GAZT- Effective 2020, State To Bear Tax On Riyal Sukuk
The Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GAZT) Muhammad Al-Jadaan has approved that the state bear the Zakat and income tax ensuing fro...
December 29, 20190347Category: Information
Environment Ministry Fines 29 Violators Total Of SR1.7 Million
The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has issued a number of penalties against violators of the two regulations on animal resources and kindness to animals. They were fined a total of SR1...
December 29, 20190491Category: Information
4 Million Expat Violators Nabbed In Two Years- 1 Million Deported
The Nation-Free of Violators campaign announced that as many as 4,405,989 expatriate violators were nabbed since it was launched mid November 2017 until Thursday.
The campaign consists of 19 minist...
December 29, 20190429Category: Information
Attempt To Smuggle 1,300 Tons Of Hashish Foiled
The Border Guard last month foiled an attempt to smuggle in some 1,300 tons of Hashish through the southern borders and 79 people accused of involvement in the operation were arrested, according to Lt...
December 29, 20190387Category: Crime News
Dubai’s Burj Khalifa Promotes Dakar Saudi Arabia 2020
Dubai’s Burj Khalifa is part of a global campaign to celebrate Saudi Arabia’s hosting of the Dakar Rally from January 5 to 17, the first time the world’s most challenging race will b...
December 29, 20190448Category: Information
2019 Survey Provides A Snapshot Of Saudi Demographic Profile
The recent Saudi Youth Development Survey revealed that 67.02 percent of the Saudi population is between the age of 0 and 34. The survey, which was performed during the second quarter of 2019 and was ...
December 29, 20190433Category: Information
Saudi Arabia Bans "Unauthorized" Parties For New Year 2020 Celebrations
Saudi authorities have stopped a plan for a rare celebration of the New Year’s Eve in the country and said the event was not licensed, according to Saudi news portal Ajel.
Over the past few d...
December 28, 201903145Category: Local News
Saudi Accelerate Deployment Of Comercial 5G Networks
Zain planning 2,000 5G towers in initial rollout
Mobile operators in Saudi Arabia have been accelerating the deployment of 5G networks across the Kingdom during the second half of 2019 after the gove...
December 28, 20190601Category: Information
Survey Finds Financial Awareness Among Saudi Youth
Saudi Arabia is benefiting not only from a demographic dividend but also from a youth population that is financially aware, a recently released government survey shows.
The Saudi Youth Development ...
December 28, 20190435Category: Information
Asian Countries Top List Of Pilgrims To Makkah
2,371,441 Umrah visas were issued between Aug. 31 and Dec. 20, 2019. These numbers are based on the weekly Umrah Index.
It measures the number of Umrah visas issued, the total number of Umrah pilgrim...
December 28, 20190479Category: Information
SAMA Warns 2 Insurance Providers On Compliance
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) has announced that the Rowad Insurance Company of the Cooperative Insurance Agency and Forsan Insurance Agency Ltd. had failed to comply with regulatory req...
December 28, 201901122Category: Information
Saudi E-commerce Platform Gives Regional Artisans A Global Market
Saudi Arabia has a wealth of talented artisans, but lacks spaces for their wares to be displayed and sold.
This is a problem that Saudi entrepreneur Lulwa Alsoudairy witnessed first-hand when she w...
December 28, 20190531Category: Information
Saudi Arabia’s Hail Season Inaugurate By Region’s Governor
Prince Abdul Aziz bin Saad Al-Saud, governor of Hail, inaugurated Hail Season 2019 at Al-Qishla Heritage Palace on Friday.
In his speech for the occasion, Prince Abdul Aziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, cha...
December 28, 20190439Category: General
Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Suwailem, CEO Of The Saudi Authority For Intellectual Property
Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al-Suwailem has been the CEO of the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SIAP) since July 2018.
Al-Suwailem has a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from King ...
December 28, 20190718Category: Information
Legendary Singer Aziza Jalal Dazzles Crowds At Saudi Tantora Festival
The second Winter at Tantora Festival, organized by the Royal Commission for AlUla, marked the comeback of legendary Moroccan singer Aziza Jalal. Jalal and international musician Omar Khairat dazzled ...
December 28, 20190605Category: General
No New Government Fees Before Impact Assessment
The higher authorities have issued directives to all concerned government departments to refrain from making any proposal with regard to increasing or amending the existing fee structure without study...
December 28, 20190426Category: Information
GASTAT- Youth Make Up 67.02% Of Saudi Population
Youth make up 67.02 percent of the total Saudi population, that is those in the age category (0–34) years, the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) said in the report it issued on Friday.
...
December 28, 20190431Category: Information
2.3m Umrah Visas Issued In 4 Months
The Ministry of Haj and Umrah has issued a total of 2.37 million Umrah visas in four months since the season started, a weekly statistical report said.
A total of 1,938,991 pilgrims have arrived in...
December 28, 20190500Category: Information
Saudi Courts Recover SR3.2b Through Processing 373K E-payments
The Saudi enforcement judiciary has received over 1.4 million applications, issued over 2 million decisions, and processed over 373,000 e-payments since February 2018, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) an...
December 28, 20190414Category: General
200 Saudi Women Employed In Jeddah Airport Client Services
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) ground services have employed 200 Saudi young women in client services at King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah.
Before employing them, the Saudi wom...
December 28, 20190661Category: Information