Government | Sunday 4 January, 2015 10:08 am

Ministry planning 160 housing projects in Saudi Arabia

The Housing Ministry announced it is working on the implementation and design of 160 housing projects across the Kingdom.Other similar projects are being promoted through the private sector, such as real estate developers and national construction companies, in order to pump more housing units in...

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Business & Money | Sunday 4 January, 2015 10:04 am

KSA among investment safe countries

The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority, or SAGIA, has reiterated that foreign investment regulations in the Kingdom provide investors with a safe environment by ensuring all the rights of investment firms or those who wish to invest in the Kingdom.It said that all decisions related to...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 4 January, 2015 12:49 am

flynas Plays Leading Role in the Development of Saudi Manpower

Kingdom’s national carrier achieves over 60% Saudization as the result of world class training in different skills including Future Pilots ProgramRiyadh, January 2015: Fulfilling its ambitious vision to build a team of highly qualified Saudi employees, flynas, the Kingdom’s national carrier, is ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 4 January, 2015 12:27 am

NCB CAPITAL WINS BEST ASSET MANAGER IN THE MIDDLE EAST AWARD

NCB Capital, the leading provider of wealth management services in the GCC and Saudi Arabia’s largest asset manager, has won the Best Asset Manager in the Middle East Award at the Islamic Business & Finance Awards 2014.Presented at a gala ceremony held at the Emirates Towers hotel in Dubai, which ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 4 January, 2015 12:23 am

An Audience of 3 thousand expected to join the 60 experts at the eighth Global Competitiveness Forum

Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the activities of the eighth Global Competitiveness Forum (GCF) are set to kick off on January 25.  Three thousand Saudi and foreign business-specialists are expected to participate as well as a...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 3 January, 2015 10:59 am

SCTA launches travel, tourism associations

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) launched three travel and tourism associations on the sidelines of its recently concluded annual staff meeting here.The associations were launched jointly by Prince Sultan bin Salman, SCTA president and Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, minister of commerce...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 3 January, 2015 10:56 am

Prince Khaled launches smart classes

Education Minister Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has launched a "smart class" initiative as part of wider efforts to overcome the shortage of schoolteachers in the Kingdom while improving the level of education. Tatweer Development Company, responsible for the implementation of initiative, said that it...

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Government | Saturday 3 January, 2015 10:54 am

King Abdullah in stable condition

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, who is suffering from pneumonia, is in a stable condition but needs assistance to breathe with a respirator, a Royal Court statement said on Friday.The royal court said the king wanted the public to know his condition because this is in line with his ...

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Healthcare | Saturday 3 January, 2015 10:51 am

Disease-fighting body decentralized

Health Minister Mohammed Alhayazie has decentralized the command and control center (CCC) to all health departments nationwide, and moved the body’s headquarters to Riyadh.The directors of the 20 departments would now report to the headquarters in the capital city. The CCC had originally been set ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 3 January, 2015 10:02 am

Govt warns against quick-money schemes

The Ministry of Interior has cautioned citizens against hoax phone calls which make fake offers promising instant monetary gains.The cautionary note came in the wake of reports by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that said that several citizens had been tricked into parting with huge sums of money...

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