Government | Monday 24 July, 2017 10:22 am

KSA's Shoura Council recommends banning marriages for girls under 15

 Several Shoura Council members have sent a recommendation to the Justice Ministry saying that no girl under 15 should marry, according to sources quoted by Okaz Arabic newspaper. The recommendation, drafted by Moodhy Al-Khalaf, Latifa Al-Shaalan, Noura Al-Musaed, Issa Al-Ghaith and Fawzya...

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Government | Sunday 23 July, 2017 10:52 am

US president receives new Saudi envoy at White House

 President Donald Trump received the new Saudi ambassador to the US, Prince Khaled bin Salman, at the White House on Friday. Prince Khaled presented his credentials as the Kingdom’s ambassador to the president. During the meeting, the envoy conveyed the greetings of King Salman and...

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Government | Thursday 20 July, 2017 10:08 am

King Salman reviews Al-Faisaliah housing, administrative project

 King Salman reviewed a model and PowerPoint presentation of Al-Faisaliah housing and administrative project in Makkah, at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Wednesday. King Salman issued a directive to call the project Al-Faisaliah in appreciation of the late King Faisal’s care for Makkah...

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Government | Wednesday 19 July, 2017 7:33 am

Kaaba Kiswa exhibit at Saudi Souq Okaz attracts crowds

 An exhibition of the Kaaba Kiswa factory at Souq Okaz in Taif is experiencing great attention from visitors. The Kiswa exhibit was set up to introduce people to efforts exerted by the government of Saudi Arabia, and its great care in serving the Two Holy Mosques, and the Kaaba since the...

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Government | Tuesday 18 July, 2017 5:13 am

Saudi Haj minister discusses development of services for pilgrims

Minister of Haj and Umrah Mohammed Salih bin Taher Bentin continued inspection rounds and field visits, as well as preparatory meetings with the board of directors for Tawafa owners in preparation for the coming Haj season. The minister visited the headquarters of the Establishment of Motawifs of...

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Government | Sunday 16 July, 2017 8:06 am

Saudi Haj minister inspects institutions in preparation for Haj 2017

Minister of Haj and Umrah Mohammed Saleh bin Taher Bentin has started inspection and field visits, as well as preparatory meetings with the board of directors for Tawafa owners in preparation for the coming Haj season. Bentin started by visiting the National Tawafa Establishment for Pilgrims of...

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Government | Sunday 16 July, 2017 8:04 am

Housing Ministry launches 27,658 housing products across Kingdom

The Ministry of Housing has launched 27,658 housing products across the Kingdom within its “sakani” (housing) program to allocate and deliver 280,000 housing products this year, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said. The program includes 7,700 financially supported products to be funded by ...

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Government | Thursday 13 July, 2017 11:24 am

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques receives honorary doctorate degree in service of Holy Quran and its sciences

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received the honorary doctorate degree in the field of the service of the Holy Quran and its sciences from Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University. The degree was handed over to the King by the University s Director and...

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Government | Thursday 13 July, 2017 11:17 am

28.5% of world’s youths in OIC countries

More than a quarter of the world’s 1.75 billion people aged 15-29 live in member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Secretary-General Yousef Al-Othaimeen said Tuesday at the 44th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers in Abidjan. Al-Othaimeen, who was speaking on...

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Government | Wednesday 12 July, 2017 9:55 am

HRC makes 857 prison visits

 The Saudi Human Rights Commission (HRC) released its report on the 857 visits it has made to prisons and detention centers across the Kingdom last year. The commission said that the visits checked whether all prisoners and detainees enjoy all their rights guaranteed to them by Islamic law...

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