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SR 25K fine on Umrah, Haj companies for each overstaying pilgrim
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Thursday announced the imposition of a fine of 25,000 Saudi Riyals (Rs 5,06,201) on Haj and Umrah companies for each pilgrim who exceeds the period…
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Houthi militia says ready for peace talks with Saudi-led coalition
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi militia announced that they are ready to negotiate with the Saudi-led coalition in an effort to end the country’s seven-year civil war. The Houthis said they “welcome dialogue with…
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69-year-old Saudi woman outperforms classmates in university
Riyadh: After dropping out of school decades ago, a Saudi woman earned a GPA of 4.75 in 2022, the highest among her classmates at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in Dammam. Salwa…
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Saudi Arabia, UK sign MoU to form strategic partnership council
Riyadh: Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud and visiting British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have signed a memorandum of understanding on the formation of a strategic partnership council between…
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65,000 foreign employees benefited from Saudi Arabia’s labour reforms: Ministry
Riyadh: A total of 65,000 foreign employees have benefited from the labour reforms initiated by Saudi Arabia one year ago, said the kingdom’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development. The “contractual…
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Saudi Arabia invites China President Xi Jinping to Riyadh
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit Riyadh, in an effort to strengthen relations between the two countries at a time when relations with…
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After two years, Saudi Arabia to end remote learning for all children
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will end remote learning and in-person learning will fully resume in schools in the Kingdom, after a gap of almost two years, starting from Sunday,…
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Yoga soon to be introduced in Saudi schools as a sport
Riyadh: Yoga will soon be introduced in schools in Saudi Arabia as part of the sports curriculum due to its significance for mental and physical health, the president of the Saudi Yoga…
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Saudi Arabia: Raif Badawi released but serves 10-year travel ban
Freed blogger Raif Badawi will be serving a 10- year travel ban, officials in Saudi Arabia said. The blogger was arrested in 2012 on charges of “insulting Islam” and recently released on…
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Saudi-led coalition repels Houthi advances in Yemen’s Marib
Sanaa: Forces of the Saudi-led coalition have repelled advances by the Houthi militia on two fronts in Yemen’s oil-rich province of Marib, a military source said. Coalition airstrikes targeted the Houthi combatants…
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Iran suspends normalization talks with Saudi Arabia
Tehran: Iran has “temporarily” suspended normalization talks with Saudi Arabia, Iran’s Press TV reported on Sunday. The Iranian side has “unilaterally and temporarily” suspended the talks which was slated to be held…
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Saudi Arabia launches project to aid Syrian orphans in Jordan
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) on Saturday has launched a project for the care of Syrian orphans in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,…
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Let us be human first and foremost
Asif Khan A retired septuagenarian man moved to a remote neighborhood in Hyderabad to be away from the boisterous city life. In the beginning it was challenging to while away the time,…
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After three decades, Saudi Arabia allows travel to Thailand
Riyadh: The Saudi Arabian government has lifted the travel ban on its citizens to Thailand and allowed Thais to enter the kingdom, ending a diplomatic crisis dating back to 1989, reported the…
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Photos: Thousands of worshippers perform Friday prayers at two holy mosques
Riyadh: With the lifting of most COVID-19 restrictions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, thousands of worshippers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah offered Friday prayer without social distancing. On March…
