SAIB reports $139 million Q1 net profit
its assets increased by 20.08 percent to $43.65bn.
East Pipes lands $131m deal
The firm will supply pipes to Saline Water Corporation.Saudi Arabia names Adel al-Jubeir as first climate envoy
Saudi Arabia announced Sunday it had named a senior diplomat as its first climate envoy, as officials vow to ramp up oil production while pursuing ambitious goals for emission cuts. The appointment of Adel al-Jubeir to the envoy role was announced as part of a series of royal orders decreed...East Pipes’ revenues dip 36% to SAR597m
Saudi Arabia’s East Pipes reported a net loss of SAR3m during FY2022.GCC equities stay steady this week
It was a week of mixed fortunes for various stock exchanges of the GCC, with TASI remaining flat through the week, even as Abu Dhabi's index began posting gains on Frdiay.Ending gender disparity key to regional prosperity
Even as SMEs in GCC seek to do more to end gender disparity , UAE proactively leads the region in pursuing the diversity agenda, says Marketa Simkova, Partner at KPMG Lower Gulf.Saudi Arabia, UPLink in deal to counter sustainable development issues
This is a part of the Kingdom’s agenda to achieve sustainable development 2030 locally and internationally.Tourism helps Saudi economy diversify away from oil
The kingdom eyes over 70 million visitors this year as the country jumps from 43rd to 33rd spot on the global tourism ranking, says Saudi Arabia's assistant tourism minister.Saudi football coach signs new deal after World Cup success
Saudi Arabia's coach Herve Renard has signed a new five-year deal after guiding the team to this year's World Cup in Qatar, football officials announced on Friday.Saudi Arabia launches 40% cash rebate for film productions
The program provides big support to local, regional and international film producers to shoot their works inside Saudi Arabia.Saudi group at WEF calls for international cooperation
A Saudi delegation said Wednesday that the transformation march launched by it a few years ago contributed to enhancing the economic, social and development dimensions of the Kingdom and has created qualitative investment opportunities. The delegation participated in a panel discussion, "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Future Vision", on Wednesday...Non-oil exports of Saudi Arabia surge 12.8% in March
Saudi Arabia's non-oil exports surged to $7.52 billion in March 2022, according to the General Authority for Statistics, also known as GASTAT. Non-oil exports excluding re-exports rose by 22.4 percent year-on-year. On a monthly basis, non-oil exports also grew by S3.2 billion, or 12.8 percent. Oil exports, which includes crude...Saudi crown prince plans Turkey visit
Saudi Arabia's crown prince expects to travel to Turkey next month, a Saudi official told AFP Wednesday. The trip by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom's de facto ruler, will also include stops in Egypt, Cyprus and Greece, said the official, who requested anonymity because he was not permitted...Spiralling inflation spurs GCC gold demand
Gold consumption in the GCC region reached 47 tons in the first quarter of 2022, up 18 percent from the prior year. UAE consumption reached 12.50 tons in Q1 2022.Saudi authorities foil bid to smuggle amphetamine tablets: Official
Saudi Arabian authorities said Wednesday that they thwarted an attempt to smuggle 403, 000 amphetamine tablets into the kingdom. An official statement said the "security follow-up of drug smuggling and promotion networks targeting the security of the kingdom and its youth resulted in thwarting of the smuggling attempt" The tablets...Saudi non-oil exports hit $21 billion in the first quarter of 2022
Saudi Arabia’s non-oil exports in the first quarter of 2022 reached 77.8 billion riyals ($21 billion), growing nearly 29 percent year on year. According to Saudi General Authority for Statistics, the non-oil exports, however, decreased compared to the previous quarter (Q4 2021) by SAR 4.4 billion or 5.4 percent. Overall...Saudi announces weekly international flights to NEOM megacity
Saudi Arabia's main airline will next month start operating weekly international flights from the kingdom's planned futuristic megacity known as NEOM, with Dubai as the first destination, state media reported Monday. The weekly NEOM-Dubai flights operated by flag carrier Saudia will begin "by the end of June 2022, with plans...Saudi Arabia re-elected as chair of ALECSO’s Executive Council
The Arab ministers praised the initiative of the Chairman of the Executive Council of ALECSO, Hani bin Moqbel Al-Moqbel, to develop the Council’s road map.Ithra participates in Cannes Film Festival with new Saudi films
Director of Theater and Performing Arts at Ithra Majed Zuhair Samman said that the Ithra's participation in the festival reflects its active role in the film industry in Saudi Arabia.Aramco, Etisalat top list of GCC’s valuable firms
Although the last several months have been hard for listed businesses in the Middle East, yet many have defied the dire predictions to dominate capital markets.Saudi presidency of ARADO Executive Council renewed for 2022-24
The General Assembly of the Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO) renewed the presidency of Saudi Arabia for the organization's Executive Council for the period 2022-2024. The renewal came at ARADO's 57th session held on May 19, 2022, at the organization's headquarters in Cairo, where also the memberships of the UAE,...WEF: UAE eyes end to global hunger through innovation
Beside the UAE, other GCC countries that have sent delegations to the Davos forum include Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman to share their perspective on contemporary issues.Al-Waleed to sell 16.87 percent of his firm to Saudi sovereign fund
The sale of 625 million shares of the Riyadh-headquartered Kingdom Holding Company is worth roughly $1.5 billion. The company owns the famed George V hotel in Paris and has a majority stake in The Savoy in London.Saudi oil supply to China soars 38% in April, highest since 2020
Saudi Arabia's supply of oil to China has soared 38 percent in April, hitting the highest monthly volume since May 2020.Top film bodies part of Saudi contingent at Cannes Festival
Saudi Arabia will participate in the 75th Cannes International Film Festival, which will be held during the period from 17 to 28 May, with a national pavilion supervised by the Film Commission. The Ministry of Investment, the Red Sea Film Festival, the Al-Ula Film, the King Abdulaziz Center for World...Saudi Arabia elected head of ICAO’s Regional Aviation Safety Group
