Government | Thursday 10 August, 2017 12:12 pm

DeG Explores Latest Digital Security Innovations with TRA

Marking a new step in a series of efforts to consolidate the progress of Sharjah government’s cybersecurity and data integration, Sharjah Department of e-Government (DeG) recently held a meeting with the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) to identify areas of cooperation in the...

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Government | Thursday 10 August, 2017 10:26 am

Kaaba kiswa raised indicating beginning of Hajj season

 Following the annual custom, the lower part of Kaaba garment (kiswa) was raised and tailors covered the exposed part with a white cotton cloth of about two meters across the four sides. This procedure is carried out every year as a precautionary measure to prevent people from damaging the...

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Government | Thursday 10 August, 2017 10:23 am

Saudi official gives assurance of safe Hajj

 Gen. Saeed bin Abdullah Al-Qahtani, assistant interior minister for operations affairs and general supervisor of public security, on Tuesday gave assurances that security forces will provide a safe Hajj pilgrimage. He gave the assurance while chairing the first meeting of commanders of Hajj...

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Government | Thursday 10 August, 2017 10:16 am

Makkah governor: Fourth Ring Road project 75% complete

 More than 75 percent of the Fourth Ring Road project in Makkah is complete, Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal said Wednesday during an inspection. The project is being supervised by the region’s development authority and implemented by the Makkah Secretariat. It is an integral part...

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Government | Tuesday 8 August, 2017 12:30 pm

Saudi train fares ‘to be competitive compared to air ticket prices’

Train fares within the Kingdom will be competitive compared to the cost of traveling by air, an official of the Saudi Railway Company (SAR) told local media. Bashar bin Khaled Al-Malik, chief executive of SAR, said the Kingdom has completed the majority of its planned railway network, notably in...

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Government | Monday 7 August, 2017 12:33 pm

Riyadh public transport project is 57% complete, says acting governor

 Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdul Aziz, acting Riyadh governor and vice-chairman of the Higher Committee for the implementation of the King Abdul Aziz Project for Public Transport in Riyadh, visited the Riyadh Metro project on Sunday. He was briefed on the developments and working...

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Government | Saturday 5 August, 2017 1:42 pm

Justice Ministry: All defendants get fair trial in Saudi courts

Following Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the death sentences of 14 people convicted of a range of offenses that posed a threat to national security, and which also involved killing innocent civilians, the spokesman of the Saudi Ministry of Justice, Sheikh Mansour...

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Government | Tuesday 1 August, 2017 11:21 am

King Salman to host 1,000 families of Egyptian martyrs in performing Hajj

 A thousand families of Egyptian security forces who have lost their lives defending their homeland will be performing Hajj this year as guests of King Salman, the Saudi ambassador to Cairo said on Monday. Ambassador Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Qattan said King Salman has issued instructions to the...

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Government | Tuesday 1 August, 2017 11:18 am

Saudi crown prince launches ambitious Red Sea tourism project

 Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday announced the launch of an international tourism project in the Kingdom under the name of the Red Sea Project, which will be built in one of the world's most beautiful and diverse natural spots. The project is to be undertaken by the Public...

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Government | Monday 31 July, 2017 9:39 am

Makkah governor reviews ministry water plans for Hajj season

Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal discussed the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture’s plans and preparations for the 2017 Hajj season. During a meeting with Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdul Rahman Al-Fadhli that was held in Jeddah, Prince Khaled also reviewed ...

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