Government | Monday 26 June, 2017 4:05 pm

Crown Prince visits wounded security officers in hospital

Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, on Sunday visited security personnel who were wounded in an operation that foiled a terror plot targeting the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Friday. Prince Muhammad, who was appointed Crown Prince last week, visited the wounded ...

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Government | Sunday 25 June, 2017 2:34 pm

Ministry of Haj and Umrah: Record pilgrim numbers achieved

A recent report issued by the Ministry of Haj and Umrah revealed a rise in the number of pilgrims this year, despite economic and security conditions experienced by some Arab countries. According to the report, visas issued to pilgrims for the current year numbered about 6.75 million, compared...

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Government | Saturday 24 June, 2017 4:43 am

Dubai Customs salutes UAE’s 1st global customs efficiency ranking

Sultan bin Sulayem, DP World Group Chairman & CEO and Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation highly applauded the UAE’s achievement of topping the world’s Efficiency of Customs Procedures Index at the annual report of the Global Competitiveness of 2017. The book is...

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Government | Thursday 22 June, 2017 2:46 pm

Saudi Arabia’s senior clerics welcome choice of new crown prince

Saudi Arabia’s Council of Senior Scholars has welcomed King Salman’s choice of Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince on Wednesday. The highest religious body pledged allegiance to the newly appointed Crown Prince in a series of tweets hailing the leadership’s wise choice. King...

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Government | Thursday 22 June, 2017 2:43 pm

Saudi Arabia names new interior minister

A Saudi royal decree was issued Wednesday morning appointing Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif as interior minister after Prince Mohammed bin Naif was relieved of his role as the interior minister. Born Nov. 4, 1983, he is the youngest ever interior minister to serve. The prince graduated from...

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Government | Wednesday 21 June, 2017 1:29 pm

Mohammed bin Salman named crown prince

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been appointed as the country's crown prince, replacing Prince Mohammed bin Naif, a royal decree carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said on Wednesday. The decree, issued by King Salman, also appointed Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif as...

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Government | Monday 19 June, 2017 3:38 pm

Saudi youths prove themselves in hospitality sector: SCTH

Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) said in a statement that Saudi youths have proved their distinction and superiority in tourism professions, especially in the hospitality sector. Director General of the National Center for Tourism ...

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Government | Monday 19 June, 2017 3:26 pm

Fines, recruitment bans for recruiting others sponsors’ workers

An official at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs said companies that employ other sponsors’ workers or allow their workers to work for others, could be fined SR25,000 ($6,667) and denied foreign recruitment for one year, according to Article 39 of the Labor Law. If the violation is...

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Government | Monday 19 June, 2017 3:22 pm

5 emergency medical centers to be set up on Riyadh-Rayen-Bisha Road

 In the wake of rising road accidents, five emergency medical centers will be set up on the Riyadh-Rayen-Bisha Road, Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal Bin Bandar announced here on Saturday. The agreement was signed at Al-Hakam Palace in Riyadh between President of the Saudi Red Crescent Authority...

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Government | Sunday 18 June, 2017 3:48 pm

Over 13,000 spend last 10 days of Ramadan at Prophet’s Mosque

The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques announced the number of mutakifeen — those who seclude themselves in the Prophet’s Mosque for the last 10 days of Ramadan — numbered 13,575. Of this number, 11,432 are men and 2,143 are women, according to an undersecretariat official, Saud...

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