Business & Money | Sunday 5 July, 2015 1:55 pm

New Terminal Opens at Prince Mohammed Bin Abdul Aziz International Airport

The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) and Tibah Airports Development Company today announced the opening of the new terminal at Prince Mohammed Bin Abdul Aziz International Airport (PMIA) in Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This iconic project consists of a new...

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Business & Money | Sunday 5 July, 2015 1:38 pm

SABIC and SK Global Chemical joint venture

SABIC and the Korean petrochemical company, SK Global Chemical, have successfully concluded negotiations for a 50-50 joint venture that will purchase the unique Nexlene™ solution technology and a plant that manufactures a range of high-performance Ethylene/Alpha-Olefin copolymers products in...

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Business & Money | Sunday 5 July, 2015 12:36 pm

The completion of the first phase of RAFAL Living Community

RAFAL Real Estate Development Company, the premier residential community innovator, announced the completion of the first phase of the RAFAL Living, the new lifestyle branded residential destination in Riyadh. The 60 floor high rise hotel managed community incorporates 300 luxurious apartments,...

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Business & Money | Sunday 5 July, 2015 10:39 am

Alwaleed Philanthropies grants 10,000 housing units, 10,000 cars to citizens

As an expression of his gratitude to the Saudi nation and its people, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal announced the resumption of the two Alwaleed Philanthropic projects that consist of providing 10,000 housing units to Saudi citizens, which is part of his development housing initiative, in addition to...

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Business & Money | Sunday 5 July, 2015 10:28 am

Barwa Bank appoints Ahmed El Emadi as Head of Corporate Banking

Barwa Bank, Qatar's most progressive Shari’ah compliant service provider, has announced the promotion of Ahmed Abdulaziz Al Emadi to the role of Head of Corporate Banking.  Prior to joining Barwa Bank in 2011, Al Emadi worked with HSBC. He holds a bachelor’s degree in...

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Business & Money | Sunday 5 July, 2015 10:25 am

Deloitte: Current oil price fluctuations unlikely to impact industry trajectory

The cyclicality of the oil and gas industry is unlikely to impact the long term trajectory of the sector. However the current fluctuations may speed up some of the trends that were already unfolding according to Deloitte’s latest Oil and Gas Reality Check 2015...

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Business & Money | Sunday 5 July, 2015 4:54 am

KSA explores atomic energy cooperation with Japan

The Japanese ambassador to the Kingdom, Noriheiro Okoda, has held a meeting with Hashem Abdullah Yamani, president of the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A.CARE), and discussed bilateral cooperation in the fields of atomic and renewable energy. The meeting began with a...

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Business & Money | Sunday 5 July, 2015 3:35 am

Qatar Rail receives ISO certification for occupational health and safety management

Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail), the company overseeing the construction of the Qatar’s integrated railway network, was recently awarded the ISO certification OHSAS 18001:2007 for occupational health and safety management systems, following management systems audits of the Qatar Rail...

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Business & Money | Sunday 5 July, 2015 1:36 am

Marketing Kingdom Middle East 2 Brings Global Marketing Elite To Qatar

Marketing experts from Twitter, Yahoo!, the Body Shop, eBay, Cambridge University and Virgin Media have been confirmed to present at the second edition of the Marketing Kingdom Middle East, scheduled to take place from 18-19 October 2015 at the W Hotel in Doha. “After last year’s...

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Business & Money | Saturday 4 July, 2015 5:22 am

Campaign for safe driving to reduce disabilities begins

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH) and the Disabled Children’s Association (DCA) have launched a traffic safety campaign, to reduce the number of accidents that cause disability. Prince Sultan bin Salman, the SCTNH president and chairman of the DAC board of...

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