Government | Thursday 13 September, 2018 10:45 am

Saudi Contractors Authority Announces Launch of 1st International Contracting Conference and Exhibition

A new exhibition and conference dedicated to Saudi Arabia’s contracting sector is launching in Riyadh next week, where government authorities, regulators, and key industry players will join forces to develop the Kingdom’s US$1.4 trillion construction market. The 1st International...

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Government | Wednesday 5 September, 2018 12:39 am

40% increase in output through digitalization: Saudi justice ministry

The Saudi Ministry of Justice said on Tuesday that digital transformation plans inside the ministry had increased the level of productivity by 40 percent in the past two years. The ministry has made much progress toward implementing initiatives for its National Transformation Program (NTP) 2020,...

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Government | Wednesday 5 September, 2018 12:25 am

KSA inspires students with back-to-school message

To mark the start of the new academic year, the Saudi Cabinet wished students in the Kingdom every success in their educational and scientific aspirations. During the Cabinet session at Al-Salam Place in Jeddah on Tuesday, King Salman praised Allah Almighty for enabling pilgrims to perform Hajj...

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Government | Monday 3 September, 2018 4:50 am

Schools, universities welcome Saudi students with gifts, events

As millions of students attended their classes in schools and universities across the Kingdom on the first day of the new academic year on Sunday, several institutions organized a variety of events and programs to attract the new comers. Riyadh’s Princess Nora Bint Abdul Rahman University...

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Government | Monday 3 September, 2018 1:49 am

KSRelief donates medical equipment to the Rohingyas

On Sunday morning, Hajjera Khatun, 34, a Rohingya refugee of Leda Camp, Cox’s Bazar, visited the Malaysian Field Hospital (MFH) to see her four-year-old son Mohammad Nejad, who cannot walk because of his leg, which has been crippled since birth. “I have visited this hospital several...

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Government | Wednesday 29 August, 2018 7:27 am

Makkah governor kicks off preparations for next pilgrimage season

Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, governor of Makkah and chairman of the Central Hajj Committee, has agreed to hold the Hajj workshop in late Muharram in preparation for the next pilgrimage season in 1440 AH. This came during a meeting of the committee in Makkah governorate office on Tuesday, which...

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Government | Tuesday 28 August, 2018 4:55 pm

Central Bank of the UAE Celebrates Emirati Women’s Day

  In line with H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak’s “Mother of the Nation” declaration to celebrate Emirati Women’s Day on the 28th of August each year, the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), has organized a special event to mark the day and join the nation in...

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Government | Monday 27 August, 2018 7:30 am

Jawazat warns against overstaying Haj visas

The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) urged all the foreign Haj pilgrims to leave the Kingdom before the expiry of their visas. Lt. Col. Badr Al-Qeraini, spokesman of Jawazat, warned the pilgrims against overstaying their visas and that any pilgrims who overstay their visas or those who...

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Government | Saturday 25 August, 2018 12:00 pm

Saudi leadership hailed for resounding success of Haj

Several emirs, princes, scholars and senior officials praised Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, for their wise leadership in making the Kingdom’s operation of the annual pilgrimage of Haj a resounding...

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Government | Saturday 25 August, 2018 8:02 am

National Center for Security Operations receives over 280,000 calls in three days

The National Center for Security Operations (911) has received more than 280,000 calls in the three days between Monday and Wednesday, its director Maj. Gen. Abdul Rahman Bin Mohammed Al-Saleh told Saudi Gazette. "Most of the calls were of human and service nature," he explained. He...

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