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Saudi Arabia

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...

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...

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Dubai: Sheikh Hamdan announces Golden Visa for nurses

Dubai will now offer golden visas to nurses employed with Dubai Health who have served for more than 15...

Dubai’s Salik to launch ‘customised tags’ for corporate customers

Dubai’s exclusive toll gate operator, Salik, is in the process of launching a new ‘Customised Tags’ initiative, allowing corporate customers to personalise Salik tags...

UAE offers multiple-entry permit to foreigners applying for Blue Residence visa

The UAE has launched a 180-day permit for expats to apply for the Blue Residency visa — a 10-year residency granted to individuals who...

Dubai’s Global Village announces extension of Season 29

Sad to see one of your favourite destinations wrapping up for the summer? The good news is that Dubai's Global Village, one of the...

UAE starts easing penalties for companies late to register taxes

Dubai: The UAE’s Federal Tax Authority (FTA) announced that it has started applying a UAE Cabinet Decision to waive fines for some businesses that...