Makkah Launches Project To Improve Checkpoints For Pilgrims
The Makkah Region Development Authority (MRDA) has begun a modernization project of checkpoints for pilgrims undertaking Hajj and Umrah, which should reduce waiting times significantly, it has announc...
January 16, 20201183Category: Information
KSA Tops Donor States To Yemeni Aid Fund
Saudi Arabia has been named as the world’s top contributor to a fund providing vital humanitarian aid for Yemen.
According to a report issued by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanita...
January 16, 2020378Category: Information
Iran’s Nuclear Enrichment At Higher Level Than Before 2015 Deal- Rouhani
Iran is now enriching more uranium than Tehran did before it agreed to a nuclear deal with world powers in 2015, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday in a televised speech.
“We a...
January 18, 2020321Category: Information
Saudi Reforms Win Plaudits From Trump’s Daughter
The United States President’s daughter and advisor, Ivanka Trump, praised on Friday Arab states for the progress they have made in their reforms highlighted in a World Bank Report.
“Gre...
January 18, 2020371Category: Information
Saudi Pet Owners Protest High Bills And Low Care Standards
As pet ownership surges in Saudi Arabia, the demand for veterinary and care services has boomed alongside it. Clinics, pet stores, and even mobile grooming services have popped up nationwide.
But the...
January 18, 2020584Category: Information
Saudi Arabia’s AlUla Lands Interactive Art Exhibition
The Royal Commission for AlUla has collaborated with Desert X to bring an interactive installation to the area for the first time.
Desert X began in 2017, in California’s Coachella Valley, as...
January 18, 2020465Category: Information
Dr. Abdullah Bin Rafoud Al-Safiyani, Saudi Shoura Council Member
Dr. Abdullah bin Rafoud Al-Safiyani was chosen as a Shoura Council member by a royal decree from King Salman in 2016.
The Shoura Council convened on Wednesday, and Al-Safiyani demanded that the Nat...
January 18, 2020624Category: Information
Philippines Announces Total Deployment Ban To Kuwait
The Philippine government has imposed a total deployment ban of Filipino workers to Kuwait, following the death of Jeanelyn Villavende, who was tortured and sexually abused by her employers.
The De...
January 18, 20207751Category: Information
Domestic Saudia Flight Forced To Turn Back
(Sabq)- A Saudi nurse on board a Tuesday morning flight en-route from Ha’il to Riyadh saved a passenger who nearly choked while on the aircraft.
Fifteen minutes into the Saudia flight, Awatef...
January 18, 20202007Category: Information
Aramco-hosted Petroleum Conference To Help Achieve Vision 2030- Cabinet
The 12th International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC), the largest international oil and gas conference, which took place here hosted by Saudi Aramco concluded on a high note. Organizers confi...
January 18, 2020378Category: Information
Peterhansel Sneaks 11th Stage Win In Dakar Rally
Stephane Peterhansel snatched a dramatic 11th stage of the Dakar Rally on Thursday when he pipped Nasser Al-Attiyah to the line by just 10 seconds, as Carlos Sainz maintained the overall lead heading ...
January 18, 2020451Category: Information
An Ongoing Debate- Shops Closing For Prayer In Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has recently announced allowing commercial activities to function for 24 hours, in a new string of promised boosts of business and provide services for all. While the change solves many p...
January 19, 20201030Category: Information
First Batch Of NEOM Scholarship Students To Leave For US This Week
The first batch of students under the “NEOM Scholarship Program ending in employment” will embark on their educational journey earlier this week.
The 15-member batch, including six girl...
January 19, 2020470Category: Information
Saudi Offers ‘full Support’ To Cyprus Amid Eastern Mediterranean Tensions
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman received on Sunday the Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides.
They discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and ways of enhancing and developi...
January 20, 2020359Category: Information
SAMF Bans Saudi Rally Drivers Over Coffee Stunt
Two Saudi rally drivers have been banned from all local and international races for three months after a video showed them engaging in a car-based coffee stunt.
The co-driver can be seen pouring coff...
January 20, 2020398Category: Information
Reasons For Family Visit Visa Rejection In Saudi Arabia
MOST COMMON REASONS FOR FAMILY VISIT VISA APPLICATION REJECTION IN SAUDI ARABIA
Here are some of the most common reasons for the rejection of family visit visa applications in Saudi Arabia.
[1] Yo...
January 20, 20206205Category: Information
Continuity Key For Saudi Arabia As It Prepares For G20 Summit- T20 Chair
Continuity is important for Saudi Arabia as it prepares for the G20 summit, the dean of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said.
The Kingdom last December assumed the presidency of the 2020 G20 summit,...
January 20, 2020314Category: Information