The election took place during the ninth session of the group’s meetings hosted in Riyadh from February 14-17.Saudi Foreign Minister meets Algerian counterpart
Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, the Saudi Foreign Minister had arrived in the Algerian capital earlier on Wednesday evening.Soaring food prices stoke inflation worries for KSA
Saudi Arabia may see a rise in inflation as global food and energy prices surge amidst the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Alexander Perjessy of Moody’s Investors Service tells TRENDS.World’s tallest building engulfed as Mideast sandstorms hit UAE
The world's tallest building disappeared behind a grey layer of dust on Wednesday as sandstorms that have swept the Middle East hit the United Arab Emirates, prompting weather and traffic warnings. The 828-metre (2,716 ft, 6ins) Burj Khalifa, which towers over Dubai and is usually visible across the busy financial...Employment reforms add to women prosperity in KSA
Saudi women have reached unprecedented heights in work and social life, Sarah Al-Tamimi, vice chair of National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking, tells TRENDS.Oil demand exceeded 2019 levels in March, production lags
New data from the Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI), a Riyadh-based international collaboration to improve the availability and reliability of data on petroleum and natural gas, shows that global oil demand surpassed pre-pandemic levels in March, while production of crude oil was stuck at 97 percent of the level before...NEOM will be subject to Saudi sovereignty and rules: Report
Saudi Arabia has rejected claims that its planned futuristic megacity known as NEOM will have different rules from the rest of the kingdom and function like a "country within a country". Media reports said that in an interview published last week by the UAE's The National newspaper, Andrew McEvoy, head...Saudi King leaves hospital in Jeddah after one week
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has left the hospital one week after being admitted for tests, state media reported. Video broadcast by the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) late Sunday showed the 86-year-old monarch walking out of King Faisal Specialist Hospital in the coastal city of Jeddah, using a cane and...WHO renews ties with Saudi drug authority for global cooperation
The approval is expected to transform the regional center into a global center covering the eastern Mediterranean and Africa.Aramco Q1 profit up 82%
Surge in oil prices benefited the world's most valuable company.Saudi inflation surges in April, food and beverages cost more
Annual inflation in Saudi Arabia has spiked to 2.3 percent in April, up from 2 percent in March. According to the General Authority for Statistics, also known as GASTAT, the consumer price index, or CPI, in April 2022 has surged 2 percent when compared to the corresponding period a year...UAE, Saudi stock markets slide as inflation concerns rise
The UAE and Saudi stock exchanges posted losses this week, taking cue from the world markets that fell in reaction to galloping inflation, and rate hikes by central banks in many countries.SABIC posts 33% rise in profit
The chemical giant of KSA has posted SR6.47bn profit in Q4.UK gives visa waiver to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain
The UK Home Office affirmed that “an electronic visa waiver allows the holder to travel to the UK without obtaining a visa provided they complete an online waiver for each visit.Saudi Aramco overtakes Apple as world’s most valuable company
The Saudi Arabian national petroleum and natural gas company, billed as the largest oil producing company in the world, was valued at $2.42 trillion based on the price of its shares at close of market. Apple, meanwhile, has seen its share price drop over the past month and was valued...Abu Dhabi’s non-oil foreign trade in Q1 grows by 15 percent to $16.74 billion
Abu Dhabi’s non-oil foreign trade in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022 amounted to AED61.522 billion ($16.74 billion), a 15 percent increase compared to the same period of 2021. Exports grew by 35 percent in the first three months of the year compared to the same period of last year ...Oil, stimulus packages revive Arab world’s growth
The growth rate of Arab economies is expected to increase to around five percent in 2022 on the back of rising oil production and its prices in the international markets.Saudi fights to lead ‘saturated’ MidEast aviation market
Saudi Arabia on Monday pitched aviation industry leaders on its plans to become a global travel hub, drawing scepticism from analysts who questioned how it could compete against regional heavyweights. The kingdom's aviation goals, part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's wide-ranging "Vision 2030" reforms, include more than tripling annual...GCC central banks confront surging inflation
After the Fed Reserve raised interest rates to rein in the 40-year-high inflation, GCC members followed the suit as most of the region's currencies are pegged to the dollar.Saudi King Salman to stay in hospital after colonoscopy
On Sunday afternoon doctors performed a colonoscopy “and the result was sound”, the Saudi Press Agency later said.Saudi King Salman enters hospital for ‘examinations’
King Salman entered King Faisal Specialist Hospital in the coastal city of Jeddah on Saturday ‘to conduct some medical examinations’.UAE stocks shed gains as most GCC markets remain shut
In a week truncated by the Eid holidays across the Middle East, stocks on the UAE exchanges shed gains, while there was no trading in Saudi Arabia because of Eid al-Fitr.Saudi Arabia okays six tourism projects worth $400 million
Saudi Arabia has okayed six tourism projects to the tune of $400 million in the first quarter of 2022.Saudi Arabia to attract $32bn investment in mining sector
The investment is expected to be made in nine new projects across the country.Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan sign MoU to boost accounting services
The MoU aims to enhance cooperation between the two countries in the areas of financial auditing and performance control.Saudi-US cooperation to spur growth of digital content market in KSA
Saudi Arabia and United States Minister of IT, Eng. Abdullah bin Amer Al-Sawaha who is on a visit to the US met the president and COO of Omnicom Media Group Daryl Simm.