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Ihsan Bafakih, governor of Saudi Arabia's State Properties General Authority
Ihsan Bafakih has been the governor of the State Properties General Authority (SPGA) since December 2018. Bafakih holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, US. He is also a wealth manager certified by
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Webinar discusses future of digital government in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s electronic government program, Yesser, on Tuesday hosted a virtual seminar in partnership with the World Bank on the future of digital government in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Yesser, which establishes,
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50% of COVID-19 deaths suffered chronic illnesses
Fifty percent of coronavirus-related deaths in the Kingdom are of patients suffering chronic diseases, said Saudi Ministry of Health as it shared an analysis of the critical cases in intensive care units on Tuesday. “This indicates that
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COVID-19: Saudi Arabia reports 4,267 new cases, 41 deaths
Saudi Arabia reported on Tuesday 4,267 new coronavirus infections, surpassing the 4,000-mark for third consecutive days, according to the Ministry of
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King Salman appoints judges to the Saudi Board of Grievances
King Salman issued a royal order promoting and appointing 24 judges at the Board of Grievances at various levels of the judiciary. Chairman of the
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COVID-19 deaths cannot be dismissed as a mere statistic: Saudi energy minister
The coronavirus pandemic will shrink the global economy by 5.2 percent, said Saudi Arabia’s energy minister during a T20 conference on
Read MoreSaudi Shoura Council urges reduction of cybercrimes
Saudi Shoura Council Speaker Dr. Abdullah Al-Asheikh convened a session of the council online on Monday during which it called on the National Cyber Security Authority to take all measures for the protection of national infrastructure and reduction
Read MoreVirtual events need breakthrough to flourish, say Saudi organizers
Saudi organizers face a dilemma as events canceled due to the coronavirus have been shifted to the virtual world. “The industries that were most affected (by COVID-19) are the travel agencies, entertainment and communications,” Obada
Read More50K benefit from Saudi Monshaat e-learning programs
A total of 50,000 people have benefited from 17 specialized online training courses organized by the General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises (Monshaat). The program aims to support budding entreprenuers and owners of SMEs to help
Read MoreCOVID-19: Saudi Arabia announces 39 deaths, 4,507 new cases in highest daily jump
Saudi Arabia announced 39 deaths, and 4,507 new coronavirus cases today. Riyadh registered the highest number of infections, with 1,658 new cases. New recoveries stood at 3,170, and total recoveries at 87,890. The new cases are the
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