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Saudi Arabia to provide 60,000 free Wi-Fi points
At least 60,000 free Wi-Fi hotspots will be provided in public locations across Saudi Arabia as part of a Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) initiative. Hospitals, malls, public parks and the Two Holy Mosques will be
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Volunteers step up to provide services to worshipers in Makkah
The Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) has confirmed that a large number of people have stepped up this year to volunteer in Makkah’s Grand Mosque, eager to serve pilgrims after months of the mosque’s closure due to the novel
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Governor of KSA’s Qassim inaugurates SR60 million worth of school project in Buraidah
Qassim Gov. Prince Faisal bin Mishaal on Monday inaugurated a school project in Buraidah costing SR60 million ($16 million). He praised members of the business community who took part in the project as a means to serve their community. The school
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks of Kingdom record achievements
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday said the kingdom would continue to strike with an “iron fist” those who
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Saudi Arabia: 250 nails removed from man's stomach
A Saudi medical team at Jeddah hospital removed 250 nails and pieces of glass from a mentally ill man’s stomach, local media reported. The
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Shrouded in mystery — the history of Jeddah’s non-Muslim cemetery
The peace and serenity of Jeddah’s non-Muslim cemetery was shattered on Wednesday by the sound of an explosion, as it came under attack for
Read MoreInternational condemnation of gun attack on Saudi Embassy in Netherlands
A gun attack on the Saudi Embassy in the Netherlands was on Thursday condemned by Islamic organizations and the international community. Shots were fired at the Kingdom’s diplomatic mission in The Hague, a day after a bomb attack at a World
Read MoreSaudi Arabia will be ‘one of the first countries’ to receive COVID-19 vaccines
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement to receive early supplies of two or three different vaccines that have reached the final stages of their clinical trials, according to Abdullah Al-Assiri, assistant deputy minister for preventive
Read MoreSaudi Arabia sends condolences over death of Bahrain’s Prince Khalifa
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made phone calls on Wednesday to King Hamad of Bahrain to offer “condolences and sympathies” over the passing of Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman,
Read More‘Made in Saudi’ to boost non-oil exports
The Saudi Export Development Authority will launch a “Made in Saudi” initiative in the first quarter of 2021 to accelerate the industrialization process and transform the Kingdom into “a global industrial
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