RIYADH: A record number of voters were reported on the first day of a two-day poll to elect 12 members of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (RCCI) board of directors yesterday.
RIYADH: Prince Sultan bin Salman, secretary general of the General Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (GCTA), has called on local travel and tourism organizations to offer employment to Saudi men and women alike, since the hospitality sector has been opened by the government for women employment. Prince Sultan made this call at the opening ceremony of the new ‘Novotel Riyadh Al-Anoud Hotel’ here Monday night.
RIYADH: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown yesterday called on Saudi Arabia and other GCC states to help stabilize the world economy by lending financial support. Brown made the call following talks with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah here last night.