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Saudi Arabia offers free Hajj to 1,000 Palestinian pilgrims

A thousand Palestinians who lost family members in the ongoing conflict with Israel have been invited to perform Hajj this year at the expense of Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz. The invitation has been also extended to Palestinians whose...

Saudi Arabia announces deadline for Umrah pilgrims to enter, leave country

The final date to enter Saudi Arabia for Umrah pilgrims is April 13, the Ministry of Haj and Umrah said. This move comes as part of preparations for Haj season, authorities added. The final date for pilgrims to depart is...

Saudi Arabia to host AFC Champions League Elite Finals

King Abdullah Sports City Stadium and Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium have been selected to host the AFC Champions League Elite Finals. King Abdullah Sports City Stadium and Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, both selected venues for the...

Saudi Arabia to open domestic sector to international charter flights

The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of Saudi Arabia is opening the domestic private aviation market to international operators, by announcing the removal of cabotage restrictions for foreign on-demand charter flights within the kingdom. The new policy, effective May...

Saudi Arabia to allow foreign investment in Mecca and Medina real estate

Business in Saudi: Saudi Arabia has changed its law. According to the new law, people from other countries can also do real estate business in Mecca and Medina of Saudi Arabia. According to Arab media, this was announced by...

Saudi Arabia: Hail, storm, heavy rain.. floods in Mecca and Medina, entire Saudi Arabia on high alert

Mecca and Medina are very holy pilgrimage sites in Saudi Arabia. Every year millions of Muslims from all over the world come here to perform Hajj and Umrah. But these days heavy rains have changed the atmosphere of the...

New visual identity for the General Authority for Food Security in Saudi Arabia

The new visual identity of the General Authority for Food Security embodies the Authority’s pioneering vision in leading food security efforts in the Kingdom. The General Authority for Food Security in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia revealed its new visual...

Saudi Arabia: 9500 job opportunities for graduates of colleges and technical institutes

The Saudi government said on Monday that it had provided about 9,585 jobs in November 2024 for young men and women who graduated from colleges and technical institutes affiliated with the General Organization for Technical and Vocational Training. According to...

Dubai’s Parkin signs deal to offer paid parking in Saudi Arabia

The Dubai-based company Parkin has signed an agreement to enter the neighbouring Saudi market to offer paid parking services in the kingdom. The largest provider of paid public parking facilities and services in Dubai signed an agreement with the Saudi...

Saudi Arabia launches ‘voluntary carbon market’ exchange to finance climate projects

The Voluntary Carbon Market exchange connects buyers to a group of 17 climate projects around the world. Saudi Arabia launched the stock exchange Voluntary carbon market “to finance climate projects as the Kingdom transitions to a low-carbon economy. She said Regional...

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UAE introduces new service to verify academic degrees of private sector employees

A new digital project launched in the UAE will help verify the academic qualifications of private sector workers, authorities...

UAE: Minimum bank balance requirement of Dh5,000 suspended

The Central Bank of the UAE on Tuesday asked banks not to increase the minimum balance requirement from Dh3,000 to Dh5,000 for retail customers. The...

UAE announces Eid Al Adha holidays for public sector employees

Government employees in UAE will get a four-day weekend for Eid Al Adha this year. In a statement issued by the Federal Authority of Human...

UAE residents lost over Dh20 million in rejected Schengen visa applications in 2024

UAE residents hoping to visit Europe “wasted” a whopping Dh20.6 million (€4.93 million) in 2024 due to rejected Schengen visa applications, according to a...

Air Arabia to accept crypto payments for tickets through AE Coin

Air Arabia has become the first airline in the region to offer stablecoin-based payment. The Sharjah-based budget carrier has partnered with Al Maryah Community...