Tech news Saudi Public Investment Fund invests $3.5bn in Uber Ghada Ismail Jun 2, 2016 0 The car hire service Uber has attracted a $3.5bn (£2.43bn) investment from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.…
forex news Gulf OPEC members plan joint action on oil output Yomna Yasser Jun 1, 2016 0 Gulf OPEC members including Saudi Arabia are looking to revive the idea of coordinated oil-output action by major…
Egypt News Egypt receives first tranche of Saudi 2.5 bln loan: minister Yomna Yasser May 29, 2016 0 Egypt has received the first tranche worth $500 million of Saudi Arabia’s $2.5 billion grant, international…
Egypt News Political parties gather signatures to escalate opposition against Egyptian-Saudi deal Noha Gad May 26, 2016 0 Committees will be formed across Egypt’s governorates to gather signatures for a petition that will be presented to…
Egypt News Saudi-Egypt power grid link-up to start early 2019: official Yomna Yasser May 24, 2016 0 Egypt is planning to complete its project to link power grids with Saudi Arabia by the end of 2018 or early 2019 at…
Egypt News Political parties begin week-long sit-in against Egyptian islands deal Noha Gad May 24, 2016 0 Several political parties began a week-long sit-in on Sunday in the Socialist Popular Alliance party (SPAP)…
Egypt News Egypt court postpones hearing in Red Sea island lawsuit aya salah May 18, 2016 0 An Egyptian administrative court postponed on Tuesday a hearing in a lawsuit against the government's decision to…
Banks Saudi Arabia’s largest lender NCB plans overseas forays – chairman Yomna Yasser May 17, 2016 0 Saudi Arabia's largest lender by assets, National Commercial Bank (NCB), is planning to expand overseas, growing…
Egypt News Egypt sentences 51 protesters to 2yrs over Red Sea islands demo aya salah May 14, 2016 0 A Qasr El-Nil misdemeanour court Saturday sentenced 51 people to two years hard labour over their participation…
Industry & Trade Saudi Aramco finalizes IPO options and plans global expansion Noha Gad May 11, 2016 0 Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil giant Aramco is finalizing proposals for its partial privatization and will present…