RIYADH: The Education Ministry on Tuesday reviewed arrangements to resume educational activities in schools, colleges and universities. It approved a phase-wise plan to reopen educational institutions across the Kingdom for the next academic year. In the first phase teaching and technical training staff will return to their work places, which includes public and private
Saad bin Abdul Aziz Alkhalb was recently appointed CEO of the Saudi Export-Import Bank. Before joining the bank, Alkhalb was the president of the General Authority for Ports (MAWANI) from June 2018 to May 2021. He also served as vice minister of transport, leading the ministry’s financial and administrative transformation. Alkhalb has extensive experience in the fields of
DUBAI: Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing arm of the Internet giant, said it will build data centers in the UAE in the first half of 2022 as it adds to its Middle East footprint. The AWS Middle East (UAE) region will include three so-called Availability Zones, which consist of infrastructure in geographic locations that are far enough apart that they should not be
Updated 25 May 2021
May 25, 2021 11:56
DUBAI: An amateur video featuring a south Indian bride and groom has gone viral on social media after the couple filmed their post-wedding celebrations on a chartered flight joined by more than 160 guests on board.
The couple’s party took place on a SpiceJet Boeing 737, surrounded by relatives and guests, in what was described as a clear defiance of Covid-19 lockdown rules in India.
The unnamed couple were celebrating as the plane flew over historic Meenakshi Amman temple on its way from Madurai to Bangalore, according to Hindustan Times newspaper said.
Online photos showed passengers with flowers around their necks and taking selfies. Most of them were seen without face masks and not observing Covid-19 protocols.
Iran Has Huge Hoard of Floating Oil to Clear When Sanctions Lift
May 26 2021, 5:20 AM
May 25 2021, 6:05 PM
May 26 2021, 5:20 AM
(Bloomberg) Hereâs something to watch out for when and if U.S. sanctions on Iran are lifted: a tens-of-millions-of-barrels stash of oil floating on tankers, just waiting to go to buyers.
(Bloomberg) Hereâs something to watch out for when and if U.S. sanctions on Iran are lifted: a tens-of-millions-of-barrels stash of oil floating on tankers, just waiting to go to buyers.
The Persian Gulf country may be holding as much as 69 million barrels at sea, according to estimates from E.A. Gibson Shipbrokers Ltd., a London-based broker that traces is history back to the 19th century. It is hard to be sure exactly how big the floating stockpile really is because itâs unclear exactly how many ships are being used and how full they are, said Richard Matthews, the firmâs head of research.