King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, has approved the extension of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Program for Foreign Scholarships for five more years. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted Dr. Khaled Bin Mohammad Al-Anqari, Minister of Higher Education, as saying that the program aims at providing citizens with opportunities to receive [...]

Police are investigating a bomb hoax that triggered the evacuation of Kingdom Tower, the capital city’s landmark skyscraper, on Wednesday evening. “Nothing suspicious was found and the Kingdom Tower was reopened after a brief search,” said Mansour Al-Turki, Ministry of Interior spokesman. “We confirm that this was a hoax. The building and sites immediately close [...]

Fora9 (read ‘Foras’, which means ‘Opportunities’ in Arabic) is a new free online job service out of Kuwait, created for women in the Middle East and North Africa, to make it easier for them to find job opportunities. The idea came to life when the developing company was looking to build a team and faced [...]

Mohammed bin Abdullah El-Kuwaiz, Managing Director, Derayah Financial Corp. The lecture on “Five Keys to Successful Investing in a Difficult Financial Time” will be presented by Mr. Mohammed El-Kuwaiz, Managing Director, Derayah Financial Corp. Event Address Address description: Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI), ArRiyadh. Sponsor: Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) in [...]

“O” Oasis Magazine’s first art Exhibition to support young Saudi artists will be taking place from the 27th of January till the 3rd of February 2010 at L’Art Pur Gallery in Riyadh. Over 25 Saudi artists will be showing their work that includes paintings, photography, mixed media, digital artwork, and animation. For more information about [...]

Gulf Casting Agency, a full service talent agency based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has just annouced a casting call for the following: Nationality: Saudi, GCC Age: 19-29 years of age Sex: Male When: 23-26/01/2010 Where: Syria Time: 10 days Description: A model or actor with Saudi/GCC look and features. A minimum experience in acting with [...]

IDEA WORKSHOP (Women) From 02-02-1431 TO 02-02-1431 H From 17-01-2010 To 17-01-2010 G The workshop for women will be held under the slogan Ideas. It aims to enable participants to assess and develop new business opportunities. Event Address Address description: Saudi National Information and Communication Technology Incubator (BADIR), ArRiyadh Sponsor: Saudi National Information and Communication [...]

The International Exhibition for Chemicals and Chemical Technology Industry 2010, in its 5th edition, is the region’s premier petrochemicals technology exhibition, at the very heart of the Middle East’s fastest-growing petrochemicals market. At Saudi Petrochem 2010, a wealth of investment opportunity will be waiting for you. Profile for exhibit includes chemical and petrochemical processing and [...]

The Passport Department has launched a service to enable exit and re-entry visas to be issued online. Director-General of the department Maj. Gen. Salim Al-Belaihed said on Friday this was one of the new Internet-based services being introduced for both Saudis and expatriates. Although the department’s website www.gdp.gov.sa is in Arabic, there is an option [...]

The Free Workshop on “Problem-Solving and Decision-Making” aims to enable participants to learn how to creatively brainstorm solutions, face obstacles from a whole new perspective and discover how to effectively use a step-by-step process to achieve greater results. Event Address Address description: Saudi National Information and Communication Technology Incubator (BADIR), ArRiyadh. Sponsor: Saudi National Information [...]