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Ready, steady grow: Saudi tree-planting initiative seeks greener future for all
JEDDAH: Faced with swaths of emptiness across Saudi Arabia’s desert landscapes, entrepreneurs are embracing corporate social responsibility and doing their bit to protect the environment. Nabatik, an initiative from engineer Mohammed
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Saudi Arabia calls on global community to stand up to Iranian violations
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday the international community needs to stand up to its responsibilities toward the violations and breaches of international agreements and treaties committed by Iran. During their weekly cabinet meeting chaired
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New program offers Qur’an in different languages
MAKKAH: The General Presidency of for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques on Tuesday launched a web-based program Bayan offering translations of the Qur’an in different languages. The director of the Qur’an Affairs Department, Hamzah
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Makkah hotels bounce back with price cuts
MAKKAH: Makkah hotel prices have been slashed to unprecedented levels in the Umrah season, with the price of rooms dropping as low as SR38 ($10)
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Saudi Education Ministry weighs distance learning with return to classroom
JEDDAH: Parents of school-age children in the Kingdom are anxiously waiting for the news about the reopening of schools as many of them are concerned
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90% of young Saudis get their news via social media: Survey
Nine out of 10 young Saudis get their news from social media, a new survey has revealed. That represents a sharp rise in the number of young people
Read MorePriority for Saudi citizens in IT-related jobs
RIYADH: Saudi Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed bin Sulaiman Al-Rajhi on Monday announced a decision to localize the communication and information technology professions to create 9,000 jobs in the private sector. The
Read MoreInternational Teacher’s Day observed in Riyadh
RIYADH: The director general of Education in Riyadh, Hamad bin Nasser Al-Wahaibi, on Monday launched a series of events to mark International Teacher’s Day under the slogan “Teachers: Leadership in times of crisis; reimagining the
Read MoreJoy, disbelief and gratitude as pilgrims perform Umrah again
JEDDAH: Viewers across Saudi Arabia and the world tuned in last night to watch the first of the Kingdom’s residents perform Umrah after a more-than-six-month hiatus. It was once impossible to image that the two Holy Mosques would shut
Read MoreRemote-learning begins in coronavirus-hit Philippines
MANILA, Philippines: Grade and high school students in the Philippines began classes at home Monday after the coronavirus pandemic forced remote-learning onto an educational system already struggling to fund schools. The shift to distance-learning
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