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Saudis turn to social media as language learning tool
Pop music, TV sitcoms and the power of social media have combined to help encourage Saudis to learn more languages. Multilingualism is becoming increasingly common, especially among younger generations, due to the vast pool of knowledge and
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New agency to facilitate visitors to holy cities
The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has set up a new agency to enhance digital services for pilgrims. Undersecretary of the Translation and Technical Affairs Agency, Dr. Khalil bin Ibrahim Al-Subhi, said the organization
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New Saudi visa scheme to be announced 27 September, 50 nationalities expected to benefit
Saudi Arabia is putting the final touches to a “game changer” initiative to attract international tourists, with a visa scheme to open the Kingdom to visitors from up to 50 countries, Okaz newspaper reported. Sources told Arab News an
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Saudi curricula revised with focus on national pride
Saudi students were delighted on the first day of this academic year to receive new, high-quality textbooks that focus on national pride. The new
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First Saudi woman appointed as traffic collision inspector with Najm
The first female traffic collision inspector started in her new job at Najm for Insurance Services recently, working within an extensive team of
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Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Project offers 120 scholarships
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Development Co. has announced 120 scholarships for undergraduate students, for the academic year 2019-2020. This comes
Read MoreFirst pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia for new Umrah season
Saudi Director General of Passports Maj. Gen. Sulaiman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Yahya has welcomed the first flights of Umrah performers from outside the Kingdom at King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah. He said the General Directorate of
Read MoreFlorida braces for Hurricane Dorian
Florida residents picked the shelves clean of bottled water and lined up at gas stations Thursday as an increasingly menacing-looking Hurricane Dorian threatened to broadside the state over Labor Day weekend. Leaving lighter-than-expected damage in
Read MoreKSRelief ships 520 tons of dates for UN food aid in Central America, repair farm terraces in Yemen
Saudi Arabia has delivered 260 tons of dates to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) for distribution to needy people in Honduras. Officials in Tegucigalpa, the capital of the Latin American country, praised the assistance offered by the King Salman
Read MoreSaudi Arabia donates $2m for food security among Muslim countries
Saudi Arabia is to pump $2 million (SR7.5 million) into efforts to improve agricultural output and food security among Muslim countries. The Kingdom’s Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli, who is also chairman
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