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Saudi Anti-corruption Crackdown Recovers 107 Billion Dollars In Assets Saudi investigators have recovered assets worth more than $106 billion in an anti-corruption crackdown ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the royal court said on Wednesday. The funds are ... January 31, 2019 0 459 Category: Information

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Saudi Falconry Festival Draws Big Crowds A falconry festival outside Riyadh is proving a major drawcard not only for those curious about the majestic birds of prey, but also families who want to keep the Kingdom’s rich hunting heritage... January 30, 2019 0 857 Category: CULTURAL

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Saudi Arabia’s Role In Yemen’s Stability Praised Yemeni activists launched a loyalty hashtag campaign on social media thanking Saudi Arabia for sending fuel to help ensure stable power supplies in the country. Muammar Al-Iryani, the Yemeni informat... January 30, 2019 0 1232 Category: General

Saudi Soldier Held Prisoner By Houthi Militia Returns Home Saudi soldier Musa Awaji has arrived back in the Kingdom after he was released by his Houthi captors in Yemen. Col. Turki Al-Maliki, spokesman for the Coalition to Support legitimacy in Yemen, said Aw... January 30, 2019 0 505 Category: Information

Saudi Cabinet Pledges Support For Crisis-hit Sudan Saudi Arabia on Tuesday pledged its ongoing support for Sudan, as violent protests over the African country’s struggling economy continued to flare up. At its weekly meeting the Saudi Cabinet, ... January 30, 2019 0 484 Category: Information

Saudi, Azerbaijani Justice Ministers Sign MoU Saudi Justice Minister Sheikh Dr. Walid bin Muhammad Al-Samaani and his Azerbaijani counterpart Fikret Mammadov signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation between both countries... January 30, 2019 0 621 Category: POLITICAL

Saudi Arabia Launches New Phase Of Renewables Plan Saudi Arabia has launched the second phase of its Renewable Energy Program, which will comprise seven solar projects worth $1.5 billion. The combined generation capacity will be 1.51 gigawatts (GW), ... January 30, 2019 0 535 Category: General

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App Launched To Access Judicial Information In Saudi Arabia A new smartphone application has been launched, offering users access to key information about the Kingdom’s judicial system. Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Yousef, president of the Saudi Court of ... January 30, 2019 0 593 Category: Technology

Saudi Tourism Body Seeks Hotel Room Boost Saudi Arabia’s tourism body wants to boost the number of hotel rooms in the Kingdom to 600,000 by 2020. The Saudi Hotel Investment Conference discussed initiatives to grow the country’s l... January 30, 2019 0 503 Category: Information

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King Salman Receives Grand Mufti And Governors King Salman received governors of different regions, grand mufti of the Kingdom, scholars and citizens at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Monday. The reception began with the recitation of ver... January 29, 2019 0 562 Category: POLITICAL

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Saudi Art Council To Launch 3-month Event The Saudi Art Council is gearing up to launch Al-Obour (The Crossing), a multigenerational aesthetic experience that will be open to the public from Feb. 6 at the council’s headquarters in Gold ... January 29, 2019 0 513 Category: Events

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Saudi School Students Visit Falconry Festival In Malham School students visited the King Abdul Aziz Falconry Festival in the town of Malham, north of Riyadh, on Monday. The festival’s organizing committee received the students who wished to take par... January 29, 2019 0 641 Category: Education

First Cinema In Jeddah Opens Jeddah’s first cinema opened its doors to the public on Monday, and an industry expert told Arab News he expected up to 35 million people in the Kingdom to go to the movies every year. ... January 29, 2019 0 974 Category: Entertainment

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Counterterrorism Law Comes Into Effect In Saudi Arabia Legislation to combat terrorism and its funding has come into effect in the Kingdom, and has been published by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Dimah Al-Sharif, a legal consultant and member of the Inte... January 29, 2019 0 612 Category: General

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US And Saudi Scouts Discuss Training Exchanges Representatives from the Saudi Arabian Boy Scouts Association have discussed plans to improve domestic training exercises in collaboration with their US counterparts, at a meeting between the two asso... January 29, 2019 0 587 Category: General

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Saudi Arabia’s Tantora Winter Festival Gets Extension The Winter at Tantora cultural festival in Saudi Arabia will be extended until Feb. 23 with additional concerts from regional superstars, organizers said Monday. The event, which started last month i... January 29, 2019 0 1522 Category: CULTURAL

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Public Prosecution Explains Penalties For Fertility And Surrogacy Procedures In Saudi Arabia Surrogacy, improper in vitro fertilization and unauthorized gender reassignment measures are all punishable by law, announced the Kingdom’s Public Prosecution on its official Twitter account. P... January 29, 2019 0 664 Category: Agriculture

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Saudi Development Program Targets 450 Billion Dollars Investment, 1.6 Million New Jobs Almost half a trillion dollars of investment and 1.6 million jobs are in the pipeline for Saudi Arabia under an ambitious industrial program launched on Monday in the presence of Crown Prince Mohammed... January 29, 2019 0 708 Category: Information

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Dozens Rescued From Flooding As Heavy Rain Shuts Schools And Roads In Saudi Arabia Heavy rainfall and sandstorms in the Kingdom have led to flooding, school closures and poor visibility, authorities said Monday as they urged people to take precautions during the bout of bad weather.... January 29, 2019 0 842 Category: Weather

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Severe Weather Sweeps Across Saudi Arabia Strong winds, rainfall and sandstorms hit Jeddah on Sunday afternoon, severely limiting visibility. It was a similar story across the Kingdom, as predicted by the General Authority of Meteorology and ... January 28, 2019 0 841 Category: Weather

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