Tag: KSA

Saudi PIF, Tadawul To Set Up Exchange For Carbon Offset Market – SPA

September 4, 2021

Milan / Italy – – Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund Public Investment Fund and the Saudi stock exchange Tadawul plan to establish a voluntary exchange in Riyadh for offset and carbon credits within the Middle East and North Africa Region, the state news agency SPA reported on Friday. This initiative aims to be the primary … More Saudi PIF, Tadawul To Set Up Exchange For Carbon Offset Market – SPA

Airline Body IATA To Open Saudi Office But Denies It Will Be Regional HQ

July 7, 2021

Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that global airlines industry body IATA had agreed to open a regional headquarters in Riyadh but the industry’s main trade association denied it woul be a regional base in the latest evidence of sensitivities over the status of foreign business representation in the kingdom. The General Authority of Civil Aviation … More Airline Body IATA To Open Saudi Office But Denies It Will Be Regional HQ

POLITICS | Pompeo Speaks To Saudi, Egyptian Counterparts On Regional Issue

September 29, 2020

RIYADH | SAUDI ARABIA – Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a phone call on Sunday with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. During the call, they discussed bilateral relations and the strategic partnership between the two countries, Saudi Press Agency reported. They also discussed joint coordination on dealing with the regional … More POLITICS | Pompeo Speaks To Saudi, Egyptian Counterparts On Regional Issue

SPORTS | Saudi Arabia Will Resume Sports Activities, Without Fans starting from June 21

June 12, 2020

RIYADH | SAUDI ARABIA – Saudi Arabia will resume its sports activities without fans starting from June 21, taking all precautions and preventive measures, state media said on Friday. Resuming activities includes returning to training. Playing games will start after Aug.4, with decisions left to every sport’s union.

ARTS & CULTURE | Thunaiyat Al-Diriyah Foundation is KSA’s First Art Biennale

June 4, 2020

RIYADH | SAUDI ARABIA – Saudi minister of culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan just established Al – Diriyah Biennale Foundation for Contemporary Art, the first art biennale to be set in Saudi Arabia. The biennale will focus on two central themes: an exhibition of contemporary art for the first edition set for 2021 … More ARTS & CULTURE | Thunaiyat Al-Diriyah Foundation is KSA’s First Art Biennale

NEWS ALERT | King Salman Orders Promotion, Appointment of 30 Judges At Board Of Grivances

May 19, 2020

RIYADH | SAUDI ARABIA – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz issued a Royal Decree on Tuesday ordering the promotion and appointment of 30 judges at the Board of Grivances. Chairman of the board, Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Yousef, said the royal order promoted 11 judges to the ranks of Judge … More NEWS ALERT | King Salman Orders Promotion, Appointment of 30 Judges At Board Of Grivances

KSA | Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Receives Phone Call From President of Sovereign Council Of Sudan

May 12, 2020

RIYADH|SAUDI ARABIA – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saudi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, stressed on Monday the Kingdom’s commitment to removing Sudan from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. The Crown Prince spoke by telephone with head of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Abdul Fattah al-Burhan. They discussed bilateral … More KSA | Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Receives Phone Call From President of Sovereign Council Of Sudan

CORONAVIRUS ALERT | Saudi Arabia Records 1,147 New Cases, A Steady Increase After Spike

April 21, 2020

RIYADH | SAUDI ARABIA –  Saudi Arabia has recorded 1,147 new cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 11,631, a health ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. The Kingdom has seen a steady increase in cases over the past few days following a spoke as … More CORONAVIRUS ALERT | Saudi Arabia Records 1,147 New Cases, A Steady Increase After Spike