Month: March 2016

Minister of Municipality and Rural Affairs unveils the Future of Saudi Cities program in cooperation with the United Nations

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Reading time: < 1 MinuteThe Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs Abdullatif bin Abdulmalik Al-Sheikh called for reformulating the duties of the agencies concerned with city management, defining their scope and areas, and redefining the services needed by city residents, in light of the great cultural transformation and comprehensive technical development, to achieve a qualitative leap in urban planning concepts and strategies to be more comprehensive in their objectives, and more close and specific to the conditions of cities ... Read more

Urban Planning Forum: Urbanization level produces 227 new cities in Saudi Arabia in 45 years

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Reading time: 2 MinutesThe first Urban Planning Forum, organized by the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs under the theme Modern Trends in Urban Planning at the King Faisal Conference Hall in Riyadh, revealed the accelerated pace at which the Kingdom is moving towards urbanization, as it is one of the highest countries in urbanization rates, as the level of urbanization increased by nearly 33% between 1970 and 2010, and the number of ... Read more

A foreign expert lays out a roadmap for building and planning cities starting from the home and calls for a return to ancient heritage

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Reading time: < 1 MinuteA foreign specialist and expert has developed a roadmap for building and planning cities and tourist destinations based on the “bottom-up” planning theory; starting from the house or the one that accommodates six people, then there are so-called residential units that include 16 residential units, then from these units are formed what is known as complexes, which include several units of buildings that have multiple uses, including ... Read more

“Marriott is the first green hotel. 200 billion riyals in green hotel projects since 2014

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Reading time: 2 MinutesWith an investment value of more than 200 billion riyals, the Kingdom is adopting a number of green hotel projects on an area of 20 million square meters since 2014, explained Dr. Ihab Al-Farra, associate professor at the College of Tourism and Archaeology at King Saud University, during the seminar “The Future of Ecotourism in Riyadh” within the activities of the 9th Saudi Travel and Tourism Investment Forum held ... Read more

Kicking off on April 7. The third Structural and Interior Design Exhibition All in the spotlight

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Reading time: 2 Minutes On the evening of Thursday, April 7, at the Four Seasons Hotel Kingdom Tower in Riyadh, the unique event “The Art of Structural Interior Design Exhibition” will kick off the opening ceremony at the Kingdom Hall of the Four Seasons Hotel on the evening of April 7, with the exhibition and reception of visitors on Wednesday, April 8, 2016 in the evening between 4 p.m. and ... Read more

Hossein: Yes, there are errors in some water bills There are no plans to reinstate tariffs. The door is open for review  

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Reading time: 2 Minutes  The Minister of Water and Electricity, M. Abdullah Al-Hussein held a meeting with writers and media professionals at the headquarters of the Ministry of Water and Electricity yesterday in Riyadh, indicating to put points above the letters regarding the water billing crisis that has occupied the Saudi public opinion in the recent period. During the meeting, Al-Hussein denied re-examining the new water tariff, admitting at the same time that there are errors in some bills, especially ... Read more

“The Real Estate Fund gives borrowers an additional two years. It allows women the right to own real estate

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Reading time: < 1 MinuteThe Board of Directors of the Real Estate Development Fund issued a number of decisions, as it agreed to extend the grace period granted to all citizens who were approved for the loan for an additional two years starting from Shawwal 26, 1437 to benefit from the loan during this period, as well as allowing Saudi women to purchase the property financed by the Fund to replace the original borrower in accordance with the rules and procedures followed ... Read more

Creating a committee to sensitize youth to subsidized investment opportunities in Al-Baha

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Reading time: 2 MinutesHis Royal Highness Prince Mishari bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, Emir of Al-Baha Region, issued a decision to create a committee to educate youth about job opportunities and subsidized investment opportunities, which is affiliated with the Al-Baha Region Council. The decision included a number of items, such as finding an effective partnership with businessmen in the region, unifying efforts between committees and funds and publicizing them to make them easily accessible through forums and workshops ... Read more

Approved the development of the conference center. Prince Khalid Al-Faisal: Jeddah's Heart of Jeddah projects will shape the new city

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Reading time: 2 MinutesPrince Khalid Al-Faisal, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Governor of Makkah Region, called for the preparation of a list of government projects that can be implemented in Jeddah Governorate with the participation of the private sector, and directed the submission of a quarterly report on the work and achievements, this came during the signing of the memorandum of understanding for the development of the conference and celebration center located within the Heart of Jeddah project. Read more

Prince Khalid Al-Faisal calls for the preparation of a list of government projects that can be implemented with the participation of the private sector

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Reading time: < 1 MinutePrince Khalid Al-Faisal, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Governor of Makkah Region, called for the preparation of a list of government projects that can be implemented in Jeddah Governorate with the participation of the private sector, and directed the submission of a quarterly report on the work and achievements, this came during the signing of the memorandum of understanding for the development of the conference and celebration center located within the Heart of Jeddah project. Read more

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