100,000 Homes Planned For Saudi Citizens By 2020
Real estate professionals have praised the efforts of the Saudi Ministry of Housing after it announced the launch of several housing units in the Kingdom.
Abdullah Al-Ahmari, head of the committee ...
December 15, 2019560Category: Information
21,39 Jeddah Arts Initiative To Open Next Month
The Saudi Art Council has announced that the 7th 21,39 Jeddah Arts will open on Jan. 28.
Titled “I Love You, Urgently,” the art initiative will be a call to action in response to the en...
December 15, 2019295Category: Information
Kingdom World’s Sole State To Implement E-voting
Saudi Arabia is the world’s sole state that implements the electronic voting, which increased the attendance of the corporate general meetings by five times, Okaz newspaper has reported, citing ...
December 15, 2019286Category: Information
KSA To Host First-ever Women’s Golf Tournament In March 2020
Saudi Arabia will host its first-ever golf tournament for women from March 19-22 next year at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in Jeddah, with 108 professionals set to participate.
The Ladi...
December 15, 2019367Category: Information
King Salman Issues Royal Decree To Promote And Appoint 53 Saudi Judges
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued a royal decree Sunday to promote and appoint 53 judges to the Board of Grievances.
The promotions and appointments covered various levels of the judiciary.
He...
December 16, 2019293Category: Information
Saudi Showjumpers Ride For Places In Tokyo Olympics Team
Saudi showjumpers at this month’s Diriyah Equestrian Festival aren’t just riding to win — they are battling for places at next year’s Tokyo Olympics, the country’s equest...
December 16, 2019545Category: Information
Saudi Hajj Minister Receives Secretary Of NCMF
The Saudi minister of Hajj and Umrah received the secretary of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) in his office in Makkah on Sunday as part of preparations for the Hajj season.
Hajj...
December 16, 2019332Category: Information
Saudi Center For Disease Prevention Signs Agreement With Swedish Agency
The National Center for Disease Prevention and Control has signed a cooperation agreement with the Public Health Agency of Sweden.
The agreement will strengthen ties and enhance cooperation between...
December 16, 2019287Category: Information
Courts Refuse To Accept Lawsuit Against NWC
Three courts have refused to accept a lawsuit by a private establishment against National Water Company (NWC) on the ground that the case was not within their jurisdiction.
The private company, whi...
December 16, 2019453Category: Information
Frenchwoman Lives The Life Of A Saudi In Jazan
A French female tourist has donned the costume of those living on the mountains of Huroob Area, Jazan Province, in the southwestern part of Saudi Arabia.
Celine is enjoying her first visit to the r...
December 16, 2019453Category: Information
The Fiirst Woman From Saudi Arabia To Climb Mount Everest - Raha Moharrak
Lately Business Buzz interviewed Raed Zidan, the first Palestinian man to climb Mt. Everest. Then we interviewed Omar Samra, the first Egyptian and youngest Arab to climb Mt. Everest. Saving the best ...
December 16, 20191439Category: Information
Unemployment Rate Drops To 12%,Participation In Economy Rises To 45.5%
The unemployment rate among Saudis have shown a drop for all Saudis, both male and female 15 years and above, to 12 percent during the Q3 2019, compared to 12.3 percent during Q2 2019, Saudi Press Age...
December 16, 2019360Category: Information
Aramco Shares Open At SR37 On 3rd Day Of Trading
Saudi Aramco’s shares rose nearly 1 percent to 37.10 riyals ($9.89) at open on Sunday, giving the energy firm a valuation of $1.98 trillion on its third day of trading.
Investors and market p...
December 16, 2019372Category: Information
Hamna Mariyam Assumes Charge As Indian Consul Of Community Welfare
Hamna Mariyam, a young woman diplomat of 2017 Indian Foreign Service (IFS) batch, joined the Indian Consulate General, Jeddah on Dec. 10 as the new consul of community welfare.
Speaking to Saudi Ga...
December 16, 2019846Category: Information
Salaries In Saudi Arabia To Increase By 4.5 % In 2020
Workers in Saudi Arabia can expect a hike in wages across industries in 2020, a new survey has revealed.
Consulting company Mercer’s TRS (total remuneration survey) research of over 472 compa...
December 16, 2019108860Category: Information
Saudi Arabia And IAP Fight Terrorism
Saudi Arabia and the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) have agreed to work together to combat radical ideologies worldwide after a meeting in Riyadh.
In an exclusive interview with Ara...
December 17, 2019264Category: Information
Young Saudi Artist Wins Ithra Art Prize
Saudi artist Fahd bin Naif has been named winner of the Third Ithra Art Prize for his art work “Rakhm.”
Announcing the decision, the King Abdul Aziz Center for World Culture (Ithra), in p...
December 17, 2019353Category: Information
Saudi King, Kyrgyz President Hold Talks To Boost Ties
Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbay Jeenbeko, who is on an official visit to the Kingdom, met King Salman in Riyadh on Monday.
During the meeting, the two leaders discussed bilateral ties and ways to en...
December 17, 2019272Category: Information