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Hyperion to supply an Operator Training Simulator for the Propane Dehydrogenation
(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Hyperion Systems Engineering announces that it will supply the Operator Training Simulator for the propane dehydrogenation plant (PDH) of Advanced Petrochemical Company in Saudi Arabia. Nicosia, Cyprus -- Hyperion Systems Engineering (Hyperion), the ...
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Saudi Aramco Chooses Soitecs CPV Solar ...
The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), has decided to use Soitecs concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) technology for a 1-megawatt solar-energy pilot plant in Saudi Arabias northwestern Tabuk region. Saudi Aramco is an oil and chemical company that is owned by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The ...
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Saudi billionaire eyes NYC for record-high skyscraper
A billionaire prince from Saudi Arabia is searching out a city to build the world?s highest skyscraper, reaching a mile into the sky and on the list is New York. ?Right now, we are discussing and evaluating the possibility of building a one-mile tower,? said Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, in Reuters. ...
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Investcorps Gulf Fund acquires 38 per cent of Saudi Arabias AYTB
Investcorp Investcorp Gulf Opportunity Fund has agreed to acquire a 38 per cent stake in Al Yusr Industrial Contracting Company WLL (AYTB), a provider of technical industrial support services to the petrochemical, oil & gas and other key industrial sectors in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.AYTB was founded in 1979 in Jubail and over its 33 year history has made a significant contribution to the ...
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NCB Capital maintains positive outlook for Saudi food and agriculture sector
Saudi Agriculture Remains overweight on Savola and Neutral on Almarai Volatility in global food prices, reliance on imports and a lack of pricing power are key concerns, said NCBUpdating its Q1 report on the Saudi Food and Agriculture sector, NCB Capital gives the sector a positive outlook due to growth in demand supported by a young and growing population, and expansions into new ...
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Saudi millionaire might build world highest skyscraper in Moscow
ABU-DHABI, June 18 (Itar-Tass) - Saudi millionaire, Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, considers Moscow as one of possible sites for the construction of the world tallest skyscraper, Saudi Arabian media outlets said on Tuesday. A possibility of building a tower 1.6 kilometers high has been discussed at present. Prince Al- Waleed has invited the biggest world capitals and mega cities to take part in ...
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Saudi projects to be delayed by expat exodus
Construction projects in Saudi Arabia are set to be hit by delays due to labour shortages as tens of thousands of illegal workers leave the country under a government immigration amnesty, according to an industry expert. Raed Al-Aqeeli, vice chairman of the Contractors Committee in the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that as much as 80% of construction projects could be affected ...
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Saudi Telecom unit Viva Kuwait signs $270 mln loan
DUBAI, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:48am EDT DUBAI, June 18 (Reuters) - Viva Kuwait, an affiliate of Saudi Telecom Co (STC), has signed a $270 million, five-year loan with National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) to finance the operator's network expansion, it said in a statement on Tuesday. This borrowing includes a $70 million murabaha facility - a cost-plus-profit arrangement in Islamic ...
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Americans Exporting More Oil First Time Since 70s
The U.S. oil boom is moving Congress closer than it has been in more than three decades to easing the ban on exporting crude imposed after the Arab embargo. Advances such as hydraulic fracturing are leading to record production that may outstrip refinery capacity within 18 months to three years, ...
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Betapa Abainya Pelayanan Pemerintah Pada Rakyat 1
Belajar Dari Kerusuhan TKI & TKW di Jeddah Arab Saudi : Pernyataan Duta Besar Indonesia untuk Arab Saudi, Gatot Abdullah Mansyur, akan memberi bantuan hukum kepada puluhan tenaga kerja Indonesia yang ditangkap polisi Arab Saudi, sungguh naib bantuan serupa itu meruakan kewajiban yang harus ...
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Saudis send missiles to Syria insurgents
font size decrease font size increase font size A report says Saudi Arabia has been purchasing missiles from suppliers in France and Belgium since two months ago and has sent them to insurgents in Syria. Reuters reported on Monday France has paid for the transport of the shoulder-fired ...
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KJRI Jeddah Cermin Kelemahan Pemerintah RI 2
Betapa tidak seriusnya pemerintah memberi perhatian terhadap permasalah segenap warga bangsa Indonesia, semakin tampak pada kegaduhan yang baru saja terjadi di Jeddah, Arah Saudi hingga mengakibatkan kerusuhan yang menimpa TKI dan TKW yang sedang berupaya memperoleh surat legalitas diri untuk ...
