Business & Money | Saturday 9 January, 2016 1:53 pm

Sunbulah Group set to build cutting-edge factory at KAEC

SUNBULAH Group, a leading manufacturer of food products, has become the latest company to invest in the Industrial Valley at King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC). The company is purchasing a parcel of land on which it intends to build a comprehensive manufacturing and logistics complex. Sunbulah...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 9 January, 2016 10:45 am

COMPUTEX Taipei 2016 Undergoing Transformation Gains Greater Exposure at CES 2016

CES, one of the world's premier consumer electronics expos, took place in the city of Las Vegas from January 6 to 9, 2016. The expo saw approximately 3,600 exhibitors, including 186 from Taiwan. As the Economist forecast a 2.5% growth for the U.S. economy in the year 2016, approximately the...

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Business & Money | Saturday 9 January, 2016 4:59 am

Guarding Arabian heritage for 40 years

Bin Yahya Museum for Heritage in the Al-Nammas governorate is one of the most distinguished museums in the north of Asir in terms of variety and the maintenance of national heritage and identity. Local media met with owner Ali bin Yahya Al-Shahri who revealed that he has been practicing this...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 9 January, 2016 4:01 am

Kunna Kida — Festival with a historic twist

THE third historic Jeddah festival, Kunna Kida (We were like this), is under way, bringing excitement and happiness to Jeddah’s residents over a period of 10 days. Those attending the festival will discover new activities as well as enjoy traditional Hejazi food. The festival combines...

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Business & Money | Saturday 9 January, 2016 3:57 am

Taqat brings 47,737 Saudis into labor market

The extensive efforts exerted by the Human Resource Development Funds (HADAF) in cooperation and partnership with the private sector has resulted in the direction of a total of 47,737 young male and female Saudis into certain fields and specialties required by the national labor market. The...

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Business & Money | Saturday 9 January, 2016 3:40 am

Saudi Aramco confirms share listing deliberations

Saudi Aramco has confirmed it is considering a stock market flotation in what would probably create the most valuable listed company in the world. The company says it has been studying various options to allow broad public participation in its equity through the listing in the capital markets of ...

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Business & Money | Friday 8 January, 2016 2:59 pm

Aramco stops bus service

Saudi Aramco has decided to stop transporting its staff to work from Qatif after one of its busses was attacked by four armed men and set alight on Tuesday in Qatif. A letter was sent to the staff by the company stating the following: "This is to inform you the company will stop providing the ...

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Business & Money | Friday 8 January, 2016 2:08 pm

833 Saudi engineers working on Riyadh Metro

A total of 833 Saudi engineers have joined the $22 billion Riyadh Metro project since construction started more than a year ago. They are in charge of various engineering, technical and administrative work on Riyadh Metro and its components across the Saudi capital. Riyadh metro, which is also...

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Business & Money | Friday 8 January, 2016 2:05 pm

Riyadh governor opens new AOU campus

Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar inaugurated here Wednesday night the Kingdom’s new campus of Arab Open University, a project of the Arab Gulf Program for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND).  He inaugurated the campus on behalf of Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz,...

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Technology & IT | Friday 8 January, 2016 2:01 pm

Panasonic Booth Overview at CES 2016

Panasonic Corporation will be illustrating its concept of Smart Town at CES 2016, from January 6 to 9, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada, with its latest products, solutions and technology that help realize “A Better Life, A Better World” for each customer.   The Smart Town in the...

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