’s cities. Organized…

Tuwaiq Sculpture Symposium opens in Riyadh for the first time
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Tuwaiq Sculpture Symposium opens in Riyadh for the first time

RIYADH: The world’s biggest park will be created in Saudi Arabia as part of a $22.9bn project that promises to create vast open green areas in Riyadh, creating thousands of new jobs, state news agency SPA reported on Tuesday The aim of the project is to “significantly improve the lives of its citizens, transform the city…

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