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BlackRock Elects Amin H. Nasser to Board of Directors

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Monday, July 17, 2023
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Amin Hassan Ali Nasser, President and Chief Executive Officer of Aramco, joins the Board today as an independent director.

Key Points: 
  • Amin Hassan Ali Nasser, President and Chief Executive Officer of Aramco, joins the Board today as an independent director.
  • The continuity of regional expertise on BlackRock’s Board reflects the importance of the Middle East to the firm’s long-term strategy.
  • He brings to the BlackRock Board his perspective as the chief executive of a company at the center of some of the most important business trends globally.
  • Amin Hassan Ali Nasser has served as president and CEO of the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, known as Aramco, since 2015, and has held a board seat since 2010.

Saudi's Space Mission will be for the Benefit of Science

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Monday, March 20, 2023
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The results of which will enhance the Kingdom's global position within the field of space exploration and service to humanity.

Key Points: 
  • The results of which will enhance the Kingdom's global position within the field of space exploration and service to humanity.
  • It will also confirm the role of Saudi research centers in making a scientific impact in this field.
  • The SSC said that The Saudi experiments in space range from human research and cell science to artificial rain in microgravity.
  • Results are expected to contribute to a better understanding of space health and uncover biomarkers or potential therapies for inflammatory diseases in both Space and Earth.

Saudi's Space Mission will be for the Benefit of Science

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Monday, March 20, 2023
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The results of which will enhance the Kingdom's global position within the field of space exploration and service to humanity.

Key Points: 
  • The results of which will enhance the Kingdom's global position within the field of space exploration and service to humanity.
  • It will also confirm the role of Saudi research centers in making a scientific impact in this field.
  • The SSC said that The Saudi experiments in space range from human research and cell science to artificial rain in microgravity.
  • Results are expected to contribute to a better understanding of space health and uncover biomarkers or potential therapies for inflammatory diseases in both Space and Earth.

The Future Minerals Forum (FMF) sees 25 Memoranda of Understanding, Joint Ventures and agreements exchanged on its Opening Day

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Thursday, January 12, 2023
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The signing ceremony was attended by the Minister of Energy, His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman; the Minister of Investment, His Excellency Engineer Khaled Al-Falih; the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources; His Excellency Bandar Al-Khorayef, and the Deputy Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources for Mining Affairs, His Excellency Engineer Khaled Al-Mudaifer.

Key Points: 
  • The signing ceremony was attended by the Minister of Energy, His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman; the Minister of Investment, His Excellency Engineer Khaled Al-Falih; the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources; His Excellency Bandar Al-Khorayef, and the Deputy Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources for Mining Affairs, His Excellency Engineer Khaled Al-Mudaifer.
  • These agreements and Memoranda of Understanding covered mineral exploration, technology and communications, the application of sustainability standards, localization and rehabilitation, and industrialization in the minerals sector.
  • The signing ceremony also witnessed the handing over of the two exploration licenses for the Khnaiguiyahand Umm Ad Damar sites to the companies that won their licenses.
  • FMF continues to concentrate on how to bridge the gap between demand and supply.

The Future Minerals Forum (FMF) sees 25 Memoranda of Understanding, Joint Ventures and agreements exchanged on its Opening Day

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Thursday, January 12, 2023
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Shell corporation, Investment, King Saud University, Steel, Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources (Saudi Arabia), Saline Water Conversion Corporation, Excel Engineering College, Federation, Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, Damar, Memorandum, Resource management, Rehabilitation, Ministry, Metso Outotec, Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, Barrick Gold, Eurasian Resources Group, Ministry of Energy (Saudi Arabia), Government, FMF, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Baowu, JV, Multimedia, Science, Royal commission, Mining, Uranium, Mineral, Kingdom

These agreements and Memoranda of Understanding covered mineral exploration, technology and communications, the application of sustainability standards, localization and rehabilitation, and industrialization in the minerals sector.

