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Saudi Arabia Introduces Facial Recognition System for Immigration
The General Directorate of Passports for Saudi Arabia is expanding its use of biometrics to facilitate traveler processing and more easily monitor and control visitor arrivals and departures, local daily reports. Major General Sulaiman bin Abdul
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Arabian horse beauty contest comes to Saudi Arabia's Souq Okaz festival
King Abdulaziz Arabian Horses Center (KAAHC) is to hold the Souq Okaz Arabian Horse Beauty Championship on Thursday as part of its participation in the 12th Souq Okaz festival. Turki Al-Khalty, director of public relations and head of horse
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Mega tourism project to boost heritage & culture
Saudi Arabia has started work on its mega heritage tourism project Souq Okaz City in Taif, expected to eventually cost more than $2bn. It will be developed in coordination between the public and private sector, with the latter expected to account
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Saudi Arabia’s second VOX Cinemas multiplex to arrive in Riyadh
A second Majid Al-Futtaim multiplex is set to open in Saudi Arabia in early 2019, according to a statement released by the leisure company on
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Saudi Arabian authorities seize boat carrying over 200 seabird eggs
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has seized a fishing boat carrying 248 eggs of seabirds, the Saudi Press Agency
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Saudi food bank calls for hefty food waste fines
The Saudi Food Bank, Eta’am, urged the authorities to set a fine of SR1,000 per one kilo of surplus food. The call followed a report by the
Read MoreSaudi Arabia willing to increase oil output
The Council of Ministers on Tuesday affirmed the Kingdom’s readiness to use its spare production capacity to balance the global oil market. “The Kingdom is prepared to utilize its spare production capacity when needed to deal with any
Read MoreSaudi Arabia non-oil sector growth hits 2018 high
Growth in Saudi Arabia’s non-oil sector has reached its highest level this year as confidence in the Kingdom starts to return, a survey found. The Emirates NBD/IHS Markit Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) — a measure of non-oil business
Read MoreHow Allah returned our things lost in Makkah & Madina back to us? – stories of pilgrims
We shared one story on our website and Facebook page about a pilgrim who lost SR 16000 in Madina and prayed for its return in Makkah, soon he got back his money. Many people commented under this blog their stories of how they lost different
Read MoreHeatwave and dust storm warning issued
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Meteorology and Environmental Protection is forecasting a heatwave in some areas of the kingdom from Tuesday. The organisation said temperatures in the Eastern Province and eastern parts of Riyadh could
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