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Riyadh chosen as HQ of Arab tourism union

  Jeddah / TNS The Arab Tourism Experts Union, a tourism body of experts seeking to promote tourism among the Arab countries, selected Riyadh as its headquarters. The union also decided to open branch headquarters in a number of Arab countries. The countries that represent the general commission of the union include Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, Oman, Tunisia, Algeria, ...

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14K telecom firms comply with Saudization

  Jeddah / TNS A total of 14,062 establishments have showed compliance to the directive that aims to employ Saudi males and females in the telecom sector, a recent statistic showed in the second month of ongoing inspection campaigns. As various ministries take part in implementing the 50-percent nationalization of the telecom sector, the Eastern Province registered the highest number ...

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Algosaibi inks deal to end biggest Mideast default

  Bloomberg Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Brothers Co. signed a deal with a majority of its creditor banks to restructure about $6 billion of debt, taking the Saudi conglomerate one step closer to ending a seven-year impasse over the Middle East’s biggest default. The agreement with a five-member committee representing about 80 banks, which include BNP Paribas SA and Standard ...

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