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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 inspectors at Najm in what extends the role of women beyond female universities. Starting on Tuesday,
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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 as part of the “Red Sea Development Scholarship Program” held in collaboration with
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First 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
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Florida 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
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KSRelief 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
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Saudi 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
Read MoreApplying for Saudi entertainment license simplified with new online system
Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority has launched a new online system to simplify the process for applying for entertainment licenses. Investors and other interested parties gathered on Wednesday at a special launch event to
Read MoreSACC opens first day-care center at Jeddah airport
The Saudi Airlines Catering Co. (SACC) has inaugurated the first day-care center in the catering unit at King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah. The center, which will accommodate female employees’ children, was inaugurated by SACC
Read MoreSenior Partner for Top Global Management Consulting Firm Offers Inspiring Approach to Economic Development in the Middle East
Many challenges face the Middle East in terms of economic development, but one business executive is inspiring others in the region. Mohammed Alsherebi—a Saudi Arabian business magnate, investor, and philanthropist who also serves as a senior
Read MoreSaudi ties ‘important for UK’ says minister
Saudi Arabia’s ties with the UK have always been significant and will remain so under new Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a senior British government minister told Arab News on Wednesday. “I would describe the relationship as
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