Culture & Education | Sunday 9 July, 2017 4:23 pm

King Faisal International Award laureate calls for review of Islamic political thought

The winner of King Faisal International Prize 2017 for Islamic Studies, Professor Ridwan Al-Sayyid, has underscored the importance of revisiting the Islamic political thought and heritage in Islamic sources, calling for adherence to moderate Salafism. Al-Sayyid stated this during the lecture,...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 9 July, 2017 3:45 pm

Named as one of the biggest deals in the industry

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (EMPOWER), the world's largest district cooling services provider, has announced a partnership with Trane Commercial for purchase of new chillers for the company. The agreement is considered the biggest deal in the district cooling...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 9 July, 2017 3:18 pm

Samsung Electronics Begins Mass Production at New Semiconductor Plant in Pyeongtaek, South Korea

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, announced that its new semiconductor fabrication line in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, has begun mass production and shipping its first product to customers. The new facility will focus on the production of...

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Business & Money | Sunday 9 July, 2017 2:33 pm

Alexandria is Bahri’s new direct port call in Egypt

Bahri Logistics, one of the top 10 breakbulk carriers in the world and one of the six business units within Bahri, which is a global leader in transportation and logistics, has added Alexandria to its portfolio of ports in Egypt. The addition of Alexandria will enable Bahri to offer breakbulk...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 9 July, 2017 1:56 pm

Preparations underway to launch Souq Okaz on Wednesday

: Intensive preparations are in full swing to ready all sites, services and other facilities at Souq Okaz in Taif for the official launch this Wednesday. The 11th season of the festival will be under the sponsorship of King Salman, and supervised by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National...

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Government | Sunday 9 July, 2017 1:52 pm

Saudi Arabia to host 2020 G20 summit

Saudi Arabia will host the G-20 Summit in 2020, said an official statement issued on Saturday at the end of this year’s event in Hamburg, Germany. “We thank Germany for hosting a successful Hamburg summit, and look forward to meeting again in Argentina in 2018, in Japan in 2019 and in...

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Government | Sunday 9 July, 2017 1:49 pm

King Khalid Foundation eyes wider contribution to Kingdom’s GDP by 2030

Princess Banderi bint Abdulrahman Al-Faisal, director general of the King Khalid Foundation (KKF), has announced plans to assist Saudi Arabia in boosting the nonprofit sector’s contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) at 5 percent by 2030. According to the latest government statistics,...

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Government | Sunday 9 July, 2017 1:48 pm

WHO chief thanks King Salman for anti-cholera funding

The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, expressed his thanks and appreciation to King Salman for the Saudi Arabia’s donation of $66.7 million to combat cholera in Yemen. This came during a meeting between Ghebreyesus and Saudi Minister of...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 8 July, 2017 6:36 am

Canon expands market-leading inkjet portfolio with new Océ VarioPrint i200

Canon Middle East, world leader in imaging solutions, is extending its Océ VarioPrint i-Series portfolio with the launch of the Océ VarioPrint i200, a 200 page-per-minute (ppm) sheetfed inkjet press which brings the benefits of the previously launched Océ VarioPrint i300 to...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 8 July, 2017 4:54 am

Kawar Energy and Huawei set out the shape of future collaboration in solar PV

Kawar Energy, the leading renewable energy solution provider in Jordan, will use Huawei string inverters in future PV plants as part of a full cooperation agreement between the two companies. Both parties will join hands together to develop the PV (photovoltaic) market in the Middle...

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