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Saudi Arabia: SFDA Penalizes Food Safety Violators
Gulf Insider
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June 28, 2025
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has taken punitive measures against erring food establishments in various regions of Saudi Arabia. It affirmed zero tolerance for any violations affecting food safety. Inspection teams from SFDA, in...
Putin: OPEC+ projects rising oil demand, especially in summer
Hellenic Shipping News
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June 27, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the OPEC+ group of leading oil producers including Russia projects rising global demand especially in the summer months, in comments suggesting the bloc may continue with large output hikes. The...
UAE, Saudi Arabia Spur Regional Luxury Market Boom
MENAFN
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June 27, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The luxury retail landscape in the Middle East is undergoing a dramatic transformation, led by the UAE and Saudi Arabia, which have emerged as the region's most dynamic and lucrative markets for global luxury brands. A...
Technical issues in Saudi Arabia ruin Cody Rhodes’ segment on WWE SmackDown
Cageside Seats
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June 28, 2025
This week’s (June 27) episode of WWE SmackDown in Saudi Arabia kicked off with a talking segment between Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton. They are scheduled to fight each other on Saturday at Night of Champions in the final match of the King of the...
Saudia Cargo signs two Global Logistics Partnership agreements
Aviation Business News
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June 27, 2025
Saudia Cargo, the Saudi Arabian airfreight flag carrier, has signed Global Logistics Partnership agreements with Scan Global Logistics (SGL) and Air Logistics Europe. The partnership with Denmark’s Scan Global Logistics (SGL) gives SGL priority...
In The Presence Of H.E. Al-Jasser ... Mawani Signs Privatization Contracts For Multipurpose Cargo Terminals At Eight Saudi Ports With Private Sector Investments Exceeding SAR 2.2 Billion
MENAFN
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June 27, 2025
(MENAFN- Mid-East Info) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, June , 2025: In the presence of H.E. Eng. Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, Minister of Transport and Logistic Services and Chairman of the Saudi Ports Authority, Mawani - in collaboration with the National...
The week in charts: GST revamp, Oil Plan B, Wegovy launch, India tops again
Mint
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June 28, 2025
A revamp of the goods and services tax (GST) regime is on the cards, with the compensation cess likely to be merged into the main GST rates. Separately, India has activated a Plan B to secure oil supplies amid continued tensions in West Asia....
Saudi prepares for superintelligent AI to lead the future
Weekly Blitz
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June 27, 2025
In recent years, the conversation around artificial intelligence has shifted from speculative fiction to strategic policy. But while much of the world still associates AI with chatbots, recommendation engines, and digital assistants, the horizon...
Opec plus ‘projects rising oil demand’
Gulf Daily News Online
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday the Opec+ group of leading oil producers including Russia projects rising global demand especially in the summer months, in comments suggesting the bloc may continue with large output hikes. The...
Dams Lucas Oil to Keep Momentum up in Austria
Last Word on Sports
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June 27, 2025
In Austria, DAMS Lucas Oil aims to maintain the positive momentum built this year. Both drivers will play an important role in continuing that progress. Dams Lucas Oil Arrives in Austria with High Hopes DAMS Lucas Oil currently holds fourth place...
Sources say that OPEC+ is set to increase oil production again in August.
World Energy News - Connecticut
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Four delegates from OPEC+ said that the world's largest oil producer group, OPEC+ is planning to announce a production increase of 411,000 barrels a day for August in order to regain market shares. If the agreement is reached, the increase in...
Middle East remains reliable spot for luxury fashion industry
Apparel Resources
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June 27, 2025
Image Courtesy: img.businessoffashion.com The luxury industry continues to rely on the Middle East’s affluent consumers to help counteract weakening in its primary US and Chinese markets, as Middle East airspace reopens and a ceasefire between...
Lang Lang to Collaborate with Saudi Music Commission on Summer Piano Intensive
The Violin Channel
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June 26, 2025
The Saudi Music Commission recently announced that it will collaborate with pianist Lang Lang to launch a new Summer Piano Intensive course targeted at the country's top piano students. The course, which will begin on June 29, 2025, will run for a...
Saudi Arabia launches student experiments to ISS
SatelliteProME
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June 27, 2025
The “Madak Space” competition was created to help space enthusiasts turn their ideas into practical experiments in the ISS’s microgravity environment. Photo credit: Saudi Space Agency The Saudi Space Agency (SSA) has announced that the winning...
Riyadh lands its first official Monopoly board game
Gulf Business
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June 27, 2025
Image: Supplied Saudi Arabia’s capital has just passed “Go” for one of the world’s most iconic board games. Riyadh Monopoly, the city’s first official edition of the world’s best-selling board game, was officially unveiled on Thursday at the King...
UK committed to fresh value-adding mining approach, says Southern African envoy
Engineering News
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JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The UK government is promising Africa a fresh in-Africa value-adding approach to the mining and minerals development it will be going all out to partner and promote. This promise was spelt out firmly this week by...
India to Add 6 Strategic Oil Reserves, Targeting 90-Day Energy Security Buffer Amid Global Volatility
Outlook Business
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June 27, 2025
India is also dependent on this oil narrow point since about 2mn barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil out of its total import of 5.5mn bpd transits through it. Overall, India sources about 40% of its supplies from West Asian nations such as Iraq,...
Crude Market Has De-Risked For Now. Are We Heading To Sub-$60 Oil?
Forbes
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A crude oil tanker moored near the Mediterranean port of Limassol. Cyprus. (Photo: by Danil Shamkin)NurPhoto via Getty Images The recent oil price spike ended almost as quickly and routinely as it arrived. Global proxy benchmark Brent went from...
How Iran’s Missile Barrage Dodged Energy Infrastructure
Oil Price
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June 27, 2025
By Editorial Dept - Jun 27, 2025, 9:00 AM CDT Iran’s missile strike on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on June 23 was loud but calculated. Despite the scale (nearly 20 missiles, including medium-range ballistic weapons) the damage was negligible. U.S....
Genesis Energy, Desert Technologies To Accelerate Renewable Energy Access In Africa
Oriental News Nigeria
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June 27, 2025
Uche Cecil Izuora Genesis Energy Holding (“GENESIS”), a leading Pan-African clean energy infrastructure development and asset management company, and Desert Technologies Industries Factory, a global leader in smart solar infrastructure...