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Saudi Crown Prince to miss Arab summit in Algeria on doctor’s advice
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister (PM) Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, will not attend an Arab Summit in Algeria on November 1 and 2…
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Saudi updates rules for expats employees’ absence from work
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development on Sunday updated regulations governing expatriate worker absences in private sector establishments, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.…
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Saudi Arabia: Umrah insurance mandatory for overseas pilgrims
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah announced that the Umrah insurance policy is a mandatory document for pilgrims coming from overseas, and it is included in the visa…
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Pak convinces Saudi to set up $12 bn refinery, petrochemical complex
Islamabad: The Shehbaz Sharif government has succeeded in persuading Saudi Arabia to revive a major project shelved during the PTI government and establish a state of the art deep conversion refinery along…
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Saudi Arabia launches global supply chain initiative
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday launched an national initiative for global supply chains to and from the kingdom. The global supply chain initiative aiming…
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Saudi Crown Prince likely to visit Pakistan in November
Islamabad: Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammad bin Salman is expected to travel to Islamabad next month on a crucial visit Pakistan is hoping will lead to yet another financial bailout…
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Saudi Arabia donates $27 million to UNRWA for Palestinian refugees
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Sunday contributed $27 million in support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), stressing its support for the right of…
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Saudi Arabia: Visit visa can be extended 7 days prior to expiry
Riyadh: The General Directorate of Passports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced that visit visas can be extended seven days before their expiry date, local media reported. According to the General Directorate…
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Saudi Crown Prince Salman to visit India in November
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister (PM) Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is expected to visit India on his way to Indonesia in mid-November, local media…
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Saudi Crown Prince announces MGI, SGI summits in Egypt
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Green Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has announced the launch of the…
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Saudi Arabia to restore 100 historical Islamic sites in Madinah
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) launched projects to restore 100 sites in Madinah, with connections to the life of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and other important events in Islamic history.…
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Turkish FM Cavusoglu says US bullying Saudi Arabia over OPEC
Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that what he described as the ‘bullying’ of the United States against Saudi Arabia regarding the decisions of the OPEC+ union to reduce oil production,…
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Saudi Arabia, China discuss stability of global oil market
The Saudi Arabia Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and National Energy of the People’s Republic of China, Zhang Jianhua on Friday affirmed their readiness to cooperate in maintaining the…
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Saudi Arabia issues over 2 million Umrah visas in 3 month
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah on Thursday revealed that more than two million visas have been issued to those wishing to perform Umrah, across 176 countries…
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Mariam bin Laden becomes 1st Arab woman to swim from Saudi to Egypt
Riyadh: The Saudi swimmer and doctor, Mariam Saleh bin Laden, succeeded in swimming from her country to the coast of Egypt through the Strait of Tiran in the Red Sea, becoming the…