RIYADH: The Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has launched “It’s time” campaign to raise awareness in the Kingdom about the importance of eating locally produced seasonal fruits. The campaign comes “In an effort to reach the maximum nutritional benefit from locally produced fruits and to promote healthy consumption of agricultural products,” according to
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index rose in the last hours of Wednesday, as the market was boosted slightly by new positive earnings reports. TASI edged up 0.81 percent to finish at 12,646, while Nomu, the parallel market, declined 2.28 percent to end at 21,533. This was led by a 9.94 percent leap in Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair following a 26 percent profit surge to SR58
RIYADH: Saudi stocks settled flat on Tuesday, as news over potential global inflation spurred investor worries, while the market continued to see positive earnings reports. The main index, TASI, ended the session flat at 12,545, while the parallel market Nomu edged 0.34 percent lower to finish at 22,034. Stock market gains across the whole region were subdued, amid volatile
DUBAI: Animal-welfare issues in Saudi Arabia have once again been brought to the fore after a video of a group of young men appearing to torture a dog by igniting a firecracker inside its rectum went viral on social media, prompting calls to punish the offenders. A hashtag, which translates from the original Arabic as “punish the animal burner,” trended for several days on