Sunday, May 5, 2024

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s SDRPY completes urgent repair work on blast site at Aden airport

The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) has completed urgent works over the past two days in coordination with the Yemen government, local authorities and airport management, to repair the damage caused by the explosion at the...

Kuwait’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia highlights importance of upcoming GCC summit

LONDON: Kuwait’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia stressed the importance of the upcoming 41st Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in light of developments in the region. There is a “fraternal and positive atmosphere” among GCC leaders “which reflects the spirit of...

Big News: Flights to Saudi Arabia resume as Kingdom ends temporary travel ban

Flights to Saudi Arabia (RIYADH): Saudi Arabia has lifted the temporary travel ban imposed last December as a precautionary measure following the detection of a mutated type of Covid-19 in a number of countries, the Ministry of Interior said...

Saudi Arabia’s Ithra Downtown season launched in Dhahran

DHAHRAN: The King Abdul Aziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) has launched the first edition of Ithra Downtown season with a series of cultural, entertainment, educational activities and programs, plus diversified training workshops. The season, which will run until June...

Saudi Arabian Olympic movement surpasses tough challenges in year to remember

JEDDAH: The Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee (SAOC) has managed to deliver tremendous achievements during 2020, despite the challenges the sports world has endured amid the coronavirus pandemic. This year witnessed many activities, events and achievements of the SAOC led...

Big News: Saudi Arabia’s first vaccine recipients praise ‘excellent’ health centers

JEDDAH: Equipped with trained staff members and the capacity to handle thousands of coronavirus vaccine recipients at a time, Saudi Arabia’s vaccine centers continue to provide their services for all of the Kingdom’s residents with ease. Staff trained in...

Saudi Arabia: Eight types of traffic accidents deemed major crimes

Abu Dhabi: Saudi judicial and traffic authorities said eight traffic accidents are deemed major crimes and the motorists involved will immediately be taken into custody and moved to the Public Prosecution for questioning and trial, local media repored. The eight...

Big News: Expats in Saudi welcome new chance to fly home

Saudi Arabia resumes outgoing flights after virus travel ban RIYADH: Stranded expats have welcomed the decision by the Saudi General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) to allow international carriers to fly foreign nationals out of Saudi Arabia. Travel agencies were busy...

Big News: Saudi Arabia grants licenses for two music colleges

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has granted licenses for two music colleges, the Minister of Culture announced Monday on Twitter. Badr Al-Saud urged other institutions to submit applications to receive their licenses. The Saudi Ministry of Culture is also preparing to...

Saudi Arabia extends entry ban amid threat of new COVID-19 variant

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Monday said it was extending a ban on entry to the Kingdom by air, land and sea for another week. In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the Ministry of Interior said the...

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Dubai announces new timings for lakeside parks, residential parks and playgrounds

Dubai: Dubai Municipality on Saturday announced new timings for “lakeside parks, residential parks and playgrounds”. Swipe left to check the...

Saudi Arabia issues alert for heavy rain this week

Cairo: Most areas of Saudi Arabia are expected to receive rainfall this week, following heavy rains that affected several areas in the kingdom just...

Saudi poet Prince Badr bin Abdul Mohsen passes away at 75

Dubai: Renowned Saudi poet Prince Badr bin Abdul Mohsen bin Abdulaziz Al Saud passed away on Saturday, at the age of 75. He was widely...

Today Gold Rate in Saudi Arabia – 4th May 2024

Today Gold Rate in Saudi Arabia (SAR) Today Per tola is SAR 3,347.51 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is SAR 2,870.00. Usually...

Today Gold Rate in Qatar – 4th May 2024

Today Gold Rate in Qatar Today Per tola is QAR 3,271.70 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is QAR 2,805.00. Usually people opt...