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Dubai Customs to launch its events within 1st UAE Customs Week
Government | Tuesday 16 January, 2018 2:06 pm
Dubai Customs is all geared up to launch its 1st UAE Customs Week 2018 from 21 to 25 January, following and building on the success of the last two editions of Dubai Customs Week.   Sultan bin Sulayem, DP World Group Chairman & CEO and Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone...
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman receives letter from president of Azerbaijan
Government | Tuesday 16 January, 2018 2:13 am
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman received a letter from Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Riyadh on Monday, Saudi Arabia’s state-run Al-Ekhbariya reported. Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Parvez Shahbazov delivered the letter during a meeting with King Salman at Al-Yamama...
Saudi Arabia, Japan sign 6 MoUs
Government | Sunday 14 January, 2018 3:49 pm
Three investment licenses were granted to Japanese companies and six Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed between the Kingdom and Japan on the sidelines of the Saudi-Japanese Business Forum here on Sunday. These investments are in the financial, administrative, renewable energy,...
Housing Ministry launches Ejar service after 4-yr delay
Government | Sunday 14 January, 2018 2:11 am
The Ministry of Housing finally launched its Ejar Rental Service on Tuesday amid complaints that the long-drawn-out delay in the launch of the project had exacerbated price manipulations in the rental market. The Ejar e-network allows customers to report violations by real estate brokers...
Over 2.4m pilgrims passed through Jeddah airport since November
Government | Sunday 14 January, 2018 12:13 am
More than 2.4 million pilgrims passed through King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah since the beginning of the Umrah season, which started in November and will continue until July. A total of 1.23 million pilgrims arrived and 1.21 million of them departed through the airport, ...
Saudi Shoura calls on Justice Ministry to employ women in vacant positions
Government | Thursday 11 January, 2018 10:24 am
The Shoura Council has asked the Ministry of Justice to speed up employment of women in vacant positions and launch an awareness campaign to enlighten women on their Islamic and regulatory rights. The decision came following comments on a report presented by the Committee of Islamic and...
SR2.1bn deposited in Citizen’s Account
Government | Thursday 11 January, 2018 9:00 am
A total amount of SR2.1 billion was deposited as financial support to eligible Saudis for the month of January on Wednesday, according to Citizen’s Account program Director Ali Rajhi. This is the program’s second deposit. Some 50 percent of financial support went to...
Shoura panel favors restrictions on marriage of minors
Government | Tuesday 9 January, 2018 3:58 am
The Shoura Council on Monday started deliberations on the report of its Committee of Islamic and Judicial Affairs regarding to the marriage of minors. In the report, the committee recommended the council that the marriage contract of girls under the age of 18 can not be valid without a...
King Salman issues his directives not to prejudice high cost of living allowances and bonuses
Government | Tuesday 9 January, 2018 3:31 am
King Salman has issued a directive to the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) instructing banks not to deduct any funds from the cost of living allowances and bonuses issued through his recent decrees.

The Saudi government introduced measures last week to help citizens adjust to the new...
10% Saudi women above 32 unmarried
Government | Sunday 7 January, 2018 11:38 am
The General Authority for Statistics (GaStat) has reported that 10.3 percent of women in the Kingdom beyond the ideal marriage age remained spinsters in 2017, Al-Madina newspaper reported. The GaStat report said 230,512 women out of 2.2 million aged above 32 years remained unmarried in the...
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