enabled local and cross-border delivery provider in the Middle East, has opened its doors to business customers and consumers in Saudi Arabia, as part of its expansion into four GCC countries.
With demand for affordable, reliable, and convenient (...)
invented". Once a discovery is made, it continues to exist for good or ill. Some of the Los Alamos scientists behind the development of the first atomic bomb were appalled at what they had created. A few decided the new weapon was so geopolitically (...)
oriented start up to convert research into applied industries, which is promising to provide the Kingdom with the industrial know-how, it lacks.
Finally, there are the Industrial Clusters Program, which undertakes the assignment of turning the (...)
government. In addition, efforts to rationalize current spending will continue, especially salaries, wages and allowances, which contribute to about (50) percent of total budgeted expenditures.
Appropriations
Appropriations for new and existing (...)
Suwaiyel said that the energy sector occupies a prominent position in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as the main engine for the country's development and economic renaissance , as this sector is facing major challenges because of the growing (...)
Maliki to Syria's Bashar al-Assad in terms of clinging to power and other aspects.
Okaz newspaper commented on the same issue and Iraq's elections, urging Al-Maliki to invoke the will of the majority, recognize the right of everyone to live in peace (...)
up and transfer news items about the Kingdom and the world, in addition to the issuance of decision of the Cabinet on 7 Rajab 1433 , corresponding to 28 May 2012 by transforming it to General Commission which is considered a strong support for the (...)
Suwaiyel reviewed what the City has provided of software and hardware and development researches in the field of disability to help the disabled to exercise their lives properly.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin (...)
A collaborative research contract in petroleum refining venture was signed here Wednesday between King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) and Japan Cooperation Center for Petroleum (JCCP).
The contract binds KFUPM and JCCP to conduct a (...)
heavy Nasdaq composite index rose 2.0, or 0.1 percent, to 2,791.19. Nasdaq OMX Group announced Tuesday it will rebalance its Nasdaq-100 index, reducing computer-giant Apple's weight by almost 40 percent, to 12.3 percent from 20.5 percent. The change (...)
أعلن البيت الأبيض أن على الحكومة المصرية أن تكون "حساسة" حيال تطلعات شعبها وذلك بعد التظاهرات التي نظمت للمطالبة برحيل الرئيس حسني مبارك، وقالت الرئاسة الأميركية في بيان أن "الحكومة المصرية لديها فرصة هامة لان تكون حساسة تجاه تطلعات الشعب المصري وان (...)
In one of the worst air disasters in general on Nov. 12 1996, an Ilyushin IL-76 cargo plane from Kazakhstan collided in midair with a Saudia 747 near Delhi; all 349 aboard both planes are killed. The Kazakh crew had disobeyed instructions, and (...)
newsletter aims at highlighting citizens with the basic elements and the outputs of the national plan for communication and Information Technology and to make an easy access to the plan's stakeholders besides having other continuation venues with (...)
edged sword. It can be rewarding for those who want to benefit from it, but it can be very harmful for those misusing it.
The same goes with the Internet. Like other technologies, the Internet too is not safe from misuse. Upholding Internet moral (...)
As competition in technological innovation heats up among television manufacturers in time for the World Cup that opened in South Africa on Friday, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. unveiled in Saudi Arabia its flagship full-HD 3D LED TV which won the (...)
development program that builds on GE's turbine expertise and includes cooperation on initiatives focused on optimizing the performance of Saudi Aramco's installed fleet of turbo machinery equipment, which includes more than 60 gas turbines, 90 (...)
speed train driver in Taiwan has lost his job after being caught dozing off while travelling at nearly 300 kilometers (190 miles) an hour, media and officials said Monday.
The incident happened late last month when the train carrying hundreds of (...)
heavy Nasdaq composite index also was virtually unchanged, falling 0.80 to 2,367.66.
The New York Stock Exchange composite index rose 9.59 to 7,362.83. The American Stock Exchange composite index rose 6.74 to 1,896.66. And the Russell 2000 (...)
heavy Nasdaq composite index rose 4.04, or 0.2 percent, to 2,238.26.
The New York Stock Exchange composite index rose 21.59 to 7,035.04. The American Stock Exchange composite index rose 11.52 to 1,845.73. And the Russell 2000 index fell 1.90 (...)
heavy Nasdaq composite index fell 28.59, or 1.3 percent, to 2,213.44.
The New York Stock Exchange composite index fell 103.93 to 6,974.60. The American Stock Exchange Composite index fell 13.97 to 1,849.40. And the Russell 2000 index fell (...)
structured materials for erosion and corrosion applications were examined.
It was recognized that all three members would bring significant scientific power to the table. While Saudi Aramco, KAUST and CAS have strong research and technology (...)
Panasonic has a joint venture with Toyota Motor Corp. that supplies batteries for hybrid cars, including the Prius, and plug-in models. But Panasonic said it was in talks with about 10 automakers to supply the new battery. It has also just taken (...)
heavy Nasdaq composite index rose 9.22, or 0.4 percent, to 2,185.03.
The New York Stock Exchange composite index rose 10.34 to 7,222.42. The American Stock Exchange composite index was virtually unchanged, rising 0.58 to 1,806.68. And the (...)
heavy Nasdaq composite index rose 7.12, or 0.3 percent, to 2,112.44. Shares of Amazon.com jumped after brokerages upgraded the online retailer's stock.
The New York Stock Exchange composite index rose 8.15 to 6,958.29. The American Stock Exchange (...)
INTEL; IBM's Initiatives for the Information Technology Sector, Patrick Toole, General Manager Intellectual Property and Standards - IBM Corporation, and Microsoft's Initiatives for the Information Technology Sector, Michael Thatcher Regional (...)