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Prince Khaled lauds achievements of 10-year Makkah strategic plan
Government | Monday 2 October, 2017 9:09 am
Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, adviser to King Salman and Makkah governor, has praised what has been achieved in the 10-year strategic plan for development in the Makkah region. Presiding over the 3rd session of the Makkah Region Council on Sunday in Jeddah, Prince Khaled expressed his appreciation to...
$3 billion ‘new city’ at Taif
Government | Monday 2 October, 2017 9:05 am
Plans were approved on Sunday for a $3 billion “new city” at Taif, with more than 10,000 homes, a culture and heritage tourist center, technology and industry parks, a university and an airport. The project will occupy nearly 1,250 square kilometers on a site in the northeastern part...
Saudi Princess Nourah University to establish a women driving school
Government | Sunday 1 October, 2017 10:07 am
Princess Nourah Bin Abdulrahman University announced on Saturday that they are ready to establish a driving school for women in cooperation with the relevant authorities. The university made the announcement on their twitter account, adding that their decision comes in line with the Royal directive ...
Letting women drive in Saudi Arabia ‘does not conflict with Shariah,’ say senior scholars
Government | Thursday 28 September, 2017 12:00 pm
 The landmark decree allowing Saudi women to drive has received the seal of approval from the Council of Senior Scholars, the Kingdom’s highest religious body that advises King Salman on religious matters. “King Salman, granted by God the responsibility of protecting his people...
Decree allowing women to drive is ‘landmark in the history of Saudi women’
Government | Thursday 28 September, 2017 10:45 am
The Shoura Council has expressed its appreciation to King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the issuance of the royal decree on traffic law provisions and its executive regulations, including the issuance of driving licenses to both males and females. Addressing the regular 54th...
GAZT Board of Directors approves VAT Implementing Regulations
Government | Tuesday 26 September, 2017 5:30 am
The Board of Directors of the General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GAZT), chaired by His Excellency the Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan, has approved the VAT Implementing Regulations ahead of the introduction of VAT in the Kingdom on 1st January 2018. The regulations have been published in...
Saudi Shoura to discuss proposed amendments to Anti-Information Crimes Law
Government | Monday 25 September, 2017 11:17 am
The Shoura Council is today scheduled to discuss proposed amendments to several articles of the Anti-Information Crimes Law issued by Royal Decree No. (M/17) dated 8/8/1428. The proposed amendments are contained in a report by the Committee on Transport, Communications and Information Technology,...
Women allowed into stadium as Saudi Arabia promotes national pride — part of reform push
Government | Monday 25 September, 2017 6:00 am
audi Arabia is celebrating the 87th anniversary of its founding this weekend with an unprecedented array of concerts and performances, including allowing women into King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh for a Saturday evening operetta — a first in the conservative Islamic Kingdom. The...
King Salman lends new dimension to unification
Government | Saturday 23 September, 2017 1:52 pm
Saudi Arabia’s National Day, celebrated every year on Sept. 23, has come a long way in broadening the concept of unification over the years. The vision and the mission, as well as the enthusiasm for building the Saudi nation shown by the late King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al-Saud were not ...
We understand the true meaning of pride, respect for our founder’s efforts: Saudi Interior minister
Government | Saturday 23 September, 2017 1:43 pm
 Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif, minister of interior, considered National Day “an occasion to understand the true meaning of pride and respect for the efforts exerted by our ancestors to achieve development, growth and prosperity, which was the founder king’s wish.” In...
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