Business & Money | Tuesday 15 December, 2015 2:17 pm

BECO Capital expects a start-up boom in Saudi Arabia

BECO Capital, a regional venture capital firm focused on technology investments in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, today said during the Arabnet Conference taking place in Riyadh that Saudi Arabia’s growing population and consumer driven economy will give the entrepreneurial...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 15 December, 2015 2:07 pm

Another moment of Honor and Pride comes National’s way

National Air Cargo, Middle East was honored by Dubai Airports in its 5th Safety and Security Excellence Awards Ceremony held on the 8th of December, 2015. National won the Best HSE Project Award in the Organizations award category among 76 various organizations in the Middle...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 15 December, 2015 10:09 am

FAWAZ ALHOKAIR Rnked as The World's Best Company For Shareholder Returns in Fashion and Luxury Sector

Fawaz Alhokair & Co (Fawaz Alhokair), the leading fashion retail business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has been ranked joint first in the global fashion and luxury sector for delivering total shareholder returns* according to a report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG)*. Fawaz Alhokair...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 15 December, 2015 9:00 am

Arabic-Language TV Channel of Deutsche Welle Now Available Via Astra 19.2 East in Western Europe

SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today a cooperation with Deutsche Welle (DW) to transmit its Arabic language TV programme via the orbital position Astra 19.2 degrees East. The DW channel will be available in Western Europe as of Tuesday, December 15, 2015. This cooperation is...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 15 December, 2015 8:57 am

Egyptian Government to appoint global security company to review airport security

 The Egyptian government met with world-leading security and risk advisory companies in Cairo on 10 December 2015 to hear proposals to review and enhance airport security in the country.    The global security companies, which were chosen for their specific expertise in...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 15 December, 2015 8:45 am

Filmmakers share their experiences

The fourth Colors of Saudi Arabia Forum is hosting a week of lectures and workshops on film and photography production, as part of efforts to boost tourism in the country. The forum, the largest event for created images on the Kingdom’s culture and heritage, is organized annually by the...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 15 December, 2015 8:44 am

Riyadh-Dammam high-speed train planned

The cities of Riyadh and Dammam will soon be connected by a high-speed electric train that will run at a speed of up to 300 kilometers per hour compared to the current 140km/h diesel-powered train, which will be increased to 160km/h before the end of this year, said president of the Saudi...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 15 December, 2015 3:19 am

Ambitious mega projects pushes sustainable triple bottom-line as Green Building day

In the company of His Royal Highness Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed Al Saud, with the participation of His Excellency Mario Boffo, Italian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saleh bin Abdul-Aziz Al ash-Sheikh, Minister of Islamic Affairs and the Mayor of Makkah, the Saudi Mega Projects...

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Business & Money | Monday 14 December, 2015 5:35 pm

GOIC: Inauguration of the 1st Gulf Metrology Forum

The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC), in collaboration with Qatar’s Ministry of Environment, the Gulf Standardization Organization (GSO) and GULFMET inaugurated the 1st Gulf Metrology Forum and Exhibition on Monday, December 14, 2015, under the patronage of His Excellency...

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Business & Money | Monday 14 December, 2015 5:01 pm

ITHARA GROUP JOINS MIDDLE EAST SMART LANDSCAPE SUMMIT AS A GOLD SPONSOR

Expotrade Middle East, organizers of the 4th Middle East Smart Landscape Summit are thrilled to announce Ithara Group, a provider of educational, play and sports solutions, as a Gold sponsor for the forthcoming edition of the summit. The summit will be held on 25-26 April 2016 at Sofitel Dubai The...

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