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Kingdom witnessing social, economic renaissance: King
Government | Sunday 27 November, 2016 1:42 pm
Saudi Arabia is witnessing a social and economic renaissance due to ambitious development plans, said Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman during a reception held in his honor by the people of Al-Ahsa province at Hajr Palace here on Saturday. “The Kingdom’s Vision 2030 aims...
 King: Improving security key to meeting challenges
Government | Sunday 27 November, 2016 1:39 pm
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Saturday stressed the need to diversify sources of income and raise productivity in the Kingdom amid an increasingly competitive world economy. Speaking at Al-Hajr Palace, the king said improving security and raising the level of performance of...
King Salman promises equal opportunities for all citizens
Government | Saturday 26 November, 2016 4:57 am
THE people of the Eastern Province were ecstatic over the visit of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, to the region. The Saudi leaders during the trip that will last for several days will see in person the...
King to address Shoura Council on Dec. 14
Government | Thursday 24 November, 2016 3:38 am
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman will address the nation at the Shoura Council at the inauguration of its seventh session on Wednesday, Dec. 14. Announcing the royal visit here on Monday, Chairman Shoura Council Dr. Abdullah Al-Asheikh registered his appreciation and thanks to the...
King begins EP visit; mega projects set to be launched
Government | Thursday 24 November, 2016 12:40 am
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman arrived in the Eastern Province from Riyadh on Wednesday evening. During the visit, the King will meet citizens and launch several mega development projects, including those of Saudi Aramco and Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu. Upon arrival...
Saudi Arabia to set up Sports Development Fund
Government | Tuesday 15 November, 2016 4:54 am
The Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA) on Monday directed the General Authority of Sports to create a Sports Development Fund to support sports clubs as well as to further boost sports activities in the Kingdom. Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and...
Robust economy
Government | Tuesday 15 November, 2016 3:58 am
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman received on Monday the 52nd annual report of Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), which reviews the most prominent domestic and global economic developments for the fiscal year 2015. The report was presented to the King by Minister of Finance...
Dubai Customs carries out over 3,000 seizures in first nine months of 2016
Government | Sunday 13 November, 2016 4:51 am
Dubai Customs has made 3,094 seizures since the beginning of this year up to the end of September across all land, sea and air customs centers, that is at a rate of 11 seizures per day.  The seized items included narcotics, non-incendiary weapons, firearms and accessories, counterfeit and...
Saudi leadership congratulates Trump
Government | Thursday 10 November, 2016 5:13 am
The Saudi leadership congratulated Donald Trump on winning the US presidential election.   In separate cables of congratulations Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman; Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior; and Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin...
Shoura calls for a hold on new water bills
Government | Wednesday 9 November, 2016 3:49 am
The Shoura Council on Tuesday called on the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture to carry out a field study to get the exact picture about the real consumption of water by the citizens and make changes in the consumption slabs in accordance with the study. It also urged the ministry to ...
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