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SAR Achieved Significant Growth Of 139 Percent In The Number Of Passengers The Saudi Railway Company (SAR) has achieved a significant growth of 139 percent in the number of passengers on its trains during the second quarter of 2018, compared to the same period last year. Am... July 09, 2018 810 Category: Travel

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Saudis Have Been Trying Their Luck At Spotting An Actual Woman Behind The Wheel Ever since June 24, when the ban on women driving was lifted, many Saudis have been trying their luck at spotting an actual woman behind the wheel. People are keeping count of how many they’ve ... July 09, 2018 1020 Category: Travel

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Travelers Can Now Pass Through The Rub Al-Khali Desert Travelers can now pass through the Rub Al-Khali (Empty Quarter) desert, the largest contiguous sand desert in the world, on a road that links Saudi Arabia to Oman. The road, which is surrounded by ... July 11, 2018 1646 Category: Travel

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Department Of Passports Has Completed All Arrangements To Receive Haj Pilgrims The Department of Passports has completed all arrangements to receive Haj pilgrims at the Kingdom's airports, seaports and overland crossing points, according to Maj. Gen. Sulaiman Al-Yahya, direc... July 18, 2018 867 Category: Travel

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Flight School Is Opening Doors For Saudi Women A flight school in Saudi Arabia is opening its doors for women, following the end of a decades-long driving ban. Oxford Aviation Academy, a leading trainer and crew recruiter, has already received ... July 18, 2018 1015 Category: Travel

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Forbes Travel Guide Announces New Leadership Structure To Support Expansion Plans Forbes Travel Guide, the global authority on luxury travel, announced today a plan to significantly scale the company from evaluating and verifying luxury hospitality in 60 countries to 100 countries ... July 25, 2018 1064 Category: Travel

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Saudi Arabian Airlines Targets Transporting More Than 1.1 Million Pilgrims Saudi Arabian Airlines, Saudia, continues to successfully implement the Hajj operational plan, which targets transporting more than 1.1 million pilgrims from different countries during the arrival and... July 28, 2018 708 Category: Travel

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Pilots Suspended After Jet Airways Plane Overshoots Runway At Riyadh Airport India’s aviation regulator has reportedly suspended two pilots after a plane overshot a runway at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. According to media reports, the Directorate Gene... August 07, 2018 741 Category: Travel

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Saudia Airlines Suspends Flights To Toronto Saudia Airlines said in a post on its official Twitter account on Monday that it was suspending flights to and from Toronto, the latest in a series of measures the kingdom announced on Monday in its d... August 07, 2018 845 Category: Travel

Saudia Ranks Top In List Of Improving Brand Vogue Saudi Arabian Airlines has ranked first in a list of the most improved companies in “brand vogue,” as Saudia topped other airlines operating in the Kingdom in the area of improving quality... August 14, 2018 714 Category: Travel

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Uzbekistan Airways Opening Regular Flights To Saudi Arabia Uzbekistan Airways is opening the regular Tashkent-Jeddah flights beginning from October 28, the Uzbek carrier announced. The flights will be operated twice a week. These are the first direct regul... August 16, 2018 751 Category: Travel

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606 Bangladeshi Hajj Aspirants Could Not Fly To Saudi Arabia A total of 606 people could not fly to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj this year for various reasons, including illness, death and negligence of hajj agencies, said Religious Affairs Minister Principal M... August 16, 2018 690 Category: Travel

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Malaysia Airlines Launching A380 Flights To Saudi Arabia Malaysia Airlines has obviously had a very rough ride the past several years, following their loss of two 777s just weeks apart. The airline was already struggling before, and those accidents exacerba... August 21, 2018 769 Category: Travel

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5 Saudi Female Pilots Get GACA License The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has issued five licenses for Saudi female pilots permitting them to work as captains on Saudi Arabian Airlines aircraft. The issuance of licenses to S... August 28, 2018 975 Category: Travel

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Pakistan Community In Riyadh Raises Issue Of High Family Visa Fee Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan, Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki, visited the Pakistani Embassy in Riyadh on Friday. Ambassador Khan Hasham Bin Saddique welcomed his guest and thanked him for the courtesy visit.... September 01, 2018 865 Category: Travel

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Tourists Throng To The Saudi Arabian City Of Najran For Bird’s Eye Views Of The Valley The Raum mountain, with an ancient fortress perched on top, is the latest in a series of major attractions drawing tourists to Najran, a city in southwestern Saudi Arabia near the border with Yemen. ... September 02, 2018 1959 Category: Travel

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Saudia Signs Codeshare Agreement With Garuda Indonesia Saudia Airlines has signed a codeshare agreement with its partner in SkyTeam Airline Alliance, Garuda Indonesia Airlines to expand domestic destinations in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, as well as other... September 04, 2018 776 Category: Travel

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Saudi Private Airlines Receives License To Operate As Ground Services Provider Saudi Ground Servicess (SGS), the aviation arm of the Saudi Arabian Airlines has received licensing from the General Aviation Authority, to work as a ground services provider with special standards wh... September 06, 2018 782 Category: Travel

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Saudi Arabia Begins Direct Flights To Irbil From Early October Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), the Kingdom’s national flag carrier, announced it will launch its second destination to Iraq, to the northern city of Irbil from Oct. 1 this year. The new route... September 09, 2018 800 Category: Travel

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Haramain Railway Between Holy Cities Ready For Inauguration Soon The Haramain high-speed railway running between Makkah, Madinah and Jeddah is in the final stages of operational testing before its inauguration, Minister of Transport Nabeel bin Mohammed Al-Amoudi sa... September 11, 2018 698 Category: Travel

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