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Jeddah streets and bridges embellished with Arabic calligraphy
JEDDAH: Jeddah municipality, in partnership with the Oyoun Jeddah Charitable Association (OJCA), has launched an initiative to install 50 Arabic calligraphy murals across the city, including on some of its main flyovers. The initiative,
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Vaccine ‘shows no unexpected side effects’: Saudi health official
JEDDAH: All those so far administered the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine were “healthy and well” and showing no “unexpected” side effects, the Saudi Health Ministry tweeted on Tuesday. And government officials urged
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Majority of KSA firms did not cut jobs in pandemic, survey shows
RIYADH: As 2020 draws to a close, the full impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the GCC job market has been revealed. In their 2021 KSA and UAE salary guides, HR and recruitment advisory firm Cooper Fitch showed how much the job market was
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Vaccination centers to open soon in parts of Saudi Arabia
JEDDAH: Vaccine centers will soon open in Saudi Arabia’s western region and the Eastern Province, as part of the ongoing COVID-19 inoculation
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King Salman promotes, appoints 17 judges
RIYADH: King Salman issued a royal decree to promote and appoint 17 judges to the Board of Grievances. The promotions and appointments covered
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Saudi residents unperturbed by ‘expected’ flight ban reinstatement
JEDDAH: As the news broke, just before midnight on Sunday about the reinitiating of a weeklong ban on international flights to and from the Kingdom,
Read MoreSaudi winter tourism campaign highlights appeal of desert breaks
RIYADH: As part of its “Winter is Around You” campaign, the Saudi Tourism Authority is highlighting desert destinations as a perfect choice for a seasonal break. A large amount of the land in the Kingdom is desert, and it is divided
Read MoreSaudi ‘Tapline’ first industrial heritage site to be registered
JEDDAH: The Saudi Heritage Commission has recently registered the 70-year-old oil Trans-Arabian Pipeline (Tapline) in the national register of industrial heritage. The pipeline is the first officially registered industrial heritage site in the
Read More$240,000 prize on offer in Saudi Arabia's Janadriyah horse race
RIYADH: Janadriyah will host the first major top-tier contest of the Horse Racing Club’s 40th round of races on December 26. The two races are the 10th and 11th rounds of the Crown Prince’s Cup, with each race offering a prize of
Read MoreCoronavirus vaccination operation starts in Saudi Arabia
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia on Thursday launched its coronavirus vaccination campaign, after recording hundreds of thousands of infections since the start of the pandemic. The first consignment of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrived in the Kingdom on
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