Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 26 December, 2021 8:43 am

Saudi Arabian Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai Celebrates Receiving 2 Million Visitors in 86 Days

The Organizing Committee of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai has announced that the number of its visitors reached two million visitors from various Arab and foreign nationalities, as well as high-level diplomatic delegations from various fraternally and friendly...

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Business & Money | Sunday 26 December, 2021 12:56 am

Schneider Electric and Worley collaborate to accelerate digital transformation in Saudi Arabia

Schneider Electric and Worley have signed a partnership agreement to develop and deploy digital solutions and new technologies for the energy market and smart city projects across Saudi Arabia. Together, they will support energy firms and government bodies in the country to achieve their digital...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 24 December, 2021 11:59 pm

15 endangered mountain ibexes released in Soudah

CEO of National Center for Wildlife Mohammed Ali Qarban and CEO of Soudah Development Husameddin Al-Madani open the door to a mountain ibex, allowing it to roam in its native environment in the mountains of Soudah. (Supplied) The National Center for Wildlife, in cooperation with Soudah...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 24 December, 2021 11:51 pm

With an eye on future food challenges, KSA invests millions in vertical farming

Agriculture is the world’s oldest, most adaptable industry and some of the earliest cultivation techniques are still in widespread use. But as nations address future challenges, authorities are looking to more modern concepts and ideas to ensure their citizens are fed. Saudi Arabia, for...

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Government | Friday 24 December, 2021 11:27 pm

Saudi Arabia .. “Nafith” platform allows issuing a bond paper to preserve the rights of the creditor and debtor

The Nafez platform in Saudi Arabia made it possible to create and register the bond paper for an order with its approved pillars according to the commercial paper system electronically through its platform, in a step aimed at preserving the rights of the issuing parties and raising reliability, to...

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Cars & Autos | Friday 24 December, 2021 11:20 pm

Electric cars .. a leap in the use of metals 30 times within quest’year

Recently published international reports predict an increase in demand for metals in the coming years, as demand for lithium metal, for example, will increase about 40 times by 2040. These predictions come in one moment in which the mining sector is witnessing a major transformation globally...

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Government | Thursday 23 December, 2021 3:59 pm

SAMA directs motor insurance companies to include VAT in third party compensation

RIYADH — The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has instructed all motor insurance companies to include the rate of value added tax (VAT) in the compensation while settling claims to the third party liability.The SAMA directive came in the wake of complaints about the failure on the part of some motor...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 23 December, 2021 3:50 pm

Saudi Arabia sets record for biggest saxaul tree botanical garden

MAKKAH: Al-Ghadha Park in Unaizah, which covers an area of more than 172 million square meters, has earned a Guinness World Record for the largest saxaul tree botanical garden. The people of Unaizah, a governorate in Al-Qassim Province, have cared for the indigenous trees for more than five...

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Government | Thursday 23 December, 2021 3:48 pm

Ministry of Culture launches Prince Mohammed bin Salman Global Center for Arabic Calligraphy strategy

RIYADH: The Ministry of Culture celebrated the conclusion of the “Year of Arabic Calligraphy” 2021 initiative and the inauguration of the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Global Center for Arabic Calligraphy strategy on Wednesday. The strategy was launched at a ceremony held at the National...

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Business & Money | Thursday 23 December, 2021 9:01 am

Bitcoin recorded good profits during 2021, so will it reach $100k in 2022 ?

2021 has been a big year for Bitcoin, with the cryptocurrency recording its biggest highs yet. For starters, the price of crypto soared to almost $65,000 in April 2021. While its price has come down since then, particularly in recent months owing to successive crypto market crashes, there still are ...

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