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Saudi Arabia to host scholars’ meet on Afghanistan next week
Saudi Arabia will host an international conference of Islamic scholars to explore the prospect of establishing peace and stability in Afghanistan next week. The “International Conference of Muslim Scholars on Peace and Stability in
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Drop in non-Saudi workers in Q1 of 2018
The General Authority for Statistics (GaStats) has issued the labor market report for Q1 of 2018 on its official website www.stats.gov.sa. According to the estimates of the manpower quarterly survey being carried out by the Authority, the
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Prohibited Items Bringing to Saudi Arabia
Following Items are banned from import into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 1. Kuwait and Iraq war leftover equipment and machinery 2.Alerting apparatus (such as bells, sirens, burglar or fire alarms…) releasing sounds of police car siren
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Saudi Arabia Introduces Facial Recognition System for Immigration
The General Directorate of Passports for Saudi Arabia is expanding its use of biometrics to facilitate traveler processing and more easily monitor
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Arabian horse beauty contest comes to Saudi Arabia's Souq Okaz festival
King Abdulaziz Arabian Horses Center (KAAHC) is to hold the Souq Okaz Arabian Horse Beauty Championship on Thursday as part of its participation in
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Mega tourism project to boost heritage & culture
Saudi Arabia has started work on its mega heritage tourism project Souq Okaz City in Taif, expected to eventually cost more than $2bn. It will be
Read MoreIs there any mention of Makkah in the Holy Bible?
Makkah is the holiest and sacred place for the Muslims. The Muslims around the world have a great affiliation with the place. Allah Almighty blessed the place with the Holy Kaaba. Makkah has been a sacred place before the time of Holy Prophet
Read MoreSaudi Arabia’s second VOX Cinemas multiplex to arrive in Riyadh
A second Majid Al-Futtaim multiplex is set to open in Saudi Arabia in early 2019, according to a statement released by the leisure company on Tuesday. The multiplex, which will be the largest in the Kingdom, will open at Riyadh Front and will be
Read MoreSaudi Arabian authorities seize boat carrying over 200 seabird eggs
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has seized a fishing boat carrying 248 eggs of seabirds, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Tuesday. The boat, skippered by its owner and another person, was seized by the
Read MoreSaudi food bank calls for hefty food waste fines
The Saudi Food Bank, Eta’am, urged the authorities to set a fine of SR1,000 per one kilo of surplus food. The call followed a report by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which revealed that the country topped the
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