{"id":21398,"date":"2023-03-09T05:18:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T05:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/lists\/?page_id=21398"},"modified":"2026-01-10T16:13:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T16:13:02","slug":"saudi-telecom-company-stc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/lists\/10-most-innovative-companies-in-saudi-arabia\/saudi-telecom-company-stc\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Telecom Company (stc)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container white-container max-width-1100 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% 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