Government | Monday 4 April, 2016 8:01 am

Temporary Mataf bridge dismantling work begins

Work on dismantling the temporary Mataf bridge began while ensuring all safety measures at the Grand Mosque here on Sunday. The work will be carried out around the clock to meet the deadline of Ramadan, an official was quoted as saying by local media on Sunday.  “The temporary bridge...

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Government | Sunday 3 April, 2016 4:13 am

Floral designs add to beauty of Grand Mosque

The inside portion of the newly constructed Haram building that overlooks mataf (circumambulation area around the Holy Kaba) has been decorated with Islamic floral designs. The prayer areas inside the Grand Mosque are also adorned by various engineering and geometrical designs adding beauty to...

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Government | Tuesday 29 March, 2016 3:15 am

No passport services without fingerprinting

The Directorate General of Passports (Jawazat) announced on Monday that all passport services for those expatriates who failed to register their biometric fingerprinting details have been stopped. “No computer services will be available for those who did not take their fingerprinting at...

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Government | Saturday 26 March, 2016 11:16 am

135 pilgrims arrive as King’s guests

As many as 35 scholars and journalists from the west African country of Benin arrived in Jeddah Wednesday on their way to Makkah to perform Umrah. They form the fourth group of pilgrims who came to perform Umrah as the guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman. The group will also ...

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Government | Wednesday 2 March, 2016 9:22 am

Shoura OKs national housing plan

The Shoura Council has approved a national plan to help widows, orphans and people with special needs find housing facilities in the Kingdom.  Various social service organizations in the Kingdom had been demanding that the government provide accommodation to those who cannot afford...

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Government | Tuesday 1 March, 2016 6:58 am

Kingdom seeks oil price stability

The Kingdom remains committed to a stable oil market and will continue to communicate with major producers to prevent price fluctuations. This was the message from the country’s Cabinet ministers at their meeting held at Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Monday chaired by Custodian of the Two...

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Government | Saturday 27 February, 2016 2:27 pm

New smart system to ease congestion at Grand Mosque

A new smart system is ready to manage rush and security arrangements at the Grand Mosque, a top Saudi official said. The “Rased” system has been developed in cooperation with Umm Al-Qura University, said Col. Badr bin Saud Al-Saud of the directorate of Haj and Umrah security...

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Government | Tuesday 23 February, 2016 9:54 am

​Dubai welcomes 85 delegates to experience the city’s world class business conferences, events and incentives offering

  Dubai Business Events hosts study trip to encourage attendees to discover Dubai  Dubai Business Events (DBE), Dubai’s official convention bureau, welcomed 85 guests from Europe, including 70 hosted buyers and a further 15 of Europe’s leading media experts from the...

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Government | Saturday 20 February, 2016 12:15 pm

‘King Salman’s vision for Riyadh bearing fruit’

Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar has confirmed the fruits of the vision of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman when he was the governor in the region. During a visit to the Shoura Council on Wednesday, he said that the fruits of the king’s far-reaching vision that included...

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Government | Thursday 18 February, 2016 7:26 am

Shoura members speak out against telecom regulator

Shoura Council members have criticized the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) for what they described as the increasing costs of Internet services, and for not doing enough to block pornographic content. Nora Al-Adwan said 37 percent of the population uses Internet...

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