COVID-19 Guidelines For The Eid Al-Adha Holiday Across The Gulf
With the Eid al-Adha holiday fast approaching, several countries in the Arabian Gulf have urged their citizens and residents to adhere to coronavirus countermeasures and to follow regulations to preve...
July 28, 20200693Category: Coronavirus
ICU Bed Capacity In Bisha Hospitals Boosted By 130%
Saudi Arabia’s Health Authorities have announced they are increasing the Intensive care unit (ICU) bed capacity in Bisha hospitals by 130 per cent.
The move aims to upgrade and improve health...
July 28, 20200556Category: Coronavirus
Saudi Arabia extends visit visa for three months
The Saudi General Directorate of Passports has announced the visit visa period will be automatically extended for visitors inside the kingdom without any charge.
The Directorate clarified that visi...
July 27, 202001590Category: Visit Visa
Saudi Crown Prince Offered Ideas To Help End Yemen War
Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has sent a message to the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, presenting ideas for an initiative to end the war in Yemen, Saudi media reported.
In ...
July 27, 20200581Category: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Paraglider Plummets To Death In Tragic Accident
Saudi security forces retrieved the body of a Saudi paraglider who plunged to his death when his emergency parachute failed to open during a jump from the heights of the Al Hada mountains in Taif.
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July 27, 20200771Category: Saudi Arabia
Makkah Municipality Workers Ready For Hajj Season
Makkah Municipality announced the readiness of its operational plan for this year’s Hajj in line with precautionary measures to protect pilgrims from contracting COVID-19.
The municipality ha...
July 27, 20200488Category: Saudi Arabia
Pilgrims From 160 Nationalities Set To Perform Hajj
Haj pilgrims, who have arrived in the holy city of Mecca, were spending time in isolation ahead of the day of Tarwiya, when they head from Mecca to Mina.
Pilgrims have been arriving in Mecca from t...
July 27, 20200465Category: Saudi Arabia
Many Saudi Doctors Are Among Five Million People Still Using Pagers
Many Saudi doctors are among five million people who are still using pagers (also known as beepers), wireless telecommunications devices that receive and display alphanumeric or voice messages, Saudi ...
July 27, 20200501Category: Saudi Arabia
Jawazat Responds: Is It Possible To Renew Iqama From Out Side Saudi Arabia?
One of the expatriates through the official account of the General Directorate of Passports on Twitter, Peace be upon you, inquired that expatriate whose residency (iqama) has expired, while he is out...
July 26, 2020120648Category: Iqama
Saudis Can Return To The Homeland Without Prior Permission
Saudi embassies in UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan have announced the re-opening of land ports for Saudi citizens and their family members (husband, wife, children, and parents) as well as their acco...
July 26, 20200776Category: Travel
Saudi Arabia Seeks To Employ 3,000 Saudi Pharmacists By 2022
Saudi Arabia seeks to employ 3,000 Saudi pharmacists by 2022 under a plan to replace expatriates in the sector, according to an official.
The first phase of the plan went into effect last week aimi...
July 26, 20200464Category: Saudi Arabia
We Passed The Peak Of Corona And There are Signs Of Recovery
The Assistant Undersecretary for Preventive Health at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Abdullah Asiri, confirmed that there is stability in the numbers of people infected with Coronavirus inside the countr...
July 26, 20200684Category: Coronavirus
Life Of Indian Expat In Saudi Arabia
Most people I know here came to Saudi arabia , the Promised Land, for maximum 2 to 5 Years, or “to make enough money'” and go back home. Countless Felafel and Shawerma sandwich y...
July 26, 202001140Category: India
Hajj Pilgrims Arrive In Makkah Amid Strict Health Precautions
The city of Makkah is opening its arms again to welcome pilgrims for the annual Hajj — although only a handful compared with previous years.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’...
July 26, 20200511Category: Saudi Arabia