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Saudi Arabia begins direct flights to Iraq’s Erbil from early October
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) will begin direct flights to Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan from early October, according to Saudi Press Agency. The new route comes after Saudia resumed flights to Baghdad in October, following the warming of ties
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Indian Expat won first prize in Quran recitation contest
Abdullah Abdul Mateen Usmani, an Indian expatriate won the first prize at the annual Quran recitation contest. The contest was organized by Jamia Tahfiz-ul-Quran, Makkah region. According to the report published in Saudi Gazette, out of one
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Five divorces every hour : Justice Ministry
According to Justice Ministry and carried on Saturday by Makkah daily, there were 46,300 divorce cases in the Kingdom during 2018 at a daily rate of 129 cases and five divorces every hour, saudigazette reported. The rising divorce cases were a
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4-year jail, SR200,000 fine causing traffic death
Motorists who cause serious traffic accidents resulting in death or total impairment will be jailed for a maximum of four years and fined SR200,000
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Attorney General issues warrant to arrest expat
The Attorney General Sheikh Saud Bin Abdullah Al-Muajab has issued a warrant to arrest an expatriate under charges of harassing several female
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Yasmin Al-Maimani – The first Saudi woman to get a pilot license
5 pilot licenses to Saudi Women: Recently it was reported that the General Authority of Aviation issued five licenses for Saudi female pilots that
Read MoreSaudi Arabia to host four-team international football tournament in October
Saudi Arabia will host a four-team international football tournament in early October, featuring Brazil, Argentina, Saudi Arabia and a fourth team to be named shortly, Turki Al-Sheikh, the head of the Kingdom's General Sports Authority,
Read MoreRide-sharing apps end ‘good days’ for taxi drivers in Saudi Arabia
Taxi drivers say that they had “good days” before the arrival of Uber, Kareem and other ride-sharing apps in Saudi Arabia. Abrar Hussein, a Pakistan taxi driver, said that previously cabbies used to earn from SR350 ($93) to
Read MoreSaudi to host International Drone Championship finals next week
The 2018 Drone Racing League (DRL) World Championship Finals will be held on Friday, September 14 at King Abdullah Economic City in Jeddah. The event will be hosted by Saudi Federation of Cyber Security, Programming, and Drones (SAFCSP), under the
Read MoreAmerican pilot dies, Saudi trainee injured in Riyadh helicopter crash
American pilot working with Saudi Arabia's National Guard was killed and his Saudi student trainee injured when their helicopter crashed in Riyadh on Thursday, the Ministry of the National Guard said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press
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