Bandar Allaf, Chairman Of The Saudi Arabia Smart Grid Conference
The 9th Saudi Arabia Smart Grid Conference (SASG 2019) began in Jeddah on Tuesday. It offers experts in the field of science and technology a unique platform to share their views on emerging technolog...
December 12, 201901108Category: Information
Saudi FM Receives Pakistani Counterpart
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi called on Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Farhan bin Abdullah in Riyadh on Wednesday.
During the meeting, the foreign ministers reviewed b...
December 12, 20190204Category: Information
MWL Chief Receives Peace Award
The sixth annual forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies, hosted by Abu Dhabi, has honored Muslim World League (MWL) Secretary-General Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, in recognition ...
December 12, 20190207Category: Information
Energy Chiefs Sign Deal To Locate Hi-tech MENA Test Lab In KSA
Energy chiefs on Wednesday signed a deal to set up the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s first specialized equipment test lab in Saudi Arabia.
Once completed, the project is expect...
December 12, 20190263Category: General
Hajj Ministry Announces Insurance For Pilgrims
Hajj and Umrah Minister Mohammad Saleh bin Taher Benten and Tawuniya Chairman Sulaiman Al-Humaid signed an agreement on Wednesday to provide insurance for pilgrims coming from outside Saudi Arabia.
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December 12, 20190377Category: General
Saudi Ministry Launches Awareness Expo On Women’s Legal Rights
An expo aimed at raising awareness among Saudi women of their legal and judicial rights has been launched in the Kingdom.
The Ministry of Justice’s three-day Judicial Culture Forum titled, &l...
December 12, 20190204Category: Information
Saudi Graduate Job Trainees Share SR11.4m Rewards Pot
Thousands of Saudi graduates taking part in an on-the-job training program have received a share of more than SR11 million ($2.9 million) in rewards.
The Human Resources Development Fund (Hadaf) de...
December 12, 20190197Category: Information
Indians Demonstrate Against ‘divisive’ Citizenship Bill
Protests erupted across various parts of India on Tuesday, a day after the lower house of Parliament passed the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) which makes religion the basis for granti...
December 11, 20190302Category: International
Finance Minister Declares No New Changes To Expat Fees
The Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan has declared in an interview that the Saudi government has no intention to modify existing expatriates fees.
Al-Jadaan stated that Saudi Arabia has made i...
December 11, 20190256Category: Information
BUDGET 2020- Unemployment Is A Key Challenge
The Minister of Economy and Planning Muhammad Al-Twaijri has affirmed reducing unemployment rates is a key challenge facing the Saudi leadership, highlighting the existing cooperation between the mini...
December 11, 20190232Category: Information
175,000 Jobs Were Saudized Till The End Of September
The Minster of Labor and Social Development Eng. Ahmed Al-Rajhi stressed that the ministry has issued a number of decisions on Saudizing 595,000 jobs. Of these, 175,000 jobs were Saudized till the end...
December 11, 20190307Category: General
Ministry Plans To Serve 300,000 Saudi Families In 2020
Minister of Housing Majid Al Hogail said the ministry plans to serve 300,000 Saudi families in 2020, during the Kingdom’s Budget 2020 Forum here on Tuesday.
The ministry also intends to provi...
December 11, 20190110Category: Information
Minister Of Industry And Mineral Resources Disclosed About The Mega Project
The Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef disclosed about the existence of a mega project to launch the geological survey of the Kingdom, to cover some 700,000 sq. m at the Budg...
December 11, 20190205Category: Information
Saudi Arabia’s State Budget Will Not Impose Nominal Fee On Road Users In 2020
Ministry of Transport seeks to undertake new investments and implement an integrated transport infrastructure plan for Saudi Arabia, stated the Minister of Transport, Saleh Al-Jasser at the Budget 202...
December 11, 20190220Category: Information
Kingdom Ranks Third In 5G Deployment Globally
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Abdullah Al-Swaha, said on Tuesday that the Kingdom ranks third in 5G deployment globally after the United States and South ...
December 11, 20190233Category: General
OIC Rights Body Underscores Role Of Youth In Progress
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) called on all member states to bolster their efforts to integrate the role of youth in achie...
December 11, 20190227Category: General
Makkah Governor Launches Online Arabic Poetry Encyclopedia
Makkah Gov. Prince Khalid Al-Faisal launched the “first online Arabic poetry encyclopedia” at the principality’s head office in Makkah on Tuesday.
The Umm Al-Qura University carri...
December 11, 20190214Category: Information
Exhibition Devoted To King Faisal To Open In London This Month
An exhibition about King Faisal bin Abul Aziz will open in London this month. Titled “A life at the Heart of the Twentieth Century,” it commemorates the 100th anniversary of his historic, ...
December 11, 20190677Category: International
Saudi Efforts For Promotion Of Human Rights Lauded
Dr. Awwad Al-Awwad, president of the Kingdom’s Human Rights Commission, said on Tuesday Saudi Arabia is keen to play a constructive role to maintain international peace and security, prevent con...
December 11, 20190248Category: Information
Saudi Education Ministry Has Launched A Training Program
The Saudi Education Ministry has launched a training program titled “Effective reform foundations for education policies: Research and policymaking,” presented by the Education Policy Rese...
December 11, 20190185Category: Information