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Finance minister : Saudi Arabia to increase VAT to 15% as kingdom takes measures to buttress economy
Saudi Arabia is reducing various expenditures, suspending the cost of living allowance, and increasing the value-added tax three-fold as the kingdom looks to offset the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its economy and buttress its finances amid
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Saudi death toll reaches 239 as confirmed Covid-19 cases rise to over 37,000
Saudi Arabia reported 1,704 new coronavirus cases and 10 new deaths, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 37,136 and the virus-related death toll to 239, the Ministry of Health announced on Saturday. The Kingdom has
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16 companies complete Saudi Arabia’s Misk 500 startup program
RIYADH: Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz Foundation (Misk) has announced the graduation of the 3rd batch of companies from its Misk 500 Startup Accelerator Program. The 14-week program has been implemented
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Saudi ministry, Red Sea Development company sign deal for CSR initiatives
RIYADH: The Red Sea Development Co. (TRSDC), the developer behind one of the world’s most ambitious tourism initiatives, signed a
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KSRelief continues distribution of Ramadan food aid worldwide
JEDDAH: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) has distributed Ramadan food baskets to the neediest families in the West
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Self-sanitization gates installed at Makkah’s Grand Mosque
MAKKAH: The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques inaugurated on Thursday advanced self-sanitization gates at the entrances to
Read MoreThree repatriation flights arrive in Riyadh amid coronavirus pandemic
RIYADH: Three Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) repatriation flights from Houston, Beirut and Nairobi arrived at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, state news agency SPA reported. All
Read MoreKSRelief medical aid arrives in Yemen
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) inaugurated on Wednesday in the Yemeni city of Seiyun the first batch of medical aid to combat coronavirus in various governorates in the country. The batch, delivered to Yemen’s
Read MoreNajran governor reviews electricity strategies, service enhancement projects
NAJRAN: Najran Gov. Prince Jalawi bin Abdul Aziz bin Musaed has said strategic projects worth SR929 million ($248 million) will be implemented in Najran. This was in addition to other proposed projects worth about SR471 million, he said. The total
Read MoreDiplomatic Quarter: Pakistani ambassador sends off first batch of stranded nationals
RIYADH: The Pakistani Embassy and Consulate in Saudi Arabia have started repatriation of stranded nationals to their homeland with the first two flights taking off from Riyadh and Jeddah. “The Pakistan Embassy in Riyadh coordinated the
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