Government | Wednesday 25 May, 2016 3:24 am

King orders loan waiver for 38,774 drought-affected farmers

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has approved exemption of farmers of the Arabian Shield regions from re-payment of loans taken from the Agricultural Development Fund. As many as 38,774 farmers will benefit from the waiver of loans amounting to a total of SR1.21 billion, according...

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Government | Thursday 19 May, 2016 4:01 am

Vision 2030 — General Expectations

A NEW Saudi Arabia, significantly different from the recent past, is rising on the horizon. Faced with major challenges, on economic and social fronts, the country is on the move. Transformation is under way. ‘Vision 2030’ unveiled by Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, second...

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Government | Wednesday 18 May, 2016 3:43 am

Crown Prince to open Haj research meet

Under the sponsorship of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, interior minister and chairman of the Supreme Haj Committee, will open the 16th annual Haj research meeting to discuss the best means of providing the guests of God with consummate services that...

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Government | Sunday 15 May, 2016 4:25 am

M-E’s biggest security center coming up in Makkah soon

The Ministry of Interior is set to launch in Makkah province the biggest and most modern security command center in the Middle East. Road security control room has already started working in the center. It receives reports via 911, which was launched by Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy...

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Government | Saturday 14 May, 2016 8:15 am

Temporary mataf bridge dismantled

A view of the mataf (the circumambulation area around the Holy Kaaba) after the temporary mataf bridge was completely dismantled on Friday. With the removal of the bridge, worshippers in the Grand Mosque in Makkah will now be able to take advantage of the expanded mataf entirely. The temporary...

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Government | Friday 13 May, 2016 4:25 am

900 houses distributed in Hafr Al-Batin

A total of 900 housing units were distributed to deserving families within a housing project established in Hafr Al-Batin.  The project was inaugurated Wednesday by Eastern Province Gov. Prince Saud bin Naif and Minister of Housing Majid Al-Hogail. The 1,159,958 square meter project includes ...

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Government | Wednesday 11 May, 2016 5:27 am

95 percent of the temporary mataf bridge dismantled

About 95 percent of the temporary mataf bridge has so far been dismantled and work on the entire project is expected to be completed on May 17, according to a member of the technical committee of the expansion project of the Grand Mosque. “Work on the demolishing of the temporary mataf...

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Government | Tuesday 10 May, 2016 3:44 am

King arrives in Jeddah

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman being received at King Abdulaziz International Airport, upon his arrival in Jeddah from Riyadh on Monday. Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, and Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah and advisor to Custodian of...

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Government | Sunday 8 May, 2016 5:14 am

itizens welcome reshuffle

The major changes in Saudi ministries and reshuffling of Cabinet members announced on national TV on Saturday have drawn favorable reactions from a cross section of society. “The changes were expected in the wake of the announcement of Vision 2030 by Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King...

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Government | Sunday 8 May, 2016 4:11 am

Vision 2030 takes off

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman announced sweeping changes and named new ministers as well as chiefs of local government bodies in a series of royal decrees issued here Saturday. King Salman replaced the long-serving Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Al-Naimi with...

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