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7 new fully digitized labor courts in 7 cities

The Ministry of Justice will open seven fully digitized labor courts in seven cities early next year, according to a press statement issued by the ministry on Tuesday. Minister of Justice Waleed Al-Samaani said these fully digitized and paperless

Camel owners fined for performing cosmetic surgery on their animals

Camel owners in Saudi Arabia have been fined for performing cosmetic surgery on their animals to make them look more beautiful. The owners were punished after subjecting the camels to improper lip augmentation and “injecting them with

Careem Adds Features to Serve the Blind in Saudi Arabia

Careem, the largest provider of smart transportation services in the Kingdom, has announced a new phase of development to its application to comply with the accessibility feature to facilitate its use for the blind. In the past few weeks, Careem

Bangladeshi pilgrims evacuated after hotel fire

A fire broke out early Monday in a 19-story hotel in Ibrahim Al-Khalil Street in Makkah, the Civil Defense announced. It said the hotel was occupied

Over 47,000 people visit honey festival in Baha

The 11th International Honey Festival in the Baha region has attracted more than 47,000 visitors from outside and within the Kingdom, the Saudi Press

Health Ministry scraps contracts with Bupa Arabia, Tawuniya

The Ministry of Health has said it cancelled contracts with insurance providers Bupa Arabia and Tawuniya after the two companies introduced

1,500 kin of martyred Yemeni, Sudanese soldiers to perform Haj as King’s guests

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has issued orders to host 1,500 pilgrims from martyrs’ families of the Yemeni National Army and Sudanese forces participating in Determination Storm and Renewal of Hope

36-hour Haj hackathon begins tomorrow

Tomorrow (Wednesday) Saudi Arabia will launch the largest hackathon in the Middle East to attract leading programmers from around the world to create innovative ideas to enrich and enhance the Haj experience. The 36-hour hackathon

Saudi King Salman arrives in Neom for holiday

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman arrived on Monday to the city of Neom, where he will spend some time for rest and recuperation, accordiong to the state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Neom is a planned 26,500 sq km (10,230-square-mile)

No case of Haj visa forgery so far, says Passport chief

No case of forged Haj visas has been detected among pilgrims arriving in the Kingdom so far, according to Maj. Gen. Sulaiman Al-Yahya, director general of the Passport Department. "We have not detected a single case of forgery in