Saudi Arabia is the top ranked country in the Middle East for the ease of doing business through regulatory reforms, a World Bank report has said. Out of 183 economies around the world, the Gulf kingdom was ranked 12th in the Doing Business in a More Transparent World report. It ranks the economies in 10 [...]

Saudi billionaire investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is interested in buying a stake in Twitter, according to a Sky News report. The Prince is said to be eyeing a $200 million to $300 million investment and is looking to buy shares from a Twitter cofounder.  Kingdom Holding had no comment on the report; Twitter had not replied to [...]

The inaugural Solar Arabia Summit, which aims to highlight possible challenges and examine the benefits of solar energy in the region, will take place in Riyadh on October 23 and 24. The initiative is co-organised by French business information group naseba and King Saud University in Riyadh. Both the Ministry of Water and Electricity, and [...]

As continuation to services and packages recently released by STC in 4G LTE technology, since its antecedence in practically and directly introducing this service to customers, the company offered its customers subscription to Pro1 package with free Quick net modem, free 4G Sim card and 10GB free of charge for three months. The offer is [...]

Gulf sees its first ever 3D fashion show                                                                                         Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  :  3D technology has taken the world by storm with new innovations and discoveries in various industries from entertainment to cyber space. Ariel has taken the 3D technology to new heights and unveiled the first detergent in the Kingdom, and the [...]

Avnet Technology Solutions in association with HP holds a special training program for its Preferred Partners in Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 05th, 2011 –Avnet Technology Solutions, the leading Value Added Distributor in the Middle East and Africa region recently held a special training program called “HP Software Academy” in association with HP to educate [...]

The aim of the 17th GCC eGovernment and eServices Conference 2011 is to assist in developing and discussing the strategies for the transformation of GCC eGovernment services to achieve global competitiveness. It aims to showcase the latest solutions to today’s eGovernment and eServices challenges and provide delegates with different perspectives that will help increase their [...]

Subscribers to Mobily‘s 1-gigabyte Connect bundles will get three months for free, the company announced on Saturday. For the usual SAR 245, subscriber’s sill gets an HSPA modem and a data SIM card, but instead of only one gigabyte for one month, they get three months. The offer is valid for both prepaid and post paid [...]

Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud is King of Saudi Arabia. He has a net worth of $21 billion as of 2008. King Abdullah is a Mac user who uses Mac with Apple Cinema Display in the royal palace. Being king of world’s leading petroleum exporter does have some benefits. Not only is he a [...]

Saudi Arabian retail giant Jarir Bookstore opened its first new store of 2010 at the Panorama Mall in Riyadh. The opening of the Panorama Mall outlet, which represents a capital investment of US$2.7m, means that Jarir now operates 28 stores. The company has also confirmed plans to open two more new stores during 2010. Jarir [...]