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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has a population of over 27 million inhabitants of which 9 million are foreigners. This significant number has been reached by the importation of labor from abroad. According to official estimates, currently 9 in Read more
Addressing members of the third annual seminar on weapons of mass destruction and hazards posed by nuclear incidents, the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abulatif Al-Zayyani said they will be setting up a nuclear radiation monitoring center which Read more
The kingdom’s container activity has grown and currently accounts for 20% of the regional throughput in 2011, with 5.69 million twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) according to a Drewry Maritime Research survey in September 2012 commissioned by Seatrade. Saudi Arabia now Read more
The opening of the more $2 million Dammam Terminal Yard has been announced by Globe Express Services (Overseas Group) as part of its expansion program. The terminal yard located at the Dammam Sea Port Zone on the Arabian Gulf covers Read more
A project expected to start trial operations in 2015 and destined to help Saudi Arabia and Egypt exchange 3,000 megawatts of electricity between them via direct current electrical lines will be undergo scrutiny once more at the Saudi Arabian cabinet. Read more
As the Hajj and Umrah draw close in Saudi Arabia, the detection of a virus sharing the same family as the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus that killed 800 people in 2002 in China is not a news to Read more
A recently concluded study claims that organic products are gaining momentum as the sector is deemed to attain to be experiencing 10% annual growth in sales if the trend continues. Organic farms cover a surface area of 34,997 hectares but Read more
Recognized as the world’s largest oil exporter, Saudi Arabia risks to be importing oil in less than two decades if the rate at which it is consuming continues on its trend, a report from Citigroup has warned. Given its relatively Read more
The causeway project to connect Saudi Arabia and Egypt is reactivated again after president Mursi’s visit to King Abdullah in the kingdom. The 32km causeway will start from Ras Nassrani in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, passing by Tiran Read more
Saudi state-oil company Aramco suffered lately its biggest cyber attack ever that affected about 30,000 workstations of the firm. The attack, which apparently had no direct impact on crude production, forced the Saudi oil giant to shut down part of Read more