Health Ministry Closes 565 Private Medical Facilities For 2130 Violations
The Ministry of Health shuttered 565 health facilities including 12 hospitals, 220 medical complexes, 180 other health institutions in addition to 153 pharmacies in the private sector across the Kingd...
May 19, 201801112Category: Crime News
Retail Prices Rised In Saudi Arabia
Fruit and vegetable prices have risen by around 200 per cent in Saudi retail outlets due to rising operational costs, according to a report in local daily Al-Madina.
Mohammed Al-Johani, deputy chairm...
May 19, 20180933Category: General
High-speed Rail Line To Start Operating In September
A high-speed railway linking Makkah and Madinah in Saudi Arabia, which has been plagued by delays, will finally start operating in September, the Spanish consortium building the project said Thursday....
May 19, 201801523Category: Travel
Four Killed In Plane Crash
A light aircraft belonging to the kingdom’s wild life Authority crashed north of the country Tuesday killing all the people onboard.
The crash, according to Aviation Investigations Bureau (AI...
May 19, 201801387Category: General
Female Drivers To Face Hefty Fines And Jail Terms For Stunt Driving
Women convicted of stunt driving will face hefty fines and jail terms, according to Okaz newspaper.
A woman found in breach of the law for the first time would be fined SR20,000 and have her car im...
May 19, 201801239Category: Crime News
Saudi Ministry’s E-health System Promises To Improve Efficiency
The Ministry of Health is implementing a cutting-edge e-health system at hospitals to improve health care efficiency in the Kingdom and provide patients with standardized e-health records by 2020.
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May 19, 201802753Category: Expats
7 Arrested For Subversive Activities In KSA
Seven people have been arrested for their association with foreign entities and for recruiting people in sensitive government positions.
Quoting the security spokesman of the Presidency of State Se...
May 19, 201801291Category: Crime News
KSA Ready To Give Driving Licenses To Women Who Have Valid Overseas License
With only weeks remaining before Saudi women take to the road, the Kingdom is preparing drivers for one of the most dramatic reforms in the country’s history.
Driving schools for women have bee...
May 19, 201801599Category: General
Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, Chief Of KSA's Presidency Of The Two Holy Mosques
Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Sudais has been chief of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques since May 8, 2012, and is also the imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah.
Al-Sudais is a renowned reciter of...
May 19, 201801148Category: General
Sounds Of Ramadan That Ring Out Through The Ages
The Mesaharati, or public waker, is one of the oldest and most deeply rooted of Ramadan customs. The title is given to a person who voluntarily takes it on himself to wake up Muslims during the holy m...
May 19, 201801042Category: CULTURAL
Saudi Culture Commission Inaugurates Tourism Website, Database Service
Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH), on Thursday inaugurated the new website of its Tourism Information and Research Center, and the 20...
May 19, 201801303Category: Travel
Worshippers Perform Second Taraweeh Prayer On The Second Night Of Ramadan
Worshippers performed the second Taraweeh prayer on the second night of Ramadan at the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah on Thursday, amid an integrated system of services provided by the Kingdom&rsqu...
May 19, 20180956Category: General
FGC Broadcast And Technology Business Honored By Belgium
First Gulf Company, the Riyadh-based broadcast and technology business, has been honored by Belgium, with its two principals appointed Knights in the Order of the Crown.
Recognized for their contin...
May 17, 201801481Category: International
Saudi Arabia, US, Other Gulf States Put Hezbollah Leadership On Terror Lists
Saudi Arabia, the United States and Gulf partners imposed additional sanctions on Lebanon's Hezbollah leadership on Wednesday, targeting its top two officials, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Naim Qas...
May 17, 201801116Category: International
Drones Will Be Used To Manage The Crowd In Ramadan
Drones will be used for the first time in the Grand Mosque in Makkah to manage the crowd in Ramadan, local daily Al-Madina reported on Wednesday quoting deputy commander of the Umrah forces Maj. Gen. ...
May 17, 201801409Category: Technology
GAZT Has Urged Consumers To Use The VAT App
The General Authority for Zakat and Tax (GAZT) has urged consumers to use the VAT App when purchasing goods and services in order to verify that the businesses they are dealing with are registered in ...
May 17, 201802042Category: Technology
IMAX Signs Multi-theater Deal With VOX Cinemas
IMAX Corporation and Dubai-based VOX Cinemas on Tuesday unveiled a four-theater deal to become Saudi Arabia's second cinema chain after AMC.
Following the Kingdom's lifting of a 35-ye...
May 17, 201801312Category: Entertainment
Saudi Arabia Rejects US Embassy Opening In Jerusalem
Saudi Arabia categorically rejected transfer of US embassy to Jerusalem.
“The kingdom rejects the American administration’s decision to transfer its embassy to Jerusalem,” the cou...
May 17, 20180951Category: General