Saudi Arabia
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No shortage in supply of grain in Saudi Arabia, Oman
The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Oman assured their citizens that there is no crisis in the grain supplies in the country, amidst the Russian-Ukrainian war. The deputy governor…
- Middle East
Saudi: One of the conjoined twins from Yemen dies after surgery
Riyadh: One of the Yemeni conjoined twins who underwent a separation operation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), died on Monday evening after a complicated 15-hour surgery, the Saudi Press Agency…
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Conjoined Yemeni twins split after 15-hour operation in Saudi
Doctors in Saudi Arabia successfully separated Yemeni conjoined twins on Monday following a 15-hour-long surgery. The twin boys identified as Yussef and Yassin were reportedly conjoined in various organs, and at least…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Private sector employees may get two-day weekend
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resource and Social Development has brought up for discussion the feasibility of granting a two-day weekend to private sector employees. The private sector employees in the Kingdom…
- Middle East
Air Conditioners installed at pilgrim camps for Haj 2022
The Kidana Company representing the Royal Commission of Makkah City and the Holy sites has installed air conditioners along with insulating machines in the pilgrim camps ahead of Haj 2022. The company,…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia records $15 bn surplus in first quarter of 2022
Saudi Arabia has recorded a surplus of $15.3 billion in the first quarter, despite increased income from the oil sector, as the officials kept spendings restrained. The total government income for this…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia bans poultry imports from France over bird flu concerns
Authorities in Saudi Arabia on Sunday placed a ban on the import of poultry from France amid growing concerns about bird flu. In June 2021, the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA),…
- Middle East
Saudi King Salman leaves hospital after week-long stay
Riyadh: King Salman of Saudi Arabia was discharged from the hospital and slowly walked with the aid of a cane Sunday evening after a colonoscopy a week earlier, according to a video…
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Video: Saudi thwarts attempts to smuggle over 29K worth drugs
Riyadh: The Saudi Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority announced, on Friday, the seizure of a shipment of Captagon drug pills hidden in a consignment of cheese coming through the border crossing, local…
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Saudi oil giant Aramco’s profits rise 80% in Q1 2022
Dubai: Oil giant Saudi Aramco said Sunday its profits soared more than 80% in the first three months of the year, as the state-backed company cashes in on the volatility in global energy…
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Saudi Arabia: Funeral prayers for UAE Prez performed in absentia at 2 holy mosques
Riyadh: Funeral prayer in absentia (Salat Al-Ghayib) for the late UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan was performed in the Grand Mosque in Makkah Al-Mukarramah and Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah Al-Munawarrah…
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In a first, women employed as field researchers for Saudi Census 2022
Riyadh: The training program for the Saudi Census 2022 in the Jazan region on Thursday received hundreds of women to work as field researchers in the region and its governorates, local media…
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Hefty fine, 15 years jail time for anyone enabling intruders to enter Saudi
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Wednesday announced the imposition of a fine of 1 million Saudi Riyals and 15-years jail on anyone who is caught enabling intruders to infiltrate…
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World’s first digital arts center to come up in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: The Diriyah Gate Development Authority (DGDA) announced that the world’s first dedicated arts education center for digital arts (Diriyah Art Futures) is about to open soon in the Kingdom of Saudi…
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World Food Trust appoints Mir Gazanfar Ali Zaki as country representative for KSA
Riyadh: The World Food Trust has appointed Mir Gazanfar Ali Zaki as the country representative for the entire Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) with an aim to enhance bilateral trade and business…