Thursday, October 31, 2024

Saudi Arabia

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...

Latest Gold Rate In Saudi Arabia, 22th December 2020

Tuesday: Today Gold Rate in Saudi Arabia(SAR) Today Per tola is SAR 2,775.99 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is SAR 2,380.00. Usually people opt for purchasing gold rates in Saudi Arabia per tola according to their needs...

New Covid strain: Saudi Arabia suspends international flights and land and sea entry for a week

Some flights will be allowed in exceptional circumstances Saudi Arabia suspended late on Sunday all international commercial flights for a renewable week except for the foreign flights already in the kingdom which will be allowed to leave, state news agency...

Saudi Arabia: 300,000 register for COVID-19 vaccine

Cairo: Over 300,000 people have registered for receiving the vaccine against COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia since registration opened in the kingdom on Tuesday, a health official said. The kingdom started vaccinations Thursday against the diseases after receiving two batches of...

Saudi Arabia, Finland sign deal to promote ‘indoor hygiene solutions’

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Finland have stepped up joint efforts in infection prevention by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU). The signing ceremony took place at the Finnish Embassy in Riyadh on Wednesday. Knowledge-exchange links are being built on Saudi Arabia’s...

Latest bid to resolve Arab-Qatari relationship crisis ends in failure: Egypt

CAIRO: Renewed attempts by Kuwait on behalf of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt at reconciliation with Qatar have failed to reach an agreement. Bassam Rady, spokesman for the Egyptian presidency, on Wednesday told a talk show on Sada...

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UAE: Up to 5-day weekend in some schools as Diwali holiday announced

Students at several Indian curriculum schools will enjoy a four-day weekend, with some receiving five days off for Diwali...

Sharjah announces new paid parking hours for 7-day zones

Sharjah announced new paid parking hours for seven-day zones on Sunday, October 27. These zones are identified by blue parking information signs. According to the...

Dubai: Taxi driver returns items left behind by passenger, honoured by RTA

A Dubai taxi driver was recently honoured by the Roads and Transport Authority’s (RTA) for returning items a passenger had left behind. Deepak Kumar Singh's...

New survey by the Saudi Central Bank on updating collection controls for individual customers

The “Updating Collection Controls and Procedures for Individual Customers” project seeks to improve and organize the mechanism for collecting customer debts and communicating with...

New Digital Pension Platform Enhancing User Experience and Services

The goal of the Maashi platform is to facilitate the procedures and services provided to its partners from employers, insured persons, retirees and beneficiaries. The...