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Relief for stranded travelers as Saudi Arabia reopens airspace
RIYADH: The news that Saudi Arabia has reopened sea, land and air routes on Sunday came as a huge relief to Saudi and expat travelers stranded abroad. The ban had been imposed in the wake of reports about a variant strain of the coronavirus in
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Saudi Justice Ministry issues new judicial classifications
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Justice has issued new classifications of judicial cases and assigned them to different courts such as general courts, personal status courts, labor and criminal courts etc. Earlier, judicial cases were
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Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday. Adel Al-Jubeir thanked the leadership of Saudi Arabia for making “health and safety a top priority” in the country. He also thanked
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Universities group welcomes OIC endorsement of Makkah Declaration
JEDDAH: The League of Islamic Universities has blessed the endorsement of the “Makkah Declaration” by the Organization of Islamic
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Saudi Arabia’s Qiddiya begins design of world’s fastest roller coaster
RIYADH: Qiddiya Investment Co. (QIC), in partnership with Intamin Amusement Rides, has begun the design process for the Falcon’s Flight, the
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Saudi Arabia’s Hadaf adds six new professions in training program
RIYADH: The Saudi Human Resources Development Fund (Hadaf) is supporting six more professions in its Tamheer training program. The new professions
Read MoreFlight rush to Saudi Arabia as travel ban lifted
RIYADH: Saudis and expats stranded abroad bombarded travel agents and booking sites with flight requests on Sunday after the Kingdom lifted its latest travel ban. Entry by air, land and sea had been suspended for two weeks after the discovery in
Read MoreSaudi Arabia’s first vaccine recipients praise ‘excellent’ health centers
JEDDAH: Equipped with trained staff members and the capacity to handle thousands of coronavirus vaccine recipients at a time, Saudi Arabia’s vaccine centers continue to provide their services for all of the Kingdom’s residents with
Read MoreSaudi Arabia opens entry for cultural ideas contest
RIYADH: The Saudi Ministry of Culture has announced the opening of electronic registration for a cultural ideas contest offering prizes of up to SR300,000 ($80,000). Participants are being asked to put forward proposals for creative and innovative
Read MoreSaudi Arabia vaccine registrations ‘could soon pass million mark’
JEDDAH: The number of Saudis registering to receive the coronavirus vaccine has doubled in the last three days, the Saudi Health Ministry has said, predicting that registrations “could soon pass the 1 million mark.” After Crown Prince
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