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Saudi: SAR 10,000, 5-yr recruitment ban for employing illegal workers
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) announced the imposition of a fine of Saudi Riyal 10,000 and a five-year ban on anyone who allows employees to work for others or for workers’…
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Saudi Arabia asks YouTube to remove inappropriate ads
Riyadh: The authorities in Saudi Arabia have asked YouTube to remove inappropriate advertisements after a few of them went viral on the platform last week. The General Commission For Audiovisual Media (GCAM)…
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Saudi Arabia: Expats to face fines on failure to renew resident IDs
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has reminded expatriates in the country that a fine of Saudi Riyal 500 will be levied for failure to renew their identification cards. The Saudi…
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Saudi Arabia: 5 yrs in jail or SAR 3M fine for sexual harassment
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced a fine of up to Saudi Riyal of three million or five-year jail for sexual insinuations and verbal harassment on social media, local…
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Saudi Arabia: Expat workers warned to return before visa expiry
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced that foreign workers’ data will be permanently deleted if the employee leaves the country with an exit and re-entry visa but does not…
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Third in Gulf, Qatar reports first case of monkeypox
Doha: The Qatari Ministry of Public Health on Friday announced the registration of the first confirmed case of monkeypox in the country, becoming the third Gulf country to report the disease after…
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Saudi citizen held for helping Israeli journalist enter Makkah
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s police on Friday arrested a citizen who allegedly helped a non-Muslim enter the holy city of Makkah, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The Public Security…
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Saudi Crown Prince, Putin discuss bilateral relations
Riyadh: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation to review bilateral relations, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Putin made the call to…
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Saudi: Chinese books corner set up at King Fahd National Library
Riyadh: The Chinese Ambassador to the Kingdom, Chen Weicheng on Wednesday inaugurated the Chinese books corner at the King Fahd National Library, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.…
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Saudi Arabia expects over 10M pilgrims in new Umrah season
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) expects more than 10 million Muslim pilgrims to attend the new season of Umrah or lesser pilgrimage, a forecast reminiscent of pre-pandemic numbers, local media…
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Saudi: Locals, foreigners can apply for Umrah permits via Eatmarna App
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced that local and foreign pilgrims can issue special permits to perform Umrah through the government mobile application—Eatmarna. Umrah trips…
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Saudi-led coalition denies Houthi allegations of carrying out airstrikes in Yemen
Riyadh: The Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen denied on Wednesday carrying any airstrike in Yemen. The Houthi group’s allegations of conducting airstrikes in Yemen’s southern province Dhalea are baseless,…
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Saudi Arabia: Crown Prince Camel Festival to kick off on July 23
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Camel Festival 2022 will kick off on Saturday, July 23 at Taif Camel Square. The competition between participants from different Gulf and international countries…
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Saudi Arabia: 73,820 Haj pilgrims arrive in Madinah
Riyadh: 73,820 pilgrims of various nationalities have arrived in Madinah after performing Haj as of Saturday evening, July 16, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Haj ended on July 12, and almost…
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14-yr-old Saudi girl becomes world’s youngest book series writer
Riyadh: A 14-year-old Saudi girl has broken the Guinness World Records to become the world’s youngest female to publish a book series, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Ritaj Alhazmi was aged…
