Government | Sunday 26 November, 2017 5:06 am

Crown Prince leading Time’s Person of The Year poll

Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, is leading the TIME magazine’s poll for the prestigious ‘Person of the Year 2017’ award. With 22 percent votes so far, Crown Prince Muhammad looks set to beat US President Donald Trump, Russian...

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Government | Sunday 26 November, 2017 4:34 am

Federal Tax Authority Opens Registration for Tax Agents and Tax Accounting Software Vendors

The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has officially opened registration for individuals interested in working as Tax Agents and for Tax Accounting Software Vendors, in addition to providing the necessary technical support to help these vendors as they assist UAE-based businesses comply with tax...

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Government | Thursday 23 November, 2017 12:12 am

140kph speed limit on highways under consideration

The Ministry of Interior is formulating new traffic rules and regulations and working to develop the existing traffic plan relying on new technology to be in line with the latest developments. This was announced at a press conference attended by five leading officials of the Ministry of...

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Government | Wednesday 22 November, 2017 4:30 am

King Salman, Putin discuss regional developments

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman received a telephone call from Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. They reviewed bilateral relations and the latest developments in the region. They also discussed joint efforts to combat extremism and terrorism and achieve...

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Government | Wednesday 22 November, 2017 4:10 am

Commerce Ministry joins ‘Nation without illegals’ campaign

With the new phase of the “Nation Without Violators” campaign in progress to deport foreign workers illegally staying in violation of residence, labor and border regulations of the Kingdom, the Ministry of Commerce and Investment has swung into action by carrying out raids on commercial ...

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Government | Tuesday 21 November, 2017 2:28 am

Jeddah-Makkah trial run of Haramain train a success

The Haramain High Speed train had its first trial run between Jeddah and Makkah on Monday.   The train departed Monday morning from Jeddah Central Station at Al-Sulaimaniah and arrived at Al-Rusaifah station, 3.5 kilometers from the Grand Mosque.   Onboard the train was Emir...

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Government | Sunday 19 November, 2017 7:05 am

24,000 violators of residency, labor regulations held in 3 days 8 hours ago 3040 views

The joint campaign to pursue and arrest violators of the residency (iqama) and labor regulations has netted 24,000 violators in the past three days, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported Saturday.   Of those arrested, 15,702 were violators of the residency (iqama) regulation, 3883 were...

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Government | Sunday 19 November, 2017 6:01 am

Saudi traffic department: Using a cell phone while vehicle is static at lights not a violation

The Saudi General Department of Traffic (GDT) has clarified that using a cell phone with earpieces or external speakers while driving is not considered a traffic violation. The GDT added that using the mobile while the vehicle is completely static at traffic lights is not a traffic violation ...

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Government | Wednesday 15 November, 2017 2:55 am

Shoura Council approves amending anti-cybercrimes regulation

The Shoura Council has approved amending the Anti-cybercrimes Regulation issued according to the royal decree dated March 27, 2007, Saudi Press Agency said Tuesday. The decision came during the Shoura Council ordinary session chaired by Sheikh Dr. Abdullah Bin Muhammad Bin Ibrahim Al Asheikh,...

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Government | Monday 13 November, 2017 8:05 am

Minister of Interior Receives Singaporean Minister of Home Affairs and Law

Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior, received here Singaporean Minister of Home Affairs and Law Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam. During the meeting, they discussed ways of enhancing coordination and joint cooperation in a number of fields between the Saudi...

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