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Saudi tourism to lose $1.3bn on Umrah visa limits
The Saudi Arabian tourism industry and Umrah visa operators claim they will lose SR5bn ($1.3bn) in revenue after the kingdom limited the number of Umrah visas and their duration. Muslim pilgrims who make the voyage to Makkah will now only be allowed to stay in Saudi Arabia for 14 days because of ...
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Cisco CEO visits Saudi Arabia
John Chambers, CEO, Cisco. John Chambers, chairman and CEO of Cicso visited Saudi Arabia today, to hold meetings with Saudi Government officials and strategic business partners in the Kingdom. Chambers, who is Executive Country sponsor for Saudi, and has been a regular visitor to the country, ...
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Investcorp acquires 38 stake in Saudis AYTB
Investcorp's Gulf Fund acquires a 38% stake in Saudi Arabia's AYTB. Investcorp Gulf Opportunity Fund announced today that it has agreed to acquire a 38 percent stake in Al Yusr Industrial Contracting Company WLL ("AYTB"), a leading provider of technical industrial support servicesto the ...
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Research and Markets Wound Care Management in Saudi Arabia Market Forecast to 2018 - Advanced Wound Management Wound ...
Research and Markets: Wound Care Management in Saudi Arabia Market Forecast to 2018 - Advanced Wound Management, Wound Closure Devices, Pressure Relief Devices, Ostomy Drainage Bags and ...
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Saudi billionaire eyes world cities for mile-high tower
By Mirna Sleiman, Reuters DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal says he is looking at global cities, including New York, as possible locations to build a mile-high skyscraper that would be the world's tallest building by far.The prince is inviting Dubai's biggest real estate developer Emaar Properties, chaired by Mohammed Alabbar, to team up with ...
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Locals lose out as Saudis cut Hajj quota
FIVE hundred South African Muslims face postponing their Hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca in Saudi Arabia this year. Saudi authorities have cut this year’s Hajj quota by 20 percent because there is less space available as renovations to the Grand Mosque in Mecca will not be finished when the Hajj starts in October. Once it is completed, many more pilgrims will be able to be accommodated. ...
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Depa continues its strong growth in Saudi Arabia
Depa Limited, one of the world's leading interior contracting companies, has announced the signing of two new projects and one contract variation in Saudi Arabia for a total value of over Dhs250m ...
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Redington Gulf brings RSA security solutions to Saudi Arabia
Redington, value added distributor of leading information and communication technology solutions announced its appointment as the authorized distributor for RSA, the Security Division of EMC in the Kingdom of Saudi ...
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Saudi Sadara signs $10.5 billion funding agreements
Financial close of the main financing is expected to occur during the third quarter of 2013 Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara) yesterday announced the signing of a number of definitive financing agreements for an additional funding of approximately SR 39.37 billion ($10.5 billion).This marks another major milestone of project financing for Sadara, which is an unprecedented joint venture developed ...
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Over 600 million records in Saudi MOE are being published through ITG
The Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia, announces the results of 5.5 million student in the elementary, secondary and high school level for the second semester of the year ...
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Alwaleed in UK court battle over $120m Gaddafi jet sale
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is reportedly set to take to the witness stand in London's High Court next week over a legal battle he allegedly failed to pay a $10m commission on a $120m deal to sell one of his private jets to former Libyan leader Colonel ...
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TCIL to supply green towers to Saudi Telecom OmanTel
The projects will be executed on a turnkey basis by TCIL's offshore joint venture, TCIL Saudi Communications Ltd (TSCL), in which the state-run telco is the majority ...
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Saudi- KACST honors young scientists
(MENAFN - Arab News) King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) honored young Saudis for their outstanding achievement in the field of science and technology at a special function held at its headquarters in Riyadh recently.The KACST, represented by Bader Young Entrepreneurs Program, conducted the program in partnership with Intel. This year, more than 750 students from Saudi ...
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Saudi Arabia's massive infastructure drive
Saudi Arabia is in the midst of a major construction boom being implemented and supported by the national government in order to improve infrastructure and living standards in the largest economy in the Arab world.
It was recently announced by the director-general of the Saudi Industrial Property Authority (MODON), Tawfig Fawzan Alrabiah, that a new industrial city would be built in Taif in order to cope with growing demand for industrial land in Saudi Arabia. The Taif Industrial City will in fact be a ‘city within a city’ so to speak, but will measure 11 square miles in size and will function as a fully-fledged industrial city, providing all the infrastructure required in such zones. Read more
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