Sports | Monday 17 January, 2022 9:41 am

Saudi Arabia qualifies for Beijing Winter Olympics in another first

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia is scheduled to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing for the first time in the sports history of the country.The Saudi winter sports team skiers Salman Al-Howaish and Fayik Abdi achieved the qualification points to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics, which...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 11 January, 2022 5:05 pm

Ministerial roundtable on sustainable future minerals underway in Riyadh

RIYADH — More than 32 ministers, government representatives and nine international organizations from around the world are participating in the inaugural Ministerial Roundtable on Sustainable Future Minerals that is being held in Riyadh on Tuesday.The inaugural meeting serves as a top-level...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 11 January, 2022 9:12 am

Employee can be terminated only with a unanimous decision of probe panel

RIYADH — It was stipulated in the executive regulations of Saudi Arabia’s Job Discipline Law that termination of an employee from service, as part of disciplinary measures, shall be based on a unanimous decision of the committee that has been constituted to investigate the charges against...

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Business & Money | Monday 10 January, 2022 9:02 pm

DMCC records best year since inception, attracts 2485 companies to Dubai in 2021

DUBAI, 10th January 2022 (WAM) - DMCC – the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has announced that it achieved its best year on record, attracting 2,485 companies to Dubai in 2021. The year also saw DMCC achieve its best June,...

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| Monday 10 January, 2022 8:57 pm

'Joint Emirates Shield / 50' military drill continues

ABU DHABI, 10th January, 2022 (WAM) -- The 'Joint Emirates Shield / 50' military drill, launched by the Ministry of Defence on January 8th, continued today west of the Maritime Theater of the UAE. The exercise, which will continue until January 14, is part of a series of operational drills...

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Government | Monday 10 January, 2022 9:35 am

Failure to apply social distancing can lead to dining ban, ministry warns restaurants

RIYADH — Serving food in restaurants will be banned in the event of failures in maintaining social distancing measures against coronavirus, according to the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing.The ministry said in a statement that updated health protocols for restaurants and cafes ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 9 January, 2022 12:10 am

What day is it? UAE works on Friday for first time

DUBAI: Employees and schoolchildren juggled work and studies with weekly Muslim prayers on the first ever working Friday in the United Arab Emirates as the Gulf country formally switched to a Saturday-Sunday weekend.Some grumbled at the change and businesses were split, with many moving to the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 9 January, 2022 12:02 am

Saudi Day at Expo 2020 celebrates the Kingdom’s past, present and future

DUBAI: An excited crowd gathered outside the Saudi pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai on Jan. 7, their images reflected on its award-winning LED mirror-screen display as they awaited the start of the Saudi Culture Parade. It was one of more than 18 events in celebration of the Kingdom that took place ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 8 January, 2022 11:53 pm

Saudi budget carrier flyadeal launches new route between Riyadh and Cairo

RIYADH: Low-cost Saudi airline flyadeal on Thursday launched its first regular flights between King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and Cairo International Airport, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Ahmed Al-Brahim, the airline’s chief commercial and customer officer, said that the...

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Government | Wednesday 5 January, 2022 9:56 am

Saudi aviation sector aims for three-fold increase in passenger volume

RIYADH — The President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), Abdulaziz Al-Duailej, said the contribution of the civil aviation and air transport sector to the Kingdom’s GDP is expected to increase to more than SR280 billion by 2030. This in comparison to about SR80 billion in...

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