Business & Money | Tuesday 15 June, 2021 10:38 am

Red Sea International Film Festival welcomes Edouard Waintrop as Artistic Director

The Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) has announced Edouard Waintrop as its Artistic Director ahead of the inaugural edition in November 2021. Waintrop is an esteemed critic and former Artistic Director of the Directors' Fortnight (2011 – 2018), an independent program running parallel...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 15 June, 2021 10:34 am

International Payment Services, Bahrain obtains Mastercard Issuing & Acquiring Principal Customer License

International Payment Services B.S.C (IPS), a Bahrain-based leading third-party processor and payment service provider, has obtained the Mastercard Issuing and Acquiring Principal Customer License. This new customer license for IPS as an issuer and acquirer will provide the market with new...

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Cars & Autos | Tuesday 15 June, 2021 12:28 am

ABDUL LATIF JAMEEL MOTORS RECEIVES DECADE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE EXCELLENCE AWARD FROM TOYOTA

 Abdul Latif Jameel Motors has been granted three prestigious awards by Toyota Motor Corporation in recognition of its outstanding customer service as the authorized distributor in Saudi Arabia. One of these was the ‘Gold Award’ distinction for the ‘After Sales Service Award’ –...

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Cars & Autos | Tuesday 15 June, 2021 12:24 am

LAND ROVER DEFENDER SUPPORTS THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST ADVENTURE RACE

The award-winning Land Rover Defender will demonstrate its capability and durability as a support vehicle for the extreme Red Bull X-Alps. As official vehicle partner, Land Rover will provide a fleet of Defender 110s to support the world’s toughest adventure race. Red Bull X-Alps athletes...

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Business & Money | Monday 14 June, 2021 2:44 am

LuLu launches Saudi Mango Fest, signs deal with MEWA to support Local farmers

 LuLu, the largest hypermarket chain in the Middle East, launched Saudi Mango Week: A festival of home grown mango varieties. It's the first time such an event, promoting the Kingdom’s own mango varieties, is being organized. LuLu has procured more than 20 varieties of the tropical...

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Government | Monday 14 June, 2021 2:42 am

Saudi Foreign Ministry launches e-service to extend visitor visa validity

Saudi ministries have launched an e-service that allows visitors coming to the Kingdom to extend the validity of their unused or expired visitor visas due to a travel ban imposed by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The Kingdom will allow a cost-free extension, granted on the...

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Government | Monday 14 June, 2021 2:39 am

Ministry reveals 3 packages for Hajj, costs from SR12,000 to 16,000

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has revealed the requirements and procedure of registration for Hajj 2021 via the electronic portal for domestic pilgrims. The Ministry has allowed women to register for the pilgrimage without a male guardian (mahram) along with other women. “Those wishing ...

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Business & Money | Monday 14 June, 2021 2:37 am

Ma’aden awards $880m gold mining contract

The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) has awarded a new $880 million contract at its Mansourah-Massarah gold mines, marking the company’s largest-ever investment in the gold sector. The agreement was signed for Jac Rijk Al-Rushaid Contracting and Services Company to provide...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 14 June, 2021 2:30 am

Building first desalination plant using clean energy in Saudi Arabia

GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions has won a deal from Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Co. Ltd., to build a turnkey substation that will power the Yanbu-4 independent water producer plant. This is the first integrated, seawater reverse osmosis project in the Kingdom that uses clean...

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Government | Monday 14 June, 2021 2:28 am

PIF APPOINTS THREE SENIOR EXECUTIVES AS FUND CONTINUES EXPANSION

The Public Investment Fund (PIF), Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, today announced the appointments of Eyas AlDossari and Omar AlMadhi as Senior Directors to its MENA Investments Division, and Abdullah Shaker as Senior Director to its Global Capital Finance Division. PIF earlier this week ...

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