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  • Printing Sector
    Saudi Arabia: Desert Kingdom to Printing Hub

    The Saudi print industry is a traditional one as is the way of life and values of the country. Modernisation is happening slowly, and the Kingdom is adapting to the latest technologies. Major industry manufacturers such as Canon, Agfa, Fujifilm, Kodak, HP and Mimaki have been focusing on introducing the latest technologies in digital printing in Saudi Arabia. Digital printing, although the smallest market share is showing a robust growth taking 10% of the overall market. This sector has a high potential to expand as the demand for long runs is shrinking, and short runs and variable printing are becoming increasingly popular. Packaging is the largest print sector followed by commercial printing, then large format printing, expected to be one of the key growth areas in the regional market. However, there hasn't been much focus on the digital textile printing market as it is still a developing market.

  • Tech
    Ordering food online catching on fast

    “Saudi Arabia is the largest market for Hellofood with more than 450 restaurants actively using the application distributed over nine cities, with two headquarters— one in Riyadh and the other in Jeddah,” Hussein said.

  • Egypt Tourism
    Really happy to see Sisi? 400% tourism growth from UAE, Saudi Arabia and Jordan to Egypt

    Inbound tourism from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan grew by 400% in the last three months according to the Tourism Activation Authority’s (TAA) head of International Tourism Ahmed Shoukry. The Ministry of Tourism is aiming for regional tourism to account for 20% of the total inbound tourism to Egypt, according to Shoukry.

  • Iraq
    4 ex-Blackwater guards guilty in Nusoor Square shooting

    After marathon deliberations, a federal jury found four ex-Blackwater Worldwide contractors guilty Wednesday in a deadly 2007 mass shooting in Baghdad's Nusoor Square.

  • Travel and Tourism
    Key Saudi tourism project stalled 8 years

    Jabal Al Qara (mountain) project in the eastern Al Ahsa was awarded to the Saudi Al Ahsa Amusement and Tourism Co (Ahsana) eight years ago and the contract stipulated that the project must be completed within a year after official signing.

  • Assad and Anti-ISIS Campaign
    Assad Pursues Withering Campaign Against Rebels

    Syrian President Bashar Assad is taking advantage of the U.S.-led coalition's war against the Islamic State group to pursue a withering air and ground campaign against more mainstream rebels elsewhere in the country, trying to recapture areas considered more crucial to the survival of his government.

  • Iraq Crisis
    At least 21 killed in Baghdad suicide bombing

    A suicide bombing in a predominately Shia area of Baghdad has left 21 people dead and 25 people injured, according to a police source with knowledge of the incident speaking to CNN by phone. The source asked not to be identified for security reasons.

  • Industrial Cities
    Jacobs Engineering to design three Saudi industrial cities

    MODON was set up in 2001 to develop industrial cities throughout the Kingdom by providing integrated infrastructure and services. It currently oversees 164km2 of land at more than 30 industrial cities, which are either built out or under development, across major cities including Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah.

  • Healthcare Innovation
    Smart phones in healthcare: Lessons drawn from the experience of Kuwaiti AbiDoc

    Through a simple algorithm, Kuwaiti physician Mussaad Al-Razouki estimates the size of the healthcare sector in the MENA region at $50 to $60 billion USD, where e-healthcare accounts for only 1% of this amount (that’s $500 to $600 million USD) - numbers that can be translated into great opportunities for entrepreneurs in the field. However, despite the efforts of some governments in the region, to finance small projects, new initiatives will not materialize without capital investment. That is why, according to Al-Razouki, the private sector contribution remains a pressing requisite to ensure and enhance the presence of these companies.

  • Oil
    Christophe de Margerie, C.E.O. of Total, French Oil Giant, Dies in Plane Accident in Russia

    The chief executive of the French oil company Total, Christophe de Margerie, one of the most powerful and colorful figures in the energy industry, was killed when his business jet collided with a snowplow late Monday night on a runway of Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow.