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COVID-19: Saudi authorities shut 149 Jeddah shops for breaking health protocols in three days
Saudi municipal authorities in Jeddah have shut down 149 shops over the past three days for breaking health protocols, local media reported. Undersecretary for Sub-Municipalities, Engineer Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Zahrani, said the shops have a
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Working parents get top tips on home schooling for children
Education experts have been offering top tips to Saudi working parents worried about being unable to oversee their children studying online from home. With schools returning remotely for the first seven weeks in the Kingdom, many parents with
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Saudi foreign minister receives Bahraini counterpart
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received Bahraini Foreign Minister Dr.Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani in Riyadh on Monday. During the meeting, the foreign ministers reviewed the historical ties between the two countries and the
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A museum at home: Son follows father’s will request to house 1,000 artifacts
Hatem Iraqi’s house is not just a home. It features more than 1,000 cultural and historical artifacts, some dating back 800 years. “I
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Saudi Arabia issues first sound trademark certificate
The first sound trademark certificate to retain property rights has been issued in Saudi Arabia, as the Kingdom seeks to improve the regulation of
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One in five Saudi Arabia engineering jobs for citizens
Saudi Arabia has moved to localise 20 per cent of engineering professions in private sector businesses, local media reported. The decision, issued
Read MoreIthra prepares students, families for ‘challenging’ school return
Students, teachers and parents are getting an extra learning boost for their children’s start to the new school year with Ithra’s “Back to School” program. The King Abdul Aziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) program aims
Read MoreA proposed roadmap to ‘hopeful competitiveness’ for Saudi products
There’s no doubt that supporting local Saudi businesses has been a target for many industries in the past few years. It has gained even more attention now due to the launch of the Made in Saudi Arabia project. Supporting national products
Read MoreMakkah governor reviews progress of water, sanitation projects
Makkah Gov. Prince Khalid Al-Faisal on Sunday led a meeting to review the progress of water and sanitation projects in the region. The meeting was attended by the head of the western sector of the National Water Co. (NWC), Mohammed Al-Ghamdi, and
Read MoreSaudi officials sacked after King issues royal decree over violations in Red Sea Project
King Salman has issued a royal decree sacking a number of officials for legal violations in the Red Sea Project, state news agency SPA reported. Royal Commission for Al-Ula Province, the Red Sea Company and the Souda Development Company submitted
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