Government | Thursday 4 February, 2016 7:20 am

Population in Kingdom grows by 2.4 percent

The population in Saudi Arabia recorded an annual growth of 2.4 percent, reaching 31.5 million by the end of 2015, according to the Central Department of Statistics and Information. At 21.1 million, Saudis make up 67 percent of the population while expatriates at 10.4 million constitute 33...

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Government | Monday 1 February, 2016 10:47 am

(Taqeem) launches its first program for qualifying the trainers in real estate curriculums

After the success of the training courses that were held by the Saudi Authority for Accredited Valuers (Taqeem), an urgent need emerged for preparing more qualified trainers to provide these courses, and those have to be able to present the training curriculums according to scientific bases and to...

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Government | Thursday 21 January, 2016 6:23 am

Major oil accord energizes Riyadh-Beijing partnership

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and President Xi Jinping of China launched a major oil refinery project on Wednesday, reflecting the growing partnership between the two countries. The deal would see the further expansion of the $10 billion Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company...

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Government | Monday 18 January, 2016 7:16 am

Kingdom, Mexico sign 9 cooperation pacts

Saudi Arabia and Mexico signed nine agreements, memoranda of understanding and technical cooperation programs in the presence of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto here on Sunday. A memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of...

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Government | Sunday 17 January, 2016 10:09 am

The Saudi Authority for Accredited Valuers renews pledge of allegiance to the wise leadership

On the occasion of the first anniversary of pledge of allegiance to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman holding the reins of power in our dear country , the Saudi Authority for Accredited Valuers members renews the pledge of allegiance to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King...

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Government | Saturday 16 January, 2016 12:37 am

School principals get more powers

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has decided to grant additional powers to principals of around 350,000 schools across the Kingdom to remove bureaucratic hurdles. The number of powers the principals will enjoy will be 60 as against the previous 52, local media reported, quoting sources, on...

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Government | Thursday 14 January, 2016 10:54 am

Issam Al Mubarak: Capital Market Authority requires (Taqeem) membership for the real estate valuers and assets of the real estate investment funds

The Capital Market Authority Board has announced a resolution stating that the valuers mentioned in the real estate investment funds regulations, and the necessary requirements to offering units of the real estate investment fund as a private placement, issued by Capital Market Authority board...

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Government | Thursday 14 January, 2016 10:52 am

Third Hospitality Industry Forum in Sharjah explores sustainable solutions to challenges in tourism sector

Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) organised the third edition of the Hospitality Industry Forum, participated by experts and industry professionals from the tourism, hospitality and economy sectors. The Forum reviewed the latest developments and the performance of the hotel ...

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Government | Tuesday 12 January, 2016 5:16 am

Makkah Municipality launches new portal

Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal launched the new and updated Makkah Municipality portal here on Sunday. A source from the municipality said the updated portal will facilitate many services for the people of Makkah. “The portal is used by citizens, residents and municipality staff as well....

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Government | Tuesday 12 January, 2016 4:06 am

Steps on land incursion OK’d

The Council of Ministers on Monday approved several arrangements on incursions on government land, including that the concerned government agency allow those who have done so to use the land for agriculture, commerce or service purposes at prices to be decided by the government.  However,...

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