Saudi Arabia To Spend SR1.02 Trillion In 2020
Saudi Arabia is set to spend SR1.02 trillion ($272 billion) next year as the Kingdom embarks on a major privatization push amid a widening budget deficit.
The government’s annual budget release...
December 10, 2019417Category: Information
Saudi Passport App Update Supports Arabic, English
The General Directorate of Passports said that the latest version of the Passports application supports both Arabic and English languages, and allows users to benefit from multiple electronic services...
December 10, 2019593Category: Information
Passengers Report 75pc Satisfaction Rate At Saudi Airports- GACA
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) announced that passengers reported a 75 percent average satisfaction level in November in the quality of services at King Khalid International Airport in...
December 10, 2019364Category: Information
Esam Al-Wagait, Director Of Saudi Arabia’s National Information Center
Dr. Esam Al-Wagait has been the director of the National Information Center since October 2019.
Earlier Al-Wagait served as the CEO of the National Digitaization Unit from June 2018 to Octobe...
December 10, 2019416Category: Information
Arab Strategy Forum- Saudi Reforms Positive For 1.8 Billion Muslims
Saudi Arabia came in for high praise at the Arab Strategy Forum, an annual event in Dubai attended by prominent scholars, diplomats, strategists and media professionals with the aim to forecast the ev...
December 10, 2019247Category: Information
KSA Wins Praise For Showcasing Ancient Cultural Heritage
Alessandra Capodiferro, director of the National Roman Museum, on Monday, expressed pride that her museum was hosting the exhibition “Roads of Arabia: Masterpieces of Antiquities in Saudi Arabia...
December 10, 2019345Category: Information
Saudi Minister Of Foreign Affairs Receives US Envoy To Riyadh
US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia John Abizaid called on Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir on Monday. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations between the two friendl...
December 10, 2019309Category: Information
Wayakit, The Biotech Firm Helping Travelers Beat Odors And Stains
Wayakit is a biotechnology start-up incubated by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).
KAUST Ph.D students Sandra Medina and Luisa Javier are avid travelers who have come up w...
December 10, 2019574Category: Information
Underground Fuel Tank Explodes At Petrol Station
Motorists at a petrol station had a miraculous escape when the underground tanker exploded without warning.
The incident is reported to have happened at a Naft service station at lunchtime on Dec 6...
December 10, 20192495Category: Information
Aramco’s IPO Value Could Rise To 29.4 Billion- Banker
THE proceeds from Saudi Aramco’s record initial public offering could rise to $29.4 billion should the oil giant exercise an option to sell 15 percent more stock, Wassim Al-Khatib, head of Inves...
December 10, 2019386Category: Information
Arabs Expect A Decline In Popularity Of Extremist Groups
The popularity of extremist groups such as Daesh, Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, as well as religious political parties and groups, like Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood and Hezbollah, will decline over the n...
December 10, 2019440Category: Information
Expats Fees, VAT To Remain Unchanged, Says Al-Jadaan
Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan has assured that the Saudi government has no intention to change expatriates fees, in an interview with Al-Arabiya.
Al-Jadaan said that Saudi Arabia has made ...
December 11, 2019527Category: Information
Abdullah Bin Mufreh Al-Dhayabi, President Of Tabuk University
Dr. Abdullah bin Mufreh Al-Dhayabi has been the president of Tabuk University since October 2017.
Prior to that, he was the deputy head of educational affairs at King Abdul Aziz University (KAU) in...
December 11, 2019408Category: Information
Saudi Education Ministry Has Launched A Training Program
The Saudi Education Ministry has launched a training program titled “Effective reform foundations for education policies: Research and policymaking,” presented by the Education Policy Rese...
December 11, 2019292Category: Information
Saudi Efforts For Promotion Of Human Rights Lauded
Dr. Awwad Al-Awwad, president of the Kingdom’s Human Rights Commission, said on Tuesday Saudi Arabia is keen to play a constructive role to maintain international peace and security, prevent con...
December 11, 2019336Category: Information
Makkah Governor Launches Online Arabic Poetry Encyclopedia
Makkah Gov. Prince Khalid Al-Faisal launched the “first online Arabic poetry encyclopedia” at the principality’s head office in Makkah on Tuesday.
The Umm Al-Qura University carri...
December 11, 2019312Category: Information
Saudi Arabia’s State Budget Will Not Impose Nominal Fee On Road Users In 2020
Ministry of Transport seeks to undertake new investments and implement an integrated transport infrastructure plan for Saudi Arabia, stated the Minister of Transport, Saleh Al-Jasser at the Budget 202...
December 11, 2019297Category: Information
Minister Of Industry And Mineral Resources Disclosed About The Mega Project
The Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef disclosed about the existence of a mega project to launch the geological survey of the Kingdom, to cover some 700,000 sq. m at the Budg...
December 11, 2019275Category: Information
Ministry Plans To Serve 300,000 Saudi Families In 2020
Minister of Housing Majid Al Hogail said the ministry plans to serve 300,000 Saudi families in 2020, during the Kingdom’s Budget 2020 Forum here on Tuesday.
The ministry also intends to provi...
December 11, 2019217Category: Information
BUDGET 2020- Unemployment Is A Key Challenge
The Minister of Economy and Planning Muhammad Al-Twaijri has affirmed reducing unemployment rates is a key challenge facing the Saudi leadership, highlighting the existing cooperation between the mini...
December 11, 2019303Category: Information