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No new taxes in Saudi till 2030 says Crown Prince
Saudi Arabia will not impose any new taxes until 2030 and the unemployment rate in the kingdom will begin to decline from 2019, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz has said. In an interview with Bloomberg, he said the kingdom is moving
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7 Men Sentenced To 1500 Lashes For Assault On Cop in Saudi Arabia
7 men were lashed at a public square in Jeddah on Friday after a criminal court convicted them of assaulting a traffic officer on duty and a security guard who came to his aid at Al-Hamra Corniche in southwest Jeddah about a year and a half
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Indian rice exports to Saudi boosted by quality checks agreement
India and Saudi Arabia are understood to have amicably sorted out contentious issues related to the latter’s decision to subject imported food items to mandatory quality checks by bringing in guidelines on maximum residual level (MRL) of
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Bahrain Parliament Approves VAT Implementation
Bahrain is set to become the third Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to implement the unified agreement on Value Added Tax (VAT) on goods and
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India beat Sri Lanka to win Under-19 Asia Cup title for sixth time
India won the Under-19 Asia Cup on Sunday with a 144-run victory over Sri Lanka in the final at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka. This comes
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Microsoft Cloud Ecosystem To Create More than 63000 Jobs in Saudi Arabia
Microsoft’s technology ecosystem and the growing popularity of cloud services will create more than 63,400 jobs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Read MoreFire in Tabuk wedding hall injures 14 women and children in Saudi Arabia
A fire erupted in a room inside a wedding hall in the Hamra district of the city of Tabuk, causing 14 women and children to suffer smoke inhalation, reported Arab News. According to Maj. Abdulaziz Al-Shammari,Civil defense spokesman
Read MoreUS will always be a friend: Saudi Crown Prince
High Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has rejected US President Donald Trump's comment that Saudi Arabia would not last more than two weeks without US help, arguing that the Gulf country, which came into existence much before
Read MorePakistan's opposition leader jailed for 10 days ahead of by-elections
Pakistani opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif was ordered jailed on Saturday for 10 days after being arrested in a corruption case, his lawyer said, meaning he will not be able to campaign for his party ahead of crucial by-elections next
Read MoreLubna Al Olayan becomes first woman appointed as head of Saudi bank
A woman has been appointed to run a Saudi Arabian bank in a first for women in the country. Saudi businesswoman Lubna Al Olayan will chair a new bank being formed out of a merger between the Saudi British Bank (SABB) and Alawwal Bank.
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