Saudi Arabia: Gender Pay Gap Widens In 2020
The average salary of Saudis working in the private sector grew 4.1 per cent to 8,300 riyals in Q3 last year, compared to 7,973 riyals in Q2, while the average for Saudi women decreased by 0.4 per cen...
January 26, 2021392Category: Saudi Arabia
A Loud Explosion Heard In The Capital Of Saudi Arabia Riyadh
An explosion was heard in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh at 12:52 pm (Arabian Standard Time), according to local reports, but the cause was not immediately known.
Social media users have shared ...
January 26, 20212958Category: Saudi Arabia
58 Percent Decline In Work Visas For Foreigners
The number of work visas issued by Saudi Arabia to foreigners during 2020 decreased on an annual and quarterly basis, driven by the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, the suspension of air traffi...
January 27, 2021742Category: Saudi Arabia
Khaled Al-Falih Said That Saudi Arabia Has Enacted As Many As 400 Investment Laws
Minister of Investment Khaled Al-Falih said that Saudi Arabia has enacted as many as 400 investment laws, and half of them have been amended later with the aim of improving the investment climate as i...
January 28, 2021280Category: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Project Passes First Stage In Green Rating Award
The Red Sea Development Co. (TRSDC), the developer behind the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism project, has completed the first stage of platinum certification in the “Plan &...
January 29, 2021386Category: Saudi Arabia
Moon Aligns Directly Above The Kaaba In The Grand Mosque In Makkah
The full moon appeared directly above the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Islam’s holiest site.
The occurrence was witnessed by those in the vicinity of the mosque during the first hour ...
January 29, 2021518Category: Saudi Arabia
Kingdom Completes Preparations To Launch Joint Defense Exercises
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense, represented by the Royal Saudi Air Force, is preparing to launch maneuvers in the Air Warfare Center at the King Abdulaziz Air Base in the Eastern Province.
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January 30, 2021355Category: Saudi Arabia
Controls Of Groceries And Supplies Works In The First And Second Phases
The Municipality of Madinah Al-Munawara Region clarified the controls of working in groceries and supplies in the first and second phases.
The first phase set to be effective from February 10...
January 30, 2021560Category: Saudi Arabia
Canada Orders Freeze Of Ex-Saudi Official’s Assets
A Canadian court has ordered a freeze of a former Saudi security official’s worldwide assets and ordered him to disclose them or face possible imprisonment time, according to media reports.
T...
January 31, 2021471Category: Saudi Arabia
Arab Coalition Forces Have Intercepted And Destroyed Houthi-launched Drone
The Arab Coalition forces have intercepted and destroyed on Saturday a bomb-laden drone in Yemeni airspace launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militias, targeting Saudi Arabia, the Coalition’s sp...
January 31, 2021390Category: Saudi Arabia
CIGI International To Hold UK Education & Career Webinars In February
Center for Information and Guidance India (CIGI) International is organizing webinars on Feb. 6 and 27 to unveil vast opportunities for pursuing higher studies and living in the United Kingdom.
The...
January 31, 2021366Category: Saudi Arabia
Expat Remittances Rise To 150 Billion Riyals
The monthly data issued by Saudi Arabia’s Central Bank (SAMA) showed an increase in remittances of expatriates in the Kingdom by 19.3 per cent in 2020, reaching 149.69 billion riyals, compared t...
January 31, 2021413Category: Saudi Arabia
Al Houthi Militia Had Landed Near A Hospital In A Saudi Border Area
A projectile fired by Yemen’s Al Houthi militia had landed near a hospital in a Saudi border area, causing no casualties, the Saudi civil defence said, the latest in cross-border attacks by the ...
January 31, 2021384Category: Saudi Arabia
Saudis Mourn Death Of Princess Noura Bint Fahd Al Saud
The Saudi Royal Court has announced the death of Princess Nora bint Fahed bin Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud.
The funeral prayers will be performed on Monday, and then she will be laid to rest, ...
February 01, 20211473Category: Saudi Arabia
Free E-documentation Of Mothers’ Custody Of Children Through Najiz
The Ministry of Justice had allowed the electronic documentation of the custody of children by mother through the ministry’s Najiz portal with a condition that there is no dispute with her ex-hu...
February 01, 2021581Category: Saudi Arabia
Saudia Targets Localisation Of Aviation Jobs For Women
The Director of the General Organisation of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), Engineer Ibrahim Abdul Rahman Al Omar, revealed the start of Saudisation of aviation jobs for women, in cooperation with th...
February 03, 2021389Category: Saudi Arabia