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Arab News partners with Facebook to broadcast Ramadan prayers from Makkah

Arab News, the Riyadh-based regional English-language newspaper, has partnered with Facebook to broadcast prayers from Saudi Arabia during Ramadan. The newspaper will carry the Taraweeh prayers — the additional evening prayers performed

Saudi: Over 40,000 young Saudis employed so far this year

The Human Resources Development Fund (Hadaf) has supported the employment of 40,869 Saudi young men and women in the first quarter of 2018, according Hadaf spokesman Khalid Aba Al-Khail. The employment of these young men and women was

Saudi Arabia ‘rejects’ US embassy transfer to Jerusalem

Saudi Arabia’s government on Tuesday said it opposed the US decision to relocate its Israel embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. “The kingdom rejects the American administration’s decision to transfer its embassy to

Women-only car exhibition opens in Saudi

A three-day women-only car show opened in Saudi Arabia, amid preparations to lift the ban on women driving on June 24. The exhibition,

85,000-year-old human footprints found in Saudi Arabia

Human footprints dating back 85,000 years have been found in the province of Tabuk in northwestern Saudi Arabia. The traces of the footprints were

Saudi flag on German beer bottle cap disturbs Muslims

Muslims around the world have taken issue with the flagrant disregard of a German firm, which used the Saudi Arabian flag with the “Kalimat

Black market raises violating domestic workers prices in Ramadan by 100%

The black market has raised the price of violating domestic workers through social networking sites with the arrival of Ramadan by 100 percent. The exchange price of the worker jumped from SR1,500 to SR3,500 a month. Traders in the

Sight Ramadan crescent on Tuesday

The Supreme Court has called on all Muslims throughout the Kingdom to sight the crescent of the holy month of Ramadan on Tuesday evening (Shaban 29 corresponding to May 15). In its announcement, the Supreme Court called on

Why animation and storytelling are growing in Saudi Arabia

There is a large audience for animated films in the Kingdom, according to Verve Studios’ animator 23-year-old Saudi Ola Sfeeran. “It gives us a great opportunity to actually work and present new kinds of animation related to

New television channel SBC to focus on Saudi and Arab drama

A new television channel to be launched in the Kingdom during Ramadan will specialize in Saudi and Arab drama. The Saudi Broadcasting Corp. channel SBC will promote drama and art productions featuring leading Arab actors and