Government | Wednesday 13 May, 2020 2:53 am

Ministry of Interior: Continuing to Apply All Precautionary Measures Until the End of Ramadan, and a Complete Curfew During the Period from 30 Ramadan until 4 Shawwal

An official source at the Ministry of Interior stated that, in implementation of the directive of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for the Ministry of Interior in coordination with other relevant authorities to undertake any amendments to the procedures...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 12 May, 2020 1:49 pm

Aramco announces first quarter 2020 results

The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (“Aramco” or “the Company”) today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2020, demonstrating financial and operational strength despite a challenging macro environment and lower energy demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.Commenting on the...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 12 May, 2020 3:29 am

Ministry of Defense Builds Two Mobile Hospitals to Support Health Efforts

In line with the leadership's directives to harness all capabilities to safeguard the health of citizens and expatriates, the Ministry of Defense, represented by the General Department for Medical Services of the Armed Forces, has built two mobile hospitals with 100-bed capacity in Makkah to...

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Government | Tuesday 12 May, 2020 12:31 am

GAZT: VAT of 15% Goes into Effect in July, 2020

The General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GAZT) has affirmed that rising the Value Added Tax (VAT) on all goods and services from 5% to 15% will go into effect on 1 July, 2020.In a statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the GAZT urged all citizens and expatriates to report any facility that violates...

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Business & Money | Monday 11 May, 2020 4:16 am

Saudi Ministry of Finance: additional measures to confront the financial and economic impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic

The Minister of Finance and Acting Minister of Economy and Planning, Mohammad Aljadaan, highlighted the importance of the measures undertaken to protect the Saudi economy and overcome the unprecedented financial and economic ramifications of the global coronavirus pandemic in the best way possible, ...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 11 May, 2020 3:52 am

Saudi Aramco announces fuels prices for May of 2020

Saudi Aramco has announced that the implementation of the updated fuels prices will be from today, and station owners and consumers can follow-up the updated prices on a monthly basis on Saudi Aramco website on the link:https://www.saudiaramco.com/ar/creating-value/products/retail-fuelsNote that...

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Culture & Education | Monday 11 May, 2020 1:29 am

College of Medicine at Imam University virtually celebrates graduation

The College of Medicine at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University virtually celebrated the graduation of a batch of students of the College of Medicine.The number of graduates reached 162 male and female students. ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 10 May, 2020 1:04 pm

Saudization rises in technology sector, touches 52%

The percentage of Saudization in the technology sector has risen, touching 52 percent, while women’s participation in this sector has reached 21 percent, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology for Technology Development and...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 10 May, 2020 12:09 pm

Saudi Arabia ranks fourth globally for 5G technology use

The Kingdom ranks fourth globally in the use of 5G technology and 10th in internet speed as a result of a nationwide digital transformation scheme.The deputy minister for technology, industry and digital capacities at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Dr. Ahmed Al-Theneyan, ...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 9 May, 2020 4:39 am

Saudi minister discusses education reforms and development

Saudi Education Minister Dr. Hamad bin Mohammed Al-Asheikh held a video conference with university rectors to discuss the summer semester at universities, the proposed admissions criteria under coronavirus conditions and the participation of universities in developing the tracks of secondary...

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