Government | Wednesday 27 July, 2016 7:30 am

Saudis welcome Family Affairs Council

The Council of Ministers’ approval to establish the Family Affairs Council has been widely welcomed. The Cabinet in its session on Monday gave the go-ahead to establish the Council to enhance the position and role of the family in the advancement of society. Minister of Labor and Social ...

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Government | Tuesday 26 July, 2016 7:48 am

Saudi Arabia sets up Family Affairs Council

The Council of Ministers on Monday approved setting up of the Family Affairs Council with the objective of enhancing the position and role of family in the advancement of society. Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, chaired the weekly session of the Cabinet...

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Government | Tuesday 26 July, 2016 7:40 am

Cabinet approves Kingdom becoming member of The Hague Conference

The Cabinet on Monday approved the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s becoming a member of The Hague Conference on Private International Law. The Cabinet welcomed the statement issued by the 25th session of the joint Gulf Cooperation Council-European Union ministerial council, held in Brussels,...

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Government | Friday 8 July, 2016 6:12 am

23m pilgrims visited Grand Mosque in Ramadan

A total of 23,164,319 pilgrims visited the Grand Mosque in Makkah in the holy month of Ramadan, according to the Ministry of Haj and Umrah.  The statistics issued by the ministry also said that pilgrims were transported by 1,463,543 vehicles in visiting the Grand Mosque.  “The...

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Government | Tuesday 5 July, 2016 5:47 am

Eid will be on Wednesday

Eid will be on Wednesday, the Saudi Supreme Court ruled, after no one in the kingdom reported sighting the crescent moon on Monday evening. A Royal Court statement announced the court’s ruling, which said this year's Ramadan month will be 30 days. That means Tuesday will be the last day...

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Government | Monday 4 July, 2016 5:16 am

Over 4 million attend Khatm Al-Qur’an in Grand Mosque and Prophet’s Mosque

Over two million worshipers attended the completion of recitation of the Holy Qur’an (Khatm Al-Qur’an) at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Sunday night, the 29th night of Ramadan. They included visitors, Umrah pilgrims, citizens and expatriates, Saudi Press agency reported. The...

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Government | Sunday 3 July, 2016 11:56 am

Sight Shawwal crescent tomorrow

The Supreme Court has called on all Muslims throughout the Kingdom to sight the crescent of the month of Shawwal on Monday evening (Ramadan 29-July 4). In an announcement carried by the Saudi Press Agency, the Supreme Court called on whoever sights the crescent to report to the nearest court and ...

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Government | Wednesday 29 June, 2016 11:35 am

King thanked for game-changer Madinah projects

The Council of Ministers during their weekly meeting on Monday thanked Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman for launching a number of new development projects worth over SR4 billion in Madinah, referring to health, education, water and sanitation projects; and for ordering an extra SR1,691 ...

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Government | Wednesday 29 June, 2016 3:55 am

Deputy Crown Prince visits UNESCO

Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, visited here today the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) and met its Director General Irina Bokova. During the meeting, they reviewed the Saudi cultural programs in the...

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Government | Monday 27 June, 2016 8:10 am

Umrah to remain open year-long

The Ministry of Haj and Umrah plans to keep the Umrah season open throughout the year from next year, according to a senior official of the ministry. “Umrah visas will be granted throughout the year except during the Haj season which begins mid-Shawwal (the 10th month of the Islamic...

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