Government | Tuesday 29 December, 2015 4:38 am

King Salman to host 1,000 Umrah pilgrims and visitors

This year Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman will host 1,000 Umrah pilgrims and visitors from various parts of the world as his personal guests. The King’ program to host Umrah pilgrims and visitors was launched last year under the supervision of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, ...

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Government | Tuesday 29 December, 2015 3:27 am

King: Saudi economy strong enough to meet challenges

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman announced on Monday that the annual general budget represents the beginning of an integrated and comprehensive working program to build a strong economy. Unveiling the budget for the fiscal year of 1437-38 (2016) at the weekly session of the Council...

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Government | Monday 28 December, 2015 10:25 am

Saudi budget may unveil changes in revenue policy

Prominent Saudi economists, cited by Reuters, expect the 2016 budget to plan spending of about SR800 billion, roughly 20 percent lower than their estimate of this year's actual spending. A senior official of Saudi Aramco and the ministers of Economy and Planning, Finance, and Water and...

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Government | Friday 25 December, 2015 2:48 am

Economic development council unveils transformation initiatives

As part of the Kingdom’s National Transformation Project, the Council of Economic and Development Affairs is currently working in coordination with government authorities to set in place a strategic implementation plan to increase national economic outputs and launch a series of economic...

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Government | Thursday 24 December, 2015 8:58 am

King’s development plans welcomed

Several Saudi officials, ministers and academics have praised Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman for outlining key policy plans during his address to the Shoura Council on Wednesday, which they said would boost the country's economy and improve services for citizens. Minister of...

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Government | Thursday 24 December, 2015 12:03 am

Full Text of King’s Speech

The following is the full text of the address of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman while opening the activities of the 4th year of the 6th session of the Shoura Council on Wednesday: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Compassionate, Praise be to Allah, and prayer and...

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Government | Tuesday 22 December, 2015 10:10 am

Dr. Fahd Abou Hemad: the register committee in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry licensed to 35 facilities for real-estate valuation

In the framework of the cooperation and integration process between the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Saudi Authority for Accredited Valuers ( Taqeem) , Dr Fahd Abou Hemad, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry for rules and regulations affairs , and the Chairman...

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Government | Tuesday 22 December, 2015 4:57 am

Saudi Arabia to unveil budget Monday

Saudi Arabia will unveil the general budget for 2016 on Monday, Al-Arabiya News channel reported on Monday quoting sources. The government usually announces budget at the session of the Council of Ministers in the last 10 days of December. Last year, the budget was unveiled during an...

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Government | Sunday 20 December, 2015 9:50 am

Under the patronage of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud..Iram Alhoaish: leaders of the economy and business in GCF

Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) is set to launch from 24 - 26 January 2016 the Competitive Forum on Influential Sectors in Economic Diversification in which an elite of leaders of...

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Government | Sunday 20 December, 2015 2:48 am

Shoura seeks evaluation of programs for job seekers

During its fourth regular session on Monday, the Shoura Council will discuss a proposal by the Committee on Administration and Human Resources to assign a neutral body to conduct an annual evaluation to identify the qualifications of job seekers and beneficiaries of Hafiz program who are...

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