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  • 5 Things to Know About the 2013 SACM Career Fair and Graduation Ceremony This Week
     

    The 2013 SACM Career Fair and Graduation Ceremony begins this week at the Gaylord National Harbor in the Washington, D.C. area. Thousands of Saudi students will descend on the nation’s capital to participate in this impressive event, which celebrates the achievements of Saudi students on the King Abdullah Scholarship Program and matches them with real […]

     
  • Slideshow: Coming to Riyadh’s KAFD: A Female-Designed Metro Station
     

    A leading female architect has been chosen to be the lead architect of the forthcoming metro station in the brand-new King Abdullah Financial District, Arabian Business reports.

     
  • Saudi Arabia: Car Manufacturer?
     

    A new report states that Saudi Arabia is in negotiations with Jaguar Land Rover for a production line in Yanbu, an industrial city, following an initial agreement signed last year. The National reports that the Indian-owned company “can count on Saudi government investment of close to US$1 billion and some of the world’s cheapest aluminium. […]

     
  • Saudi Aramco to open 3 research centers in the United States
     

    Saudi Aramco announced the opening of three research centers in the United States at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston today, according to a report in Rigzone. The three new centers in the United States will “join a worldwide network of research centers established by Saudi Aramco to leverage scientific expertise and further complement the cutting-edge […]

     
  • Save the Date for the 2013 U.S.-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum in Los Angeles, California
     

    The 2013 US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum, to be held in Los Angeles, California at the JW Marriott L.A. Live on September 16-18, is the third in a series of extraordinarily successful gatherings featuring top American and Saudi government and private sector leaders and providing an ideal platform for building new and lasting business ties. Please visit www.us-saudiforum.com to register your interest.

     
  • Saudi Aramco showcases advanced technology at OTC
     

    The Offshore Technology Conference in Houston is a major event that brings together energy companies from around the world. OTC is billed by organizers as “the world’s foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration, production, and environmental protection.” OTC was founded in 1969 and is held annually at the […]

     
  • A Kingdom’s Thirst: The Saudi Water Challenge
     

    It’s no secret that Saudi Arabia is a dry place in a particularly arid region of the world. The dearth of water resources in the Kingdom is among its foremost challenges, with some estimates predicting full depletion by 2050 if nothing is done.

     
  • The Saudis on the ‘Arabian Business’ Power 500 List
     

    The ArabianBusiness.com ‘World’s 500 Most Influential Arabs’ list for 2013 was released this week with the revelation that Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal had topped the list for the 9th consecutive year. Although an impressive feat, there are 31 other Saudis on the list doing some amazing things in business, culture, the media and […]

     
  • 17-day long Janadriyah festival for Saudi Heritage and Culture to begin April 3
     

    The 28th National Festival for Heritage and Culture at Al-Janadriyah showcasing the cultures and traditions of Saudi Arabia will open Wednesday, April 3, the Saudi Gazette reports. The festival is a display of Saudi culture and tradition. China is a guest country at the celebration, and will have a pavilion that is 2.000 sq. meters “at the […]

     
  • Twitter Use Booms in Saudi Arabia: Infographic
     

    Bit.ly, a link-tracking service company, published a comprehensive look at global social media use, which found that Saudi Arabia is rapidly embracing Twitter. “In this country, most of the social sharing happens on facebook and twitter, but what about in the rest of the world?” bit.ly asks on its company blog. The findings detail the number of […]

     

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