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Bank Albilad is a Saudi joint stock company, headquartered in Riyadh. In May 2022 its shareholders approved an increase in capitalization to 10 billion Saudi Riyals through a 1-for-3 issue of shares. [3] Enjaz Banking Services is the remittance department of Bank Albilad. [4]
INJAZ Al-Arab (Arabic: إنجاز العرب) is a non-profit organization for education and training in workforce readiness, financial literacy and entrepreneurship across the Arab World.
'Extend', formerly SPAN) is the major payment system in Saudi Arabia. Established by Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), it connects all ATM and point of-sale (PoS) terminals throughout the country to a central payment switch, which in turn re-routes the financial transactions to the card issuer (local bank, Visa, American Express or MasterCard).
In the early 20th century, Jizan was a major site for pearl fishing.When World War I began, trade declined, due to ships moving to Al Hudaydah. [6]Today, ambitious projects in transport, renewable energy, tourism and agricultural development are taking place in the Jizan region, particularly in Jazan Economic City, including a US$3 Billion aluminium smelter.
Saudi Arabia's and Hejaz's first World Heritage Site that was recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is that of Al-Hijr. The name Al-Ḥijr ("The Land of Stones" or "The Rocky Place") occurs in the Qur'an , [ 34 ] and the site is known for having structures carved into rocks, similar to Petra .
Jazan Province, also spelled Jizan (Arabic: جيزان, romanized: Jīzān) is the second smallest (after Al-Bahah) province of Saudi Arabia. It stretches 300 km (190 mi) along the southern Red Sea coast, just north of Yemen. It covers an area of 13,457 km 2 and had a population of 1,404,997 at the 2022 census. [1]
RIYADH (Reuters) -Rights organisations strongly criticised FIFA on Wednesday after world soccer's ruling body officially awarded the 2034 men's World Cup to Saudi Arabia. Hosting the global ...
"Madain Salah: Saudi Arabia's Cursed Land", by David Marwood, QatarVisitor.com "Uncovering secrets of mystery civilization in Saudi Arabia". BBC. "Saudi Arabia's Al Ula archaeologists unearth Gulf's first domesticated dogs: The dig at Hegra uncovered remains of human beings and canines dating back 6,000 years". The National News. 25 March 2021.