70,000 Women Obtain Saudi Driving Licenses
As many as 70,000 women have been issued driving licenses since June 24, 2018, when authorities lifted the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia, according to Director General of Traffic Maj. Gen. Moha...
March 20, 20190567Category: General
Saudi Capital To Get World’s Biggest Park In 23bn Dollar Project
Saudi Arabia launched an ambitious $23 billion project on Tuesday to create vast open green areas in the capital, Riyadh, including the world’s biggest city park.
Construction will begin this...
March 20, 201901394Category: Information
Majid Al-Hogail, Saudi Arabia’s Minister Of Housing
Majid Al-Hogail is Saudi Arabia’s minister of housing, a role he has held since July 2015. He has also been the chairman of the Real Estate General Authority since January 2017, and has served o...
March 20, 201901735Category: Information
Tuwaiq Sculpture Symposium Opens In Riyadh For The First Time
The first Tuwaiq International Sculpture Symposium kicked off in Riyadh on Monday morning in the capital’s Diplomatic Quarter, featuring the works of 23 artists from 18 different countries.
Par...
March 20, 20190540Category: General
Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet Calls For Global Stand Against Extremism, Hate Speech
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday reinforced its determination to confront extremism and hate speech in the wake of Friday’s terrorist attack on two mosques in New Zealand, which left 50 people dead.
D...
March 20, 201902091Category: POLITICAL
Arab Forum On Meteorology To Begin In Jeddah
To mark World Meteorological Day, a special conference will on Sunday be opened in Saudi Arabia under the theme “atmospheric phenomena and the role of media in society.”
Dr. Khalil bin Mu...
March 20, 20190354Category: Information
Saudi Women Are Getting Ahead Of Men As STEM Graduates
More and more girls in Saudi Arabia are opting for an education in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), and now the challenge is finding them employment, said Dr. Fatima Alakeel, a cyber...
March 20, 20190498Category: General
Budding Authors Given Writing Tips At Riyadh Book Fair Previous
Visitors to a Saudi book fair have been given free chapter-and-verse writing tips on how to produce top content.
Abeer Al-Jarbou, Arabic teacher at King Saud University, has been running interactive ...
March 19, 20190384Category: General
Saudi Relief Center Concludes Training For Yemeni Women
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) has completed a pilot project management course for women heads of households in the Yemeni governorate of Lahij.
About 100 women trainee...
March 19, 20190405Category: General
Website Launched To Support Housing Project In Saudi Arabia
A new website has been set up to support a housing project for 10,000 units in the Kingdom.
Housing Minister Majid Al-Hogail, and Commerce and Investment Minister Majid Al-Qassabi on Sunday launched ...
March 19, 20190489Category: Information
Makkah All Set For Its First Flower Festival Previous
A carpet of flowers featuring 1 million blooms will be one of the main attractions as Makkah hosts its first flower festival.
The event, which begins on Tuesday at Muzdalifah, has been organized by...
March 19, 20190441Category: General
Saudi-based Interfaith Center Calls For Concerted Efforts To Check Intolerance
The world is headed for more extreme forms of terrorism, in the wake of the attacks against Muslim worshippers in New Zealand, and against Jews in Pittsburgh in the US, said the secretary-general of t...
March 19, 20190396Category: General
Saudi Minister Announces Nursing Excellence Award
The Saudi health minister, Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, has announced the creation of a new prize, the “Minister of Health Award for Excellence in Nursing,” to be presented annually to...
March 19, 20190469Category: Information
Misk Program Gives A Boost To Young Saudis Who Mean Business
Young Arabs are taking the region’s offline markets online, from fitness and recruitment to car repairs and chalet hire.
Nineteen start-ups have been chosen so far to take part in the M...
March 19, 20191437Category: Information
Makkah To Host 4-day Economic Forum Starting March 23
Under the patronage of Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, the second Makkah Region Economic Forum (MREF) kicks off on Saturday at Jabal Omar Hotel.
The four-day event is organized by the Makkah gov...
March 19, 20190372Category: General
Arab Coalition Working To Protect Region’s Security, Says Spokesman
The Arab coalition supporting the internationally recognized Yemeni government is committed to protecting regional and global security, a spokesman said Monday.
Coalition spokesman Col. Turki Al-Ma...
March 19, 201901512Category: Information
Pain Grips Family Of Saudi Man Killed In Christchurch Terror Attack
“My father lived a full life. It was a good life,” Feras Al-Harbi told Arab News.
Saudi national Mohsin Al-Harbi lived in New Zealand for 25 years. He worked in water desalination.
F...
March 18, 20190573Category: Information
Dr.Fahd Al-Mutairi, Diplomat At The KSA’s UN Mission In Geneva
Dr. Fahd Al-Mutairi has been the head of the human rights section at the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the UN Office in Geneva, Switzerland since July 2016.
In February, he wa...
March 18, 201901193Category: Information
Envoys Call On King Salman, Present Credentials
A number of ambassadors of brotherly countries called on King Salman at Al-Yamamah Palace on Sunday and presented their credentials to the king.
The king welcomed the envoys and conveyed his ...
March 18, 20190396Category: General