Government | Tuesday 12 June, 2018 4:06 am

Over 2 million faithful throng Holy Mosques on 27th night of Ramadan

Over two million worshipers thronged the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah on Monday, the 27th night of Ramadan, which is widely believed to be Laylatul Qadr, the Night of Power. The Two Holy Mosques and their courtyards were overflowing with the faithful who...

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Government | Tuesday 12 June, 2018 2:02 am

Gabon leader arrives in Jeddah

Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba arrived in Jeddah on Monday.  Makkah’s deputy governor and other top officials received him at the King Abdul Aziz International Airport. The visiting president performed Umrah. Saudi Arabia and Gabon enjoy cordial ties.  Gabon...

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Government | Saturday 9 June, 2018 6:31 am

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to visit Russia next week

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit Russia next week, Interfax cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Friday. ...

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Government | Thursday 7 June, 2018 4:26 am

Saudi Arabia, UAE boost cooperation as multiple joint projects announced

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates outlined a unified vision aimed at boosting the two nations’ global stature by announcing 44 joint projects.  The strategic partnership seeks to move the two allies closer on economic and security grounds as well as developing better living...

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Government | Wednesday 6 June, 2018 1:38 am

Shoura proposes cap on recruiting foreign lawyers

The Shoura (Consultative) Council has proposed to stop recruiting foreign lawyers due to the existing number of qualified and trained Saudi lawyers. The Shoura Council reviewed the Human Resources Development Fund’s fiscal report of the year 2016-17 and proposed a number of...

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Government | Tuesday 5 June, 2018 4:00 am

King Salman arrives in Makkah for last 10 days of Ramadan

King Salman arrived in Makkah on Monday evening from Jeddah to spend the last ten days of the holy month of Ramadan in the holy city. King Salman was received in Makkah by Prince Khalid Al-Faisal Al-Saud, the governor of the Makkah region. ...

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Government | Tuesday 5 June, 2018 4:00 am

Monitoring safety, security from the sky

The Saudi Security Aviation keeps a watchful eye on the holy city of Makkah from helicopters throughout the month of Ramadan to ensure security and organize traffic flow. Brig. Gen. Hassan Al-Bassam, Commander-in-Chief of Security Aviation, said the Security Aviation carries out all humanitarian...

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Government | Saturday 2 June, 2018 4:29 am

Saudi Arabia announces creation of Ministry of Culture

Saudi Arabia announced the creation of a new culture ministry in royal decrees broadcast early Saturday. Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan Al-Saud  was appointed as its new minster.  Prince Badr is the governor of the Royal Commission for Al-Ula. The Ministry of Culture...

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Government | Friday 1 June, 2018 6:44 am

Saudi law making sexual harassment a crime to take effect within days

The implementation of the anti-sexual harassment law will be take effect within days after its publication in the Official Gazette, the spokesman of the Ministry of Interior said on Thursday. The Council of Ministers approved the measure during its meeting, chaired by King Salman, in Jeddah last...

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Government | Wednesday 30 May, 2018 3:14 am

Saudi Cabinet approves measure criminalizing sexual harassment

The Saudi government approved a measure on Tuesday criminalizing sexual harassment in the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The Cabinet, chaired by King Salman in Jeddah, backed the legislation, which requires a royal decree to become law.  The measure, which was approved on...

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