Government | Wednesday 9 September, 2015 4:15 am

Holy sites rail project completed

The Chinese construction company responsible for the Mashaer Railway at the holy sites has completed the project after six years. China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (CRCC) signed off on the project this week and handed it over to the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, according ...

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Government | Tuesday 8 September, 2015 2:00 am

Over 647,000 pilgrims arrive

A total of 647,314 pilgrims have arrived in the Kingdom up to Sunday, according to data from the Directorate General of Passports (Jawazat). According to a Jawazat report released on Monday, over 642,085 pilgrims aboard about 1,300 flights entered the Kingdom through King Abdulaziz International ...

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Government | Sunday 6 September, 2015 4:14 am

All Saudi students in US included in scholarship program

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman issued orders to include in the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Program for Foreign Scholarship even those male and female Saudi students studying at present in the US at their own expense. King Salman also issued orders that the State will bear...

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Government | Saturday 5 September, 2015 2:47 pm

Dubai Customs disrupts smuggling attempt of 35m tramadol pills and 2.5 tons of powder tramadol

Dubai Customs officers have seized 35 million tramadol pills and 2.5 tons of powder tramadol. A shipment of the painkiller, which is prohibited from circulation outside prescribed medical use, was intercepted at Jebel Ali Port, coming from an Asian country. The drugs were detected by Dubai...

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Government | Tuesday 1 September, 2015 8:06 am

Program to support projects OK’d

The Council of Ministers approved a national program to support the management of public sector projects so as to improve their efficiency and ensure quality. Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, chaired the weekly session of the Council of Ministers at...

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Government | Tuesday 1 September, 2015 8:04 am

Kiswa folded up by three meters to avoid damage

As is the custom every year during the Haj season, the Kiswa (the black cloth covering the Kaaba) has been folded up by three meters from the ground and a piece of white cloth has been placed to cover the folded portion.  Mohammed Bin Abdullah Bajoudah, director of the Kaaba Kiswa factory,...

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Government | Saturday 29 August, 2015 5:05 am

Low-cost Haj packages over

Low-cost Haj packages are no longer available as the registration process has been completed. Announcing it, Abdulrahman bin Ali Al-Nafei, assistant deputy minister of Haj, said domestic Haj operators have completed registering names of pilgrims for this year. “On the ministry’s...

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Government | Thursday 27 August, 2015 6:42 am

Prince Miteb opens major health facilities in Jeddah

Minister of the National Guard Prince Miteb Bin Abdullah opened on Wednesday the Jeddah branches of King Saud University for Health Sciences and King Abdullah International Center for Medical Research. The Center for Integrated Specialist Clinics in Khozam and Primary Healthcare Center in...

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Government | Tuesday 25 August, 2015 7:32 am

Best services to Hajis pledged

The Council of Ministers has affirmed the Kingdom’s keenness to provide best services and facilities to pilgrims. The Cabinet, chaired by Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Mohammed bin Naif at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Monday, was briefed on the preparedness of the government...

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Government | Tuesday 25 August, 2015 1:30 am

SR2.5bn for Haj cleanup operation

 Municipal and Rural Affairs Minister Abdul Lateef Al-Asheikh was briefed on Monday about the SR2.5 billion awarded to companies contracted to clean up the holy sites during this year’s Haj. Al-Asheikh praised the country’s leaders and the various government and private agencies...

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