Culture & Education | Tuesday 3 September, 2019 1:15 am

Peace Project for Civilization Communication graduates second batch of young leaders

Peace Project for Civilization Communication this evening graduated the second batch of young leaders of global communication at a ceremony held at the conference center at the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The event took place in the presence of a number of officials and those concerned with cultural ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 3 September, 2019 12:22 am

Saudi Arabia replaces Aramco chairman with head of PIF — Bloomberg

Saudi Arabia has named Yasir Al-Rumayyan, head of the Kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, known as the PIF, as the chairman of state oil giant Aramco, replacing Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing an unnamed Saudi official. Al-Falih has been removed from his...

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Technology & IT | Monday 2 September, 2019 5:36 pm

Mobily ranked as the leader in Hosting Infrastructure Services in Saudi Arabia according to latest IDC report

According to the latest report "Competitive Profiles and 2018 Analysis of Leading IT Services Players in KSA" by global research company International Data Company (IDC), Mobily has been ranked no. 1 in Hosting Infrastructure Service with 18.2% market share in 2018. The IDC study presents ...

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Business & Money | Monday 2 September, 2019 12:59 pm

Alwaleed Philanthropies invests $5 million to Gavi’s INFUSE initiative

Alwaleed Philanthropies, chaired by HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz AlSaud, the global philanthropic foundation, has made a fresh commitment to preventing the spread of disease by investing a further US $5 million in its partnership with Gavi, the Vaccine...

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Technology & IT | Monday 2 September, 2019 6:08 am

Huawei Launched the HUAWEI Mate20 X 5G The First Commercial 5G Smartphone in Saudi Arabia

Huawei Saudi Arabia today launched its first commercial 5G handset—HUAWEI Mate 20 X (5G). Powered by Kirin 980 and the world’s first 7nm 5G multi-mode chipset Balong 5000, the latest Huawei smartphone introduces consumers to 5G with a premium experience comprising high-speed...

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Technology & IT | Monday 2 September, 2019 5:00 am

LG AND LUMI PARTNER ON SMARTER HOME ECOSYSTEM

LG Electronics (LG) and LUMI United Technology, an Internet of Things (IoT) and smart home solution provider, have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop an ecosystem that goes beyond basic appliance management to deliver a more complete IoT solution for the home. The partnership will...

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Business & Money | Monday 2 September, 2019 3:29 am

Technology company transforming GCC laundry business set for major growth in UAE, region

The company building a thriving online marketplace for the US$3 billion laundry industry in the Gulf region today outlined its dynamic expansion plans to bring monthly growth in the UAE and international markets.   JustClean, established three years ago by Kuwaiti brothers Athbi and...

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Technology & IT | Monday 2 September, 2019 3:00 am

Huawei launches Ascend 910, the world's most powerful AI processor, and MindSpore, an all-scenario AI computing framework

Huawei officially launched the world's most powerful AI processor – the Ascend 910 – as well as an all-scenario AI computing framework, MindSpore.   "We have been making steady progress since we announced our AI strategy in October last year," said Eric Xu,...

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Culture & Education | Monday 2 September, 2019 2:44 am

Movie about young King Faisal’s trip to London hits big screen on Sept. 26

A movie about King Faisal’s trip to London when he was 13 years old is expected to be released in Saudi Arabia on Sept. 26. “Born A King” is a Spanish production directed by Agustí Villaronga and stars Abdullah Ali as the young Prince Faisal. Producer, Andres Gomez...

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Government | Monday 2 September, 2019 2:39 am

First Batch of Umrah Performers for Year 1441 Arrives in the Kingdom

The first flight carrying Umra performers for the new Hijra year 1441 arrived from Malaysia at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah confirmed that the quality of e-services have been provided for the pilgrims to facilitate the procedures for obtaining...

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