Saudi Arabia, Denmark Discuss Cooperation In Promoting Human Rights
The president of the Saudi Human Rights Commission (HRC), Dr. Awwad bin Saleh Al-Awwad, received the Danish Ambassador to the Kingdom Ole Moesby in Riyadh on Sunday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
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February 17, 2020439Category: General
Saudi Telecom Company Announces 50 % Cut On Overdue Bills
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has announced a 50 per cent discount on billing to facilitate settlement of old dues, the company said.
The company added that it had allocated a team to communicate wit...
June 28, 20201126Category: General
Journey To Discover Kingdom’s Cultural Treasures Continues
Saudi Arabia's Minister of Culture Prince Badr Bin Abdullah Bin Farhan posted a video about an artifact, namely “Princess of Thaj’s Mask” from the ancient heritage village of Tha...
June 29, 2020408Category: General
Saudi Arabia Mulls Crowd Control To Partially Resume Umrah In Mecca
Saudi Arabia’s Agency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque in Mecca is currently developing a crowd control plan as it prepares for the partial opening of the mosque and the holy Kaaba soon, loca...
June 29, 2020484Category: General
GACA Conducts Inspection Tours To Monitor Compliance Of Safety Measures
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has implemented field trips at the Kingdom's airports, during the domestic flight resumption phase, with the aim of following up and monitoring the c...
June 29, 2020496Category: General
Saudi Arabia VAT Tax Triples To 15 Pct On July 1
Saudi Arabia will be tripling its value-added tax (VAT) rate on July 1, from 5 percent to 15 percent.
The announcement came in mid-May following a wave of enormous cost-cutting programs to help cou...
June 30, 20201877Category: General
No Entries Into Holy Sites Of Makkah Without Permit Or Tasreeh From Sunday
Starting from Sunday (19th July), Authorities in the Kingdom to ban entries into Holy sites without a permit or tasreeh due to the beginning of the Hajj season and to combat the spread of the Covid-19...
July 18, 2020864Category: General
First Plane With Aid From Saudi Arabia Arrives In Lebanon
The first Saudi Arabian plane carrying more than 120 tons of medical supplies, shelter kits, and food items for the victims of the Beirut port explosion has arrived in the Lebanese capital, the Saudi ...
August 08, 2020899Category: General
Prince Abdulaziz Bin Abdullah Died
Prince Abdulaziz Bin Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al-Saud has died, the Royal Court announced late Friday.
Funeral prayers will be held Saturday evening in Riyadh, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) cite...
August 15, 20207386Category: General
All Public Sector Employees To Return To Workplaces On Aug. 30
After looking at the reports of the working team on health indicators and data in the cities and governorates of the Kingdom, all public sector employees will return to workplaces as of Sunday, Aug. 3...
August 22, 20204231Category: General
Civil Defense Allowed To Seek Assistance Of Other Agencies’ Employees
In a decision issued recently, whose contents Okaz Arabic daily has gone through, the competent authorities have allowed the Civil Defense or the related authorities to seek the assistance of the pers...
September 06, 2020632Category: General
Riyadh Municipality Carries Out Drawing Of Murals, To Improve Urban Landscape
Riyadh Municipality carried out works for beautifying the tunnels by drawing murals bearing phrases from the national anthem, in the tunnel at the intersection of Prince Muhammad Bin Salman and King K...
September 12, 2020477Category: General
Coalition Targets Houthi Centers Making Drones
Arab Coalition fighter jets early Saturday launched several missiles at a military center in Sawan’s outskirts, east of Sanaa. The missiles targeted Houthi militia centers near the Yemeni capita...
September 12, 2020587Category: General
Saudi Student Challenges Cancer, Continues Daily Online Classes
Despite being diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), Saudi student Talal Al-Shahrani is challenging cancer by continuing his studies via the online Madrasati platform.
Talal is a great ...
October 10, 2020393Category: General
MEWA Launches Green Campaign To Plant 10 Million Trees
Saudi Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Eng. Abdulrahman Bin Abdulmohsen Al Fadley launched on Saturday a new green campaign to reduce desertification in the Kingdom and help develop natu...
October 10, 2020399Category: General
More Than Million People Registered For Umrah Through Eatmarna App
Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr. Abdel Fattah Mashat said that more than a million Saudi citizens and expatriate residents have registered for the Umrah through "Eatmarna" app, a...
October 17, 2020584Category: General
Golf Saudi Takes Top Honour At World Golf Awards
The World Golf Awards, one of the industry’s most prominent and revered accolades, has awarded Golf Saudi with a Vision Award, during their COVID-modified annual ceremony in Dubai.
The awards...
October 31, 2020615Category: General