Yemeni Houthi forces hit a large oil facility in the southern Saudi Arabian city of Jizan in drone and missile attacks overnight, a Houthi military spokesman said on Monday. The Saudi-led coalition …
Shams concludes successful participation in “Seamless Saudi Arabia Virtual 2020”
Sharjah Media City has successfully concluded its participation in the first ever virtual exhibition of “Seamless Saudi Arabia Virtual 2020” Sharjah … Shams covers a wide range of business …
42 more patients succumb to COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia
(MENAFN) The combined tally of patients who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Saudi Arabia has jumped to 232,259, after 2,779 more infections were reported over the last 24-hour …
Gulf IT leaders learn business continuity lessons during COVID crisis
Jason Roos, CIO at KAUST; Mohamed Mousa, CISO at IKEA Saudi Arabia /Bahrain; and Faisal Ali, Group CIO at Gargash Group, explain how business continuity plans helped keep their organizations working …
Saudi Arabians hold 71.5 percent of private sector’s managerial positions
In recent years, Saudi Arabians have increasingly joined the private sector in the scientific, technical, and humanitarian fields, Saudi Gazette reported. For all the latest headl …
Coronavirus: Bahrain-Saudi Arabia King Fahd bridge to reopen after Eid, says report
Authorities in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are currently preparing to gradually reopen the King Fahd Causeway bridge linking the two countries some time after Eid al-Adha, according to sources who spoke …
Saudi Arabia’s mortgage lender Amlak to start trading on Tadawul from Monday
Shares in Saudi Arabia’s mortgage lender Amlak International for Real Estate Finance will start trading on the Tadawul stock exchange on Monday as the company completes its IPO process. The company is …
We Got Funded: Kuwait-Born Proptech Startup Ajar Closes Pre-Series A Round
The startup is leveraging on the opportunity by improving its platform features, investing on its team to boost its growth, and gearing up for a regional digital expansion to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and …
China’s CanSino in Talks for COVID-19 Vaccine Phase III Trial Overseas
Chinese vaccine developer CanSino Biologics is in talks with Russia, Brazil, Chile and Saudi Arabia to launch a Phase III trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine, its co-founder said on Saturday.
Saudi Arabia targeting domestic travellers to shore up tourism industry
When the pandemic hobbled Saudi Arabia’s plans to become a global tourism hub just months after opening its borders for the first time, officials looked for the bright side. There won’t be any foreign …