Key Points: 
  • These agreements and Memoranda of Understanding covered mineral exploration, technology and communications, the application of sustainability standards, localization and rehabilitation, and industrialization in the minerals sector.
  • The signing ceremony also witnessed the handing over of the two exploration licenses for the Khnaiguiyahand Umm Ad Damar sites to the companies that won their licenses.
  • FMF continues to concentrate on how to bridge the gap between demand and supply.
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QS World University Rankings: Arab Region Ranking 2023

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
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LONDON, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- QS Quacquarelli Symonds, global higher education analyst, has released the ninth edition of the Arab Region's best universities ranking. Evaluating the continent's institutions based on academic and employer recognition, research output, resources and internationalisation, the final table lists 199 universities across 18 countries.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- QS Quacquarelli Symonds, global higher education analyst, has released the ninth edition of the Arab Region's best universities ranking.
  • For the fourth consecutive year, Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz Universitytakes the regional top spot, followed by Qatar University in 2nd and King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals in Saudi Arabia coming 3rd.
  • Of this year's newly ranked universities, Tunisia's Universit de Sfax is the best, placing in the 51-60 band
    The Islamic University of Lebanon enjoys the Arab Region's joint-highest teaching capacity.
  • QS Arab Region Rankings 2023: Top-20

QS World University Rankings: Arab Region Ranking 2023

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
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LONDON, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- QS Quacquarelli Symonds, global higher education analyst, has released the ninth edition of the Arab Region's best universities ranking. Evaluating the continent's institutions based on academic and employer recognition, research output, resources and internationalisation, the final table lists 199 universities across 18 countries.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- QS Quacquarelli Symonds, global higher education analyst, has released the ninth edition of the Arab Region's best universities ranking.
  • For the fourth consecutive year, Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz Universitytakes the regional top spot, followed by Qatar University in 2nd and King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals in Saudi Arabia coming 3rd.
  • Of this year's newly ranked universities, Tunisia's Universit de Sfax is the best, placing in the 51-60 band
    The Islamic University of Lebanon enjoys the Arab Region's joint-highest teaching capacity.
  • QS Arab Region Rankings 2023: Top-20

Arab Region Universities Rise in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022

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Thursday, April 7, 2022
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LONDON, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The twelfth edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject  compiled by global higher education analysts QS Quacquarelli Symonds, provides an independent comparative analysis of 15,200 individual university programs studied at 1543 universities in 88 locations across the world, across 51 academic disciplines. Harvard University and MIT world's leaders in twelve subjects each, University of Oxford leads in six subjects.

Key Points: 
  • The Arab region universities also feature 57 times in the Rankings by Faculty Area(Arts & Humanities, Engineering & Technology, Life Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences), with 30 improved rank positions.
  • The most ranked university programs in the region are in Engineering (88), Computer Science (31) and Medicine (31).
  • Egypt has the largest number of ranked universities (13), followed by Saudi Arabia (10) and the United Arab Emirates .
  • The second-best regional university is UAE's Khalifa University, which breaks into the top-20 in Petroleum Engineering.

Arab Region Universities Rise in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022

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Thursday, April 7, 2022
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LONDON, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The twelfth edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject  compiled by global higher education analysts QS Quacquarelli Symonds, provides an independent comparative analysis of 15,200 individual university programs studied at 1543 universities in 88 locations across the world, across 51 academic disciplines. Harvard University and MIT world's leaders in twelve subjects each, University of Oxford leads in six subjects.

Key Points: 
  • The Arab region universities also feature 57 times in the Rankings by Faculty Area(Arts & Humanities, Engineering & Technology, Life Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences), with 30 improved rank positions.
  • The most ranked university programs in the region are in Engineering (88), Computer Science (31) and Medicine (31).
  • Egypt has the largest number of ranked universities (13), followed by Saudi Arabia (10) and the United Arab Emirates .
  • The second-best regional university is UAE's Khalifa University, which breaks into the top-20 in Petroleum Engineering.

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022
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LONDON, April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- QS Quacquarelli Symonds – the international higher education think-tank – released the twelfth edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject: an independent comparative analysis of the performance of 15,200 individual university programs taken by students at 1543 universities in 88 locations across the world, across 51 academic disciplines.They are part of the annual QS World University Rankings portfolio, which was consulted over 147 million times in 2021 on TopUniversities.com and covered 96,000 times by media and institutions. 

Key Points: 
  • Fifteen subject tables are topped by a British university, with the University of Oxford leading in six.
  • ETH Zurich is continental Europe's top university, achieving number-one spots in three subjects.
  • The National University of Singapore Asia's best-performing university is the world's best for Petroleum Engineering.
  • Ben Sowter, QS Research Director, said: "Observing performance trends across over 15,000 university departments enables us to see which factors influence success.