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The Star
27-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Star
Chinese-built highway in Saudi Arabia partially opens to traffic
RIYADH, May 27 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese-built major highway project in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, the Jubail TS-8 Highway, reached a key milestone on Tuesday with its partial handover and opening. Located in the city of Jubail, the 16.8-km-long, six-lane dual carriageway -- constructed by China Railway 18th Bureau Group (Saudi Arabia) -- serves as a fast connection between Highway 95 and the Jubail Industrial Area in the Eastern Province. The newly opened section covers 8.1 km. The highway is expected to be fully handed over and open to traffic by September, according to the Chinese company. Mahmoud bin Saleh Al-Theeb, CEO of the Royal Commission in Jubail, said the highway's opening will significantly ease traffic pressure in Jubail, enhance transportation efficiency, benefit local communities, and inject new momentum into regional economic development. Acknowledging the Chinese company's outstanding efforts on the project, Al-Theeb said Chinese solutions and technologies have made important contributions to local infrastructure development. Cheng Junjie, a representative of the Chinese company, said the highway "reflects the deepening partnership between our company and the Royal Commission, and serves as a testament to China-Saudi friendship."
Argaam
22-04-2025
- Business
- Argaam
4 govt entities seek to raise investments in Ras Al-Khair: Official
Mahmoud Al-Theeb, CEO of the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY), said that four government entities seek to define the target market size and boost investments in the minerals industrial city. According to Al-Eqtisadiah, RCJY steps up effort to attract investments in collaboration with the ministries of investment, energy, and industry and mineral resources, along with other related government agencies. This effort aims to set the target market size and facilitate investments to push development and boost the private sector's contribution to local economy, Al-Theeb added. Argaam earlier cited Al-Theeb as saying that investments in Ras Al-Khair city exceeded SAR 176 billion at the end of 2024. The private sector holds 91% of these investments. Al-Theeb also explained that every riyal invested by the Commission in the city delivers a return of up to 12 times its value.
Arab News
16-04-2025
- Science
- Arab News
Saudi academics identify how Arabic language developed from ancient inscriptions
RIYADH: Saudi academics have identified how the Arabic language developed from ancient inscriptions found in the north of the Kingdom. A lecture at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University revealed that the diversity of writings from ancient civilizations — from Thamudic to Nabataean — reflects Arab interaction with neighboring civilizations dating back to the third century BC. They also confirmed that modern Arabic script emerged from the Nabataean script in the historic towns of Tayma and AlUla (northwestern Saudi Arabia). Dr. Sulaiman Al-Theeb, a retired professor of ancient Arabic writing at King Saud University, said that the great diversity of inscriptions reflects how Arabs have interacted with neighboring cultures since ancient times. Al-Theeb, who is an adviser at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, in a speech said: 'These writings abound in various regions of the Kingdom and include other dialects such as Thamudic, Aramaic, Sabaean, Minaean, Safaitic and Dadanic. 'They document a rich history and cultural interaction with neighboring cultures such as Assyrian, Babylonian, Hebrew, and Greek,' he said. At the beginning of his talk, Al-Theeb touched on the relationship between language and writing, and their origins. He explained how the Nabataean script developed in Tayma before transforming into the Arabic script found in AlUla at the beginning of the first century AD. Dr. Abdullah Al-Asmari, who is vice rector for education affairs at IMSIU, emphasized the university's commitment to strengthening international academic cooperation. 'We believe in the importance of partnering with international academic institutions to explore human cultural heritage, as these partnerships provide unique opportunities for the exchange of expertise and knowledge,' he said. IMSIU 'places special emphasis on interdisciplinary studies that connect heritage and contemporary studies based on our belief that understanding the past is the key to building the future,' he said. 'We are working to strengthen this vision through joint research programs and researcher exchanges with prestigious international universities,' Al-Asmari added. Dr. Khaled Al-Khara'n, dean of the College of Arabic Language at IMSIU, said: 'Arabic is not merely a means of communication, but rather a cultural channel that carries within it a rich human heritage and unique characteristics that make it one of the world's richest and most influential languages. 'The college seeks to uncover more of the Arabic language's potential in many areas through specialized academic programs and leveling impact of this on its civilizational role and interaction with other languages, with a focus on the cognitive and applied aspects that make it one of the main languages in the world,' Al-Khara'n said.
