Government | Tuesday 14 March, 2017 9:53 am

107 earthquakes recorded in Tabuk in about a month

The Saudi Geological Survey has reported there were 107 earthquakes in the region from Feb. 6 to March 10. Hani Zahran of the Saudi Geological Survey’s National Center for Earthquakes and Volcanoes said the tremors varied in degrees from 0.6 to 3.7 on the Richter Scale, Al Watan quoted him ...

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Government | Tuesday 14 March, 2017 8:39 am

Now hire maids through smart phone App

The Ministry of Labor and Social Development has introduced a new App for smart phones for the recruitment of housemaids, Arabic daily Al-Madina reported on Sunday quoting a ministry’s source. He said the ministry has developed the new App in its electronic Musanid (supporter) program for...

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Government | Monday 13 March, 2017 9:31 am

GACA issues new charter to protect rights of passengers

The General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) has approved a charter for the protection of passenger rights, which among other provisions calls for providing free hotel accommodation and transport to the passengers in case a flight was delayed for six hours or beyond. Quoting the official...

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Government | Sunday 12 March, 2017 7:46 am

Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Inaugurates the Seventh Edition of SIKKA Art Fair

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Government | Friday 10 March, 2017 8:36 am

110 public hospitals to treat insurance patients

The Health Ministry has authorized 110 of 270 its hospitals to provide health insurance services to Saudis as well as expatriates. Saudi men, their wives and children need not bear any portion of the treatment cost known as deductibles that they pay at private hospitals. Under the new system, ...

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Government | Friday 10 March, 2017 8:32 am

Makkah emir opens Jeddah Agricultural Forum

Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah and adviser to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, opens Jeddah Agricultural Forum at Hilton Hotel on Wednesday. Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdurahman Al-Fadli and several senior officials attended the opening ceremony of the first edition...

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Government | Friday 10 March, 2017 8:29 am

Crown Prince visits Prophet’s Mosque

Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, visits the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah on Wednesday. Accompanied by Prince Faisal Bin Salman, emir of Madinah, the Crown Prince was received at the mosque by Sheikh Abdurahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency for the...

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Government | Friday 10 March, 2017 8:00 am

Alstom delivers on time the first metro trainset to Riyadh

Alstom, as a part of FAST consortium, hands over to Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA) the first of the 69 metro trainsets for Riyadh that will circulate on the lines 4, 5 and 6. The production of the metro trainsets is well on track and Alstom has set to meet its deadline and deliver all the...

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Government | Thursday 9 March, 2017 9:06 am

Shoura wants tough action against unlicensed herbal practitioners

The Shoura Council on Tuesday urged the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) to take stringent punitive measures against those practicing and promoting herbal treatment and herbal mixtures without a license or specialization. The council session, chaired by its Deputy President Muhammad...

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Government | Thursday 9 March, 2017 7:48 am

Dubai Opens Registration for Hamdan Bin Mohammed Award for Innovation in Project Management

His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Hamdan Bin Mohammed Award for Innovation in Project Management, has announced the opening of registration for the...

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