je.st

Home › saudi

Tag: saudi

Saudi Arabia Completes Its Biggest Solar Power Plant

2013-02-01 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: Saudi Arabia completed its biggest ground-mounted photovoltaic plant as the worlds largest crude oil exporter seeks to generate a third of its electricity with energy from the sun by 2032. Germanys Phoenix Solar AG (PS4) developed the 3.5-megawatt plant in Riyadh that uses 12,684 panels from Chinas Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (STP) and inverters from SMA Solar Technology AG (S92), Phoenix Solar said in an e-mailed statement. This project represents an important milestone in the development...

Tags: power plant biggest arabia

Cargill, Arasco to set up starches and sweeteners joint venture in Saudi Arabia

2013-01-24 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology

American agribusiness firm Cargill and Saudi Arabia-based food company Arasco are planning to set up a new starches and sweeteners joint venture in Saudi Arabia.

Tags: set joint arabia saudi

Saudi Blogger Won't Face Death on Apostasy Accusation

2013-01-23 17:28:18| TechNewsWorld

A court in Saudi Arabia reportedly has declined to hear the case of Raif Badawi, a liberal blogger who was accused of apostasy. Apostasy,defined as the abandonment of one's faith, is a particularly grievous charge in Islam. Had it been so inclined, the court that turned down the case could have sentenced Badawi to death. As it stands, Badawi's charge was referred to a lower court.

Tags: face death blogger saudi

Saudi Printing & Packaging buys majority stake in ENPI Group

2013-01-14 01:00:00| Packaging Gateway

Saudi Printing & Packaging (SPPC) has acquired independent Shari'ah compliant investment bank Qatar First Investment Bank's (QFIB) 71.3% stake in Emirates National Factory of Plastic Industries (ENPI Group).

Tags: group majority printing packaging