RIYADH: As part of an ambitious plan to go ahead with the mega GCC railway project in a more realistic manner despite weak global oil prices, GCC transport ministers will hold their meeting here next month.
RIYADH: Security officials have stepped up their crackdown on drug trafficking syndicates, busting several gangs and arresting 953 smugglers including 695 foreigners during the last four months.
RIYADH: Saudi and Nigerian leaders on Tuesday supported efforts to stabilize the oil market. A consensus to freeze oil production to stabilize crude oil prices was one among several key bilateral and regional issues that were discussed during the talks between Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari here at Al-Yamamah Palace.
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is monitoring the situation, while several Lebanese politicians still continue trading accusations over the Saudi decision to halt the $4 billion aid to the Lebanese security forces.
RIYADH: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) strongly backed here Saturday the Kingdom’s decision to halt its $3 billion military aid to Lebanon, and to conduct a comprehensive review of its relations with that country.
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and South Korea will sign a framework accord in the health sector which will explore potential to build strategic partnerships in health care, research and medical training.
RIYADH: A Twitter hacker caused chaos online after gaining access to the personal Twitter account of Ahmad bin Mohammed Al-Issa, education minister.
RIYADH: The Saudi government is strongly supporting the development of organic farming and institutional capacity building as part of an ambitious plan to expand the Kingdom’s shift toward organic agriculture, which will be good for the country’s nutritional needs, public health and environment. Plans are afoot to establish more than 20 organic farms within a year from now.
A billionaire businessman and investor Yusuff Ali M. A., who heads the retail giant Lulu Group, announced that the group will go ahead with the SR1.5 billion ambitious expansion plan in the Kingdom, as the “Saudi economy is strong and in good shape to meet challenges.”
Saudi Arabia is facing a water crisis. Despite the Kingdom’s massive investments in desalination plants, demand is growing at a rate that threatens to outstrip supply, leading to the formulation of ambitious plans for the expansion of its desalination plants at a cost of tens of billions of dollars. Policy makers and private sector stake holders in the Kingdom have been calling for reforms in the water sector, including water use, wastewater recycling and introduce innovative technologies.