RIYADH: Brazil, the largest economy in Latin America and currently negotiating key bilateral agreements with the Kingdom, has reaffirmed its support for the legitimate government of Yemen led by President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi.
RIYADH: Norihiro Okuda, Japanese ambassador to Saudi Arabia, has described the forthcoming visit of King Salman as “significant,” reflecting the priority the Kingdom attaches to strengthening the relationship with Japan.
RIYADH: King Salman has called on Muslim nations to unify their ranks to solve problems facing Islamic countries in the current volatile situation in regional and international developments.
RIYADH: The historic visit today of King Salman to Malaysia will provide a new dimension to the ties between the Kingdom and Malaysia.
Retail giant Basicxx opened its flagship store in Riyadh’s fashionable Haiul Yarmuk district defying all talk of recession in the Gulf region. The new store, in a big box format, brings together some of the most exciting international fashion concepts and has a gross floor area (GFA) of 1,800 square meters with adequate parking facilities.
RIYADH: Indian ghazal virtuoso Mohammed Vakil will perform live in the Saudi capital on Feb. 17.
RIYADH: The Saudi capital is set to host a major camel festival, which will feature its very own four-legged beauty contest.
RIYADH: Estimating more than SR150 billion of remittances sent from the Kingdom in 2016, a top Saudi banker here on Saturday has ranked the country as one of the top remittance-sending nations in the world.
RIYADH: Car rental companies, businesses and Saudi families are looking to hire female drivers from overseas in the wake of King Salman’s decree last week allowing women to drive.
After the astounding success of Oyster school bus in Dammam, Ashok Leyland launched the model in Riyadh this week. This is the third product from Ashok Leyland in six months, the first one being the Falcon 66 seater and 56 seater school bus in Tatweer specification in July 2016, Oyster midi-41 seater school bus in November 2016 and now the Oyster 33 seater staff variant.