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Arab News partners with Facebook to broadcast Ramadan prayers from Makkah
Arab News, the Riyadh-based regional English-language newspaper, has partnered with Facebook to broadcast prayers from Saudi Arabia during Ramadan. The newspaper will carry the Taraweeh prayers — the additional evening prayers performed
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Saudi: Over 40,000 young Saudis employed so far this year
The Human Resources Development Fund (Hadaf) has supported the employment of 40,869 Saudi young men and women in the first quarter of 2018, according Hadaf spokesman Khalid Aba Al-Khail. The employment of these young men and women was
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Saudi Arabia ‘rejects’ US embassy transfer to Jerusalem
Saudi Arabia’s government on Tuesday said it opposed the US decision to relocate its Israel embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. “The kingdom rejects the American administration’s decision to transfer its embassy to
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Kuwait expected to delay VAT to 2021
Kuwait will not implement value-added tax before 2021 but will push ahead with introducing excise tax, Parliament’s budget committee said in a
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US slaps sanctions on Iran's central bank governor
The US slapped sanctions on the governor of the Central Bank of Iran, charging him with aiding the Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) transfer of
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Saudi Arabia complete Spain World Cup training camp with strong win over Greece
Saudi Arabia signed off their three-week World Cup preparation camp in Spain on Tuesday night with a 2-0 friendly win over Greece, who played more
Read MoreWomen-only car exhibition opens in Saudi
A three-day women-only car show opened in Saudi Arabia, amid preparations to lift the ban on women driving on June 24. The exhibition, the first of its kind, aims at providing special education on driving and vehicle selection to women,
Read More85,000-year-old human footprints found in Saudi Arabia
Human footprints dating back 85,000 years have been found in the province of Tabuk in northwestern Saudi Arabia. The traces of the footprints were discovered on the bank of an ancient lake in the desert of Al-Nafud.
Read MoreSaudi flag on German beer bottle cap disturbs Muslims
Muslims around the world have taken issue with the flagrant disregard of a German firm, which used the Saudi Arabian flag with the “Kalimat Al-Tawheed” on the cap of its beer bottle, and have bombarded the social media about this
Read MoreBlack market raises violating domestic workers prices in Ramadan by 100%
The black market has raised the price of violating domestic workers through social networking sites with the arrival of Ramadan by 100 percent. The exchange price of the worker jumped from SR1,500 to SR3,500 a month. Traders in the
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