Sports | Saturday 13 July, 2019 10:09 am

Obada Hossawi achieves sixth place in the World Championships of motor disability

The Saudi national Obada Hisawi won sixth place with a 59kg (59kg) weight in the World Heavyweight Weightlifting Championship in Luxembourg for handicapped . The head of the prominent committee at Angelo Parsons opened Friday at the Kazakh Tournament of Sultan, at a ceremony based on cultural...

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Government | Saturday 13 July, 2019 9:55 am

Minister of Finance heads KSA's delegation in annual meetings of AIIB Board of Governors

His Excellency the Minister of Finance, Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan, will head the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's delegation participating in the annual meetings of the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), held in Luxembourg on July 12&13, 2019. The agenda...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 13 July, 2019 8:00 am

Emotional night for Saudi fans as K-Pop legends Super Junior perform in Kingdom for first time

To the delight of their fans in the Kingdom, K-Pop superstars Super Junior finally took to the stage in Saudi Arabia on Friday evening and gave the crowd a night to remember. In return, the audience of E.L.Fs (or Ever Lasting Friends as fans of the band are known) gave their heroes a welcome...

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Sports | Saturday 13 July, 2019 7:54 am

Jordan loses from South Korea in preparation for World Cup

  Jordan's basketball team lost to South Korea 69-64 on Friday in their opening match of the friendly William Jones Cup, their last pre-World Cup qualifier. The basketball team that is participating in the 41th edition of the pre-tournament hosted by China Taipei،Jordan's...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 13 July, 2019 7:48 am

A partnership agreement between MEDA and Star Star for the recycling of plastic waste

The Jordan Valley Link Company (MEDA) has signed a partnership agreement with Kerk Star for the recycling of plastic waste by installing a fuel production line using thermal decomposition technology. Under the agreement, the project will use plastic waste to generate 1,300 tons of fuel per year,...

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Business & Money | Saturday 13 July, 2019 7:37 am

World Bank: Jordan's ranking on global business index improved

  The World Bank said that global experience has shown that entrepreneurship stimulates job creation in the economy, while the degree of success of entrepreneurs depends on the maturity of the core business environment. He added in a blog post that traditional ways of creating jobs and...

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Government | Friday 12 July, 2019 1:30 pm

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Chairs Cabinet's Session

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet's session at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Tuesday afternoon. At the outset of the session, the King briefed the Cabinet on the results of his meetings with the new High Commissioner for the United...

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Business & Money | Friday 12 July, 2019 1:10 pm

World stocks rise as bond yields buoy financials; oil drops

A broad index of stocks around the world rose on Thursday as financial shares helped Wall Street’s benchmark index advance, while oil prices fell on a forecast for weaker demand. The U.S. benchmark S&P 500 stock index notched a record closing high just shy of the 3,000 mark as...

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Government | Friday 12 July, 2019 1:00 pm

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Receives Media Minister and Officials

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah today Minister of Media Turki bin Abdullah Al-Shabanah, Heads, Chairmen of Boards of Directors, Editors in Chief of media agencies, newspapers, Saudi Journalists Association, and...

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Business & Money | Friday 12 July, 2019 11:17 am

GRADUATION HIGHLIGHTS RESILIENCE OF SYRIAN WOMEN IN AZRAQ

n 2016, Torfa Aldroboi arrived at Azraq camp with her five children. Although she was free from the conflict in Syria, life remained difficult, she said.    While Azraq is free of political crisis, it has few job opportunities for older men and because of her husband’s age,...

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