Some Drinks Escape Selective Tax Dragnet
The General Authority of Zakat and Income Tax (GAZT) started on Sunday, Dec. 1, the application of a 50 percent selective tax on sugary drinks in the local market. However, some items of beverages tha...
December 04, 2019461Category: Information
Saudi Technical And Vocational Training Index Up By 36 Ranks
Saudi Arabia’s ranking in the technical and vocational training sector in the Global Knowledge Index jumped to 86th in the world against 117th rank last year, an increase of 36 positions. The Ki...
December 04, 2019468Category: Information
Petrochem Sector To Grow 3-4percentage Per Year, Says Aramco Executive
Saudi Aramco expects the global petrochemical industry to grow in the range of 3 to 4 percent per year going forward, a top executive at the company said at an event on Tuesday.
For “chemical...
December 04, 2019424Category: Information
Ahead Of ‘Clash On The Dunes’ Ruiz Jr., Joshua In Spiritual Spar
Ahead of the iconic “Clash On The Dunes”, presented by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Mexican-American boxing superstar Andy Ruiz Jr. took an inspiring double visit to the Disabled Chil...
December 04, 2019459Category: Information
KSA To Establish New E-commerce Council
To cope with the great momentum of online trading, Saudi Arabia is currently working to establish a new e-commerce council, announced Minister of Commerce and Investment Minister of Commerce and Dr. M...
December 04, 2019535Category: Information
KSA History To Be Told In Manga Animation
Manga Production Company, an affiliate of the Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Foundation (Misk), and the King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives (Darah) will collaborate on a mang...
December 05, 2019459Category: Information
Jeddah International Book Fair Launched Under The Makkah Governor
The fifth Jeddah International Book Fair was launched on Wednesday, in the Events Land, South Obhur, under the patronage of Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal. It will run for 10 days, the Saud...
December 05, 2019370Category: Information
Minister Abolishes Saudization Employment Category To Boost Job Opportunities
The Saudi Minister of Labor and Social Development Ahmad Al-Rajhi has issued an order abolishing the yellow category in the Nitaqat program of Saudization.
All establishments falling into the secti...
December 05, 2019534Category: Information
Russia Invites Saudi Attorney General To Attend International Economic Forum
Russia’s prosecutor general has issued a personal invitation to his Saudi counterpart to attend next year’s St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
During a visit to the Kingdom, Y...
December 05, 2019354Category: Information
Suhail Abanmi, Governor Of Saudi Arabia’s General Authority Of Zakat And Tax
Suhail Abanmi has been governor of the General Authority of Zakat and Tax since June 2017.
Abanmi obtained his bachelor’s degree in computer science with honors from King Saud University in 2...
December 05, 2019540Category: Information
DiplomaticQuarter- Pakistan Establishes Permanent Mission To OIC
Pakistan’s newly appointed permanent representative to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh presented his credentials to OIC Secretary-General Dr. Yousef ...
December 05, 2019509Category: Information
Top Saudi Surgeon Visits Separated Conjoined Twins
Top Saudi pediatric surgeon Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah on Wednesday visited young Libyan conjoined twins Ahmed and Mohammed who are recovering in hospital after intricate surgery to separate them.
The...
December 05, 2019605Category: Information
Artificial Intelligence Equipment For Monitoring Traffic Violations
The Traffic Department (Muroor) in Jeddah has installed special equipment — fixed and mobile — to monitor speed limit violations. They will cover the roads used frequently by motorists. Th...
December 05, 2019689Category: Information
‘Roads Of Arabia’ In Rome Attracts Record 6,500 Visitors In One Day
The exhibition, ‘Roads of Arabia: Masterpieces of Antiquities in Saudi Arabia’, held in Rome, attracted a record number of 6,560 visitors in one day, marking the second highest attendance ...
December 05, 2019537Category: Information
Labor Minister Issues Decision Canceling Nitaqat Yellow Zone
The Minister of Labor and Social Development Eng. Ahmed Bin Sulaiman Al-Rajhi has issued a ministerial decision canceling the yellow zone in the Nitaqat Program, which is meant to stimulate the Saudiz...
December 05, 2019579Category: Information
King Salman Leads Saudi Official Condemnations Of Florida Attack
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman called US President Donald Trump on Friday to offer his sincere condolences after three Americans were killed during an attack by a Saudi student at a US naval base in...
December 07, 2019520Category: Information
Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Saudi National Football Team Player
Abdullah Al-Hamdan is a center forward player in the Saudi national football team who scored the winning goal in the Gulf Cup semi-final against Qatar in Doha on Thursday.
Saudi Arabia defeated hos...
December 07, 2019725Category: Information
Vaping Debate As GCC Countries See Slow Burn On Regulations
Throughout the course of history, nicotine has always been one of humanity’s greatest vices.
A more socially acceptable drug than most, and a religious and moral grey area, people have smoked...
December 07, 2019601Category: Information
Saudi And Korean Ministers Discuss Urban Planning
Saudi Housing Minister Majid bin Abdullah Al-Hogail received in Riyadh on Thursday South Korea’s Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kim Hyun-Mee and his accompanying delegation.
The me...
December 07, 2019360Category: Information
Saudis Tweet In Solidarity With Americans Over Florida Navy Base Shooting
Saudis took to social media to offer heartfelt condolences in solidarity with Americans after a Saudi student opened fire at a US Navy base in Florida on Friday.
Three people were killed and ...
December 07, 2019426Category: Information