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Nesma Holding was ranked by Forbes Middle East as the 29th biggest private company in the Arab world among 50 other companies.Other notable Saudi companies on the list were Abdul Latif Jameel, Olayan Group, Zamil Group Holding and Alzahid Group

Nesma Real Estate introduced “Nesma Real Estate Supervision”, a part of the company that provides supervision services in construction in addition to office and residential units design.

The company in Egypt became ISO 22000:2005 certified for its Airlines catering and renewed its IOSA 2018- 2020 certification, presented by IATA Operational Safety Audit Program.

In Saudi Arabia, the company signed an agreement with the National Home Health Organization “Nar’aak” as a part of Nesma’s social responsibility.

Additionally, Nesma Airlines opened a new route linking two Egyptian cities, Sohag and Asyut, with Jeddah to transport passengers on three weekly flights.

Nesma Holding sponsored the “Basmat Khair” exhibition at the Hilton hotel in Jeddah to support low income children from the south part of Jeddah. The exhibition included various food and shopping booths in addition to a raffle draw for a car.

Additionally, Nesma participated in a social media campaign to raise awareness about persons with Multiple Sclerosis disease in alignment with the International Day of Multiple Sclerosis.

Mawaddah met with HRH Prince Sultan bin Salman Al Saud, President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities, and representatives from the Ministry of Hajj & Umrah to discuss the “Umrah-Plus” tourism program.

“Umrah-Plus” allows Umrah pilgrims to visit some of the Kingdom’s most attractive cultural and religious landmarks, with the aim of promoting tourism in cities across the Kingdom. The plan is to help grow the tourism sector in Saudi Arabia.

Nesma Training Center hosted an awarding ceremony organized by the Counseling and Guidance Department of the General Department of Education in Jeddah. The event included awarding “Ertkaa” initiative committees members.

Nesma & Partners conducted a management forum in Al Khobar during which employees were apprised of the strategies the company is employing in order to address both challenges and opportunities presented by Vision 2030.

Mawaddah International Group has passed the TÜV NORD auditing  and certification  procedures to become officially certified as ISO 9001:2015 compliant in its sales and Umrah services.

“Are You Prepared?” was the title of Nesma’s 2018 IT Forum held at Nesma Training Center in Jeddah. The forum this year shed light on information security and aimed to raise awareness about potential risks and threats of today’s rapidly evolving forms of information.

Nesma Telecom & Technology is now a “Silver” certified company by “Mowaamah” for having a convenient work environment for people with disabilities.

Nesma Trading’s Building Division was awarded Binzagr’s National Distribution Center project at King Abdullah Economic City. Nesma Trading’s scope of work in the project includes site and construction works of a low bay warehouse with 60,000 square meters and a high bay warehouse with 22,000 square meters.

Additionally, Nesma Trading’s Technical Systems Division was awarded the Integrated Security System and Access Control Project at MARAFIQ facilities in Jubail and Yanbu. Nesma Trading will work on the supply, installation, testing, integration and the commission of integrated security system and access control system for the Marafiq Jubail Sea Water Cooling Facility (SWCF) and canals project.

Nesma Holding participated in the opening ceremony of Ertkaa exhibition in Al Lith, a city in Tihamah region, south-west of Makkah.

Ertkaa is a campaign sponsored by Nesma Holding and conducted by the Community Partnership Unit in the Department of Girls’ Education in Al Lith

Chowking celebrated the opening of its newest branch on the 3rd floor of Villagio Mall in Riyadh. Chowking Villagio Mall is the 2nd in Saudi Arabia and located in Al Batha district, downtown the Saudi capital.

In 2015, Nesma & Partners, Nesma Trading and Masic Investment Company joined together to develop a permanent residence camp for the Fadhili Gas Plant Facility in Jubail, under a Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) project arrangement.

In December 2017, the consortium signed the project contract and Nesma & Partners had completed the project design and begun breaking ground for infrastructure development.

The camp will be a complete and comprehensive standalone town to serve and house about 2600 staff and includes the development and construction of residential buildings, life support and recreational facilities, full central utility plants and networks over an area of nearly 800,000 square meters.

Nesma Airlines added a new channel to its entertainment content on board by the famous Saudi Car Expert, Hasan Kutbi. The new channel will include latest car driving experiences in addition to important tips for travelers wishing to drive in other countries.

Nesma & Partners participated in a career fair for people with disabilities in Riyadh. The event is part of an employment program initiated by Prince Mohammed bin Fahd’s Foundation for Humanitarian Development and aims to provide people with disabilities with employment opportunities.

Nesma Training Center in Jeddah signed an agreement with Al Mawaddah Society for Family Development to host workshops presented by Al Hayat Academy for Women Empowerment.

Al Hayat will be using NTC’s facilities to offer morning workshops for ladies in various fields including the Adobe Creative Cloud Photoshop program.

Nesma’s 2018 HR and Administration Forum, “Toward Clear Steps”, took place at Nesma Training Center, Jeddah. Nesma’s HR and Administration Forum is an annual event that brings together HR and Administration colleagues from various Nesma Group companies to share updated HR and Administration information and provides a place for networking.

Defaf United for Logistics signed an agreement with the Brazilian food producer “Sadia”. The agreement includes storing Sadia’s products in Defaf’s reefer containers located in Defaf’s Thuwal yard. Reefer containers are used to transport temperature-controlled cargo such as fruits, meat, fish, seafood and vegetables. Sadia is a leading exporter in frozen and cold items and it is among the world’s leading producers of frozen food.

Nesma & Partners participated in a career fair for people with disabilities in Riyadh. The event is part of an employment program initiated by Prince Mohammed bin Fahd’s Foundation for Humanitarian Development and aims to provide people with disabilities with employment opportunities.