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  • Saudi committee to oversee withdrawal of STC troops from Aden

    A Saudi committee is in Yemen to monitor the withdrawal of Southern Transitional Council troops in Aden as part of a peace deal brokered by Riyadh. “The Saudi Co-ordination and Liaison Team, led by Mohammed Al Rubaie in co-operation with Saudi-led troops in Aden, began to supervise the withdrawal of STC military units from the region,” Mohammed Al Jaber, the Saudi ambassador to Yemen, said on Twitter.

  • Huawei-supplied STC wins 5G contract for Saudi mega-city

    Last year, stc announced a multi-vendor integration (MVI), intended to “pave the way for STC to lead a diverse 5G deployment through joint innovation”. As such, Huawei and Cisco were named as core infrastructure suppliers with Ericsson and Nokia appointed to supply 5G Radio Networks.

  • Visa and Saudi Arabia’s stc pay extend their alliance

    The new agreement – Visa’s first fintech partnership in Saudi Arabia - further builds on their partnership from 2018, and will involve issuance of Visa payment credentials to stc pay customers. This will enable them to use their stc pay digital wallet for contactless, scan-to-pay (QR-based) and ecommerce transactions, and international remittances.

  • Saudi Telecom Company (STC) capitalises on tower infrastructure

    5G is firmly on the agenda for Saudi Arabia with the regulator awarding new spectrum for 4G/5G use in early 2019. STC, Zain KSA and Mobily have all developed various 5G partnerships with solution providers like Huawei, Nokia, Cisco and Ericsson and the three operators have launched preliminary services.

  • Saudi Arabia calls on Yemen government, STC to implement Riyadh Agreement 

    Saudi Arabia has called on the Yemeni government and the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) to implement the Riyadh Agreement signed in November 2019.

  • Digital Payments
    Saudi Arabia eyes digital boost with STC Pay tie-up

    The state’s underlying financial infrastructure is provided by Saudi Payments Company, underpinning interoperability across digital and traditional providers. It is owned by the country’s monetary authority and, among its goals, is to advance the use of electronic payment systems. Saudi Telecom Company subsidiary STC Pay noted the deal would allow it to partner with various financial and technology entities, and contribute to wider initiatives to reduce reliance on physical cash in the country.

  • 5G
    STC launches its first 5G smart campus in Saudi Arabia

    The new Smart Campus will facilitate the introduction of different service standards for enterprises, oil rigs, gas exploration, education, medical treatment, mining and other industries with diversified and remote infrastructure to resolve challenges related to capacity, density, coverage, security, high operational cost and complex management.

  • Sports
    STC pulls plug on US$1.76bn Saudi soccer rights deal

    State-run Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has issued a statement to the Saudi Stock Exchange outlining its intention to terminate its ten-year, SAR6.6 billion media rights and marketing deal with the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) and the country’s General Sports Authority (GSA).

  • King Salman
    Saudi king hosts 200 from Christchurch shootings for Hajj

    "It came at such a perfect time and it helps with the grief as well," Al-Umari said. "It's such a humbling thing to be given. I always had, personally, as a goal before I get married, to Hajj. Now it's been given to us on a plate. I feel it's a blessing from Hussein that is looking after me and my family."

  • Hajj
    King Salman issues directive for Saudi Arabia to host families of Christchurch attack victims during Hajj season

    Saudi Arabia will host 200 Hajj pilgrims of families of victims of the terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand on the orders of King Salman, a Saudi Press Agency report said. The attack in March by Brenton Tarrant on two mosques in the city killed 50 people and wounded dozens more.