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Makkah to Medina in 90 minutes: Saudi king launches new Haramain...
The Saudi king inaugurated a high-speed rail line connecting the holy cities of Makkah and Medina on Tuesday.
King Salman bin Abdulaziz declared, in a...
Riyadh governor inaugurates Al-Dawadmi projects worth SR2.65bn
RIYADH: Prince Faisal bin Bandar, governor of Riyadh, on Thursday inaugurated projects valued at SR2.65 billion during his visit to the province of Al-Dawadmi.
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First test run on Saudi Arabia’s high speed Haramain railway
Saudi Arabia's Haramain high-speed railway project began its first test run on Tuesday with a...
Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Metro to partially open before year end
Abu Dhabi: Authorities in charge of the development of Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Metro project confirmed...
Haramain Express Connecting Jeddah, Makkah, Madinah to Become Operational This Year
Baghdadi—Spokesman Saudi Transport Ministry while briefing the media delegation of Pakistan led by Masood Malik—Managing...
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Exclusive: Saudi state finalized ownership transfer of $10 billion financial district
RIYADH (Reuters) - The Saudi government has finalized terms to transfer ownership of the kingdom’s...
Riyadh Metro can give the city more than a transport link
There exists a body of empirical work which looks at the impact on the real...
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What Modi’s selfie with the women techies of Riyadh says about his relationship with...
There was a certain degree of skepticism in Saudi Arabian administration when Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his desire to visit Tata Consultancy Service’s facility’s at Riyadh during his two day visit to the kingdom.
Saudi Arabia set to drive $900bn MENA energy projects spend
Total committed and planned energy investments in the MENA region, including Iran, will reach $900 billion over the next five years, according to a new report by the Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP).
ACTS bags material testing bid for Riyadh Metro Project
ADVANCED Construction Technology Services (ACTS), a consulting organization in the field of construction materials and geotechnical engineering, has been awarded a contract to carry...
Dubai Investments unit seals Riyadh Metro contract
Dubai Investments (DI), a leading, diversified investments conglomerate listed on the Dubai Financial Market, said one of its subsidiaries, Emirates Building Systems has been awarded a contract to provide steel structures for the second phase of the Riyadh Metro Project.
Deadline for GCC rail network pushed back to 2021
Abu Dhabi: The deadline for the GCC rail network has been moved back three years to 2021, Dr Abdullah Mohammad Bel Haif Al Nuaimi,...
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Elevator firm Kone wins order for Riyadh Metro
Finnish elevator firm Kone has been awarded the order to supply 418 elevators and escalators for the Riyadh metro project, it revealed on Monday.
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Saudi Arabia set to drive $900bn MENA energy projects spend
Total committed and planned energy investments in the MENA region, including Iran, will reach $900 billion over the next five years, according to a new report by the Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP).
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Saudi Arabia’s Unpaid Tab With Metro Builders Runs Into Billions
Payment dispute has escalated into diplomatic note, people say
Saudi, Spanish foreign ministers discuss joint cooperation
During her visit, she also toured the Riyadh Metro project and the Al-Turaif district and held meetings with the tourism minister and Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih.
Saudi crown prince unveils plan to make Riyadh one of world’s 10 largest city...
True growth begins in city, whether in terms of industry, innovation, education, services, or other sectors, Crown Prince tells FII gathering in Saudi capital
Al-Rasheed: Riyadh strategy to be out after 4 months
Al-Rasheed said the Riyadh Metro project, when launched, will be ranked 14th in the world. He revealed the salient features of the Riyadh development strategy, which is based on four pivotal aspects.
2021: Saudi megaproject Qiddiya plans iconic buildings, metro link with Riyadh airport
There are plans to connect Riyadh’s airport by Metro to the heart of Qiddiya’s City Centre. The project will also be connected to other modes of Riyadh’s public transportation network.
KAFD Grand Mosque wins prestigious Int’l Architecture Award
The award is accorded by the Athenaeum Museum in Chicago, USA, for the best international designs, annually.
Riyadh public transport system to start operations in Q2 2021
The project costs cannot be currently estimated, as coordination is ongoing with the related parties
King Salman invites UAE president to attend 41st GCC Summit
During the meeting, they reviewed the march of the GCC and means of advancing cooperation, coordination and solidarity between the states and peoples of the Council.
Riyadh Metro testing progresses with first lines on course to open in 2021
TESTING is stepping up in Riyadh on the city’s new 176km six-line metro network, with the first lines on course to open in the Saudi Arabian capital in 2021.