NCB, Samba Merge To Create Arab World’s Third Largest Lender
Saudi Arabia's biggest lender National Commercial Bank (NCB) and Samba Financial Group have signed a deal to create a combined entity with 837 billion Saudi Riyals in assets, to become the Arab wo...
October 13, 20200521Category: Saudi Arabia
Mobile Phone Exploded In The Face Of A Repair Technician In A Tabuk Store
A dramatic video shows a mobile phone exploding in the face of a repair technician in a Tabuk store in northwestern Saudi Arabia.
The technician, Mohammed Al Harbi, escaped with only minor burns. H...
October 13, 20200991Category: Accidents
Low-income Households Paid 82.3b Riyals In Social Security Scheme
The Saudi Citizen’s Account, a scheme meant to alleviate the impact of economic reforms on low and medium-income households, paid 1.8 billion riyals to 10.4 million eligible beneficiaries in Oct...
October 13, 20200404Category: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Border Guards Seized Huge Haul Of Hashish, Amphetamines, Firearms
Saudi border guards foiled the trafficking of 16,650 tonnes of hashish, 1.36 millionamphetamine pills, 2,183 firearms, 789,368 rounds of ammunition and 63 explosives last year, local media reported.
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October 13, 20200989Category: Crime News
MOH Has Called On Some Groups Of Patients To Postpone The Performing Of Umrah
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MoH) has called on some groups of patients to postpone the performing of Umrah and visit to the Grand Holy Mosque.
Through an awareness infographic published ...
October 12, 20200870Category: Saudi Arabia
250,000 Domestic Pilgrims Will Be Allowed To Perform Umrah In The Second Phase
As many as 250,000 domestic pilgrims will be allowed to perform Umrah in the second phase as part of the gradual resumption of the pilgrimage and visits to the Two Holy Mosques from Sunday (Oct. 18).
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October 12, 20200466Category: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s Falcon Auction Has Fetched SR366,000 On Its First Day
Saudi Arabia’s ongoing falcon auction, organised by Saudi Falcons Club, has fetched SR366,000 on its first day, local media reported.
The 43-day auction, which began on October 3, is attracti...
October 12, 20200553Category: Saudi Arabia
MHRSD To Appoint 17,000 Saudis In Major Provision Stores By The End Of 2021
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) has begun an initiative to create 17,000 jobs for Saudi men and women in provision stores, especially in supermarkets and hypermarkets ac...
October 12, 20200672Category: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Targets 100 Million Tourists, But Only Has 900 Tour Guides
Saudi Arabia plans to increase the number of tour guides to 13,000 by 2030 to provide service to about 20 per cent of 100 million tourists, a senior official said.
Sattam Al Balawi, chairman of the...
October 12, 20200528Category: Saudi Arabia
Four Men Named And Shamed For Convicting Business Licensing Fraud
The Saudi Ministry of Commerce has named and shamed three Saudi citizens and a Pakistani after they were convicted of business licensing fraud, local media reported.
“The Saudis were found gu...
October 11, 20200508Category: Crime News