QUALSHIP 21 enrollment granted to Bahri
The U.S. Coast Guard’s prestigious QUALSHIP 21 program will host vessels from the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) as one participant in the program. Read More »
The U.S. Coast Guard’s prestigious QUALSHIP 21 program will host vessels from the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) as one participant in the program. Read More »
During a recent meeting of the Saudi-Turkish Business Council, Turkish Minister of Development Lüfti Elvan talked about possible economic integration between Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Read More »
Mobile Telecommunication Company Saudi Arabia (Zain Saudi Arabia) has announced that a high order has granted it a 15-year license extension, which allows it to provide telecommunication services throughout the kingdom. Read More »
King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology (KACST) has announced the completed implementation of the first worldwide adsorption water desalination and cooling plant. Read More »
The Saudi-French Business Council recently held a farewell dinner for Bertrand Besancenot, the French ambassador to Saudi Arabia, to honor him as his mission in the kingdom comes to a close. Read More »
The Arriyadh Development Authority opened its exposition, A Day in Riyadh, to senior international diplomats, U.S. officials and influential figures from the development industry. Read More »
Umm Al Qura University has received international academic accreditation from the German Accreditation Agency of Health and Social Sciences (AHPGS) for four academic programs. Read More »
The College of Business and Texas A&M are collaborating on a project to offer a tourism course. Read More »
A new initiative initiated by the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Labor and Social Development and the Social Charity Fund is aimed at helping welfare recipients find gainful employment in the labor market. The “Tamkeen” program, as it’s known, will provide training and assistance with the recruiting processes with participating companies that have available job opportunities. Read More »
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia welcomes the temporary ceasefire call in Syria. Read More »
A Saudi-Chinese Business Council Council delegation visit to China, led by Council of Saudi Chambers Board Member and Chairperson of the Saudi-Chinese Business Council Abdullah Al Mobty, culminated in the signing of nine investment agreements along with memorandums of understanding between the two countries’ private sectors. Read More »
Nobu Hotel has named four key management executives for its upcoming luxury boutique hotel in Riyadh. Designed by the Rockwell Group, the 23-story skyscraper will consist of 134 rooms and suites that are custom furnished with subtle Japanese and regional influences. Nobu Hotel Riyadh will be Saudi Arabia's first luxury boutique hotel. Read More »
Fadi Qassim has been named the new CEO of Saudi Arabian real estate development company Ewaan Global Residential Company. Qassim has spent more than two decades in the fields of real estate development, investments and corporate and project management. He previously was the director of business development and asset management at Bahrain's International Investment Bank. Read More »
Saudi Arabian Mining Company recently graduated 58 students from the Jubail Technical Institute, a learning institute developed in partnership with the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu. Read More »
Saudi Arabia Minister of Commerce and Investment Dr. Majid Al Qasabi recently praised the private sector’s positive response to the Ministry of Commerce and Investment’s Partners 2030 initiative. Read More »
In Qatar, a company with ties to the government is looking to invest in solar energy in a big way as part of a larger trend toward renewables and away from oil. News reports this month said the company, Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTech) is working with the German companies SolarWorld and Centrotherm Photovoltaics AG to roll out more impressive arrays of solar panels. Read More »
The Colleges of Engineering and Islamic Architecture and Business Administration at Umm Al-Qura University (UQU) recently held a meeting to discuss the university’s role in Kingdom Vision 2030 and how it can meet aspirations to upgrade the Kingdom by improving cooperation between the colleges. Read More »
Experts in the Middle East are projecting the construction of over 50,000 new schools in the region by 2020. But in an August press release, officials from the International and Private Schools Education Forum (IPSEF) say demand will outstrip planned building by around 7,000, with 41,000 schools already slated for construction. Read More »
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center in Riyadh recently announced that a research team has succeeded in identifying 35 new genes related to children’s mental disorders. Read More »
Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai (MEHD) was recently honored as the International Eye Clinic of the Year at the 2016 International Medical Travel Journal (IMTJ) Medical Travel Awards.The international medical tourism award recognizes eye clinics that achieve great success in attracting international patients. Read More »