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More than 200 projects were launched in 74 countries to support the export of Saudi national products, revealed a recent report that monitored the level of achievements of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 in 2021. The projects come within the framework of supporting Saudi products’ access to international markets, the report…

Keeping pace with Saudi Arabia’s new direction towards innovation and the digital economy, the Saudi Cabinet, chaired by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, approved on Tuesday, the Communications and Information Technology (IT) law. The new law is meant to reinforce the Kingdom’s digital infrastructure. Communications and Information Technology Minister…

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has said the Kingdom supports efforts aimed at reaching a political solution to end the Russia-Ukraine crisis, the Saudi Press Agency reported. During a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in Riyadh on Tuesday, Prince Faisal said the Kingdom is ready to…

The Saudi government reviewed on Tuesday the participation of the Kingdom at the recent World Economic Forum in Davos. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the cabinet meeting that was held in Jeddah. The cabinet also reviewed Saudi Arabia's participation at the World Health Organization…

Indian IT firm Wipro Limited has hired over 600 Saudi professionals with ambitious plans to transform the technological landscape of the Kingdom within the framework of Saudi Vision 2030. The move by Wipro, which operates as “Wipro Arabia Limited” in the Kingdom, is part of efforts to boost areas of…

The European Union’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Patrick Simonnet, said a new visa system would be revealed soon, allowing Saudi citizens to obtain multiple entries to the EU. In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, Simonnet also revealed that work was underway to exempt all Gulf citizens from the visa requirement. His…

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held telephone talks on Monday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Talks focused on regional and international developments and efforts exerted towards them. They also covered the strategic bilateral relations between the Kingdom and United States and ways to bolster…

Saudi Arabia will announce in November the complete strategic and executive plan for the Saudi Green Initiative, based on an alliance of companies, scientific, and research bodies with over 60 experts in soil, water, climate change, and desertification. Environmental experts recommended supporting green initiatives that adopt sustainable afforestation projects and…

Saudi Arabia is the largest incubator of Islamic finance in the world in terms of assets, ranking first with a total of nearly SAR3 trillion ($800 billion) that represents 28% of the total global assets, confirmed Ziad al-Yousef, Deputy Governor for Development and Technology at the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).…

Saudi Arabia’s delegation concluded its participation at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2022, which was held in Davos, Switzerland, from May 22 to 26 May 2022, under the title “History at A Turning Point: Government Policies and Business Strategies”. The Kingdom’s delegation participated in many public and private dialogue sessions…

The International Exhibition and Forum on Afforestation Technologies kickstarted in Riyadh on Sunday under the patronage of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.