The Kingdom has embarked on an ambitious program to transform itself into an internationally competitive, knowledge economy by advancing science and technology… King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) has taken a leadership role in developing the nation’s innovation ecosystem and has been supporting stakeholders through a variety of technology innovation. The vision for Saudi [...]

Saudi’s King Abdullah will officially open the new campus of the $5.3b Princess Noura bint Abdulrahman University (PNU) today (Sunday), less than three years after laying the foundation stone for the university. The new university is the largest women-only university in the world, covering 800 hectares on the outskirts of Riyadh – and has been [...]

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 [...]

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The Saudi state news agency SPA says former U.S. President Bill Clinton is in Saudi Arabia to visit the Saudi King. The agency says Clinton met with King Abdullah and a group of Saudi dignitaries Wednesday evening. The purpose of the former president’s visit to the conservative, oil-rich kingdom was not immediately [...]

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 [...]