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Rose Village blooms as Taif offers ‘a global touch of joy’
Taif Season may have turned the whole city into a magnet for local and regional visitors, but it is the Ward (Rose) Villagethat is proving to be one of the most popular attractions, bringing an average of 10,000 pe
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Tatweer opens registration for new academic year in Saudi Arabia
The Ministry of Education’s school transport service provider asked families to register their children for the upcoming academic year via their website’s Noor system. They can access the school transport page on the Tatweer
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Ministry launches program to empower Saudi youth
The Saudi Ministry of Labor and Social Development has launched a program to “prepare youth leaderships to support social development,” in partnership with the Social Counselling Association (Esham) and Princess
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More than 1.5 million Hajj pilgrims benefit from e-services
A total of 1,519,427 pilgrims benefited from the electronic services provided by the General Presidency of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue
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Two new academies to boost Saudi arts, heritage and music
Saudi Arabia is to set up arts academies, including two in the next two years, offering a step toward academic qualification and enlarging the
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Saudi Hajj ministry investigating how gift to pilgrims was wrongly labelled ‘anthrax’
The Hajj and Umrah Ministry is investigating the inaccurate translation of the word “jamarat” into “anthrax,” which led to
Read MoreKing Salman’s guests visit historical sites in Madinah
Thousands of pilgrims have visited King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Qur’an, Quba Mosque, Martyrs of Uhud and a number of historical sites in Madinah. The guests, who came as part of
Read MoreOIC chief praises Saudi leadership on Hajj success
The secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen, congratulated the leadership, government and people of Saudi Arabia on the success of this year’s Hajj season. He expressed thanks for the
Read MoreRiyadh to host Euromoney conference
The two-day Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference, one of the most important financial events in the region, will open in Riyadh on Sept. 18 with a focus on the new financial ecosystem. The annual conference, organized under the patronage of the
Read MoreNew Haramain High Speed Railway transported 50,000 Hajj pilgrims
Saudi Arabia’s Haramain High Speed Railway transported more than 50,000 pilgrims during the first Hajj since it started operating. The train, which runs between 8 a.m and 12 p.m., takes just three hours to travel from Madinah to Makkah, and
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