DUBAI: With Gulf countries importing almost 90 percent of the food they eat, Saudi Arabia is looking at innovative techniques to safeguard food security, ranging from the use of vertical farms to unlocking the potential of unexplored plant species.Experts who gathered in Dubai at Gulfood and in Abu Dhabi at the Milken Institute MENA Summit…
Saudi information minister hands 7th license for local company to operate cinema JEDDAH: Saudi information minister Turki Al-Shabanah handed the seventh license for operating cinemas to the local company "Next Generation", which will be known by the name “Muvi” and will be the first Saudi trademark. The step was carried out in the presence Chairman of the General…
JEDDAH: Swiss Hospitality Co. (SHC) launched the “Saudi Tourism Training and Recruitment” (STTAR) accelerator program, aimed at boosting the careers of talented young people wishing to forge a path in the hospitality industry, in partnership with the Majid Society, a nonprofit, meritocratic organization focused on empowering disadvantaged people.SHC, a Jeddah-based firm, was established in 2014…
JEDDAH: The health attache at the Saudi embassy in London, Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al-Issa, has confirmed that an online health service platform is being developed to facilitate providing the needed services for patients receiving treatment in the UK. The new platform will facilitate providing services without the need for their review by the health…
RIYADH: With an annual budget of $22 billion for the digital and IT sector, Saudi Arabia has become one of the top-ranked digital markets not only in the MENA region, but worldwide.The Kingdom is establishing the structural base and funding to become a leading player in the digital market, according to Saudi Minister of Communications and…
Abdullah Abu Thunain has been vice minister of labor and social development since last February. He was previously deputy minister for inspection and development of work environments for around a year. He also served as deputy minister for planning, development and information between Feb. 2016 and June 2017. He was acting governor of the Job…
Abdullah Abu Thunain has been vice minister of labor and social development since last February. He was previously deputy minister for inspection and development of work environments for around a year. He also served as deputy minister for planning, development and information between Feb. 2016 and June 2017. He was acting governor of the Job…
RIYADH: With an annual budget of $22 billion for the digital and IT sector, Saudi Arabia has become one of the top-ranked digital markets not only in the MENA region, but worldwide.The Kingdom is establishing the structural base and funding to become a leading player in the digital market, according to Saudi Minister of Communications and…
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is on track to develop its rail networks as part of a GCC-wide push to ramp up regional transportation, with the high-speed Haramain railway now operating at near-full capacity, Riyadh’s Metro almost complete and another 800km of track, along with sleeping coaches, added to the Kingdom’s North-South railway.Such projects are helping the country move toward…
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is on track to develop its rail networks as part of a GCC-wide push to ramp up regional transportation, with the high-speed Haramain railway now operating at near-full capacity, Riyadh’s Metro almost complete and another 800km of track, along with sleeping coaches, added to the Kingdom’s North-South railway.Such projects are helping the country move toward…
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is on track to develop its rail networks as part of a GCC-wide push to ramp up regional transportation, with the high-speed Haramain railway now operating at near-full capacity, Riyadh’s Metro almost complete and another 800km of track, along with sleeping coaches, added to the Kingdom’s North-South railway.Such projects are helping the country move toward…
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is on track to develop its rail networks as part of a GCC-wide push to ramp up regional transportation, with the high-speed Haramain railway now operating at near-full capacity, Riyadh’s Metro almost complete and another 800km of track, along with sleeping coaches, added to the Kingdom’s North-South railway.Such projects are helping the country move toward…
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is on track to develop its rail networks as part of a GCC-wide push to ramp up regional transportation, with the high-speed Haramain railway now operating at near-full capacity, Riyadh’s Metro almost complete and another 800km of track, along with sleeping coaches, added to the Kingdom’s North-South railway.Such projects are helping the country move toward…
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is on track to develop its rail networks as part of a GCC-wide push to ramp up regional transportation, with the high-speed Haramain railway now operating at near-full capacity, Riyadh’s Metro almost complete and another 800km of track, along with sleeping coaches, added to the Kingdom’s North-South railway.Such projects are helping the country move toward…
RIYADH: Famed Egyptian violinist Mahmoud Sorour taught his first official lessons at Riyadh’s music institute on Saturday night. The musician, who gained widespread attention in Saudi Arabia from his concerts in the Kingdom last year, has performed alongside regional stars such as Mohammed Abdo, Majid Al-Muhandis, and Rashed Al-Majed. At the request of Crown Prince…
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is on track to develop its rail networks as part of a GCC-wide push to ramp up regional transportation, with the high-speed Haramain railway now operating at near-full capacity, Riyadh’s Metro almost complete and another 800km of track, along with sleeping coaches, added to the Kingdom’s North-South railway.Such projects are helping the country move toward…
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is on track to develop its rail networks as part of a GCC-wide push to ramp up regional transportation, with the high-speed Haramain railway now operating at near-full capacity, Riyadh’s Metro almost complete and another 800km of track, along with sleeping coaches, added to the Kingdom’s North-South railway.Such projects are helping the country move toward…
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is on track to develop its rail networks as part of a GCC-wide push to ramp up regional transportation, with the high-speed Haramain railway now operating at near-full capacity, Riyadh’s Metro almost complete and another 800km of track, along with sleeping coaches, added to the Kingdom’s North-South railway.Such projects are helping the country move toward…
RIYADH: Famed Egyptian violinist Mahmoud Sorour taught his first official lessons at Riyadh’s music institute on Saturday night. The musician, who gained widespread attention in Saudi Arabia from his concerts in the Kingdom last year, has performed alongside regional stars such as Mohammed Abdo, Majid Al-Muhandis, and Rashed Al-Majed. At the request of Crown Prince…
RIYADH: Famed Egyptian violinist Mahmoud Sorour taught his first official lessons at Riyadh’s music institute on Saturday night. The musician, who gained widespread attention in Saudi Arabia from his concerts in the Kingdom last year, has performed alongside regional stars such as Mohammed Abdo, Majid Al-Muhandis, and Rashed Al-Majed. At the request of Crown Prince…
