Govt Examining Study On All Expat Fees, Says Qasabi
Minister of Commerce and Investment Majed Al-Qasabi Tuesday said a comprehensive study to review all expatriate labor fees has been carried out and presented it to the highest authorities. “The ...
December 18, 20190538Category: Information
Saudi Health Insurance Officials Issue Warning On Patients’ Rights
Treatment requests from health care providers are deemed to have been approved if insurance companies fail to appropriately respond to them within an hour of receipt, officials have warned.
The Sau...
December 18, 20190467Category: Information
Minister Launches New Services On Saudi Absher Online Platform
Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz inaugurated 13 electronic services on the Absher platform at his office on Dec. 16.
The services were for a number of Mini...
December 18, 20190383Category: Information
Yassin Bin Khaled Khayyat, Chairman Of The Saudi Center For Commercial Arbitration
Saudi Arabia recently introduced a new law concerning government tenders and procurement procedures that granted the contracting government authorities the right to recourse to arbitration to settle t...
December 18, 20190394Category: Information
Dr. Al-Rabeeah Meets Executive Director Of Finn Church Aid
General Supervisor of the King Salman Humanitarian and Relief Center (KSRelief) Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah met Executive Director of Finn Church Aid Jouni Hemberg in Geneva on Monday, on the sidelines of...
December 18, 20190335Category: International
KSrelief To Spend $2m On Yemen Rehab Units
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) will spend more than $2 million equipping and operating two centers providing patients with limb prosthetics in Yemen’s Taiz and Ma&...
December 18, 20190313Category: Information
2 Killed As Walls Of Saudi Arabia's Almaarefa University Collapse In Riyadh
Two people were killed and 13 injured when walls at a university in Riyadh collapsed on Tuesday.
The outer wall and a parking roof at Almaarefa University in the north of the capital caved in before ...
December 18, 201901474Category: Accidents
Saudi Entertainment Authority Offers Musical Treat To Riyadh Season Visitors
Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority on Tuesday signed an agreement with Apple Music to showcase musical performances taking place during Riyadh Season.
From EDM anthems to the soul...
December 18, 20190545Category: Entertainment
Syrian Documentary 'For Sama' Shortlisted For Oscar
Waad Al-Khateab just got one step closer to winning an Oscar.
On Tuesday, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the shortlists of semi-finalists in nine separate categories all ...
December 17, 20190673Category: Information
Combating Corruption Is Main Pillar Of Vision 2030
Mazen Al-Kahmous, president of the newly created Control and Anti-Corruption Commission, said that governance, transparency, integrity and combating corruption are among the main pillars of the Kingdo...
December 17, 20190459Category: General
Haramain High Speed Railway Resume Trips To Makkah Wednesday
The Director General for Operation and Maintenance in the Haramain High Speed Railway Eng. Rayyan Al-Harbi has announced that operation of railway trips to Makkah will resume on Wednesday, after compl...
December 17, 20190778Category: Traffic
NCB And Riyadh Bank Agreed To End Their Merger Negotiations
The board of directors of National Commercial Bank (NCB) and Riyadh Bank agreed to end their merger negotiations.
Riyad Bank said in a bourse filing that its strategic vision will enable it to cont...
December 17, 20190883Category: Information
Saudi Export Bank Is In Its Final Phase Of Launch- Minister
Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Al-Khorayef said that the export bank is in the final phase of its launch with a capital of SR30 billion.
He said that the bank has virtually start...
December 17, 20190446Category: Information
‘Wusool’ Program Benefits About 55,000 Saudi Women Employees
The Human Resources Development Fund (Hadaf) has claimed that 55,000 Saudi women employees have benefited from the Female Transportation Program (Wusool) till now, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted it a...
December 17, 20190538Category: Information
OIC Calls For Combating Counterfeit Drugs, Promoting Fair Pricing
Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Yousef Al-Othaimeen says that the general secretariat in cooperation with its partners has focused on capacity-building for manufactu...
December 17, 20190383Category: Information
Grand Jewelry Display Dazzles At Riyadh Season Expo
The exhibition, which took place in the luxurious Al-Muraba Historical Palace, attracted a huge international and Arab audience.
The expo showcased more than 200 exceptional jewels, 32 distinctive ...
December 17, 20190450Category: General
Qiddiya Announces Early Readiness Of New Offices Complex
The Qiddiya Development Co., the developmental branch of Qiddiya Investment Co., announced the readiness of the first part of its new offices ahead of schedule.
The new offices complex, expan...
December 17, 20190437Category: General
Initiative Launched To Reduce Food Waste In Saudi
The Eastern Province municipal council has agreed to impose a new regulation on hotels, private enclosures of more than 400 meters and wedding halls in an effort to reduce food waste.
The regulatio...
December 17, 20190527Category: Information
Startup Of The Week- New Saudi App To Formalize Citizens’ Saving Groups
A rotating savings and credit association (ROSCA) is a financial management and saving tool that is popular in Saudi society and usually operated among friends and family. However, ROSCAs can fail due...
December 17, 20190408Category: Information