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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 471 Category: Travel

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Makkah-Madinah One-way Tourist Class Haramain Train Ticket To Cost SR75 One-way tourist class Haramain train ticket between Makkah and Madinah will cost SR75, Makkah-Jeddah SR20, Makkah-Rabigh SR40, Jeddah-Rabigh SR23, Jeddah-Madinah SR63, Rabigh-Madinah SR50. One-way ... September 16, 2018 727 Category: Travel

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Saudi Arabian Airlines Launches Free Texting Services For Passengers The Saudi Arabian Airlines has aunched a new and free texting service for passengers on board its aircraft with Internet access. The service was launched on Saturday and allows passengers to send t... September 17, 2018 430 Category: Travel

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Haramain Train To Start Operation On Oct. 1 Public Transport Authority Chief and Acting President of the Saudi Railways Organization (SRO) Rumaih Al-Rumaih announced on Thursday that the Haramain high-speed train will start commercial operation... September 22, 2018 585 Category: Travel

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Saudi Arabian Airlines Marks National Day With Special Offers The Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) marked the Kingdom’s 88th National Day with a series of events consisting of various activities and services to commemorate the occasion. Under the slogan,... September 24, 2018 499 Category: Travel

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King Salman Will Inaugurate The Haramain High Speed Rail Project Saudi Arabia’s King Salman will inaugurate the Haramain high speed rail project on Tuesday ahead of the start of commercial operations next month. The 450 kilometer train line connects the holy... September 25, 2018 508 Category: Travel

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GACA Received 628 Complaints About Aviation Security Threats The investigation bureau of the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) last year received 628 complaints about aviation security threats including 123 cases of birds colliding with aircraft, the ... September 26, 2018 583 Category: Travel

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Saudi Women No Longer Need A Residential Address In Bahrain Saudi women no longer need a residential address in Bahrain to learn how to drive. The General Directorate of Traffic has scrapped the condition, driving instructors told the GDN. They now only ... September 27, 2018 540 Category: Travel

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Saudi High Speed Train Announces Details Of Schedule Makkah’s local authority has announced the details of the Haramain High Speed Railway’s first journey. The first journey will take place on Oct. 4, 2018, and tickets can be purchased onli... September 30, 2018 677 Category: Travel

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Saudia Launches First Flight To Irbil On Monday The Saudi Arabian Airlines, Saudia, is to launch the first direct flight to Irbil on Monday — its second destination in Iraq after the capital Baghdad — and is set to operate six regular w... October 01, 2018 523 Category: Travel

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Saudi, Tunisian Air Forces To Undertake Joint Exercises Saudi Royal Air Force personnel arrived in Tunisia on Tuesday to take part in military exercises with the country’s air force. The military attaché of the Saudi Embassy in Tunisia, Bri... October 03, 2018 625 Category: Travel

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Haramain High Speed Train Will Start Commercial Operations The Haramain High Speed Train will start commercial operations on Thursday (Oct. 11). Public Transport Authority Chief and Acting President of the Saudi Railways Organization (SRO) Rumaih Al-Rumaih... October 04, 2018 726 Category: Travel

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Haramain Railway Open To Public From Oct. 11 Passenger services on the new Haramain High-Speed Railway will begin on Thursday, the Saudi Public Transport Authority (PTA) said. Trains will run between Makkah and Madinah, with some making... October 06, 2018 568 Category: Travel

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Saudi Arabian Airlines Celebrates Arrival Of New Airbus Jet Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) celebrated the arrival of its 30th and last 144-seat A320ceo single-aisle plane from the manufacturers in Toulouse, France, on Wednesday. To mark the occasion ... October 06, 2018 726 Category: Travel

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Saudia Airlines To Boost Flights To Four Destinations Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has announced additional seat capacity and frequencies on a number of its international routes. The airline currently flies three frequencies per week to Singapore f... October 15, 2018 634 Category: Travel

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Saudi Airlines And Etihad Sign Codeshare Agreement Saudi Arabia’s national flag carrier, Saudia, and Etihad Airways, the national is the flag carrier and the second-largest airline of the United Arab Emirates, have announced a new codeshare part... October 23, 2018 445 Category: Travel

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688,184 Umrah Visas Issued Since September The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, which launched the Umrah weekly indicator in September 2018, has released the weekly statistics up to Wednesday. The number of Umrah visas up until Oct. 24 reached 688... October 27, 2018 421 Category: Travel

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Tickets On Sale For New Saudi Rail Linking Riyadh To Al-Jawf The Saudi Railway Co. (SAR) said passengers can now book train tickets to and from Al-Jawf station via its website, its app, the station’s ticketing offices and the customer service number (9200... October 30, 2018 496 Category: Travel

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32 Saudi Exhibitors To Attend Travel Fair In London Saudi Arabia, represented by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH), will take part in the World Travel Market (WTM) in London on Nov. 5-7. “Our participation is an oppor... October 31, 2018 507 Category: Travel

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Saudi Railway Launches First Night Rail Journey To Al-Jouf The Saudi Railway Co. (SAR) will start its first night train journey from Riyadh to Al-Jouf on Wednesday. SAR said that the inclusion of Al-Jouf station comes after completion of all stages of the op... November 07, 2018 519 Category: Travel

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