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Saudi Human Resources Development Fund gives $122 million to support job schemes
RIYADH: The Saudi Human Resources Development Fund (Hadaf) has deposited more than SR457 million ($122 million) for September in the bank accounts of more than 299,000 beneficiaries registered with the Hafiz unemployment and difficulty schemes, the
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Dr. Khalil Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim, rector of Hail University
Dr. Khalil Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim has been rector of Hail University since July 2011. He began his academic career in 1983 as a lecturer at King Saud University (KSU) in Riyadh. He became an assistant professor, then an
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Digitizing payments key to economic transformation
The last few years have seen Saudi Arabia making significant strides in its agenda of moving to a digital economy. While much of the attention has centered on the rapid shift to digital payments by consumers in the Kingdom, underpinned by the launch
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Saudi horse racing cup winners honored in Tokyo
TOKYO: Equestrian Club General Manager Adel Al-Mazroua presented the fifth edition of the Saudi Arabia Cup to first-place winner Al-Ishibashi
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Saudi Arabia set to host training track for ‘unprecedented’ transport system
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is set to become the first country with a long-range test track for the planned hyperloop transport system. The US-based Virgin
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Lonely Planet guide reveals Saudi Arabia’s tourism treasures
LONDON: Saudi Arabia has been designated “the final frontier of tourism” by Lonely Planet, one of the world’s largest travel
Read MoreWow! Red Wine Is Really Good for Me
I fell in love with red wine very soon after I became old enough to drink. I experimented a bit with chardonnays and Scotch whisky, but, red wine became my drink of choice. I was first introduced to dark reds from France. Then California Cabernet
Read MoreSaudi Arabia is the largest country in the world without a river
Saudi Arabia is the 13th-largest country in the world, and the second-largest in the Arab world — behind Algeria — at 830,000 square miles. Ninety-five percent of thof the country is considered a desert or semidesert, and
Read MoreOracle launches its global Oracle Women's Leadership (OWL) initiative in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: - Oracle has launched its global Oracle Women’s Leadership (OWL) initiative in Saudi Arabia. OWL’s mission is to develop, engage, and empower current and future generations of female leaders at
Read MoreMena construction boom: Saudi leads market, Egypt, Ethiopia shine in Africa
Construction activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been relatively sluggish and is forecast to grow at 3.3 percent in 2019. However, after a lacklustre 2019, construction growth in the region is forecasted to steadily
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