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Rise In Prices Of Tobaco Implements In December The General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GAZT) has recently specified the minimum price for all brands of “tobacco” products, with the purpose of specifying the selective tax, Okaz has lear... July 14, 2019 0 434 Category: Information

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Saudi King Host 1,300 Pilgrims From 72 Countries Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has directed to host 1,300 pilgrims from around the world to perform Haj for the year 1440 AH, as part of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Haj P... July 14, 2019 0 455 Category: CULTURAL

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Trump Declines To Set Uranium Production Quotas President Donald Trump declined to issue quotas for domestic uranium production late on Friday and instead ordered a 90-day governmental review, a decision praised by US nuclear power generators who f... July 14, 2019 0 403 Category: International

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1st Group Of Indian Haj Pilgrims Arrive In Makkah The first batch of Indian pilgrims arrived here on Friday evening from Madinah. These pilgrims landed in Madinah on July 4 and after staying there for eight days were moved to Makkah. Consul Genera... July 14, 2019 0 362 Category: CULTURAL

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Russia Launches Major New Telescope Into Space Russia launched a space telescope Saturday from the cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, in a joint mission with Germany intended to map X-rays across the sky and replace a project lost in January. ... July 14, 2019 0 408 Category: International

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OIC Provides Financial Assistance To Member States The Islamic Solidarity Fund (ISF) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has announced a raft of new developmental and educational financial-aid packages for several member states and Muslim... July 12, 2019 0 406 Category: POLITICAL

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SRCA Has Joined The Services Of The Ministry Of Interior The Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) has joined the services of the Ministry of Interior through the 911 Unified Security Operations Center and a new fiber optic cable network. Princ... July 12, 2019 0 518 Category: Information

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Petrol Stations In Saudi Soon To Start Accepting E-payments Petrol stations in the Kingdom will start accepting e-payments via the Saudi Payments Network (MADA) from July 17. Ziad Al-Yousef, managing director of MADA, said it has provided 4,000 e-payment ma... July 12, 2019 0 543 Category: Information

Saudi Arabia Host Global Health Exhibition Saudi Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah will sponsor the 2019 edition of the Global Health Exhibition, which will be held on Sept. 10-12 at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhi... July 12, 2019 0 326 Category: Events

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Iraq's Kurdish Region Gets New Cabinet, Without Oil Minister A new regional government came into power Wednesday in Iraqi Kurdistan, but the key post of oil minister remained unassigned and therefore de facto managed by new prime minister Masrour Barzani. Ba... July 12, 2019 0 456 Category: POLITICAL

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Council Of Ministers Approved New Salary Scale For Teachers The Council of Ministers has approved a new salary scale for people working in the education sector. The Council also approved the decision of the minister of civil service to issue a new regulation f... July 12, 2019 0 590 Category: POLITICAL

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Health Affairs Set Up Four Health Centers At KAIA In Jeddah The department of health affairs in Jeddah has set up four health centers at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah (KAIA) to medically examine and treat pilgrims arriving from various countri... July 12, 2019 0 352 Category: MEDICAL

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Total Tonnage Cargo Handled By Saudi Ports Increased By 4.3 Pc In 2019 The total tonnage cargo handled in Saudi ports during the first half of 2019 was over 133 million tons with an increase of 4.32%. The number of handling containers reached 3.4 million, an increase of ... July 12, 2019 0 305 Category: General

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Saudi Bowlers To Make World Women Championship Debut For the first time in sport’s history, Saudi Arabia will send a team of six athletes to compete at the World Bowling Women’s Championships in Las Vegas from August 22 – 30. Nahla ... July 12, 2019 0 398 Category: sports

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Nostalgic Top Show Brings The Golden Age Of The Circus To Jeddah Jeddawis were given the rare chance on Tuesday to travel back in time and experience the kind of circus thrills and excitement that audiences would have enjoyed in the early 20th century. It was all c... July 11, 2019 0 367 Category: Events

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ITUC Delegation Visits Riyadh Labor Court The labor court in Riyadh received the head of the national labor committee and a delegation from the International Trade Union Confederation, headed by its general secretary, Sharan Burrow. The de... July 11, 2019 0 415 Category: Information

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Emir Of Makkah Visited The Hajj And Umrah Halls At Airport The Emir of Makkah region visited the Hajj and Umrah halls at the King Abdulaziz International Airport on Wednesday ahead of the upcoming pilgrimage season. Prince Badr Bin Sultan started his tour by... July 11, 2019 0 499 Category: Information

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First Known Filipino Suicide Bomber Identified - MANILA Philippine security forces confirmed Wednesday that at least one Filipino "suicide bomber" was behind a deadly attack last month, in a first for the Asian country. Norman Lasuca and one o... July 11, 2019 0 574 Category: General

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Syrian Airstrikes Kill 7 Civilians Regime airstrikes on an opposition bastion in northwestern Syria Wednesday killed seven civilians including children and knocked a hospital out of service, a monitor and a doctor said. The raids ar... July 11, 2019 0 1378 Category: Information

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SFD Signed Three Agreements To Grant Aid To Egypt The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has signed three agreements within the framework of the Kingdom's grant to Egypt with a total amount of 125 million Egyptian pounds. The signing ceremony to... July 11, 2019 0 465 Category: Information

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