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State-owned Saudi Electricity Co is splashing out hundreds of millions of riyals to improve its power distribution network, after thousands of people suffered blackouts last month including some in two of the kingdom's biggest cities Jeddah and Riyadh.
August 14, 2012 10:50
State oil giant Saudi Aramco restarted a secondary unit at its 305,000 barrels-per-day joint venture refinery with Royal Dutch Shell in Jubail, the joint venture's top executive said on Monday.
August 13, 2012 4:22
Top crude exporter Saudi Arabia will supply full contracted volumes of crude to at least three Asian term buyers in September, unchanged from August, industry sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
August 9, 2012 11:38
Saudi Arabia has decided to let Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the largest Chinese commercial bank, open a branch in the country, a sign of growing economic ties between the world's top oil exporter and second-biggest oil consumer, local media said.
August 8, 2012 4:24
Four Saudi rights activists face criminal charges; Six foreign rights groups request access to trials
August 7, 2012 11:40
A flawless round by a member of the Saudi royal family on Sunday helped vault Saudi Arabia into the lead going into the last round of the team show jumping final.
August 6, 2012 10:33
She had said she would only compete if she was allowed to wear the hijab, and judo officials refused, saying it would be dangerous
July 31, 2012 10:03
Female participation in sports has long been a controversial issue in Saudi Arabia, where conservative Muslim clerics have said it is immodest and goes against women's nature
July 29, 2012 7:54
Twitter has announced that in the first day of the opening ceremony of the London Olympics 2012, there were over 90 million tweets; breaking a world record and making it one of the most talked about events
July 29, 2012 11:38
Which are the best and worst countries for women and how do we achieve sufficient social reform to guarantee a safer and more equal life?
July 24, 2012 2:19
Airlines in the GCC are eager to obtain their licenses to operate within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
July 22, 2012 9:13
Indebted telecoms operator Zain Saudi reported a narrowing second-quarter loss on Wednesday, in line with analyst forecasts.
July 19, 2012 1:05
Saudi Telecom Co (STC), the Gulf's No.1 telecoms operator, reported a 6.7 percent rise in second-quarter profit on Wednesday, beating analysts' estimates.
July 19, 2012 12:35
Saudi Electricity Co reported a 2-percent rise in second-quarter profit on Wednesday, due to higher energy sales.
July 19, 2012 12:15
Ahmad Abu Zannad, strategic planning director at Leo Burnett Saudi Arabia, says advertisers should look into evolutionary psychology
July 19, 2012 12:00
The state plans to get tough and reduce the number of foreign residents.
May 20, 2013 5:05
Two Arabtec employees who asked not to be identified said several thousand workers engaged on various projects did not report for duty on Sunday.
May 20, 2013 9:33
Yahoo! board unanimously approves the acquisition...
May 19, 2013 3:20
An FNC member to argue that minimum wages are 'taking advantage' of employers.
May 20, 2013 4:24
Controversial views from the clothing company's CEO causes huge backlash.
May 16, 2013 2:43
