King Abdullah, made the move in an effort to synchronize the work week with other Gulf Cooperation Council member states and to add one more day per week where Saudi Arabia and the global commercial community shared common business days.
Marriott Rewards members traveling throughout the Middle East can now earn ‘Saudia’ Airlines – Alfursan Miles for stays at more than 3,700 Marriott International hotels in 70 countries across 14 distinctive brands, according to a press release.
In a move that was anticipated for some time, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah issued a royal decree to change the weekend in the Kingdom from Thursday/Friday to Friday/Saturday.
U.S. oil production has increased sharply in the last five years – but that doesn’t mean Saudi Arabia has lost influence on markets, an energy panelist at a forum at Rice University in Texas said.
Snohetta, a Norweigian firm, was recently selected as the designer for the downtown Qasr Al Hokm station in Saudi Arabia, which will be one of the main hubs of the new system, Torontoist reports.
Saudi Arabia’s MCI has actively pursued and prosecuted counterfeiters in the Kingdom, but the illicit commercial activity, ranging from fake educational degrees to computers and smartphones (and many things in between) is proving difficult to stamp out.
Our partner site SUSRIS.com today draws attention to a recently updated collection of reports by Dr. Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) concerning the military balance in the Gulf States.
